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ICTS to spearhead EU energy efficiency drive
Posted October 9, 2009 ICTS TO SPEARHEAD EU ENERGY EFFICIENCY DRIVE Europe’s information and communication technologies (ICT) sector should cut its own energy use and help boost energy efficiency in other industry sectors, according to a European Commission recommendation due for adoption on Friday. ECEEE: “WEAK VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT NO SUBSTITUTE …
GreenerComputing News :: Apple Pulls Back the Curtain, Is the Green Cloud Hype? And More…
Posted Oct. 5, 2009 The Green IT Perspective By Preston Gralla Plenty of computer and IT vendors have been jumping on the green bandwagon the last several years, with each claiming to be greener than the next. Sometimes, though, the information you get from them has as much to do …
Energy Subsidies Black, Not Green
Posted September 30, 2009 A soon-to-be released study of federal energy subsidies by the Environmental Law Institute, a nonpartisan research and policy organization, shows that the federal government has provided substantially larger subsidies to fossil fuels than to renewables. Subsidies to fossil fuels totaled approximately $72 billion over the seven-year …
European Council adopts revised eco-design Directive
EUROPEAN COUNCIL ADOPTS REVISED ECO-DESIGN DIRECTIVE The European Council yesterday adopted a revised eco-design Directive. The revised Directive will extend its scope beyond “Energy-using Products” (EuP) to allow regulation of “energy-related” products such as windows, shower heads and water taps. http://www.eceee.org/news/news_2009/2009-09-25/ SCHWARZENEGGER: READY TO WORK FOR OBAMA, GO GREEN
Greentech Media
Standards Roadmap for the Smart Grid Unveiled At GridWeek in D.C., Commerce Secretary Gary Locke introduced a 90-page draft on 77 proposed standards for smart grid. Stimuli like this has spurred A123 to have one of the biggest IPOs in greentech, while Silver Spring acquired Greenbox. SolarCity entered the electric …
CLEAN EDGE ALERT: Events and Announcements for the Clean-Tech Community
September 22, 2009 Clean Edge and NASDAQ OMX Launch New Smart Grid Stock Index: QGRD Clean Edge is pleased to announce the official launch of the NASDAQ OMX(r) Clean Edge(r) Smart Grid Infrastructure Index (NASDAQ:QGRD), a new benchmark for the smart grid and electric infrastructure sector.
EU fires warning shot over sluggish climate talks
Countries in the G20 group of the world’s most advanced economies meeting in the US next week must significantly step up the pace of international climate negotiations, European leaders warned on Thursday night. http://www.eceee.org/news/news_2009/2009-09-18/ BUSINESSES UNHARMED SO FAR BY EU CO2 SCHEME:SURVEY
Greener Computing News : Greenwash-Free Storage Tips, Green IT (Not) on Campus? And more…
Posted September 16, 2009 The Green IT Perspective By Preston Gralla Green IT had become a centerpiece of enterprises’ overall IT strategy, but surprisingly, that doesn’t appear to be the case with U.S. colleges. As I write in “U.S. Colleges: Who Cares about Green IT?,” a recent survey found that …
GreenTech Media: Ambient and Duke Extend Smart Grid Deal, Bechtel Picks BrightSource for Solar
Ambient extended its contract with Duke Energy, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only smart grid supplier in town. Meanwhile, a partnership between BrightSource and Bechtel means big money for solar installations. Nanosolar says it’s producing solar cells in San Jose and has named some of its clients. If you …