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Spending Google's money on conscientious causes
Insight Dr. Larry Brilliant heads the company's efforts to fight global warming and poverty, and aid public health.
Tags: Web 2.0
U.K. experts tip six technologies to watch
News The United Kingdom should focus on six key technologies over the next five years, according to an independent government advisory group.
Tags: Business models, Business Strategies & Functions
Green technologies to watch
News The pace of change surrounding technology in clean energy and efficiency has not been this fast in years.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Technology, Storage, Innovation, Yergin, Renewable Energy, electric vehicle, lithium-ion, financial
Will greentech attract lots of green in the new year?
News Folks with money expect the new regime under U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to encourage, perhaps even subsidize, greentech in the United States.
Tags: Green IT, Network infrastructure, Infrastructure/architecture management, Dollar, Money, Wyoming, fossil fuel industry, Greece, venture capital, SolFocus
Nanotech to solve global warming by 2028
News World's dependency on fossil fuels will end, as nanotech will enable renewable sources such as solar to fully meet global energy needs by 2028, says inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil.
Tags: Nanotechnology, Green IT, Nanotechnology, Geothermal Energy, Global Warming, solar panel, exclusive interview, London, Silicon.com, Earth
Sensor swarm converges on energy use in buildings
News Inspired by how bees operate in a hive, Regen Energy has developed a mesh network of controllers to try to make commercial buildings more energy efficient.
Tags: Green IT, Controller, Sensor, Carbon Emission, networking technology, Renewable Energy, software programmer, HVAC, software, monitoring
GE boosts bets on battery technology
News Part of its US$17 billion Ecomagination initiative, GE is increasing research in batteries for transportation and energy storage on the electricity grid.
Tags: Hardware, Components, Green IT, Battery, Clean Technology, General Electric Co., Carbon Footprint, Storage, lithium-ion, Chrysler LLC
Is US missing the boat on green tech?
News GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and famed venture capitalist John Doerr warn policy makers that the United States is lagging China in developing green-technology industries.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Government, Energy, Carbon Emission, General Electric Co., greenhouse gas, Renewable Energy, electricity grid, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
AMD just latest step in Abu Dhabi's tech plans
News Abu Dhabi has bought an 8.1 percent stake in U.S.-based chipmaker AMD.
GE chief: All engines go for alternative energy
News GE chief Jeffrey Immelt sees energy prices staying high, fueling a surge in new tech and sound investments.
Tags: Corporate responsibility, Business plans, Regulations
Energy storage coming to a power grid near you
News Storage on the grid would allow use of more solar and wind power and avoid the need for new power plants. So what's holding up grid storage?
Tags: grid computing, Storage, Energy Storage, Storage, Grid, hard drive, lithium-ion, theory, financial, NSTAR
Google to enter clean-energy business
News Search giant Google pledges to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make renewable enery cheaper than coal.
Tags: Business planning, Cost control, Green IT
Google, GE team up on clean energy
News Giants in their respective fields, the two companies plan to lobby for government energy policies to modernize the electrical grid and promote renewable energies.
Tags: Green IT, Google Inc., General Electric Co., Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, Grid, software, Eric Schmidt, revenue, U.S.
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
eSolar, NRG Energy to build solar power plants
News In the second big solar power plant deal in a month, start-up eSolar signs deal to supply equipment to NRG Energy for up to 500 megawatts' worth of solar power.
Tags: Green IT, Photovoltaics, mW, Bill Gross, Renewable Energy, Southern California Edison, natural gas, Idealab, chief development officer, eSolar
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