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S'pore turns to eco-vehicles, faces obstacles
News Government taskforce aims to introduce electric vehicles next year, but industry watchers voice concerns about consumer mindset and suggest alternative solutions.
Tags: Green IT, R&D, Vehicle, Road Tax, Renault, Compressed Natural Gas, Taskforce, Green IT, Singapore, electric vehicle
eSolar bets on software to make solar cheaper
Insight newsmaker Bill Gross, the head of start-up incubator Idealab and CEO of eSolar, uses a background in Internet entrepreneurship and software to bring down the cost of utility-scale solar.
Tags: Green IT, Growth strategies and tools, Bill Gross, Renewable Energy, Idealab, CEO, Internet, U.S., California, solar energy
Energy independence to boost green efforts
News Countries will increasingly work on more eco-friendly design efforts, including building architecture, to help minimize their reliance on oil, says Autodesk CEO.
Tags: Green IT, Product development and design, Autodesk Inc., Carbon Footprint, Tool, Singapore, Geothermal Energy, software, plastics, software tool
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
US House of Representatives OKs climate bill
News The bill's cap on greenhouse gases, along with a renewable electricity mandate and Clean Energy Bank, is designed to promote clean energy technologies.
Tags: Green IT, Cap, Allowance, Carbon Emission, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, greenhouse gas, Global Warming, pollution, power generation
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
Williams Communications jumps on first trading day
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Williams Communications jumps on first trading day
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Power firm pulls plug, bets on telecom
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British Telecom mulling plan to offer gas, electricity
News British Telecommunications Plc, the UK's second-largest phone company, is considering plans to offer natural gas and electricity to its 19 million retail customers.
Enron rings opening bell for bandwidth exchange
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Storing sun and wind power
News Large-scale electricity storage technologies are being pursued by a number of energy technology companies harnessing sun and wind power.
Tags: Green IT
Cisco makes waves amid sector carnage
News After a tumultuous week for the networking industry, stalwart Cisco Systems plans to announce a deal for up to US$1 billion in optical and Net gear with an emerging telecommunications company.
Why it's not easy being green
News Consumers, not technologies, are the barrier to curbing energy consumption and greenhouse gases, one energy expert says.
Sun exec to companies: Make Web easier to use
News The Internet must develop smart Web services that will make the Web as easy to use as electricity, natural gas or the telephone.
