Utilities can use high-tech smart grid systems to cut down on low-tech energy costs, says Oracle’s Linda Jackman.
UPDATE: STR’s stock closed up 31 percent. The encapsulant maker is the first solar company to go public for more than a year. But the timing is off as investors absorb some bad news about job cuts.
We enlisted an unprofessional reviewer to test the Kill-A-Watt in his home. Verdict? ‘Green’ battery chargers for rechargeable batteries are a problem.
The company’s new ZW Series of air conditioners are equipped with a suggestion function called “Notification Navigation” that proposes ways to conserve energy.
The Boston-based company reported its first profitable quarter as a public company. That may be good news for smart grid prospects on public markets.
By signing up for solar and wind power, utilities have to invest in energy storage. There are many options, but most are pricey.
You probably don’t think of Panasonic as a green company. That might begin to change with the Sanyo deal.
Nth Power and Fraunhofer affirm that innovation opportunities within Green Buildings have never been better – in fact, the market meltdown is a springboard for innovation.
This detailed report, from Nth Power LLC, the veteran cleantech venture capital firm, and the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE), offers a comprehensive description of the market dynamics creating green building opportunities, and it explains the contrarian view that the current residential and commercial market meltdowns are a positive "springboard for innovation."
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Suppose your CIO calls tomorrow and asks, "What are we doing about power consumption?" What will you say?
This white paper discusses why power should be measured, where it should be measured, what to do with the data once it is gathered, as well as some of the new technologies available.
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The PV inverter market, once short of innovation, has seen a surge of investment in the last few years. Spurred by startup advances, established firms like SMA, Satcon, and National Semiconductor are developing new distributed PV electronics technologies in-house or through acquisition. This Special Report from Greentech Media, sponsored by Enphase Energy, takes a look at the state of innovation in the inverter market, VC investment activity, and the emerging leaders in the $2.4 billion PV inverter market.
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