Green Building

Lightfair 2012: Fear and Glowing in Las Vegas

Lightfair 2012: Fear and Glowing in Las Vegas

Eric Wesoff: May 8, 2012

GE shows its 100-watt LED bulb and lots more. Here’s a roundup of some of the more interesting news coming out of the huge lighting fest in Las Vegas this week.

Operational Efficiency: A Hidden Energy Efficiency Opportunity for Commercial Buildings

Operational Efficiency: A Hidden Energy Efficiency Opportunity for Commercial Buildings

Ken Kolkebeck: May 7, 2012

A guest post on finding the hidden and low-hanging fruit of energy efficiency

Schneider Buys M&C for Energy Services in Europe, Asia-Pacific

Schneider Buys M&C for Energy Services in Europe, Asia-Pacific

Jeff St. John: May 4, 2012

Schneider’s purchase of UK-based M&C Energy Group adds to its growing portfolio of energy services. When will the smart grid connections come?

Blue Pillar Raises $7M for Hospital, Military, Data Center Demand Response

Blue Pillar Raises $7M for Hospital, Military, Data Center Demand Response

Jeff St. John: May 4, 2012

The startup specializing in energy management microgrids for hospitals raises money to expand to other customers with critical power backup needs.

Green Button Changes the Cost of Energy Services

Green Button Changes the Cost of Energy Services

Katherine Tweed: May 4, 2012

Can Green Button data be the secret to tapping small commercial energy efficiency?

Green Jobs: Cleantech VC Marc Van Den Berg Moves From VantagePoint to Technology Partners

Green Jobs: Cleantech VC Marc Van Den Berg Moves From VantagePoint to Technology Partners

Eric Wesoff: April 30, 2012

Another VantagePoint Cleantech Partner becomes an ex-partner.

China Grid Slowdown Hurts Siemens, ABB

China Grid Slowdown Hurts Siemens, ABB

Jeff St. John: April 27, 2012

Is the world’s biggest future smart grid market faltering?

Adura Raises $8.5M for Networked Lighting

Adura Raises $8.5M for Networked Lighting

Jeff St. John: April 26, 2012

The San Francisco-based startup also lands a new garage smart-lighting project and looks for more office space.

US Grid Has $107B in Investment “Gaps” by 2020

US Grid Has $107B in Investment “Gaps” by 2020

Jeff St. John: April 26, 2012

The American Society of Civil Engineers finds that failing to spend on grid upgrades will end up costing U.S. homes and businesses nearly $200 billion by 2020.

Tendril Takes “Apps Store for Energy” Concept to the Netherlands

Tendril Takes “Apps Store for Energy” Concept to the Netherlands

Jeff St. John: April 25, 2012

Tendril and Dutch retail utility Essent open APIs and smart meter data to apps developers and hackathons.

Guest Post: Three Areas Where Data Matters for Building Efficiency

Guest Post: Three Areas Where Data Matters for Building Efficiency

Bennett Fisher: April 24, 2012

Data—combined with software to make sense of it all—is driving new trends in building efficiency.

GE, Arista to Build Wind, Solar Battery Backup Systems

GE, Arista to Build Wind, Solar Battery Backup Systems

Jeff St. John: April 24, 2012

Arista promises solar/wind integrated “Power on Demand” via GE’s nickel-salt Durathon batteries.

ABB CEO: Automation, Controls Are Next Targets for Acquisition

ABB CEO: Automation, Controls Are Next Targets for Acquisition

Jeff St. John: April 23, 2012

What do you get for the smart grid giant that has everything?

Silver Spring Launches Smart Grid Pilot in Brazil

Silver Spring Launches Smart Grid Pilot in Brazil

Jeff St. John: April 20, 2012

The IPO candidate launches a 1,000-home pilot in Sao Paulo. There’s a lot of competition for Brazil’s future 65-million smart meter market.

Smart Grid Must Go Inside Corporate Walls to Add Value

Smart Grid Must Go Inside Corporate Walls to Add Value

Paul Baier: April 20, 2012

The smart grid for enterprises complements the utility smart grid, according to new report.