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The economics of power plant construction
A brief primer on variable vs. fixed costs |
Sean Casten |
17 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| For those of us in the power industry, media discussions of the economics of power generation reveal an almost complete misunderstanding of how power is priced. Depending on our vested interests, we may find this either frustrating or beneficial -- but in all cases, it's false. Herewith I attempt to explain from whence the confusion arises -- and why it is so critical for the clean energy community to understand this math and its consequences ... and to more accurate ... |
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| Topics: business, economy, energy, energy efficiency, tech (all these topics) |
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The Fine Print
Software calculates eco-impact of printers and copiers |
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26 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:54 PM on 26 Mar 2008 Xerox is offering a new software calculator to help companies reduce the energy suckage of printers, copiers, and other newfangled technology. The calculator will consider factors including type of print cartridge, print color, speed, number of pages printed per month, and Energy Star rating, then create bar graphs demonstrating energy consumption, greenhouse gases, and solid waste produced fr ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, energy efficiency, greening biz operations, news, tech (all these topics) |
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What a Pane
Bank of America can't make the call in green buildings |
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05 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:04 PM on 05 Mar 2008 Bank of America says that energy-efficient windows in its newer buildings are blocking cell-phone signals. From the Archives Convention Wisdom. Republican convention will go green. Climos Def. New company wants to seed ocean with iron to sequester carbon. Not Everyone Can Be a Decider. Timing of EPA decision on vehicle greenhouse-gas regulation still a mystery. News Arch ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, energy efficiency, news, tech (all these topics) |
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McKibben on waste-heat recovery
A very promising climate change solution with an image problem |
Erik Hoffner |
01 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Bill McKibben's new column in Orion magazine reports on one of the most effective ways to cut carbon emissions that we've got, a mature technology which stands ready to recycle enormous amounts of waste heat into electricity. It boggles my mind that we're not doing this everywhere, instead of discussing new coal plants or nukes. Talk about low-hanging fruit! The article centers on the fine work of the Chicago company Recycled Energy Development, piloted by frequ ... |
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| Topics: recycling, energy, business, energy efficiency, tech, climate, Bill McKibben (all these topics) |
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Intel It Like It Is
Tech companies go for the green |
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14 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Intel It Like It Is Tech companies go for the green This week, a consortium led by big tech kahunas Google and Intel kicked off an effort to reduce the power use of the approximately 250 million personal computers and servers manufactured each year. Participants that signed on to the Climate Savers Computing Initiative -- including IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, and Yahoo! -- have agreed to halve ... |
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| Topics: business, energy efficiency, tech (all these topics) |
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Group Hug
Leading tech competitors bury the hatchet to improve energy efficiency |
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28 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Group Hug Leading tech competitors bury the hatchet to improve energy efficiency Hold onto your geek hat: 11 leading tech companies have partnered to reduce the energy used by servers and data centers. The Green Grid -- made up of foes including Intel, IBM, Microsoft, AMD, Sun Microsystems, and Hewlett-Packard -- thinks data-center efficiency "is the most significant issue fa ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, energy efficiency, greening biz operations, news, tech (all these topics) |
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