Earth2Tech Week in Review

5 Energy Management Tools Launched at CES: While digital home energy management tools aren’t dominating the headlines from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year, a few consumer electronics makers, utilities and software designers have launched some interesting products at the show. Gadget makers are starting to fold in energy management as one part of the entire consumer option.

PHOTOS: 8 Green Cars to Watch at the Detroit Auto Show:When the Detroit Auto Show kicks off next week, we’ll see concepts for greener cars — a sign of how even in a time when more car companies are questioning the value of these budget-busting events, they’re still betting that demonstrating green innovation (with designs like the eight we’ve picked out) will be worth the price.

“Google Energy” Subsidiary: What’s Google Up To?:The search engine giant has created a subsidiary called “Google Energy,” which is looking to buy and sell electricity on federally regulated wholesale markets. Given the legal permission to act as a utility — basically buying and selling clean energy — Google could help offset its carbon emissions that result from its large power needs.

Volt Battery Pack No. 1 Rolls off Assembly Line, Finish Line in Sight: The first battery pack for General Motors’ upcoming Chevy Volt rolled off the line at a Brownstown, Mich. factory this week. A few hurdles remain for production of the vehicle, but GM hinted the price point may come down sooner rather than later from the previous estimate of $40,000.

DOE to Invest $47M in Data Center Efficiency Projects:Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced this week that the Department of Energy will spend $47 million of its stimulus funds on 14 projects that will make information and communication technology more efficient, with a strong emphasis on data center efficiency.

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