The University of Tokyo reveals next generation cargo ship concept with 50m high sails uses 30% less fuel
By DigInfo TV - [24/4/2012 - 08:45] - 
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The aim of the Wind Challenger Project is to substantially reduce fuel consumption by large merchant vessels. Under development by a group including members from the University of Tokyo, the idea is to utilize giant retractable sails, [...]
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KYOCERA, IHI, MIZUHO Corporate Bank Reach Basic Agreement to Build & Operate 70MW Solar Power Plant in Japan
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [10/4/2012 - 09:40] - 3 - Environment
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Kyocera, IHI and Mizuho today announced that the three companies have reached a basic agreement to construct a 70-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in southern Japan and to further explore a business model for utility-scale solar power g[...]
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Sony’s Energy Storage System Acquires World’s First U.S. Safety Standards Accreditation ‘UL Subject 1973’ from UL
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [9/4/2012 - 07:38] - 0 - Environment
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Sony today announced that it has acquired ‘UL Subject 1973’ safety standards accreditation in stationary storage batteries from UL (Underwriters Laboratories), an international third-party testing and accreditation institution, for its[...]
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Kyocera, Osaka Gas, Aisin, Chofu and Toyota Announce the Commercialization of “ENE-FARM Type S” a new generation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cogeneration system
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/3/2012 - 11:00] - 1 - Environment Household
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Kyocera, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., Chofu Seisakusho Co., Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corporation announced that they have completed co-development of a residential-use solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) co-generation system (here[...]
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[CEBIT 2012] DLR wants to teach you some driving skills
By Ike LEUS - [12/3/2012 - 08:39] - 0 - Environment
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Not only do car drivers waste an unnecessary amount of time in congestion, they often get delayed at red lights. One solution designed to reduce frustrating waiting times will be on show at CeBIT 2011, namely a driving simulator from t[...]
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Toshiba demonstrates revolutionary Copier that prints using erasable toners
By DigInfo TV - [10/3/2012 - 10:46] - 2 - Environment Printer Scanner
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Toshiba Tec is developing a revolutionary copier system that can erase printed text from regular copy paper. The printer uses a special erasable toner, and when the printed page is passed through the color erasing device, the printing [...]
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JNC presents Cesium Removal Technology
By Tiago Santos - [29/12/2011 - 07:37] - 4 - Environment
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JNC has released today the new technology or shall we say method of cleaning the large amounts of water at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. This new method consists in adding a ferrocyanide water-soluble to the already contaminated w[...]
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NEC introduces a new pair of WUXGA 24” LED displays
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/12/2011 - 10:31] - 0 - Displays Environment
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Starting from January 18, NEC will propose in Japan a new pair of 24” WUXGA TN LED LCDs with the MultiSync LCD-EA243WM and MultiSync LCD-EA243WM-BK (White and Black). While these monitors are coming with some rather “common” specs, NEC[...]
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FC-R&D releases ZEEP24, a new energy supply system using sunlight, water, and hydrogen
By DigInfo TV - [8/9/2011 - 03:48] - 2 - Environment Science
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FC-R&D has released ZEEP24, a totally self-sufficient power supply system. ZEEP24 uses natural energy, in the form of sunlight, water, and hydrogen. With this system, electricity is generated during the day using solar panels, and [...]
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TIS & Partners develops “CO2 Structure”
By DigInfo TV - [11/8/2011 - 02:33] - 0 - Press Conference Environment Household
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TIS&Partners has developed a construction material called CO2 Structure, which hardens quickly and delivers 2.5 times the tensile strength of concrete. “When CO2 is blown into silica, it instantly converts the silica into a m[...]
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Sharp LED Ceiling Light Is The World’s Most Efficient
By DigInfo TV - [10/8/2011 - 09:56] - 4 - Press Conference Environment Household
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Sharp announced the latest in their series of energy efficient LED lights, a square ceiling light. Available in three models for small, medium, and large sized rooms, the light is 1.6 times more energy efficient than previous LED ceili[...]
