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Energy management: red light, green light

What is it going to take to get consumers and businesses to engage in their utility bills and pay attention to saving energy? And why isn’t it happening yet on a broad basis in the United States?

The average consumer doesn't know what they pay per watt, only how big their bill is every month.

Other countries, especially in Europe, are leaps and bounds ahead of America when it comes to energy management and smart metering, and being more aggressive at trying to understand the future impact of electric vehicles, for example, on the grid.

IBM’s water tech threefold effect

November 13, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - The company inks a $14.5M deal in Sydney, as its software aims to improve water availability in Japan, and manage resources and services in Texas. Full Story »

MySpace racks up energy savings from Fusion-io

October 13, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Utah-based solid-state storage business announces social networking company as one of its nearly 1,000 customers as it eyes expansion in the industry. Full Story »

Ausra expands management team

September 21, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Solar thermal developer looks for leadership from a new No. 2 as it transitions from being a power plant developer to a solar steam systems provider. Full Story »

Canadian startup takes a GPS approach to smart metering transport

September 8, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Skymeter is one of 16 cleantech companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Find out more in the Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »

Energy efficiency at the atom level

September 4, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Nanotechnology researchers at IBM’s Zurich lab image the chemical structure of molecules to revealing insight in how charge transmits, potentially improving computer components and solar panels. Full Story »

Study: India leads the pack in green server rooms

May 18, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Indian IT shops are retrofitting existing server rooms to increase energy efficiency. Full Story »

Beijing gets thirstier with water price increases

May 15, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Water hike would be the capital’s fifth since 2001 due to delayed project importing more supply from Yangtze River. Full Story »

IBM plays sugar daddy to smart grid

May 1, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Financing arm of International Business Machines authorizes $2 billion in loans, credit and other financing to jump-start smart grid projects. Full Story »

Energy Australia taps IBM for $3M smart grid project

March 31, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - IBM is now involved with 50 smart grid projects across the world incorporating its IT architecture. Full Story »
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