Energy Efficiency

Optimum Energy Raises $12.2M for HVAC Energy Management

Optimum Energy Raises $12.2M for HVAC Energy Management

Katherine Tweed: June 17, 2013

Mo’ money, mo’ data

Did America Reach ‘Peak Car’ in 2005?

Did America Reach ‘Peak Car’ in 2005?

Stephen Lacey: June 17, 2013

“The driving boom is over.”

Honeywell Launches New Thermostat for Auto Demand Response

Honeywell Launches New Thermostat for Auto Demand Response

Katherine Tweed: June 14, 2013

Honeywell may be a market leader, but it doesn’t want to fall behind.

This May Be the Most Innovative Energy Efficiency Financing Tool Yet

This May Be the Most Innovative Energy Efficiency Financing Tool Yet

Stephen Lacey: June 14, 2013

The inventor of renewable energy credits has something else up his sleeve.

The ‘Social Building’: Using Social Media to Save Energy

The ‘Social Building’: Using Social Media to Save Energy

Breaking Energy, Conway Irwin: June 14, 2013

Honeywell seeks to allow even your office building to post status updates.

Can We Curb Our Addiction to AC?

Can We Curb Our Addiction to AC?

Katherine Tweed: June 13, 2013

All signs point to…

Beyond Biofuels: Integrating Algae in the Built Environment

Beyond Biofuels: Integrating Algae in the Built Environment

Stephen Lacey: June 12, 2013

Could “urban algae” offer a promising new direction for some algae producers?

Why You Should Come to Our Energy Efficiency Event

Why You Should Come to Our Energy Efficiency Event

Stephen Lacey: June 12, 2013

We’ve got a stellar list of companies and thought leaders.

Luminus Devices Sold to Chinese LED Lighting Firm San’an for $22M

Luminus Devices Sold to Chinese LED Lighting Firm San’an for $22M

Eric Wesoff: June 12, 2013

This is not the cleantech M&A event we were looking for.

China’s Long-Term Energy Plan Could Focus on Efficiency and Fracking

China’s Long-Term Energy Plan Could Focus on Efficiency and Fracking

Herman K. Trabish: June 11, 2013

Moving from managing generation to promoting energy savings

3 Ridiculously Simple Efficiency Measures That Could Help Slow Climate Change

3 Ridiculously Simple Efficiency Measures That Could Help Slow Climate Change

Stephen Lacey: June 11, 2013

What do India’s industrial motors have to do with Russia’s energy consumption?

Comcast Takes On Nest With a Learning Home Energy Management System

Comcast Takes On Nest With a Learning Home Energy Management System

Stephen Lacey: June 10, 2013

Comcast continues to shed cable customers. Can new energy management offerings make up for the loss?

Grid of the Future Unveiled in Oregon With 5MW of Li-Ion Batteries

Grid of the Future Unveiled in Oregon With 5MW of Li-Ion Batteries

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: June 10, 2013

Portland General Electric says the Salem Smart Power Center will allow the company to figure out how to efficiently take advantage of more renewable energy.

What Does a New Microwave Efficiency Rule Have to Do With Sea-Level Rise?

What Does a New Microwave Efficiency Rule Have to Do With Sea-Level Rise?

Stephen Lacey: June 6, 2013

More than you might think.

Watch Opower Founder’s TED Talk on the Behavioral Science of Efficiency

Watch Opower Founder’s TED Talk on the Behavioral Science of Efficiency

Stephen Lacey: June 6, 2013

“For the last five years, we’ve been running the largest behavioral science experiment in the world.”