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Toshiba introduces a new HD TV equipped with power saving button
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/7/2011 - 01:47] - 0 - Environment Home Entertainment
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Toshiba announced yesterday the REGZA 32BC3 in Japan a new LCD TV featuring an 1,366×768 IPS panel with a 1,100:1 contrast ratio and equipped with a Digital TV Tuner and USB Recording features that comes with a new Power Saving bu[...]
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Mitsubishi upgrade its i-MiEV EV car with now improved range
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [7/7/2011 - 03:53] - 0 - Car Electric Vehicle Environment
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Mitsubishi announced yesterday in Japan that it has now upgraded its i-MiEV EV Car by declining it in two trim with the entry level M announced at 2,6 Million yen and the high-end model the G announced at 3.8 Mil;ion Yen. While both mo[...]
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Sony and Daiwa House Brings Power Saving Game Concept to your House
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [7/7/2011 - 03:19] - 0 - Press Conference Environment Household Software
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Today Sony CSL (Sony Computer Science Laboratory) and Daiwa House demonstrate at Daiwa House D-TEC Plaza a new entertaining concept to help people to better manager their energy consumption as well as their Home appliance. Thanks to a [...]
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Pioneer develop the first Navigation System for Electric Vehicle
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/7/2011 - 03:52] - 0 - Electric Vehicle Environment Gps
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Pioneer Japan introduced the AVIC-ZH09-MEV, the company’s first Navigation System tailored and optimized for an EV (Electric Vehicle). Pioneer did not simply re-brand one of its Navigation Systems, but built a completely new devi[...]
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Toyota Housing bring EV’s power to home
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/7/2011 - 10:27] - 2 - Electric Vehicle Environment Household
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Toyota Housing builds an experimental house in Toyota City (Aichi Prefecture) that comes with the possibility to be powered by any EV or PHEV Cars (Electric Vehicle / Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) in case of emergency. Equipped with[...]
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Panasonic releases a new portable Solar Battery Charger with the BG-BL01
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [5/7/2011 - 03:31] - 2 - Press Conference Environment Household
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Panasonic has introduced this morning in Japan a new solar emergency LED Light and battery Charger the BG-BL01 that comes with the same HIT Solar panel that can be found on most Houses nowadays. In just 150g and with a size of 152x104x[...]
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Panasonic Develops Thermoelectric Tubes for Compact Geothermal Electricity Generation and Waste Heat Recovery
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/7/2011 - 10:18] - 0 - Environment Science
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Harnessing thermal energy in not something really new, but sadly such thing is still far from being mainframe, but Panasonic announcement may one day change things forever. The concept here is very simple, converting energy from conven[...]
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industry develops Japan’s First Large Capacity Cargo Container-Type Energy Storage System
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [27/6/2011 - 11:41] - 2 - Environment
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MHI or Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced that it successfully developed Japanes’s First cargo container-type large capacity storage system that uses MLiX or lithium-ion rechargeable battery. Capable of providing up to one megawatts[...]
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APSJ update its NoPoPo Water battery, the only batteries running on water
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [26/6/2011 - 08:28] - 3 - Environment Household
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Introduce for the first time in 2007 by APS-J, the NoPoPo (Non Pollution Power) water battery are like its name want you to believe, runs on water. Thanks to a chemical reaction, these batteries will be able to give you from 3 to 10 mi[...]
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Mitsubishi to use Toshiba’s SCiB battery to recharge its i-MiEV to 80 percent in just 15 minutes
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [20/6/2011 - 04:50] - 1 - Electric Vehicle Environment
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Last Week Both Toshiba and Mitsubishi announced that Toshiba’s SCiB or Super Charge Ion Battery technology would now be part of Mitsubishi i-MiEV EV. The main advantage of Toshiba’s SCiB technology over other batteries is its capacity [...]
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Toshiba demonstrate the advantage of its Modular Data Center at Tokyo Smart Grid Exhibition
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/6/2011 - 05:05] - 0 - Environment Science
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Introduced for the first time last November by Toshiba and with a single operational unit at Toshiba Fuchu Complex in western Tokyo, Toshiba was this week demonstrating all the advantage of its Modular Data Center at Tokyo Smart Grid E[...]
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