Archive for the 'energy' Category

Apr 14 2010

International Battery tests energy storage tech in Hawaii, Ohio

Published by Heather Clancy under energy,green tech,renewable energy,Smart Grid,solar

My quest to find companies working on renewable energy storage technology recently led me to International Battery, an Allentown, Pa., company that makes large-format rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. (With apologies to Billy Joel, I didn’t make it to Allentown in person, just a phone visit.) International Battery is worth watching because its technology is at the center [...]

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Apr 14 2010

Energy Star reenergized, but at a cost

Published by Heather Clancy under conservation,energy,engineering,green tech

Following a spate of recent coverage questioning the Energy Star label certification process, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy have announced immediate changes to the certification process. That’s the good news. The bad news is that now product manufacturers will have to pay for label tests and benchmarking reviews “from an approved, [...]

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Apr 14 2010

Intel gets personal about energy consumption management

Published by Heather Clancy under conservation,energy,engineering,environmental health,green tech

If Intel has its way, its technology will soon be inside not just your personal computer but inside another piece of technology that is way more ubiquitous: the panel you use to control the heat or air-conditioning in your home or office. This week, at the Intel Developer Forum in China, the company is showing off [...]

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Apr 13 2010

Echelon charges up LonWorks energy management technology

Published by Heather Clancy under energy,green tech,Smart Grid

One of the better-known technology players in smart buildings and energy management technology, Echelon, has updated its core networking and control platform, LonWorks. The LonWorks 2.0 updates are focused on several key areas, especially performance improvements and ease of installation. The latter focus, in particular, is intended to help cut deployment costs for the technology. Echelon [...]

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Apr 12 2010

Industrial Ethernet provider signs 5 partners in smart grid push

Published by Heather Clancy under energy,engineering,green tech,Smart Grid

Climate controlled data centers are one thing, electrical substations thousands of miles from nowhere in hostile climates are another matter entirely. Which means the usual suspects might not, in reality, be the best suspects. That’s why Sixnet, a maker of industrial-strength Ethernet switches, is pushing hard to become a player in the burgeoning smart grid and [...]

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Apr 12 2010

When it comes to energy storage, don’t overlook ultracapacitors

Published by Heather Clancy under conservation,energy,engineering,green tech

Those of you pondering the various energy storage options emerging to support the development of alternative energy technologies must not forget to overlook the role of ultracapacitors in the mix. Being that my physics background is limited to a high-school honors class and to a “Physics for Arts Students” I took during my undergraduate days at [...]

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Apr 10 2010

Solid state on steroids? HP breakthrough could further reduce tech power consumption

Published by Heather Clancy under energy,engineering,green tech,research

Had intended to write about this development after it had a chance to seep into my brain a bit. But since my blogging colleague Dana Blankenhorn has already done the honors, here goes. The crux of the matter is that Hewlett-Packard researchers have developed something it is calling the “memristor,” which is a resistor that [...]

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Apr 09 2010

Time to curl up and read HP’s latest green manifesto (aka global citizenship report)

Published by Heather Clancy under conservation,energy,green tech

In case you’re not following my blog over at Smart Planet yet, I posted an item this morning about Hewlett-Packard’s latest corporate sustainability/social responsibility/environmental report. There are more than 200 different “goals” discussed in the report, but two of the most notable things I take away are the following: HP continues to make progress toward its [...]

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Apr 09 2010

Wind-powered tech manufacturing facility earns rare Platinum LEED designation

Published by Heather Clancy under conservation,energy,green tech,renewable energy,wind

The Other World Computing systems integration and technology assembly facility in Illinois is one of roughly 300 companies to receive a Platinum recognition under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program run by the Green Building Certification Institute. One of the biggest factors toward that certification was the 194-foot tall wind turbine that will be [...]

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Apr 09 2010

GE brings LED to light with new replacement bulb

Published by Heather Clancy under energy,green tech

Executives for LED technology maker Cree must be pinching themselves this week: Mammoth consumer products company GE has announced a 40-watt replacement GE Energy Smart LED bulb that will likely reach store shelves by late in 2010 or early in 2011. The bulb is designed to use 9 watts of energy, which represents a 77 percent [...]

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