6 Months of Free Electricity Offered with Plugless Power Reservation

Evatran, which produces Plugless Power, a wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging system, opened its online reservation system last week and announced that it is offering a $150 rebate card for up to 6 months of free electricity to customers who use the system.

Según IBM, en cinco años crearemos toda la energía para nuestra casa

Como todos los años, IBM ha formulado sus cinco predicciones a cinco años. Entre ellas figura la siguiente: en un lustro podremos ser capaces de crear toda la energía necesaria para nuestros hogares. Un avance, sin duda, revolucionario, que llegará de la mano de las energías renovables.

Don’t Do It Yourself: Why Automatic is Sometimes Better

In theory, automation is supposed to be helpful. Then I read an article the other day about the most embarrassing cell phone auto-corrections. Most are a little too racy to share, but the examples illustrate the challenges that can come with automated functions (like a cell phone’s auto-correct).

Energy Efficiency First, Renewables Later

A much more economically-viable and environmentally-beneficial measure to reduce CO2 would be increased energy efficiency. A 60% reduction in Btu/$ of GDP is feasible with existing technologies. Such a reduction would place the US on par with most European nations.