Challenge aims to find world's top 10 energy innovations
A new initiative announced today aims to find the top sustainable energy innovations that can be quickly and cost-effectively
Dan Ilett
Green technology investors seek safer havens in 2011
As federal stimulus funding for cleantech development runs out, market activity is shifting to safer technologies with quicker and more
US sees record power demands during heat wave
An extreme heat wave that’s now moved into the northeastern US and Canada pushed electricity demand to its highest
UK agency investigates benefits of energy meter data
ELEXON, which provides balancing and settlement services to the UK electricity industry, plans to investigate the potential benefits that could
City picks Tantalus for 'gee-whiz gadget' communications
The Missouri city of Fulton is enlisting the help of Tantalus to provide the communications backbone for its smart grid.
GE completes purchase of Irish smart-grid firm
GE has finalized its acquisition of FMC-Tech, a smart-grid technology provider based in Ireland. The acquisition, first announced
Green roof, IT help cut Postal Service energy costs by $400m
Almost exactly two years after it finished installing one of the largest green roofs in the country, the US Postal
As energy storage market grows, so does SustainX
SustainX, a company developing a new compressed-air energy storage (CAES) technology, is moving to a larger headquarters with the
Nexant starts testing new efficiency management system
California-based smart-grid company Nexant has begun testing a new energy efficiency system it is developing for the Bonneville
S&C provides voltage control to Orkney wind project
Smart-grid integrator S&C Electric Company is helping to bring more wind energy to the Orkney Islands, located
Walgreens eyes title of US's largest retail host of EV charging
US drugstore chain Walgreens plans to have electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations up at some 800 locations across the country
Georgia utility picks Oracle to help make sense of meter data
Oracle Utilities will be helping Georgia’s Cobb Electric Membership Corporation manage the vast amount of data the utility will