Go Green with Cloud Computing?
Can cloud computing be green? It depends largely on the service you use, but yes, putting your programs and applications on other services can save you energy, among other benefits. Ronan Kavanagh on...
View ArticleCool Green Tech Trends for 2010
If 2009 proved anything, it proved that green isn’t all that bad. We saw smarter surge suppressors, LED TVs, progress in LED lighting, really cool energy monitoring and home control systems. What’s not...
View ArticleForget the Green Platitudes — Let’s Talk About Money
There, now, I’ll bet that got your attention. I’ll bet it gets your customers’ attention, too, be they businesses or consumers. Regardless of where you stand on the climate change issue, the fact is...
View ArticleWhat Is Sustainability?
In recent posts, we’ve addressed whether we should replace the term “green” with “sustainability.” The term “green,” after all, comes with some baggage: Al Gore, environmentalism, energy efficiency...
View ArticleCisco Shows Home Energy Manager
Cisco is getting into the home energy management business. Today the company announced its Home Energy Management Solution, featuring a countertop touchscreen called the Home Energy Controller (CGH-100...
View Article7 Habits of Highly Successful Energy Efficiency Motivators
How do you get people to want to be more energy efficient? This topic was discussed in detail at a recent EnergySmart Conference hosted by energy management and demand response company EnerNOC in...
View ArticleDigest: The Importance of LEDs, Smartphone Apps & the Cloud
Also in GreenTech news: $4 billion in energy efficiency upgrades for buildings, what Lighting Facts labels mean, enterprise-level energy management software leaders, LG gets way greener, and tax...
View ArticleReport: Building Automation Market to Reach $146 Billion
A new report from Pike Research says the market for commercial building automation systems will double over the next decade, increasing from $72.5 billion in 2011 to $146.4 billion by 2021. Pike...
View ArticleEnergy Harvesting, PMIC Markets to Grow Rapidly
One of the next big things to look for in green tech? Power management ICs (PMICs), says market research publisher Global Industry Analysts (GIA) in a report on the Digital Power Management ICs market....
View ArticleAre You Ready for Atomic-Scale Efficiency?
If you’re interested in green technology and haven’t see this video of Stanford’s Jon Koomey at a recent Verge conference earlier this year, watch it now—or at least read this summary. At some point in...
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