Tendril Takes “Apps Store for Energy” Concept to the Netherlands

kristyResource Efficiency

GTM GRID WEEKLY | Thursday, April 26, 2012 Tendril Takes “Apps Store for Energy” Concept to the Netherlands Tendril and Dutch retail utility Essent open APIs and smart meter data to apps developers and hackathons. Guest Post: Three Areas Where Data Matters for Building Efficiency Data—combined with software to make …

Vermont and IBM Build Fiber Network for Smart Grid

kristyGreen Prosperity, Resource Efficiency

GTM GRID WEEKLY | Thursday, January 26, 2012 And the Smart Grid Winner Is… DistribuTECH announces Smart Grid Project winners. Vermont and IBM Build Fiber Network for Smart Grid Super-fast fiber is worth every penny when it comes to helping Vermont get ahead in smart grid. DistribuTECH Roundup: Silver Spring …

Update: EVs in NYC – What Roll-Out Strategies Work Best for the Big Apple?

kristyGreentech

Update: EVs in NYC – What Roll-Out Strategies Work Best for the Big Apple? How can you charge a car when you can’t find a place to park? Mixed Greens: GE Adds Smart-Grid-as-Service Customer; Renewables Pray for Sect. 1603 Revival In other news, Opower calls rival a copycat and EnerNOC …

Green VC Up, IPOs Hurting in Q3: Cleantech Group

kristyGreentech

Green VC Up, IPOs Hurting in Q3: Cleantech Group Venture investment in greentech startups staying firm, but IPOs doing poorly. Dominion Rolls Out At-Home EV Charging Using incentives and smart meters to push EV charging—and customers—to off-peak Will the Elastic Cloud Conquer the Smart Grid Data Tsunami? Instant access to …

Iceland Home to World’s First Zero-Emissions Data Center

kristyResource Efficiency

UK telecoms and IT services provider Colt is well on its way toward building the world’s first zero-emissions data center, in all of four months. Being built for data center developer Verne Global, the plant will be built on a former NATO base in Keflavik, Iceland, where geothermal and hydroelectric …

A New Tool for Desalination: Sewer Waters, Storm Runoff

kristyResource Efficiency

A New Tool for Desalination: Sewer Waters, Storm Runoff A novel technique to harvest pressure brewing at the University of Nevada could drastically cut the energy needed for desalination. TNG 2011: Accenture and the Home of the Future Greg Guthridge explains what customers want in home automation at The Networked …