Tagged: Solar
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NASA finds ‘unusual’ geologic features on Vesta asteroid News
22.03.2012 NASA’s Dawn spacecraft scientists say they have discovered “unexpected details” on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta, which is one of the brightest objects in the solar... -
CRANN in nanotech discovery that could change solar cell and flat-screen tech News
21.03.2012 Researchers at CRANN, the Science Foundation Ireland-funded nanoscience institute based at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), say they have discovered a new material that could... -
Solar storm could affect telecommunications, NASA says News
08.03.2012 One of the largest solar flares of this solar cycle erupted on 6 March, producing two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) as a result. NASA has predicted that the leading edge of the...Categories: Telecommunications, Science, Research, R&D, Networking & Telecoms, Mobile, Engineering, EnergyTags: GPS, Solar, NASA, Telecommunications, Energy, Electricity, Smart Grid, Astronomy, Space, Earth -
Nines Photovoltaics raises €750k in funding round News
22.02.2012 Dublin solar-cell technology company Nines Photovoltaics has closed a €750,000 funding round led by Irish clean-tech investor Simple.ie. -
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Apple to build 20MW solar farm at North Carolina data centre News
21.02.2012 In its latest environmental report, Apple has revealed how it is planning to build a 100-acre solar farm around its data centre in Maiden, North Carolina. Apple is also building...Categories: Sustainability, Servers, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, IT Organisation, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Data Management, Data Centre, Consumer Tech, CIO -
Google takes top spot in Greenpeace Cool IT Leaderboard News
08.02.2012 Greenpeace has today released its latest Cool IT Leaderboard that pitches IT giants against each other for how they are using their IT prowess to tackle climate change and...Tags: Google, IBM, Facebook, Intel, Fujitsu , data centre, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Solar, Cloud, Wind Energy, -
Solar storm illuminates the skies with auroras News
27.01.2012 The solar storm that collided with planet Earth’s magnetic field on 24-25 January, the largest since 2005, illuminated the skies with stunning aurorae that could be seen by...Categories: Telecommunications, R&D, Phones, Networks, Networking & Telecoms, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Computers, CommunicationsTags: NASA, Telecommunications, GPS, European Space Agency, Energy, Solar, Smart Grid, Space, Ireland -
Solar storm causes planes to re-route, plus auroras News
25.01.2012 Yesterday, a coronal mass ejection (CME) hit the Earth’s magnetic field at around 10am EST. The result? A G1-class geomagnetic storm that produced bright auroras around the... -
Solar eruption set to spark major geomagnetic storm today News
24.01.2012 Scientists and telecommunication providers are today keeping a close eye on the sun’s activities, as NASA is predicting that an earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) is set... -
Energy and clean-tech challenges for planet Earth News
19.10.2011 Paris was the scene this week for a two-day International Energy Agency (IEA) meeting, when energy ministers from around the globe converged to talk about pressing issues such... -
Star lovers prepare for the Northern Lights News
18.01.2012 This year we’re in for a cosmic treat in terms of viewing the Aurora Borealis. Because the sun is at its 11-year peak, astronomers are predicting that it will be easier to see... -
Solar PV firm sets new world record for solar efficiency News
17.01.2012 With the World Future Energy Summit taking place in Abu Dhabi this week, US company First Solar has just revealed that it has set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe)... -
Scientists create new smartphone app to view solar images News
17.01.2012 Trinity College Dublin (TCD) researchers have created a new smartphone version of the SolarMonitor.org website so people can view NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) images of... -
NASA’s Kepler detects first Earth-size planets 1,000 light years away News
21.12.2011 Today is Winter Solstice and NASA has added another cosmic treat to 21 December as its Kepler mission has just discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star... -
Google's clean energy investments are nearing US$1bn News
20.12.2011 Google has marked the end of the year with a new US$94m investment in a portfolio of four solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in California, the company revealed today. -
Ireland tops the EU for wind energy integration, says EirGrid News
15.12.2011 The island of Ireland has surpassed the rest of the EU countries for its wind energy integration. That's according to EirGrid chief executive Dermot Byrne, who says Ireland is...Categories: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy, Green Tech -
Elon Musk's Dragon craft to make voyage to International Space Station in 2012 News
12.12.2011 Tesla founder Elon Musk, who has been striving to lower the cost of space travel via his company SpaceX, has got the go-ahead from NASA to hold a commercial space flight to the... -
NASA edges closer to finding a new Earth for humans News
06.12.2011 Feeling weary of hearing terms like ‘budget’, ‘downgradings’ and ‘bond markets’? Well, maybe Kepler-22b, a new planet NASA has discovered, will offer some hope. Apparently, this...