Archive for January, 2011

Jan 31 2011

Need for speed: AMD touts carbon-shrinking potential of new chip

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

Talk about great (unexpected) timing for a marketing campaign. As Intel grapples with a chipset design flaw, arch-rival Advanced Micro Devices is touting the ability of its new AMD E-350 Accelerated Processsing Unit (APU) technology to generate a serious reduction in carbon footprint impact compared with previous generations of its technology.
Let’s be clear, these developments [...]



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Jan 31 2011

Partnership will marry electric vehicle chargers, Cisco home energy manager

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

Chalk one up for the Cisco home energy management solution: the high-tech giant’s new relationship with ECOtality will let people manage the way they use electricity for both their home and for their electric vehicles from a single place.
Specifically, a technology agreement between the two companies will tie together the Blink Network charger interface with [...]



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Jan 28 2011

New LED bulbs for indoor, outdoor use

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

Two companies I’ve been watching in the LED technology space have come out with new products this week: one, a street lamp for roadway and outdoor area lighting, like you would see in your local community. The second is a prototype of a bulb intended to act as a replacement for the 60-watt incandescent products [...]



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Jan 27 2011

Green Grid shifts focus, gets new exec director

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

Data center energy efficiency advocacy organization The Green Grid has named one of its founding directors, Mark Monroe, as its new executive director.
The move comes as the 200-member organization expands its focus from the data center to broader trends involving IT’s role in corporate sustainability and resource efficiency. Says Monroe: “The expanded focus of The [...]



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Jan 26 2011

Tech pioneers test energy storage with solar-powered telco base station

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

I have written several times in the past about turnkey solutions being deployed by some telecommunications companies, notably Alcatel-Lucent, to extend the mobile telecommunications network in the absence of an established electricity source. Now, two World Economic Forum technology pioneers–Vihaan Networks Ltd. and Boston-Power–are testing a similar solution that is powered by solar energy.
The technology, [...]



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Jan 25 2011

More evidence of U.S.-China cleantech cooperation

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

As the world’s second largest economy, China looms large in the minds of U.S. economists and business sorts. I’ve also read plenty of worried blog posts and editorials focused on the thesis that the country might outstrip us on the clean-tech development front. Indeed, that may be a real threat, but in the short term, [...]



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Jan 25 2011

More evidence of U.S.-China cleantech cooperation

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

As the world’s second largest economy, China looms large in the minds of U.S. economists and business sorts. I’ve also read plenty of worried blog posts and editorials focused on the thesis that the country might outstrip us on the clean-tech development front. Indeed, that may be a real threat, but in the short term, [...]



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Jan 25 2011

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Jan 25 2011

3 ways analytics software can aid corporate sustainability

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

First things first, I DO believe there is a case for certain purpose-built applications that purport to focus on aspects of corporate sustainability, such as carbon and energy management software or lifecycle asset management software. But I think that many businesses are overlooking the valuable information and data that is buried within existing enterprise resource [...]



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Jan 24 2011

Good morning, Baltimore! SolarCity reaches cross-country to Maryland

Published by Heather Clancy under Uncategorized

San Francisco-based solar service provider SolarCity, which now has more than 10,000 projects either completed or under way, has reached into Maryland to extend its offerings. The company is teaming up with Clean Currents Solar, and will focus on serving Maryland and the District of Columbia.
SolarCity acts as an advocate for homeowners in the regions [...]



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