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GridPoint Gets Into Solar Integration With SMUD, ComEd
Sacramento utility to install smart meters, energy storage devices, and solar panel inverter systems to help manage power from rooftop solar panels.
Date: 11/03/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, Solar/Photovoltaics, Energy Efficiency Policy, Smart Grid, Utilities
Tags: energy storage, smart grid, smart meter, solar pv
Hara's supply chain EEM software.
Hara’s Newest Software Looks to Supply Chains for Energy Savings
Energy management startup Hara has released software for a supply-chain module that can evaluate energy efficiency among a client’s suppliers – vendors, transportation services, warehouses, etc.
Date: 10/05/2010
Type: Blog
Technologies: Buildings, Transportation
Tags: energy management software, energy management systems
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
Home Energy Management: 2012 Status Report
Greentech Media summarizes Americans' 2012 home energy usage and statistics. "Home energy management in 2012, like every other year, finds us somewhere between the Flintstones and the Jetsons."
Date: 12/17/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, HVAC, Utilities
Tags: American energy use, home energy management, homes
Homebuilders Make Green, Efficient Features Standard
Energy efficiency features are becoming standard in new home construction due to increasing demand and eco-consciousness.
Date: 03/02/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings
Tags: energy efficient homes, Energy Star
Infrared scan of a retrofitted building.
Hot Water, Lights and AC as a Service
A new crop of startups such as Skyline Innovations and Metrus Energy hope to transform energy efficiency and building management through creative financing, service contracts and software.
Date: 08/30/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, General Information
Tags: building energy use, energy efficiency, energy efficiency service companies (ESCOs), energy retrofit
HP Unveils Net-Zero Energy Data Center Design
HP has unveiled designs for a new data center that will require no net energy from traditional power grids.
Date: 06/01/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, Data Centers
Tags: data center, Hewlett-Packard, net-zero energy
Igor Mezic: Video & Presentation
Smart building design and control systems can help reduce and manage energy use.
Date: 05/20/2009
Type: Slides, Video
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems
Tags: building efficiency, control systems, smart design
Innovation Hubs Off the Starting Block
With first-year funding approved, Energy Secretary Chu's flagship program is getting underway.
Date: 12/23/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Buildings, Climate Change, Energy Conversion
Tags: artificial photosynthesis, buildings, Chu, Congress, efficiency, energy, global warming, nuclear, solar
Intel, too, eyes home energy management
A variety of companies have developed home energy management devices and web applications.
Date: 01/19/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, Electronics
Tags: home energy display, Intel

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