While the Chevy Volt is making the headlines as an American-made clean energy car, Chevrolet has announced that it will be going further in its green efforts, investing $40 million in various clean energy projects throughout the country with the goal of eliminating 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. via Chevy Investing $40M In Clean Energy Continue reading →
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Combating climate change is proving to be a difficult challenge for governments around the world. In the US, already hobbled by a lack-luster economy, the White House was unable to push a climate change measure through the Senate. But what governments can’t yet do, small businesses and entrepreneurs might be able to. VOA’s Rebecca Ward Continue reading →
Accent, a world leader in semiconductor integration of communications and metering technologies, launches ASMgridTM, the industry first Clean Tech System-on-Chip (SoC) platform. ASMgrid incorporates unprecedented wireless and communications technology breadth for single chip solutions. Dedicated to energy savings and optimization, the platform enables a new class of performance for emerging Smart Meter and Home Area Continue reading →
The UK’s largest energy supplier, British Gas, has announced that it plans to step-up its smart meters installation programme and get two million of the devices in-situ in their customers’ houses by 2012. British Gas say that this will allow more British households to take advantage of all the benefits that smart meter technology offers Continue reading →
China's largest power grid operator State Grid on Monday said it plans to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 10.5 billion tons over the next ten years by using smart grid technologies. This will contribute more than 20 percent to the Chinese government’s goal of reducing carbon intensity, according to the company. China plans to Continue reading →
Most would agree that smart grid is the most happening sector in the clean tech industry right now. It is trying to revamp our outdated and inefficient electrical grids through digital technology. The goal is a green grid which will bring us power savings and lower carbon dioxide emissions. The savings come at a steep Continue reading →
WIth all the stimulus money going into the smart grid, you’d better hope that it would have an impact not only on energy efficiency but on reducing carbon emissions. And fast. Well, there’s a new report out from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory exploring just what those benefits might be: overall, a 12 percent reduction Continue reading →
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has signed a contract with Accenture for consultancy on the planning and rollout of electricity smart grids. Accenture will analyse the current electricity grid network, providing an assessment of the UK’s readiness to adopt the relevant IT systems and services. It will also help the DECC draw up Continue reading →
Australia today announced a $100 million plan for the country’s first commercial-scale “smart” grid to deliver electricity. The “Smart Grid, Smart City” initiative will be a cooperative effort between the Australian government and the energy and communications sectors. The program has the potential to reduce home energy bills, reduce carbon pollution and help tackle climate Continue reading →
umissgym: Is it just me, or is it hot in here? The social media craze has hit building automation, as the campus at the University of Mississippi will soon be broadcasting its energy consumption via Twitter and Facebook updates. In partnership with smart grid company SmartSynch, Ole Miss has created online feeds (also via RSS) Continue reading →
