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Google invests $80M in solar projects

November 14, 2013 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Move over Microsoft. The techies at Redmond aren’t the only big spenders in the renewable energy arena. Google, too, is investing big bucks on some solar array projects in the West. Kojo Ako-Asare, Head of Corporate Finance at Google, posted on the official Google blog: We’re partnering with global investment firm KKR to invest in […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: Google, renewable energy, solar

Microsoft banks on Texas wind power

November 9, 2013 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Microsoft Wind Power

A new wind farm is going up in Texas, and Microsoft had a hand in making it happen. The company, no stranger to renewable energy and green computing programs, agreed to purchase all of the electricity generated by the Keechi Wind Farm Project for 20 years. The wind farm, located roughly 70 miles northwest of Fort […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: Microsoft, renewable energy, renewables, wind, wind power

Microsoft funds 15 carbon offset programs globally

September 11, 2013 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Microsoft is big on carbon offsets, and not just in the U.S. It’s become more popular over the years for business, particularly big tech companies that operate huge data centers and work campuses, to purchase carbon offsets to achieve carbon neutrality and help limit the environmental effects of their operations. These credits, in part, help […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Green IT Tagged With: carbon offsets, Microsoft, renewable energy, wind, wind power

Kyocera’s Green Curtains

May 13, 2013 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Kyocera Green Curtains

Wondering how to lower your office’s carbon footprint during the hot summer months? Why not try some Green Curtains? Each spring since 2007, electronics maker Kyocera plants goya — aka Momordica charantia or bitter melon — on trellises in front of windows and walls to provide shade at its facilities in Japan and in other […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: CO2, greenery, Kyocera, plants

Earth Day 2013 Highlights

April 22, 2013 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Happy Earth Day! Things have been kinda slow around here, mostly due to my commitments over at sites like eWEEK and Datamation and an ongoing (if glacially paced) upgrade to this blog. But it’s Earth Day, and it would be criminal for this Green IT blogger to not chime in. This year, as we face […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Data Center, Green IT Tagged With: Apple, Data Center, Earth Day, Facebook, Microsoft

FREC: Renewables nearly half of all new US electrical capacity in 2012

January 19, 2013 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Wind Farm - Flickr user imotov

Green energy companies came so close to reaching a significant milestone last year. According to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects, 49.1 percent of all the new electrical power stations installed in 2012 relied on renewables.  According to this article in Renewable Energy World, the total was 12,956 MW. December was a big month. […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy

E2’s top 10 U.S. states for clean energy jobs

August 24, 2012 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

E2 Clean Energy Jobs Report

You may  be asking, what’s E2? E2 stands for Environmental Entrepreneurs. A Natural Resources Defense Council partner, the group is dedicated to proving that environmentally friendly business practices and economic growth don’t have to be mutually exclusive goals. Besides advocacy, E2 has been surveying the green jobs landscape. And according to E2’s clean energy report […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: careers, E2, Environmental Entrepreneurs, green career, green jobs

Intel, Microsoft among top green energy buyers

April 25, 2012 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Wind turbine

A couple of IT companies made a strong showing on the EPA’s National Top 50 list of renewable energy buyers. According to the EPA, companies qualify for inclusion by meeting the following conditions: Organizations can meet EPA Partnership requirements using any combination of three different product options: (1) Renewable Energy Certificates, (2) On-site generation, and (3) […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: Intel, Microsoft, renewable energy, renewables

Nest to Honeywell: Bring it!

April 12, 2012 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Nest smart thermostat

When you can’t innovate, sue? Unfortunately, that seems to be the extent of the competitive strategies chapter in today’s corporate playbook. The Verge — quickly becoming one of my favorite tech blogs, FYI — has a great post on how Honeywell sicced its lawyers on Nest, the home energy management startup behind the lust-worthy, iPod-inspired […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: home energy management, Honeywell, lawsuit, Nest, smart thermostat, startup

Nest Floats 2.0 Update

April 5, 2012 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Nest Smart Thermostat Update

What happens when you cloud-enable a smart thermostat? You get delicious updates, that’s what. Nest is rolling out updates to “Nesters” over the next couple of days. According to the smart energy startup, they include some neat touches like iPhone, Android or Web apps with more controls. An exciting new addition is Energy History. As […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: home energy management, Nest, smart thermostat, software update, startup, update

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