Data energy startup Bidgely heads to Hawaii to cut energy consumption
Bidgely, a startup that uses algorithms to dig into smart meter energy data, has teamed up with the Hawaiian energy-focused accelerator program,…
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Neurio launches on Kickstarter to build an energy aware home
The connected home may not need sensors everywhere. Instead they’ll probably sit at strategic points and convey information generated by an algorithm. Neurio is a Kickstarter project that has this philosophy.
Generating electricity from a sheet of paper
Flat, flexible power generators only need to be rubbed or tapped to generate small amounts of power suited to devices like Kindles.
Valta lets you turn off gadgets from your smartphone
The Valta is an energy management system that allows users to turn systems on and off straight from a smartphone.
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Cisco to acquire energy software startup JouleX for $107M
Cisco is bolstering its energy-management portfolio by acquiring JouleX, which works with the network giant’s EnergyWise protocol. The software could help users lower infrastructure overhead.
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Preventing a power outage during the Super Bowl: $4 million
Following the power outage during Sunday’s Super Bowl game, an Amazon Web Services engineer gave his blog readers some tips for avoiding similar events, at data centers or giant stadiums.
Wind energy tax credits survive as Congress passes fiscal cliff deal
Congress approved a fiscal cliff deal on Tuesday and in it included an extension of the wind energy tax credits for wind projects built in 2013. The wind energy industry is breathing a sigh of relief and says 37,000 jobs will be saved.
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This small plug and your smartphone could save you electricity
Looking to cut down or measure the energy usage of an appliance? MeterPlug is one option. This small pass-through device watches electricity consumption in real-time to a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone. It also cuts power when an appliance isn’t in use, helping to save electricity.
A hot trend in cleantech: startups targeting energy data and analytics
Stem, an energy management software and service startup is growing at a time when investors are keen to invest in energy software startups, particularly those who target businesses as customers. The California startup just got a new CEO.
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How to make the cloud more sustainable and resilient
Simply moving to the cloud isn’t an environmental strategy. Now, says Eirikur Hrafnsson of GreenQloud, the conversation has shifted to how we can make the cloud more sustainable and resilient in a 24/7 connected and data-hungry world.
Green jobs, Fisker, creep into the VP debates
Not surprisingly Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan raised a brief argument about “green pork,” and referred to taxpayer dollars going to making “electric cars in Finland,” and “windmills in China.” And Fisker is now two for two in references in these debates.
Energy poverty is a dark killer
The fundamental issue of electrification and clean household energy is not about empowerment. It is about survival.
The energy-water nexus Part I
Water and energy are intimately related in what has been termed the Energy-Water Nexus. In this 2-part article we’ll explore aspects of this connection, touching on pumping water, use of water for the production and extraction of energy, and desalination.
Space-Time Insight raises $14M to put your data on a map
Space-Time Insight has raised $14 million for its technology that visualizes geospatial data on a map so users can actually see what they’re dealing with and start to see correlations in entirely new ways. Although the energy sector drives business, the company is catching on elsewhere.
Bill Clinton hearts energy efficiency, Ivanpah & tattoos (who knew)
Fresh off of visiting the Ivanpah solar plant this morning, Bill Clinton sings the praise of energy efficiency, solar, waste to energy and overall clean power at Harry Reid’s 5th annual National Clean Energy Summit.
Behind the scenes of Primus Power’s battery lab
Take a peek behind the scenes of Primus Power’s battery lab in Hayward, Calif. The company makes a flow battery, which pumps a liquid electrolyte over an electrode to store energy. One day it could help power companies add solar and wind to the grid.
The 6 angels & 6 devils of environmental investing
Carter Bales, the co-founder and Chairman of private equity firm NewWorld Capital Group, is driven by dire pessimism and over-whelming optimism that converge through his livelihood: environmental investing.
Solar thin-film maker ECD shutters production
A glut of solar panels and crushing prices have made life difficult for solar manufacturers this year, and bad news keeps coming. Longtime solar thin-film maker Energy Conversion Devices, which has factories in Michigan, Canada and Mexico, has suspended manufacturing and will furlough 400 workers.
PHOTOS: Connected devices & sustainability at the MOMA
Connected devices can lead to greater sustainability. That’s one recurring theme in the New York Museum of Modern Art’s upcoming exhibit Talk to Me: Design and the Communication Between People and Objects.
SynapSense raises $16M for data-center energy monitoring
A growing list of data-center operators are looking to buy tech to help them reduce their energy consumption. Which is why startup SynapSense, which provides such monitoring tech, is looking to expand and has raised a $16 million round from VCs.
An Untapped Opportunity: Lighting Controls
The future of lighting in commercial and industrial buildings is digital, networked and intelligent. But the potentially massive opportunity of retrofitting these buildings with lighting control systems, has largely been untapped, and is being driven by a dozen startups according to a GigaOM Pro report.
