Processor is fast becoming one of my favorite sites to point folks that want to get a good introductory grasp on Green IT topics. Its latest feature on fuel cells is one of the reasons why. Chris A. MacKinnon’s article explores the clean (in relative terms) energy technology that took center stage when Bloom Energy’s […]
Cities rolling out “Google Maps for solar”
Can I? Should I? Will it cost an arm and a leg? Installing solar is not for the faint of heart. Apart from determining if the sun shines strongly enough to make solar viable in your neck of the woods, there’s a maze of regulations and incentives that can make or break the case for […]
GE wants EVs, 25,000 of them
(click here for the full-sized image at GE) It’s somewhat fitting that a company that’s big lately on EV (electric vehicle) chargers is trying to spur the adoption of electric EVs — and avoid a chicken and egg problem — by committing to replace half its global automotive fleet with EVs by 2015. All told, […]
Global Cleantech 100: Who made the cut?
Cleantech Group has just released its ranking of the top 100 cleantech firms for 2010. Among them are smart grid networking sweethearts Grid Net, Silver Spring Networks and eMeter, smart meter maker Landis+Gyr, LED pioneers Lemnis Lighting and Bridgelux and EV charging upstart Better Place. Though most of the firms on the list share only […]
Google backs offshore wind transmission project
I’ve been waiting for Google to make some (preferably Green IT) news in my home state of New Jersey, and it’s finally happening. Well, sort of, if you count the waters off our coast. Google today announced that the company will be backing an offshore wind project called the Atlantic Wind Connection off the New […]
What if… Solar got the same subsidies as fossil fuels?
Infographic: Your tax dollars at work. For oil, gas and coal companies, that is. 1BOG has cooked up another compelling infographic that illustrates how the odds are stacked against clean energy companies, particularly solar. Every year, the fossil fuel industry (oil, gas and coal) gets billions in subsidies and tax incentives from the U.S. government […]
Solar panels are coming back to the White House
President Jimmy Carter had them installed. Reagan’s administration removed them. George Bush Sr. dabbled with a small installation. Now, they’re really making a comeback. At the 2010 GreenGov Symposium, The White House announced that solar panels will be reinstalled on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue along with a solar hot water heater system as part of a […]
Geothermal’s Potential
Podcast: Scientific American has a great new 60-Second Earth podcast on the topic of Geothermal called “Tapping the Power in Hot Rocks.” It’s enlightening in the sense of geothermal’s potential. Here’s a renewable energy source that “could supply 2,000 times the amount of energy used by the U.S. annually.” One success story is the The […]
Nexant banks $43M
Nexant announced today that it added $43 million to its coffers, and that Intel Capital isn’t the only VC that has taken an interest in the smart energy software firm. In addition to Intel, Oak Investment Partners has joined existing investors TeleSoft and Beacon in funding the new round. According to Nexant’s Executive Chairman, Arjun […]
FTC: We’re watching those LED claims
The New York Times Green Blog reports that the Federal Trade Commission has filed its first suit against a company for LEDs that fall short of their marketing claims. The agency is taking aim at Lights of America for selling bulbs that don’t match the equivalent light output of a 40W bulb. Worse, they last […]
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