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Microsoft crunches numbers on energy, carbon
News Part of an environmental sustainability push, Microsoft updates is Dynamics packaged applications for midsize companies to tally energy use and to calculate greenhouse gas emissions.
Tags: Green IT, Software, Microsoft Corp., Energy, Carbon Emission, Renewable Energy, electricity grid, Dynamics AX Application, Environment, energy efficiency
Andy Grove urges Intel to build car batteries
News Former Intel CEO--now a plug-in vehicle advocate--says the chip giant should make electric car batteries to diversify and jump-start the alternative-energy field.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Intel Corp., Conference, Plug-in, Manufacturing, Chip, electric car, car battery, U.S. company
Intel expands solar focus with Voltaix investment
News The company's latest clean-tech investment is its third in two months for companies specializing in photovoltaic solar materials.
Tags: Investments, Green IT, Venture capital, Processors, Intel Corp., Integrated Circuit, Photovoltaics, Investment, Manufacturing, solar cell
Intel seeds five energy startups with US$10M
News Chip giant's venture arm boosts its presence in smart-grid technologies and low-power computing through investments.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Intel Corp., Security, C, Intel Xeon, General Electric Co., Investment, energy efficiency, high-performance computing
Intel spins off solar cell maker SpectraWatt
News In a big commitment to clean tech, Intel-funded SpectraWatt will manufacture solar cells for panel makers starting in the middle of next year.
Tags: Processors, Green IT, Clean Technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., solar cell, intellectual property, processor, energy efficiency, network
