We all know we need to be a little greener in our daily lives, but at times it can be difficult to know what to do, whether we’re doing it right, and if it really makes a difference. However, help is now at hand with smartphone apps that can guide us along the way. Concerned… Continue reading 5 Smartphone Apps that Make Being Green Easier
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A Bright Future for Solar Powered Gadgets
Solar energy has the ability to transform not only global energy consumption patterns but also the day-to-day life of energy consumers. In recent years many companies have jumped on the solar energy trend by producing solar-powered gadgets for environmentally minded trendsetters. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular solar powered gadgets and… Continue reading A Bright Future for Solar Powered Gadgets
How To Cut Your Overheads With An Effective Building Energy Management System
Energy optimisation isn’t simply a matter of turning off the lights when nobody’s in the room. Technology has now developed to a degree which facilitates managing your premises’ entire energy consumption off site using advanced IT-solutions. With effective building energy management, you can control which devices in a building are switched on or off 24/7,… Continue reading How To Cut Your Overheads With An Effective Building Energy Management System
Solar Power's Effect on Green Energy Skyrockets in UK
Official figures released recently by the UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change reveal that the amount of electricity being generated by solar-powered has soared a truly staggered 840 per cent in the past 12 months. cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Bob Jagendorf The statistics show that that the UK’s… Continue reading Solar Power's Effect on Green Energy Skyrockets in UK
Building With Steel
Building with steel has an endless number of advantages, to start with, it is the most important material used in construction in the world. Steel is a feature in every part of our lives including, transport, footwear, home appliances, buildings, ships and even something as small as a hospital scalpel. Steel is a beneficial building… Continue reading Building With Steel
How Much Electricity Do Our Gadgets Use?
When we talk about the current technology we often think of tablets, smartphones, digital cameras, etc. These are the things that define our generation. Energy consumption and the proliferation of electronic devices are connected. It is not a coincidence that the rapid rise of electricity consumption and demand occur during the times when more mobile… Continue reading How Much Electricity Do Our Gadgets Use?
Maximising Your Technology Efficiency – Making Use of What You Have
Technology is becoming an ever larger part of our lives. Since the advent of commercial computers in the early 1980’s, technology has been digging itself deeper and deeper into almost all parts of our every day life. Today, we have become so reliant on it that we would seriously struggle without it, and it touches… Continue reading Maximising Your Technology Efficiency – Making Use of What You Have
Choosing a LCD Monitor for Summer 2011
Monitor is still the most important man-machine interface, a device that delivers visually everything that is being carried out inside the computer. There are plenty of categories for different monitor uses: gaming, office, graphic design and movie. To help you quickly identify the right monitor for the summer of 2011, we have compiled a selection… Continue reading Choosing a LCD Monitor for Summer 2011
Is it Possible to Safely Turn Off Underused Servers?
We all know that you need to turn off your computer when you leave your home to cut carbon emissions; but is it also applicable to power-hungry servers that are stored in a data center? Is it necessary to turn those off when we’re not using them?