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July 3, 2009

LED Lighting, Smart Grid Tech Take Root in California

With some $4.5 billion in Federal grants spurring project development and investment, LED streetlights and smart grid technology are being combined and systems rolled out in a growing number of California cities.

Creator of the LonWorks open platform standard for smart grid and building/facilities energy management systems and products, San Jose-based Echelon Corp. is at the forefront of this wave of infrastructural change. The emerging market leader is involved in smart grid LED street lighting projects in Palo Alto, San Francisco, San Jose, as well as others in the US and abroad.

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Clean Tech: Archives

PureSense: Irrigation Technology to Live Through Drought

Farmers who don’t adapt to a low-flow farming method simply will not survive in the next twenty years.[read more]

» Rebecca Greenberg | July 3, 2009

Sears Tower: A Green, Modernized Icon

The most interesting part of this project is the compromise between new construction and retrofitting. [read more]

» Rebecca Greenberg | July 2, 2009

Cheap Solar: It’s Closer than You Think

Skyline Solar hopes to achieve grid parity within the next 18 months. According to research by Clean Edge, solar...[read more]

» Matthew Holtry | June 26, 2009

Amory Lovins' Inspiring Words at Virtual Energy Forum

Wednesday marked the start of the Virtual Energy Forum, billed as the World's Largest Online Energy Conference. I was lucky...[read more]

» Chris Kaiser | June 25, 2009

Harvesting Solar Power in North Africa: Progress or Neocolonialism?

We have to make sure that projects like Desertec are not just neo-colonists, stealing sun rather than gold[read more]

» Rebecca Greenberg | June 25, 2009

New Study Finds F-gases Are Making It Harder to Stay Cool

Earlier this week, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirmed that refrigerant chemicals...[read more]

» David Bennett | June 24, 2009

Chinese Companies Creating Better Green Products

Ten companies received Business Week’s (BW) Greener China Business Awards. Although still the world’s biggest user of coal powered energy,...[read more]

» Gina-Marie Cheeseman | June 24, 2009

Hewlett Packard Continues to Raise the Green Bar

HP Expands its Eco Solutions Portfolio: Aims to Save 1B kWh by 2011 According to a recent report from the...[read more]

» Jim Witkin | June 22, 2009

Clever Financing Gets California Back On Track

The tax-credit bond program for renewables has a volume cap of $2.4 billion in California -- a nice chunk of change.[read more]

» Bill DiBenedetto | June 17, 2009

Mushroom-Based Insulation Could Also Influence Packaging

Lining your home with mushrooms: Low-tech biotech.[read more]

» Bill DiBenedetto | June 12, 2009

Waste Expo Part I: Food Fight Over Food Waste

Thirteen percent—more than 30 million tons—of the municipal solid waste collected in 2007 was food waste. This comes from...[read more]

» Mary Catherine O'Connor | June 11, 2009

What Are the Main Trends in Green IT?

Building upon my recent article, “Growing a Green IT Strategy,” this follow-up post provides a detailed presentation of the...[read more]

» David Bennett | June 11, 2009

Growing a Green IT Strategy

Currently, carbon emissions from IT and communication technologies represent 2% of global CO2 output, which puts information technology (IT)...[read more]

» David Bennett | June 10, 2009

A World First – Tankers on Shore Power

BP America and the Port of Long Beach Wednesday opened the world’s first oil tanker terminal equipped with shore power plugs.[read more]

» Bill DiBenedetto | June 5, 2009

Volvo Plug-In Available in 2012

Earlier this week, Volvo introduced a new model that integrates a plug-in lithium battery and a diesel engine, which Volvo...[read more]

» David Bennett | June 4, 2009

Pipeline Operator Says Wind, Solar Not the Answers to Energy Crisis

Reuters TV has an interesting interview of Rich Kinder, the CEO of Kinder Morgan, who says that wind and solar...[read more]

» Ashwin Seshagiri | June 3, 2009

Small Wind Beginning to Make a Big Difference

The US market for small wind turbines grew significantly in 2008 despite the recession. New investment, new government incentives, greater economies of scale, and greater demand from residential and commercial customers all contributed.[read more]

» Andrew Burger | June 1, 2009

Beyond Fiberglass: Think Plastiki

The Plastiki could become the prototype poster child for a new industry that goes beyond the use of non-recyclable fiberglass for boats. [read more]

» Bill DiBenedetto | May 27, 2009

Are Women the “Greener Gender”?

WNSF West Coast Summit Explores the Convergence of Businesswomen, Technology and Sustainability Silicon Valley’s businesswomen gathered on Thursday, May 21,...[read more]

» Jim Witkin | May 26, 2009

Google Power Partners Announced

Earlier this year, Google announced the development of a gadget called Google PowerMeter which delivers personal electricity usage data to...[read more]

» David Bennett | May 21, 2009

The Evolution of Aviation: Biofuels

Earlier this week, Boeing released it’s 2009 Environmental Report which highlights 2008 reductions in energy and water consumption and...[read more]

» David Bennett | May 21, 2009

Green Jobs & Investment in Indian Country

Renewable energy and sustainable lifestyles are coming together on American Indian tribal lands and in communities around the country, including an off-grid Native American eco- and cultural resort near the San Bernardino National Forest. Loan guarantees expected through the Dept. of Interior through Pres. Obama's "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" should provide a much needed boost.[read more]

» Andrew Burger | May 21, 2009

A Head Start on Climate and Energy - On the Ground in Germany

Part one in a series of reports looking at Germany's energy and climate policies, and how they might serve as...[read more]

» Tom Schueneman | May 14, 2009

SAP Getting Serious About Clean Technology

Industry leading business software systems SAP AG appears to be doing more than just "talking the talk" when it comes to environmental sustainability. It just unveiled a new 200,000-square foot addition to its Newton Square campus and announced that it's looking to acquire a fast rising carbon/greenhouse gas emissions enterprise software developer.[read more]

» Andrew Burger | May 12, 2009

Wrap-Up of Ray Anderson's Talk at Sustainable Industries Economic Forum

Ray Anderson, founder and Chairman of Interface, gave the keynote address this morning at the Sustainable Industries Economic Forum. Anderson...[read more]

» Scott Cooney | May 7, 2009

Frito-Lay Partners With Terracycle to Close the Loop on Chip Bags

Frito-Lay has announced plans to partner with 'Upcycler' Terracycle to give their chip bags a second life. Frito, which on...[read more]

» Scott Cooney | May 7, 2009

Ecuador Eliminating Fossil Fuel Use in the Galapagos

Ecuador's making progress as it strives to meet a goal of eliminating fossil fuel use on the Galapagos Islands by 2015.[read more]

» Andrew Burger | May 7, 2009


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