Business Models in the Electric Motorcycle Revolution: What electric motorcycle startups are “trying to do with the motorized two-wheeler is more revolutionary than evolutionary and so their approach to the market must be distinct, perhaps diametric to that of the companies that currently occupy the landscape.” […] Read more »
Feds Open Another Spigot for Clean Energy: The Treasury Department has announced that it’s allocating $2.2 billion in bonds to support the efforts of 805 small-scale clean and renewable energy projects across the country. Most of the bond money will be used to support solar, wind […] Read more »
We’ve talked a lot on WWD recently about the tech-savvy of our clients, our site’s users, the public, and, well, everyone … except ourselves! We might like to think we know it all, and many of us spend innumerable hours reading, researching and learning so that […] Read more »
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[qi:_earth2tech] Today is one of the biggest days ever for the smart grid business. This morning, the Department of Energy announced the recipients of the $3.4 billion in stimulus grants for 100 smart grid projects (25 large, 75 small) aimed at creating “tens of thousands of […] Read more »
MoTR 187 is 33:05 minutes long and is a 30.4 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: Windows 7 is here, and so is the Windows […] Read more »
Solar thermal power company Solel Solar Systems has found an exit. Less than a year after Solel raised a gigantic $105 million investment from London-based firm Ecofin to help finance a plant in California’s Mojave Desert, Siemens has announced today that it is buying the Israeli […] Read more »
No fewer than 100 large-scale carbon capture and storage projects within about a decade, at a cost of some $56 billion — that’s what International Energy Agency chief Nobuo Tanaka said the world needs in order to help address climate change, Reuters reports. And it’s only […] Read more »
[qi:_earth2tech] With Google’s endless projects — from book search to a browser killer to Blogger — you’re probably wondering why I’m so excited about a new partnership deal for the company’s PowerMeter energy management tool. Well, here’s why: For the first time, consumers can now access […] Read more »
Reality Check on Dedicated Green Portfolios: “Investors tempted by green investing need to choose funds carefully and understand that some of these sectors can be very volatile.” Plus, buying stock in greener companies and “shunning those that are harder on the Earth’s resources won’t benefit the […] Read more »
MoTR 183 is 35 minutes long and is a 32 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPIC: What’s wrong with Windows Mobile and what can Microsoft […] Read more »
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Web forms can be complicated or they can be easy. For a while now, FormSpring has been in the business of making it easier for those of us who might not have a programming background or the patience to take on the daunting task of coding […] Read more »
Tesla Still on the Hunt for Space: Two cities in Southern California — Long Beach and Downey — have emerged as leading candidates for Tesla Motors’ Model S electric sedan factory, but the San Francisco Bay Area is still in the running. — San Jose Mercury […] Read more »
If California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has his way, utilities in the state will get at least a third of their energy from renewable sources by 2020 — and they’ll have free reign to import it from out of the state. The move, which has been under […] Read more »
Like a ninja assassin, Apple sneakily killed off the 40 GB model of its Apple TV set-top box and shaved a hundred bucks off the price of its 160GB model last night, reports MacRumors.com. The bulkier 160GB flavor is now $229 (the price of the old […] Read more »
Wind power innovators are poised to get a $1 billion boost from Washington — that is, if the Senate goes along with the House in approving the Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009. The bill, which cleared the House late Wednesday in a voice […] Read more »
Data centers are a critical component of many businesses these days, but because of the amount of electricity they consume, they are extremely expensive to run. However, a great deal can be done both to cut costs and reduce their environmental footprint, simply by making them more energy efficient. Online technologies and applications are creating skyrocketing demand for new data centers, and most enterprises are now seeking “greener” solutions, both in their own facilities, and in the facilities with which they do business. This report looks at innovations in green data center design and identifies key players — from major data center operators to startups solving specific issues — leading the charge. Read more »
I am constantly analyzing the way I use mobile technology, and as a result, I often change the way I do things. I am in the fortunate position where I get exposed to lots of technology and that exposure keeps me looking at how I use […] Read more »
A dozen wind and solar projects have just snagged hefty grants from the Department of Energy — not enough to cover the entirety of their projects, but enough, the agency hopes, to get investors to pony up more capital. Among today’s big winners is Spain’s Iberdrola […] Read more »
You may have heard of Spotify, the European music streaming app whose mystique has only deepened due to its unavailability in the U.S. The Stockholm-based peer-to-peer song streaming service offers ad-supported and paid versions, with a large library of licensed tracks. Well, it seems Stockholm also […] Read more »
GM Green Strategy in a Nutshell: General Motors’ Britta Gross says the extended-range electric Chevy Volt is intended as a halo car to change people’s perception of the company, but it’s developing hydrogen fuel cell tech since “we can’t just assume batteries are going to solve […] Read more »
