Green Energy Park a Laboratory for Japan’s Future
The Green Energy Park is where energy storage, solar power and smart grid technologies will provide the next level of not only innovation, but revenue streams as well.The post Green Energy Park a...
View ArticleA Virtual Tour of Commuting’s Future in Korea
One of SK’s futuristic buildings in north Seoul, the T Tower, hosts T.um, or “Ubiquitous Museum.” The tour is part Avatar, part futuristic living room and also provides a view of how our transportation...
View ArticleLook to College Campuses for Schooling on Nationwide Smart Grid
A nationwide smart grid is in the works but starting to stall out, making the goal of improved energy allocation across the U.S. seem unattainable. But with the emergence of “microgrids” on college...
View ArticleWhich Companies Pitched Green Products at CES?
Within the cavernous halls at CES 2012 were plenty of energy efficient, “green” and eco-friendly products along with OLED and smart TVs. Panasonic and Samsung led the pack.The post Which Companies...
View Article10 Green Building Predictions for 2012
These trends, which range from a boom in certified multi-family construction to the advent of consumer friendly home energy technology, were identified by us based on discussions with a broad range of...
View ArticleVenture Capital Funding For Smart Grid Dropped Last Year
Venture capital funding for the smart grid sector in 2011 dropped by 50 percent.The post Venture Capital Funding For Smart Grid Dropped Last Year appeared first on Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit.
View ArticleCisco Brings Smart Cities Within Reach
The concept of the smart city is one that holds a lot of promise and potential in terms of how computerized, networked public infrastructure might improve energy efficiency, resource management, and...
View ArticleCleantech Accelerator Greenstart Launches Design Practice
many big changes [ in clean-tech] come in the second chapter we are now in, where software and IT will be critical; it's now about the "energy internet." This involves innovations around using energy...
View ArticleTechnology for Good: GE’s Journey For Better and More Efficient Light
Second in our GE Technology for Good Series, Leon Kaye explores the company's long journey from incandescent light bulbs to LED technologies that push the bounds of innovation.The post Technology for...
View ArticleSustainable Cities: Meeting the Challenge of Rapid Urbanization the Focus of...
The interrelated social, environmental and economic challenges associated with rapid, growing urbanization is bringing some 3,000 experts from around the world together in London this week for "Planet...
View ArticleDOE Seeks Plug and Play Solar Power in Five Years
U.S. Department of Energy launches $25 million, 5-year initiative to get low cost plug-and-play solar system into the mass consumer market.The post DOE Seeks Plug and Play Solar Power in Five Years...
View ArticleWind Power Production Record Set in Colorado
Xcel Energy achieved the record in the pre-dawn hours in April, when wind power accounted for 57% of electricity flowing through its transmission lines, clearly demonstrating that US electric utilities...
View ArticleRomney Energy Plan a Massive Pipeline Dream
Mitt Romney released his energy plan today, and touted it as an ambitious agenda to free the United States completely off of overseas oil by 2020.The post Romney Energy Plan a Massive Pipeline Dream...
View ArticleEnding India’s Massive Power Grid Outages
Massive Blackout in India - 700 Million with No Power - One More Example of Why Renewable Energy and Smart Grid’s Time has Come?The post Ending India’s Massive Power Grid Outages appeared first on...
View ArticleBig Coal Blames Super Bowl Blackout on Renewables
Peabody Chairman and CEO Gregory Boyce claimed that “Without coal, you might as well turn off half the lights not just for our favorite games but also for our cities, shops, factories and homes."The...
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Energy Storage Systems
As we begin to move away from fossil fuels, it is important to recognize that those fuels provided two functions in one. They were both energy sources and energy storage systems. In the new world of...
View ArticleWhat is a Smart Meter?
Smart meters can benefit the bottom line by motivating energy efficiency, and by providing businesses with an incentive to adopt renewable energy and EV-to-grid technology.The post What is a Smart...
View ArticleWhat is the Best Investment for a Sustainable Future Right Now?
These are, in fact the choices, the members of Rocky Mountain Institute’s National Solutions Council were asked to make at today’s Google hangout (see video): Building energy retrofit training program,...
View ArticleSmart Buildings: Residential, Commercial and Industrial
Smart buildings include energy efficiency upgrades, such as "smart" HVAC systems that communicate more information to energy consumers, providers and technicians, resulting in a healthier, more...
View ArticleWhy Home Automation Systems are at the Forefront of Energy Savings
As energy prices rise and incomes are stagnant, home automation systems will be a more enticing investment as their efficiency improves and costs decline.The post Why Home Automation Systems are at the...
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