Archive for May, 2010

May 25 2010

Promisec software added to PG&E power rebate list

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

Endpoint management vendor Promisec, which also happens to include agent-less power client hardware management features in its software, has been added to the list of products that are eligible for certain energy-efficiency rebates from Pacific Gas & Electric. The reason that this is interesting is not only the fact that Promisec manages power on your [...]

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May 25 2010

Here comes the sun: Latest list of top solar-friendly utilities

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As you might, many of the sunniest states show up on the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) latest ranking of the top utility companies that are integrating solar energy generation into their portfolios. These are the states to live in if you want to use solar: California, Florida, Arizona, Hawaii, Colorado and New Jersey.Wait, New [...]

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May 25 2010

Dell endows management appliance with power usage controls

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The new release of the KACE K1000 Management Appliance, now officially a Dell-branded product, offers features that lets businesses configure and enforce the power management settings on both Window and Macintosh OSX hardware.Chip Lawson, Dell KACE senior product manager, says that companies can realize significant savings in their electricity bills by paying more attention to [...]

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May 24 2010

eBay: Data center efficiency = business survival

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

Back in 2007, the powers-that-be at eBay had an epiphany: The way it was building data centers was unsustainable, especially from a power and cooling standpoint.“At some point, the cost of running the sites would negatively affect our business,” said Dean Nelson, senior director of Global Data Center Services for eBay, during a presentation [...]

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May 24 2010

Hmmm, better power management for virtual machines?

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

Noticed that one of the power management software developers, 1E, has forged a formal relationship with VMWare as part of the latter company’s Technology Alliance Programme. (Gotta love British English spelling!)The press release about the deal doesn’t say much, but 1E says that as part of the relationship, “customers will have greater control and visibility [...]

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May 23 2010

Another LED replacement bulb for your consideration

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Since GreenTech Pastures readers seem especially interested in the various LED retrofit options becoming available to replace incandescent light bulbs, here’s another set of products that offer dimming capabilities.The Pharox series includes the Pharox 500, a 500 lumens product that the maker, Lemnis Lighting, bills as the brightest dimmable LED bulb available. It uses 7 [...]

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May 21 2010

Window doubles as solar panel

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New technology from Pythagoras Solar has resulted in the development of what the company is calling the industry’s “first energy efficient, transparent and high power-density photovoltaic glass unit. The new product could show up in curtain walls (like the one shown below), skylights or windows by the second half of 2010.The company has signed deals [...]

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May 21 2010

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May 21 2010

China aims to become solar tech production giant

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

This post over on SmartPlanet illustrates just how serious China is getting about solar technology production, and should serve as a reminder of the sorts of activities the United States will need to embrace if it doesn’t want to be left behind. The country is spending upwards of $740 million to create a “Solar Valley,” [...]

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May 20 2010

Time to bone up on green tech patents

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Over the past several months, I’ve received various pitches from PR types representing intellectual property/patent lawyers focused on the green tech patent acceleration program announced by the Obama administration late last year.The idea behind that pilot was to accelerate the examination of green technology patent applications. Here’s what the U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said [...]

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