What’s the definition of a smart city? According to San Diego, it’s one that promotes sustainability and the growth of green jobs, as per the city’s Smart City San Diego collaborative. This group, formed in January 2011, is made up of city of San Diego, GE, UC San Diego, CleanTech San Diego and San Diego Continue reading →
greenhouse
California regulators today approved a plan that would require 15.4 percent of new vehicles sold in the state to be electric, fuel-cell or plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2025. The rule — supported by major automakers — is part of a broader package of regulations called the Advanced Clean Car program designed to cut vehicle greenhouse Continue reading →
There appears to be a critical mass building against smart meters on Bowen so I thought that I would write to provide some compelling reasons to support the technology. I am a professional engineer working in the commercial building energy management industry. I own an industrial strength smart meter and use it to diagnose the Continue reading →
How much impact can smart-grid technology really have on our energy consumption and carbon emissions? How about enough to eliminate the equivalent of all the greenhouse gases produced by Berlin, Delhi, Hong Kong, Istanbul, London, New York, Singapore and Tokyo combined? via How to cut several megacities’ worth of carbon? The right tech helps | Continue reading →
We’ve all heard quite a bit of talk, speculation, argument and proposition regarding a solution to our country’s energy problems. Besides our desperate foreign oil dependence, the US also contributes a large portion of the greenhouse gases that pollute our planet- so clearly a solution is eminent. The beacon of hope has been placed on Continue reading →
