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The Federal Regulatory Energy Commission has granted Google the right to behave like a utility. Google Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Google, will be able to sell back excess energy produced as would a utility company. This is a big step as anyone who has considered home solar installation knows that net metering can be a real limiter on how big an installation is built. Why put in extra energy producing capacity if you can't sell it back to the grid? Well, now Google can, and what's more, they can actually focus on producing energy with the intent to...

Freezers are some of the most energy hungry appliances in grocery stores, homes and science labs. They consist of a thermally insulated compartment and a pump that transfers heat into the external environment. The larger the freezer, the more heat needs to be removed, the more energy hungry the pump. In addition to sizing considerations, portability also comes into play when dealing with lab environments and research stations.Ideally, labs would want to have several freezers in order to separate specimens and reduce contamination. Team or researcher level ownership also helps to reduce clutter and messes forming in a common space....

[UPDATE: This article has been featured on Matter Network and Reuters and I have created a follow up article here]With the launch of Sony's newest PlayStation Portable (PSPgo) just around the corner, slated for October 1st 2009, many people are weighing their options as the old PSP 3000 unit will still be available. On the one hand, the new PSPgo is more expensive and doesn't come bundled with any games. At $249 it's nearly $50 more than the PSP 3000 bundle which includes a game, a 2GB flash memory card and features a larger screen. On the other hand, the...

Last Day to Register for the Renewable Energy Technologies Workshop hosted by the Deming Center for entrepreneurship at CU Boulder. We posted this on our cleantech events calendar a couple weeks back and just wanted to bump it once more here, details follow:Do you have staff who need training on this subject?Looking to break into the renewable energy sector?Wondering how to assess energy options for your company?Need cutting-edge information on energy technologies and policies?The Deming Center and the CU - Boulder Energy Initiative have teamed up to offer a unique event to answer these questions.  Please join us at...

We just received this notice from our partners at CarbonFund.org - an organization that helps us offset the CO2 produced through the operations of our website and business. The CleanTech Authority Network has been carbon neutral since 2007.Just a few moments ago, the US House of Representatives passed the historic American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), otherwise known as cap-and-trade.The vote passed 219-212. The bill's goal is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 83% by 2050. While the bill still must go through the Senate and then conference before heading to the President, it represents a major accomplishment in...