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Tech helps to save energy at the Winter Olympics

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Tech helps to save energy at the Winter Olympics

With all the excitement of the opening ceremony and on-piste sporting action, it’s easy to forget that the Vancouver Olympics was also touted as being one of the greenest on record. To help with that, a system called the Venue Energy Tracker has been devised to monitor how much electricity is being used to provide heat, light and power to the Olympic Village and main venues. The results are pretty impressive, too. In the first three days of the Games, a 20 per cent reduction in energy consumption has been marked thanks to sustainable practices. In total that’s around 66,000 kw/h saved so far, with a target of 18 gigawatt Read more »

Porsche Panamera Hybrid Variant Confirmed

by J. Angelo Racoma
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Porsche Panamera Hybrid Variant Confirmed

The Porsche Panamera raised some eyebrows when it was launched this year. It’s quite singular really: a Porsche with four doors, and a sedan at that! It does cater to a different niche than your usual, run-of-the-mill Carrera or Boxster. However, it seems having a luxury sports sedan is not enough for this German marque. At the LA Auto Show, Porsche has confirmed that the previously-announced planned hybrid version of the Panamera is in the works. Porsche is likely to use the same technology from the hybrid Cayenne currently being developed. While the turbo version of the current Panamera runs on a 4WD drivetrain, the hybrid might have to drop Read more »

This Electric Car is Named After a Girl

by J. Angelo Racoma
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This Electric Car is Named After a Girl

Toyota has its plug-in Prius. Tesla has its Roadster. Nissan, its Leaf. Renault, meanwhile, has recently announced its upcoming ZE (that’s Zero Emission) vehicle, dubbed Zoe, during the 2009 Frankfurt Auto show. The Zoe Z.E. is one of four concept electric vehicles that Renault is developing, and is planned to be out in the market by 2012. The Zoe ZE is certainly a looker. And Renault doesn’t scrimp on performance, either. It should accelerate from zero to 62 MPH in about 6.7 seconds. With a 100 mile range from a full charge, you surely could go places. But with all the great things attributed to being green and packing a Read more »

Downloading software: being green or just more convenient?

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Downloading software: being green or just more convenient?

How do you obtain legal software? Do you go out to a local computer store and buy off the shelf, order it from an online retailer, direct from the vendor, or do you download it? According to a recent study (for Microsoft, no less) downloaded software is eight times more carbon efficient than its boxed equivalent. Some interesting UK-based statistics suggest that if the 16 million units of software sold last year had been downloaded instead, there’d be enough electricity saved to power 12,000 households for a year. Imagine what the stats in the US would be. Read more »

Top Three Uses For Old Mouse Pads

by Noemi Twigg
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Top Three Uses For Old Mouse Pads

And who said that you cannot be techie and help save the earth at the same time? That is pure rubbish, if I say so myself! There are so many tech products that are environment friendly, and there really is no excuse NOT to buy them. More so, there are many things that you can do to lessen your waste with regard to tech products. How about those old mouse pads that you tend to have a lot lying around? I know for sure that I have at least five of those things at home. A thought just occurred to me earlier – you can use them for other things Read more »

Grass Charge Valet

by Franky Branckaute
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Grass Charge Valet

Here at the Forever Geek HQ we certainly like our green and eco gadgets. Recently we reported about the Timeless Garden and the water powered shower light, now Taylor Gifts has released a Grass Charge Valet. Instead of having your desk full of gadgets and with complete cable mess, making it hard to find that CD which serves you as cup holder, you can now put all your gadgets in the Grass Charge Valet, making your desk a nicer and less cluttered place. Read more »

Efergy eLite Wireless Energy Monitor

by Jim
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Efergy eLite Wireless Energy Monitor

Tough times today I know and by the time you read this, you may have already been thinking of how you can monitor the amount of electricity you use everyday. Rumors are circulating in your division that there would be cuts, some have to be let go while some would probably need to punch-in a little less than the usual 8-hour day. You’re not alone, it’s happening worldwide. If you see your cashflow in the possible decline in the next few months, it IS wise to start monitoring money going out. A big chunk of your budget goes to home energy, and you’ve got to begin monitoring that area right Read more »