New Life for Cadillac Converj?: General Motors’ plans for the Cadillac Converj, a concept for a luxury vehicle using the Voltec drive system deployed in the Chevy Volt, were shelved when some members of top management and the federal auto task force questioned the economics of […] Read more »
Electrifying the Autobahn: The German government unveiled plans today to have one million electric cars zipping along the autbahn by 2020, “offering sweeteners to jump-start national giants like BMW and Volkswagen into action.” — AFP via Grist Fuel from Biomass, Sewage Sludge Headed for LAX: Synthetic […] Read more »
Slow Going for Solar Phones: “Solar technology in mobile computing devices is still impeded by performance and price issues and isn’t likely to entirely replace batteries anytime soon, according to analysts.” — CNET’s Green Tech Farmers in the Climate Crossfire: Unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions will be […] Read more »
Policy makers, entrepreneurs, investors, automakers and others are paying increasing attention to long-overlooked energy storage technology, and they’re pouring billions of dollars into the sector in hopes of snagging a piece of the market as it develops. But for startups looking to break into energy storage ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Ask your favorite sysadmins or IT experts about computer security and you’re likely to get more of an earful than you bargained for (with a healthy dash of paranoia thrown in for good measure). Why? Because years of outwitting hackers, guarding against malicious code, and bringing ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
What About Charging?: The Department of Energy is spending $2.4 billion to help develop technology for electric vehicles, but relatively little has been awarded for a crucial element that remains in short supply: the infrastructure needed to recharge vehicles once they are on the road. Wall […] Read more »
Cash for Clunkers Tally: Cash for clunkers may not be the most cost-effective emission reducer, but trade-ins under the program have resulted in an average fuel economy gain of 9.6 MPG, which translates to an estimated $1,000 in savings at the gas pump and 660,000 metric […] Read more »
As more and more households have multiple PCs, the idea of a “family pack” (i.e., a piece of software with multiple licenses for use) makes a lot of sense. Since Apple and Microsoft are set to release new versions of their respective operating systems this fall […] Read more »
“Carousel Fraud” Strikes Carbon Markets: Carbon credit fraudsters are increasingly “setting up complicated import and export schemes between EU member countries, charging buyers for value-added tax in the country of destination, and then absconding with the tax rather than handing it over to the governments.” — […] Read more »
Information is leaking out about an Android phone from Motorola which is rumored to be the first such phone for Verizon. Not much is known about this phone, which is dubbed Sholes. If Verizon does release this phone, it will likely be the first Android phone […] Read more »
The New Saudi Arabia: To replace the tired stock phrase, “the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy,” readers suggest: “the El Dorado of green energy,” and the Everlasting Gobstopper or Rush Limbaugh of wind. — NYT’s Green Inc. Obama Calls for U.S.-China Cooperation: President Obama kicked off […] Read more »
When Google recently announced its Google Wave initiative, there were a lot of posts going around the web characterizing it as earth-changing news, although some questioned the effort. Wave combines email, instant messaging, wiki features and more, conjuring up images of a next-generation communications tool. Now, […] Read more »
Free cash from the feds for clean energy, up front — not enough to cover a whole project, but enough to get investors to pony up more. That’s the basic idea of a new stimulus program that the Department of Energy and the Treasury Department have […] Read more »
Germany’s Yello Strom might be the coolest utility in the world — it’s embraced the intertwining of energy and home broadband connections and is one of the few that manages its smart meter service directly via its customers’ broadband link. That means it can easily offer […] Read more »
The Department of Energy just opened up $346 million in stimulus funds for boosting the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings — but ultimately the agency’s chief, Steven Chu, wants energy efficiency, and other elements of green building, to be incorporated into structure designs from […] Read more »
Developing Countries Eye Efficiency: “Emerging markets are waking up to the fact that using energy more wisely puts money in consumer wallets, can help smooth out trade deficits and is better for the planet in terms of reducing carbon emissions.” — WSJ’s Environmental Capital Nitrogen Dioxide […] Read more »
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 has just cleared its biggest hurdle yet, winning approval from the House of Representatives in a close 219-212 vote late on Friday. The bill has already had a long and bumpy ride since a draft began circulating […] Read more »
So much for the “rapid restart” that Department of Energy Chief Steven Chu had in mind for the FutureGen project, a controversial public-private initiative to test experimental carbon capture and storage technology at a new 275 MW coal plant. Less than two weeks after Chu announced […] Read more »
Farm Groups Win Battle for Offset Oversight: In a major victory for agriculture groups and defeat for environmental organizations that hoped the EPA would win authority to set rules for agriculture-based carbon offsets, lawmakers agreed last night to give the lead oversight role to the Agriculture […] Read more »
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