This post was written by Ellen Rocklin
Pacific Power Management, LLC, announced on August 12, 2008 that they have
completed the design and installation of a 500 kilowatt DC solar electric system for Universal Forest Products (UFP) in Thornton, California. The $4.4 million project, which qualified for a $1.1 million solar rebate from Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
The state-of-the-art system is comprised of 3,311 Mitsubishi Electric 180-watt modules and one SatCon 500kW inverter. The system performance will be monitored by Pacific Power Management’s proprietary SolarWatch(TM) with a display monitor for real-time production measurement.
D-Link Systems Inc. has become the first manufacturer to produce Green home network Wi-Fi routers capable of saving power by up to 40%. D-Link is expanding its Green Initiative by adding eco-friendly features to its award-winning Xtreme N(TM) line of Wi-Fi Internet routers to decrease energy costs by reducing power consumption without sacrificing performance. Steven Joe, president and CEO of D-Link Systems said
Hewlett Packard (HP) has launched three Officejet all-in-one devices designed to help home office and micro-business users meet all their printing needs while reducing costs. The HP Officejet J4580 All-in-One, HP Officejet J4660 All-in-One and HP Officejet J4680 All-in-One increase user productivity at an affordable price. Each of these offers professional printing, copying, faxing and flatbed scanning facilities in one compact device, as well as a built-in phone and wireless connectivity. In addition, they produce high-quality color documents for up to 15% less cost per page than color laser all-in-ones when used with HP Officejet inks.
Epson America Inc., a leading supplier of value-added, point-of-sale (POS) printers and transaction terminals within the retail market, has announced the launch of its new line of Workforce™, high speed inkjet printers and all-in-ones. Engineered to provide exceptionally high print speeds and image quality to today’s emerging micro-businesses, Epson’s new WorkForce™ line of ink jet printers and all-in-ones possess some remarkable features. The company’s flagship model, WorkForce 600 all-in-one and the compact, WorkForce 40 and WorkForce 30 printers delivers a printing speed up to 38 pages per minute (ppm) in black. The new line also includes models that offer built-in Wi-Fi and wired networking. Another highlighting feature of these products is a print resolution of 5760 x 1440 dpi (Dots Per Inch) for sharp, crisp text and vibrant color graphics through its DURABrite ® Ultra Ink.
On nwfdailynews.com, Ken Sheinkopf comments on how working from home has an adverse impact on utility bills. Ken suggests that since you would be spending more time at home, you need to make sure that insulation is adequate at your home and efficient CFL bulbs are used so as to control your power expenses. In addition, Ken says you can consider buying energy-efficient office equipment, such as computers, copiers and fax machines.