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New Washing Machine Only Uses One Cup of Water PDF Print E-mail
Energy Tech - Future Energy
Thursday, 25 June 2009 18:04
New Washing Machine Only Uses One Cup of Water An environmentally friendly washing machine has been developed by the University of Leeds, Britain. The technology has been developed by Professor Stephen Burkinshaw of the University of Leeds. He has been working on this project for the past thirty years. This project had been funded by IP Group, an intellectual property commercialization group. The [...]
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Transforming a dumb network into a smart grid

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Tyler Hamilton has a post at the Energy Collective on prospects for smart grids in 2009 - Smart grid destined for role as enabler of renewables, efficiency, and distributed generation.I’m encouraged by many of the end-of-year stories coming out of... Read more

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Hybrid UPS Based on Supercapacitor Energy Storage and Adjustable Speed Generator

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Future Energy | | Thursday, 4 September 2008

New Washing Machine Only Uses One Cup of Water

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An environmentally friendly washing machine has been developed by the University of Leeds, Britain. The technology has been developed by Professor Stephen Burkinshaw of the University of Leeds. He has been working on this project for the past thirty... Read more

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More Compressed Air Energy Storage Projects Underway

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Future Energy | | Wednesday, 3 September 2008

Tiny Bamboo Notebook is More than Just Pretty

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Grid idea powers renewables push

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AgeTuesday 19/8/2008 Page: 2A BIG move to modernise the national electricity grid will be unveiled today as debate continues over what contribution renewable energy should make to Australia"s needs. The CSIRO will team with five Australian universities in a multimillion-dollar... Read more

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Toilet Seat Saves World: Makes Poo Smell Good

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Future Energy | | TUSEDAY, 2 September 2008

Japanese "Eco Rigs"

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Future Energy | | Wednesday, 3 September 2008

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