Zipcar’s growth and why it can’t get any love from the street
The market was not in love with Zipcar’s Q1 earnings, which drove the share price down 10 percent this morning. Read more »
Google to build its first thermal storage for a data center
Google has been more than creative when it comes to making its data centers more energy efficient and greener and this week says it plans to implement a new feature for a new data center in Taiwan: thermal energy storage. Read more »
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Green IT’s Q4 Winners: Wind Power, Solar Power, Smart Energy
Greentech marked its best year ever in 2010, and part of that is thanks to the wealth of activity across sectors during the fourth quarter. Global investment in clean energy surged, and while wind power remained the biggest greentech area, solar power saw the fastest growth. The energy efficiency sector appears to have more room for smaller players to make their mark amidst a rapidly maturing market. Meanwhile, China’s stance as a growing greentech giant continued to complicate its relationship with the United States. Companies mentioned in this report include General Electric, Intel, ZigBee, iControl, People Power and EnerNOC. For a full list of companies, and to read the full report, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Ice Energy Raises Cash for Energy Storage
Ice is nice, but so is cash. The startup that builds an ice-based energy storage and air conditioning system for buildings — Ice Energy — announced this morning that it has raised a $24 million Series C round of funding. Read more »
HVAC Startups You Need to Know
OK, heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) in buildings might not be the sexiest of topics, but there’s quite a few startups have emerged recently that have created technology to optimize HVAC systems. Here’s three you need to know. Read more »
AT&T Links Up Next-Gen Energy Tech
AT&T has been quietly linking up the next-generation of energy technologies as part of its growing machine-to-machine division. That’s including providing a network connection for a novel energy storage tech based on ice from startup Ice Energy. Read more »
Energy Storage: One Size Does Not Fit All
If utilities are looking for a magic bullet for energy storage, which can help add clean power to the grid, prevent outages and manage peak load, they’re not going to find it. At least not among the current storage options, according to a report from Lux Research. Read more »
Tips and Tricks: Safari
Welcome to the first installment of ‘Tips and Tricks.” These articles will aim to teach you some handy things you didn’t know about common things on your Apple stuff. So, let’s start our series with Safari. Read more »
HP ProBook, EliteBook Lines Get Fast Processors
HP has refreshed its entire business notebook lines, with faster Intel processors now available. The EliteBook and ProBook models can now be configured with up to an Intel Core i7 processor. New colors have been introduced, caviar and bordeaux, depending on if you’re hungry or thirsty. Read more »
Smart Grid Group Gears Up For Copenhagen
Whether you think the upcoming international climate talks in Copenhagen will deliver a solution for governments to fight climate change, or will ultimately turn out to be a global flop, one thing’s for sure: All eyes will be on the progressive city in Denmark in the […] Read more »
