EEBus: Miele einigt sich auf gemeinsamen Standard zum Thema Smart Grid - www.elektrojournal.at
4 weeks ago by frogpond
EEBus ist ein Vernetzungskonzept, welches die Energiewirtschaft mit intelligenten Abnehmern vernetzt. Dabei werden unterschiedliche Technologien eingesetzt. Bei dem Standard werden bereits existierende in ein einheitliches technologisches Konzept gebracht. Initiative EEBus wird in Kürze präsentiert In Kürze wird die Initiative EEBus vorgestellt. Miele hat daran entscheidend mitgearbeitet; ebenso die anderen Gründungsmitglieder Gira, ABB/Busch Jaeger, Vaillant, SMA, E.G.O., Landis+Gyr, Jung, Kofler Energies, Kellendonk und der Branchenverband VDE. Die Initiative hat zum Ziel, EEBus als offenes Vernetzungs-Konzept von Smart Grid und Smart Home weiterzuentwickeln und am internationalen Markt zu etablieren. Laut Miele wurden bereits mehrere Geräte veräußert, die mit "SG ready"-Stickern (Smart Grid ready), versehen wurden
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4 weeks ago by frogpond
Fragen und Antworten zu intelligenten Stromnetzen mit erneuerbaren Energien | energynet
5 weeks ago by frogpond
Was sind intelligente Netze? In Diskussionen tauchen immer wieder verschiedene Vorstellungen über intelligente Stromnetze auf. Was verbirgt sich hinter dem Smart-Grid oder den intelligenten Netzen?
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5 weeks ago by frogpond
Elektroschrott – Umweltproblem oder Goldschatz? | Econitor | Das Magazin zu Energieeffizienz, Energiesparen und Nachhaltigkeit im Haushalt
5 weeks ago by frogpond
Während es für Gold, Silber und Kupfer bereits erprobte Recyclingverfahren gibt, werden die für die Hochtechnologie wichtigen Seltenen Erden wie Palladium und Indium bislang nicht nennenswert wiederverwertet. Deren Recycling ist zwar technisch möglich, wurde aber wirtschaftlich zumindest bislang nicht für sinnvoll erachtet. Angesichts steigender Preise für Edelmetalle und Seltene Erden sollte man jedoch annehmen, dass auch die Wiederverwertung der Altgeräte zunehmend interessanter und die Goldmine in der Abstellkammer erschlossen wird.
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5 weeks ago by frogpond
Discovergy : Start
6 weeks ago by frogpond
Werden Sie Kunde bei Discovergy und leben Sie in der schönen Gewißheit, daß Sie nie mehr zu viel für Ihren Strom bezahlen müssen - und lernen Sie gleichzeitig, der Umwelt etwas Gutes zu tun, indem Sie den CO2-Ausstoß Ihres Haushalts dauerhaft senken.
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6 weeks ago by frogpond
Ludger Hovestadt - DigitalSTROM for Cities
7 weeks ago by frogpond
why smart homes are not fit for mass market smart installations are 400% more expensive than conventional ones additional cabling complicates reconstruction 75% of the investment are labor costs high maintenance costs 1 node costs about 3W = 26 KWh/a = ca 4 €/a
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7 weeks ago by frogpond
ThinkerToys : Converting eWaste into educational fun toys, openTOYS
8 weeks ago by frogpond
As a designer and engineer, I asked myself what should I do, I do not have political or economical power enough to make a difference. eWaste and kids not interested in education. What should I do? Ah! there there, eWaste = partly functional gadgets at no cost and kids = maybe fun interactive toys made from those gadgets? With that thought, ThinkerToys started, converting eWaste into educational fun interactive toys. Tinkering was a central part of coming up with new toys, and these toys were made to make the kids think, and yes that's where the name comes from, Thinking X Tinkering = Thinkering.
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8 weeks ago by frogpond
Why the Clean Tech Boom Went Bust | Magazine
january 2012 by frogpond
"This is an incredibly naive article on renewable energy. Ms Eilperin makes the ridiculous assumption that nat gas will be the panacea to all our energy problems. Anyone familiar with the electric utility industry, knows that their pricing is slanted to their favor."
Trifft es ziemlich gut, den !Green Backlash muss es dennoch zwingend geben bevor es wieder besser werden kann
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Trifft es ziemlich gut, den !Green Backlash muss es dennoch zwingend geben bevor es wieder besser werden kann
january 2012 by frogpond
Solar PV Monitoring System | OpenEnergyMonitor
january 2012 by frogpond
Here is the documentation for a solar PV monitoring system that’s been developed as part of the OpenEnergyMonitor project. It’s based on Arduino and is fully open-source; hardware, firmware and web application.
The system monitors both generation and consumption and gives the user a clear indication of when their household electricity demands are being met by their solar PV array (green light) or when their not (red light). The wireless display also shows how much electricity is currently being exported or imported. Monitoring data is also posted on-line by a wireless
web-connected base-station to our powerful open-source web-application emoncms.
