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How to finance a green-tech revolution
News Venture-backed tech companies create lots of buzz, but many companies that create green jobs rely on different--and troubled--funding sources.
Tags: Green IT, Business, Investment, Manufacturing, Investor, Renewable Energy, Government, financing, venture capital, CEO
A Dickensian view of clean-tech financing
News There's plenty of enthusiasm for funding the latest green-tech or alternative-fuel company. The problem is the economy stinks, and doesn't look like it will improve anytime soon.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, General Electric Co., IPO, Investor, Renewable Energy, Jefferies & Co., financing, Government Loan, New Energy Capital
Earth Day a good time to rethink power use
News Devices in your home as well as your interactions with Internet servers can waste electricity.
Tags: Green IT, Energy, Electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista, Spam, Cell Phone, software, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, carbon dioxide
Wary green-tech venture investors shift gears
News Applying the venture capital model of IT onto energy isn't working, which is something many clean-tech venture capitalists will learn the hard way, say experts.
Tags: Green IT, Venture capital, Clean Technology, Department Of Energy, BP Plc, Venrock, Information Technology, Green IT, Investor, alternative energy
Superfast Ethernet project aims for 100Gbps
News U.S. government-funded project at Berkeley Labs plan to develop a superfast network capable of sharing large amounts of research data.
Tags: Web 2.0, Mobile platforms/communications, Department Of Energy, Juniper Networks Inc., U.S. Department of Energy, supercomputer, financial, network, scientist, Ethernet
Cash for Clunkers could raid renewable-energy loans
News Trade-in program for fuel-efficient vehicles is popular with politicians and consumers alike. But a proposal to extend it could take money allocated for renewable-energy loan guarantees.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Department Of Energy, Renewable Energy, U.S. Senate, White House, finance, U.S. Congress, biofuel, Business Strategies & Functions, Barack Obama
Low-cost solar concentrator unwrapped
News A California startup looks to cut the cost of solar power for industrial customers with a concentrator that relies on more sheet metal and less silicon.
Tags: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Photovoltaics, Cell, Technology Review, solar cell, solar panel, sustainable development, Silicon, Mountain View
Report: Smart-grid hackers could cause blackouts
News Cybersecurity experts say someone with US$500 of equipment and materials could take command and control, allowing for "en masse manipulation" of electricity service.
Tags: Hacking, Department Of Energy, CNN, Security, Cybersecurity, Blackout, security services company, Grid, data sharing, power consumption
Emissions cuts can tame global warming
News A supercomputer simulation by the National Center for Atmospheric Research shows best- and worst-case scenarios of the world climate in the year 2100.
Tags: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Carbon Emission, Asia, greenhouse gas emission, Emission, NCAR, greenhouse gas, Australia, Global Warming
Study: Renewable energies' potential untapped
News It's realistic for the U.S. to get 10 percent of its electricity from renewable sources in 10 years but deeper penetration requires more technology, money, and consistent policies, says a new report.
Tags: Asset/resource/knowledge management, Department Of Energy, Photovoltaics, Manufacturing, Storage, greenhouse gas, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, U.S., barrier
US govt prepares to spend on clean energy
News As stimulus package moves ahead, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu intends to speed up process for loans, which are vital to commercializing new energy technologies.
Tags: Green IT, Government, Battery, Clean Technology, Department Of Energy, Los Angeles Times, U.S. Senate, Business Consulting, U.S., California
Call for bolder U.S. innovation policy
News Academics and tech industry representatives discuss potential federal reforms, saying it's time to bring together powerful constituencies who would benefit from new policies.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Business plans, E-waste, Conference, Innovation Policy, Innovation, Department of Energy, University of California, Sun Microsystems Inc.
US labs virtualize 1 million Linux kernels
News Sandia National Labs have simultaneously run more than a million Linux kernels on a single cluster, an accomplishment that could prove useful for antibotnet research.
Tags: Linux, Virtualization, Virtual Machine, Kernel, computer, Linux Kernel, high-performance, network, researcher, Internet
US govt commits US$1.2B to energy R&D
News U.S. President Barack Obama cheers on green-tech businesses, announcing a big increase in energy-related research and a 10-year business tax credit for R&D spending.
Tags: Green IT, Funding, Government, Clean Technology, Research And Development Investment Tax Credit, clean-tech industry, tax credit, job, researcher, Holland
Is smart grid the next green-tech bubble?
News IT heavyweights and start-ups eye stimulus money to modernize grid but there's concern too much money and hype could lead to inflated expectations.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Google Inc., Grid, wind energy, venture capital, information technology company, network, Green IT
