UK firm plans to firm up liquid air energy storage

* Plans 7-10 MW facility to be operational in 2 years * Small pilot plant tests successful LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - UK company Highview PowerStorage plans to develop a commercial facility which uses liquidair …

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Firm plans to firm up liquid air energy storage

LONDON (Reuters) - Highview Power Storage plans to develop a commercial facility which uses liquid air to store renewable energy after a pilot project was successful, the firm told Reuters Wednesday. One of the problems facing wind power development is how to store surplus energy when the wind is strong and release it when the weather is calm. Highview recently completed tests at a 350 kilowatt …

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Golf Buddy Voice 'tells you' your yardage

At the press of a button on this iPod-sized device, it will not only show you accurate distances from your ball to three points on the green, it will TELL YOU! It can even be pre-set to speak to you in one of several languages, including English, of course.

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How to update your LG Optimus Black to Gingerbread

For those of you who own an LG Optimus Black, you don’t need to go to LG service centers just to have it updated. You can do so on your own as long as you have a stable internet connection and the LG PC Suite that came with your phone installed on your machine. The [...]

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Planetary-scale computing

If you really want to know how to build a cloud, look at how Google architects its data center infrastructure to produce economies of scale at a global level

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