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India’s Mission on Energy Efficiency
The Indian government has announced plans to combat climate change through energy efficiency. The move is meant to show India's willingness to contribute constructively to solving the issue.
Date: 09/03/2009
Type: Blog, News
Technologies: Climate Change, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: climate change, global energy demand, global warming, India
Charlie Kolstad
How much and how soon can available energy efficiency technologies produce energy savings?
Institute for Energy Efficiency group head comments on new McKinsey report
Date: 09/01/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Climate Change, Economic Impact, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: commentary, McKinsey Report
Smart Grid Stimulus Funds: Demo Projects, Partners Emerge
Utilities across the country are pulling together proposals for grants for smart grid systems. $4 billion in stimulus funding is reserved for building the smart grid infrastructure.
Date: 08/31/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: energy infrastructure, smart grid, stimulus
Is Curbing Data Center Power Consumption Enough? What’s Beyond It?
Alta Terra blog post relating to looking at the big picture around Data Center energy consumption.
Date: 08/31/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Data Centers, Smart Grid
Tags: data center efficiency
NASA Base is Most Sustainable Federal Building Project in America
NASA is in the process of constructing the greenest building in America at their Ames campus near the Silicon Valley in California. The agency has recruited green architect William McDonough for the project.
Date: 08/28/2009
Type: Blog, News
Technologies: Buildings
Tags: building energy use, green building, McDonough, NASA
Solar Roadways get Prototype Funding from DOT
The Department of Transportation recently gave funding for initial research into embedding solar cells into the nation's highways. The plan would turn roadways into an energy and information infrastructure.
Date: 08/28/2009
Type: Blog, News, Video
Technologies: Transportation
Tags: electric vehicle infrastructure, energy infrastructure, solar roadways, solar technologies
For Next-Gen Batteries Look to Universities — and the Rare Startup
Governments and companies worldwide are investing heavily in advanced battery research to create an energy storage device that will make electric vehicles more adoptable.
Date: 08/27/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Batteries
Tags: battery economy, battery research, energy storage
Setting the Stage for Smart Grids
As utility and IT companies begin to invest in smart grid technology, many other sectors are trying to find ways to profit from smart grid implementation.
Date: 08/27/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: energy infrastructure, grid infrastructure, smart grid technology
computer clunker
How About Cash for Tech Clunkers?
Popular Science commentary on the Cash for Clunkers program suggest a Cash for Tech Clunkers program.
Date: 08/27/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Economic Impact, Electronics
Hit the Lights, Cut Power by 50% or More, Says PG&E
PG&E study shows building automation systems for controlling lights actually work.
Date: 08/27/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, Utilities

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