UPDATED 10:32 AM EST - Jan 28, 2012
TMCnet GreenTech Week in Review
In green technology news this week, U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a one-two punch to global competitors, offering incentives to bring technology jobs back to America and creating a Trade Enforcement Unit; a predictive study on the effects of global warming left U.K. readers reeling; and Joulex had a championship season, with 2011 revenue growth up more than 420 percent over 2010 and the addition of 80 new customers.
TMCnet GreenTech Week in Review
In green technology news this week, U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a one-two punch to global competitors, offering incentives to bring technology jobs back to America and creating a Trade Enforcement Unit; a predictive study on the effects of global warming left U.K. readers reeling; and Joulex had a championship season, with 2011 revenue growth up more than 420 percent over 2010 and the addition of 80 new customers. [ Read More ]
Bright Automotive Requests Congress and Media to Help Spur Development of Alternative Energy Technology
Bright Automotive, a Midwest hybrid electric vehicle manufacturer, wants its loan application filed under the Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) Program to be processed quickly so that it could act upon President Obama's State of the Union blueprint for U.S. jobs and alternative energy technology leadership. [ Read More ]
Most Executives are Just 'Blowing Smoke' When They Talk about Emissions
Carbon footprint, greenhouse gas emissions, smokestack emissions: If you are foggy about the definition of these terms, but will be responsible for "capturing" and reporting on them for your business, you are not alone. On Jan. 25, Livermore, Calif.-based Epicor Software Corporation, a software solution provider, announced the results of its first-ever carbon accounting survey of nearly 1,000 manufacturers worldwide-shedding light on a "dirty" little secret. Despite forthcoming legislation m… [ Read More ]
Networkfleet Unveils Fuel and Service Card with Integrated Fuel Card Reporting
Networkfleet, a provider of wireless fleet management solutions, announced the launch of the Networkfleet Fuel and Service Card with integrated fuel card reporting. [ Read More ]
Study Says UK To Bear a Strong Burden in Future Warming Climate
In the UK, a study was commissioned recently to find out what, if any, repercussions Britain could expect in the future thanks to global warming. The results were unpleasant, to say the least. [ Read More ]
U.S. Energy Execs 'Drill Down' to Factors, Like Fracking, That Could Offer Freedom from Foreign Oil
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. energy industry executives are convinced that the nation can get out from under its massive foreign fuel dependence by exploiting the natural resources beneath its own soil. [ Read More ]
4 Easy Ways to Make Your Home Office a Green Office
The act of telecommuting is inherently green because it saves millions of tons of carbon dioxide gas from being emitted into the atmosphere every year through reduced commuting to work. According to the Telework Research Network, "Half-time telecommuting could reduce carbon emissions by over 51 million metric tons a year -- the equivalent of taking all of New York's commuters off the road -- [and it saves] 281 million barrels of oil worth $22 billion in oil imports." [ Read More ]
Research: UK Data Centers Embracing Green Technologies
Recent research by the organizers of Data Centre World 2012, the UK's largest dedicated data center event, shows that data centers in the United Kingdom are embracing green technologies but can do more to make the technologies more efficient. [ Read More ]
Increased Demand for Energy Management Drives Record Growth for JouleX
JouleX announced significant achievements for 2011, including revenue growth of over 420 percent over 2010 and the addition of 80 new customers. JouleX is a leading provider of solutions for enterprise energy management for data centers, distributed office environments and many other types of facilities. [ Read More ]
LSI Corporation and ARM Agree to Expand Strategic Partnership
ARM has agreed to extend its long-standing strategic partnership with LSI Corporation to offer energy efficient multicore processors to networking applications. [ Read More ]
Southern California Sees a Surge in Third-Party Solar Leasing
There are about 13 million Americans who could be tempted to take advantage of rooftop solar arrays -if they were offered a third-party lease, rather than a purchase agreement - according to the results of a recent study by the Golden, Colorado-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). [ Read More ]
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