DOE Reports on Smart Grid Seek to Promote Innovation, Privacy and Access
The Department of Energy released two reports Tuesday on important policy issues raised by Smart Grid technologies that can promote innovation, cut costs for consumers and modernize our electrical grid. Each report completes a public-information-gathering process begun earlier this year by the Department.
USDOE
Cruise Ships Plug into City Power Grid
Cruise ships that belly up to the dock in San Francisco now have the ability to plug into the city's power grid under a $5.2 million project aimed at cutting diesel soot along the waterfront.
San Francisco Chronicle
Quiet!
Exposure to excessive noise affects the quality of life for all Americans. New efforts to manage noise, design quieter buildings, products, and transportation vehicles, and enact noise-related legislation need to be made, according to a new report from the National Academy of Engineering.
National Academy of Engineering
Flaming Faucets in Texas County (Video)
Stephen Brock's kitchen faucet burped so much flammable gas back in July, he feared his Montague County home might blow up. When he held a lighter under the faucet, a plume of flame shot out.
WFAA.com
County Outlines Need for Next-Generation Broadband (Video)
Dakota County, Minn.'s look at broadband and economic development.
YouTube
Wind Turbine Noise Center of Controversy (Video)
Vinalhaven, Maine, residents voted overwhelmingly for wind generation of power. But the noise -- which appears to exceed the nighttime noise limit of 45 decibels -- has created an eruption of controversy.
Infrastructurist
Wayne E. Hanson served as a writer and editor with e.Republic from 1989 to 2013, having worked for several business units including Government Technology magazine, the Center for Digital Government, Governing, and Digital Communities. Hanson was a juror from 1999 to 2004 with the Stockholm Challenge and Global Junior Challenge competitions in information technology and education.
