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Solar@Home? Harvard Clean Energy Project wants your PC

September 13, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

Distributed computing projects are a great way to harness the power of PCs out in the wild to solve scientific mysteries, help find cures for tough diseases and even search for extra terrestrial life. Now you can add solar panel research to the list. According to this article in Wired, researchers behind the Harvard Clean Energy […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: cleantech, distributed computing, solar, solar panels

Will Green IT kill SETI@home?

December 8, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

By now you’ve heard of the poor fellow that got canned because he ran SETI@home on his school district’s computers. Part of the reason: the $1.2 to $1.6 million in electricity and associated costs. This case brings up an interesting…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: BOINC, distributed computing, Folding@home, Green IT, SETI@home

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