The Smart Grid needs Silicon Valley and the traditional ‘cleantech’ now demands ‘cleanweb.’
Energy Business
Complex LED Lighting Options Call for Sophisticated Education Tools
Buyer education is a never-ending task for manufacturers of light fixtures. With advances in areas such as color and dimming, light-emitting diodes are evolving faster than the public’s knowledge about them. Misconceptions persist, even among architects and lighting designers. As LEDs overcome their technical limitations, the conversation turns to the up-front cost.
In Climate of Cheap Gas, Forecast for Renewable Energy Finance is Cloudy
Cost parity with fossil fuels has long been the holy grail of the renewable energy industry. When shale exploration in the United States began producing abundant natural gas, prices began falling and didn’t pull the rip cord before hitting ten-year lows.
App Promotes Energy Competition Among Friends and Groups on Facebook
Opower and NRDC announced a new app that uses smart meter data to let residents compare their energy consumption to that of their friends on Facebook. Initially 16 utilities are participating.
Where’s my Smart Grid?
The smart grid might not have been the revolution many predicted, but it is happening — gradually.
Efficiency Tomorrow, Inc. — The Business Plan
Efficiency Tomorrow is an automated sustainability advisor and advocate. It nudges small businesses and consumers by providing tips and information to help them take steps to sustainability and make better choices for the environment.
How Cities Are Blowing It: New Research Reveals Three Failures
Written December 15th, 2011 by Denis Du Bois
Categories: Energy Business, Opinion, Sustainable Urban Development
Categories: Energy Business, Opinion, Sustainable Urban Development
Smart Grid News founding editor Jesse Berst summarizes a recent report, “Information Marketplaces, The New Economics of Cities,” that describes business opportunities cities are passing up by not fully utilizing the data that pours out of their smart infrastructures. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Friedman at Greenbuild 2011: Work within the Political and Economic Constraints
Thomas Friedman keynoted at the 2011 Greenbuild Conference and Expo in Toronto, Ontario. He was joined by USGBC chairman Rick Fedrizzi, CaGBC president Thomas Mueller, Kohler CEO David Kohler, journalist/author Cokie Roberts, and Diesel Canada CEO Joie Adler. Friedman’s message to the audience included a specific course of action to halt damaging geopolitical trends and to put the world on a more sustainable path.