This development is part of the actively on-going OpenEnergyMonitor project to design and build open-source tools for the monitoring, visualization and control of energy.
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The system monitors both generation and consumption and gives the user a clear indication of when their household electricity demands are being met by their solar PV array (green light) or when their not (red light). The wireless display also shows how much electricity is currently being exported or imported. Monitoring data is also posted on-line by a wireless
web-connected base-station to our powerful open-source web-application emoncms.
This development is part of the actively on-going OpenEnergyMonitor project to design and build open-source tools for the monitoring, visualization and control of energy.
january 2012 by frogpond
Hack an Ikea Solar Lamp to Charge an iPad
november 2011 by frogpond
In the past we've covered how to turn the inexpensive Ikea Sunnan solar lamp into a solar display case and today we have a hack from electronics manufacturer Voltaic Systems to turn the same lamp into a solar charging station for an iPad or other power-hungry phone or tablet.
This hack is actually three mini-hacks rolled into one—Voltaic shows how to replace the low-capacity rechargeable batteries in the lamp's battery pack with larger batteries, mod the lamp to accept additional external solar panels, and adding a modified Minty Boost charging circuit to allow devices to pull up to 1 Amp of electricity.
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This hack is actually three mini-hacks rolled into one—Voltaic shows how to replace the low-capacity rechargeable batteries in the lamp's battery pack with larger batteries, mod the lamp to accept additional external solar panels, and adding a modified Minty Boost charging circuit to allow devices to pull up to 1 Amp of electricity.
november 2011 by frogpond
Recharging electric cars: Bidding for volts | The Economist
september 2011 by frogpond
It would be crazy expensive to just buy a lot of batteries to store power for down times, and there are a lot of alternative ideas about how to efficiently store that power, but if you think of electric cars, where the batteries are also used for something else, and fairly cheap and reliable computer programs running smart charge/distribution networks to help out with the spikes and valleys of demand, then it makes a lot more sense economically.
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september 2011 by frogpond
Google announces Android@Home framework for home automation -- Engadget
may 2011 by frogpond
Want more Android in your house? How about Android in your house. Google wants to think of "every appliance in your home" as a potential accessory for your phone. The opportunities are seemingly endless, the sort of thing we've seen in the Zigbee and Z-wave areas, but sadly this implementation doesn't actually seem to be using any of those standards. The team teased ideas like lights turning on and off based on calendar events, applications talking to washing machines, games automatically adjusting for mood lighting, and basically little green dudes taking care of all the menial duties in your house.
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may 2011 by frogpond
Nur Optimisten können die Welt verbessern
january 2011 by frogpond
Damit will ich natürlich nicht behaupten, dass es heute nicht Schwierigkeiten gäbe, progressiv zu sein. Die demokratische Linke, und ich fasse diesen Begriff möglichst breit, so dass da durchaus die europäisch-kontinentalen Sozialdemokraten oder die amerikanischen Demokraten, die Grünen aber auch andere Linksparteien darunterpassen, sie haben heute schon ein kompliziertes Verhältnis zum gesellschaftlichen Fortschritt.
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january 2011 by frogpond
annalist » Petition für faire IT-Produktion
december 2010 by frogpond
Wie oft denkt Ihr darüber nach, wie die technischen Spielzeuge und Arbeitsmittel Eures Alltags hergestellt werden? Und wie oft verdrängt Ihr den Gedanken ganz schnell, weil Ihr ahnt, dass das nicht so ideal aussieht? Die Gründe, warum wir ständig neue glänzende Gerätschaften kaufen sollen und können, sind vielfältig. Eine Ursache sind die beschissenen Arbeitsbedingungen derer, die sie zusammenbauen.
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december 2010 by frogpond
see. read. write. do. | Place-stat* Ambient signage system at Pervasive2010
november 2010 by frogpond
What is an Ambient signage system? Ambient computing sits at the centre of an area of research called ubiquitous or pervasive computing. Ambient computing proposes devices that can present information in a way that sits at the periphery of our attention. This sits in contrast with the current desktop, laptop and mobile devices that we use to access information which require dedicated attention. Ambient devices are embedded in our surroundings and we can choose when and how to engage with them by simply glancing at them.
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november 2010 by frogpond
Arduino Blog » Blog Archive » Place-stat* Helps You Visualize Your Energy Consumption
november 2010 by frogpond
Place-stat*, an interesting Arduino-based home-monitoring tool, adding a more intuitive, informal and relational way to visualize data
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november 2010 by frogpond
Persuasive design for sustainability - Core77
april 2009 by frogpond
One last thing to consider about persuasive design is the ethics of the tactics you use, and the agendas which your persuasion promotes. Use your super-powers only for good. There can be a fine line between making things convenient and making things constrictive, or between educating the user with knowledge and manipulating them with propaganda. In our efforts to create a brighter greener future, we have to remember the means are as important as the ends, because by the definition of sustainable design, better means are the ends we seek.
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april 2009 by frogpond
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