New Handset Chargers Aren't Quite Smart, But Power Phones 50 Percent Faster
T-Mobile introduces three new handset chargers that boast a faster recharge time — between 20 and 50 percent. The devices all support the Micro USB standard and each provides a second USB port to recharge other personal consumer electronics that use USB for power restoration.
Greentech Factories Get $2.3B in Tax Credits, Obama Wants $5B More
For the companies behind more than 180 greentech equipment factories around the country, today brings a couple billion reasons to celebrate: The…
SunRun Adds $90M From US Bancorp, Hopes for 2010 Solar Boom
Solar financier SunRun has high hopes for 2010. The San Francisco-based company, which provides homeowners with solar leasing options known as power…
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Business Models in the Electric Motorcycle Revolution: What electric motorcycle startups are “trying to do with the motorized two-wheeler is more revolutionary…
Welcome to the Era of Open Energy Information
The development of the smart grid is really about unleashing and managing a whole lot of data about energy — where, when,…
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Reality Check on Dedicated Green Portfolios: “Investors tempted by green investing need to choose funds carefully and understand that some of these…
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Electrifying the Autobahn: The German government unveiled plans today to have one million electric cars zipping along the autbahn by 2020, “offering…
7 iPhone Apps to Manage Energy Consumption
Energy management tools designed to help you curb unnecessary power used in your home have yet to break into the mainstream, and…
Office 2010: The Movie Brings the Sexy Back to Microsoft
[show=officethemovie size=large]I posit that there is no software application in the entirety of computerdom less sexy than Microsoft Office. While, yes, Office…
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Smarter PC Power Management: A new webcam application called PecoBOO uses facial recognition — rather than mouse movements — to determine whether…
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Obama on Climate Bill Opposition: “Are there going to be nay-sayers? Absolutely. Are there going to be short-term instances where you can…
Energy Bill Clears the House, But Hurdles & Open Questions Remain
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 has just cleared its biggest hurdle yet, winning approval from the House of…
GreenRoad Fuels Up With More VC Cash
The more you know about how you use energy, the better equipped you are to reduce your footprint. That’s the basic premise…
Vopium For Android- Free Wi-Fi, Low-Cost International Calls
What’s that ancient saying: Another day, another mobile VoIP client? That’s what it seems like these days, as everyone is creating, branding…
Energy Conversion Looks for Revenue in Solar Project Development
Hit by a double whammy of oversupply and a worldwide recession, solar panel installations are forecast to slow by as much as…
EnergyHub Snags Its First Round for Energy Dashboard
Lately it seems like there’s more energy management tools coming to market over the next year than there are blockbuster movies due…
Obama Taps Clean Energy Ally John Holdren as Science Adviser
President-elect Barack Obama named physicist John Holdren assistant to the president and director of the Office of Science & Technology Policy on…
Smart Home Startup EnergyHub to Sell Its Gear Mid-2009
Tis the season for a cozy home and flickering lights strung across rooftops — but as we all know by now, heating…
Obama Calls for Recovery With Energy-Efficient Public Buildings
As part of his Economic Recovery Plan that he hopes will create 2.5 million new jobs, President-elect Barack Obama is calling for…
Are Thin-Film Solar Efficiency Standards Unfair?
Thin-film solar companies are tired of being asked about their conversion efficiency, which is basically the amount of sunlight a panel can…
Ice Energy Heats Up with $33M for Icy Air Conditioning
Amidst the venture funding hangover that appears to be descending onto the cleantech industry, the deals that are being made are especially…
Look Out, Cleantech VCs: Oil's Got a Leg Up On Energy
Neal Dikeman, CEO of Carbonflow and a partner at Jane Capital, offered up some impassioned words of wisdom for the optimistic cleantech…
House Approves Clean Energy Tax Credits, But New Version Could Stall
So the House finally approved the clean energy tax credit extensions after the Senate OK’d a bill earlier this week. But wait!…
House Approves Offshore Drilling, Extends Clean Energy Tax Credits
Following months of debate and squabbling, the House of Representatives just passed a bill that could open America’s coasts to offshore drilling,…
Compressed-Air Startup to Inflate Utility Power Generation
When it comes to renewable energy, there’s the valid question: “But what do you do when the sun doesn’t shine or the…
The IP Guru at the Energy Biosciences Institute
Compared to his colleagues at the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) — a $500 million academic and industry collaboration to fight carbon emissions…
Energy Innovations: Solar Concentrator Certified, Raising Money
Energy Innovations, the solar gear maker that sprung out of Bill Gross’ Idealab, announced a few milestones this morning. The Pasadena, Calif.-based…
Energy Bonds: A New Financial Market
One of the most daunting but necessary challenges faced by the U.S. is getting to other side of this energy crisis, both…
Agilewaves Makes Proactive Smart Home
The idea behind an energy dashboard for your house is that by displaying your home’s energy consumption you will change your behavior…
Energy Recovery IPO Pricing Could Signal Better Things to Come
While last quarter, not a single venture-backed company hit the public markets, today’s IPO of energy-efficient water desalination company Energy Recovery could…
Structure08 Happens Today
As web workers, we’re utterly tied to the internet. But it’s becoming increasingly clear that the infrastructure that the internet is built…
Day one of the web challenge: finding options for success
Yesterday was day one of my "web-only" challenge, the effort to examine if it’s possible for me to boycott desktop applications. The…
YouTomb Tracks Video Takedowns
YouTomb is a new service that monitors and tracks videos being taken down off YouTube because of copyright violations. The cleverly named…
Why Google Needs its Own Nuclear Plant
Indexing the world’s information and making it accessible takes a lot of people, a lot of machines and a lot of energy.…
49 Projects from the Energy Biosciences Institute
The Energy Biosciences Institute, a first-of-its-kind, half-a-billion-dollar partnership between energy giant BP and the labs of UC Berkeley, the University of Illinois…
Cable Cut Culprits Caught?
Dubai port authorities have impounded two ships, MV Hounslow and MT Ann, believed to be responsible for damage to undersea cables that…
Can an SDHC card compete with an SSD or hard drive?
What a great question and even better set of testing. Folks that have been following flash storage speeds, capacities and implementations likely…
Energy Conversion's Extreme Makeover
Here’s a heartening development for anyone weary of the volatility in the solar sector: Energy Conversion Devices’ costly and painful turnaround is…
CES is a-coming!
The International Consumer Electronic Show is becoming one of the biggest trade shows around and each January hundreds of thousands of attendees…
Kindle Kash: What Would You Buy with $399?
Amazon doesn’t announce its e-book reader Kindle until tomorrow, but looks like that kat’s out of the bag. I find myself intrigued…
Stretching the mobile definition- 42 inch screen
You know what we say on MobileTechRoundup, if it’s tech and it moves it’s mobile tech. :) That stretch applies for the…
Proof that Windows Hurt Sales?
Releasing movies for purchase on DVD and on-demand at the same time can increase sales of both, according to an experiment by…
Random touchpoints: today’s news doesn’t even scratch the ‘surface’
The big Microsoft news today is surface computing and as a nearly full-time touch computer user, I couldn’t be happier. The last…
Comcast’s Brian Roberts, Broadband’s Tomorrow Man
Brian Roberts, chief executive officer of Comcast Corp., in a move reminiscent of Microsoft’s Bill Gates’ futuristic announcements at CES, today showed…
Michael Gartenberg joins Microsoft
Long-time industry analyst Michael Gartenberg has been keeping us informed about technology issues while working with Jupiter Research. I had the pleasure…
What’s With “Push” Email?
I’m at a complete loss. Steve said at the Keynote that Yahoo would be providing a free push email account with every…
It’s already Showtime at Amazon
In an attempt to avoid being an also-ran to Apple’s expected iTunes movie announcement next week, Amazon has launched its video download…
Even Dogs Need To IM Too
Pooch lovers (and by extension the pooches themselves,) who are members of the Dogster social network will soon be able to instant…
More reader tech info requested
Recently I asked you to tell us what you carry in your gadget bag every day and I’d like to thank everyone…
New UMPC videos from Microsoft
The Microsoft Windows XP web site has a UMPC section with some nice new videos of the UMPC including one of the…
IBM on the BPL Bandwagon
Back in 2000, Sun Microsystems and other technology leaders happily jumped on stage with Enron executives to proclaim a brave new fiber…
Caller ID via MythTV on Your TV
Thanks to Aswath, I discovered a neat hack that allows the enterprising sorts to display Caller ID information on their television screens…
Microsoft Exec Joins Skype
Scoble’s boss Lenn Pryor, the Channel 9 founder, is leaving Microsoft and joining Skype. Google, Yahoo and Technorati have become homes for…
Wanted, A Few Good Men & Women
There should be no shame in imitating something which is absolutely brilliant. So inspired by one full year of Mobitopia addiction, I…
The Untapped Tablet PC Market
(an open request to OEMs and Microsoft)Tablet PC users get it. They have experienced first hand how a well designed Tablet PC…
09/13/2004 Randomly Speaking
The Hardware Ball: Ericsson wins $150 million GSM expansion deal with Shandong Mobile of China while Nokia signs $120 million GSM/EDGE/WCDMA deal…
Powerful Phones, TI’s gain
Looks like Texas Instruments is becoming the big winner of this trend towards more powerful feature packed phones. Healthy demand from the…
