Green Technology

Green technology is technology that conserves natural resources and limits negative environmental impacts that are used to create products and facilities. Topics in this section include information and research on these green technologies. We look at how these technologies reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase sustainability.

LG Launches Efficient HVAC Products

LG Launches Efficient HVAC ProductsLG Electronics has announced energy efficiency improvements to to its HVAC products at the International Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Expo in Chicago. The Multi V ...

January 24, 2012

Google, KKR Invest in 88 MW of Solar PV Facilities in Sacramento District

Google, KKR Invest in 88 MW of Solar PV Facilities in Sacramento DistrictGoogle and global investment firm KKR have made a significant investment into a portfolio of solar ...

December 21, 2011

Schneider Electric Acquires EnergyCenter 2.0 from Viridity

Schneider Electric Acquires EnergyCenter 2.0 from ViridityEnergy management firm Schneider Electric has acquired Viridity's energy center DCIM software to augment its StruxureWare for Data Center Operations, the company ...

December 21, 2011

Microsoft: Cloud Computing Can Cut Emissions by 30% or More

Microsoft: Cloud Computing Can Cut Emissions by 30% or MoreInformation Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and services are estimated to double their global carbon emissions to 4 percent of global electricity consumption by 2020, taking ...

December 16, 2011

Mercedes Benz Unveils Efficient ‘Aero Trailer’

Mercedes Benz Unveils Efficient ‘Aero Trailer’Mercedes Benz has designed a concept haulage trailer that reduces wind resistance by 18 percent and improves fuel economy by 5 percent. The product, with the working ...

December 2, 2011

Wah Fung Group Announces Efficient Fabric Dyeing Process

Wah Fung Group Announces Efficient Fabric Dyeing ProcessA dyeing process designed by fabric supplier Wah Fung Group can achieve 13 percent carbon savings and over 50 percent water savings in fabric manufacturing when ...

December 1, 2011

Fleet Briefing: Chevy Volt Fire, FedEx, Toyota Recall and Electric Honda Commuters

Fleet Briefing: Chevy Volt Fire, FedEx, Toyota Recall and Electric Honda CommutersAutomaker GM has tried to blame government testers for a fire that reportedly engulfed one of its plug-in Chevrolet Volt cars following testing at a federal ...

November 15, 2011

HP Knocks Nokia from Lead in Greenpeace Electronics Guide

HP Knocks Nokia from Lead in Greenpeace Electronics GuideHP has taken the lead in Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics, while the scores of former front runners Nokia and Sony Ericsson have dropped. The ...

November 9, 2011

IBM, Mars Want More Sustainable Cocoa Crops

IBM, Mars Want More Sustainable Cocoa Crops IBM and Mars say they're using deep computing to improve sustainability ...

October 10, 2011

Automation System for Smaller Buildings Wins Funding

Automation System for Smaller Buildings Wins FundingSCL Elements, developer of the Can2Go automation software for smaller commercial buildings, has secured $2.15 Million in Series A financing. The Westly Group led ...

October 5, 2011

Verisae’s Apollo Tackles Buildings’ Software Integration Problem

Verisae’s Apollo Tackles Buildings’ Software Integration ProblemVerisae has launched Apollo, building management software which the company says will collect data from any source, reducing maintenance and energy spend by seven ...

October 4, 2011

Adapting NASA Technologies to Environmental and Energy Applications

Adapting NASA Technologies to Environmental and Energy ApplicationsAn often-cited example of how public spending for scientific research can yield commercial dividends is the NASA moon landing mission. The forerunners ...

October 4, 2011

Energy Management Tech Briefing: University of Toledo, Honeywell, Encelium

Energy Management Tech Briefing: University of Toledo, Honeywell, EnceliumThe University of Toledo (pictured), economic development program Ohio Third Frontier and GEM Inc. are partnering to design, develop and commercialize a new power system that ...

September 13, 2011

Lighting Briefing: Cree, Ruud, Digital Lumens, Lunera

Lighting Briefing: Cree, Ruud, Digital Lumens, LuneraLED lighting firm Cree Inc. has announced the acquisition of outdoor LED lighting firm Ruud Lighting Inc. for approximately $525 million. Ruud Lighting will continue to ...

August 18, 2011

How Connectivity Changes Cars

How Connectivity Changes Cars Gigaom Interviews Paul Mascarenas, CTO, Ford Motor Company.

August 17, 2011

Ford, SunPower Offer Solar Offset System for Focus Electric

Ford, SunPower Offer Solar Offset System for Focus ElectricFord and SunPower Corp. have created a rooftop solar system that they say will provide Focus Electric owners with enough renewable energy to offset the electricity ...

August 11, 2011

TTSI Plans 100 Zero Emission Truck Purchase

TTSI Plans 100 Zero Emission Truck PurchaseTrucking firm Total Transportation Services Inc. looks set to buy 100 zero emission trucks for heavy-duty hauling purposes from Vision Motor Corp. The haulage company signed a ...

August 2, 2011

Clean Energy Patents Show Yearly Rise, Quarterly Fall

Clean Energy Patents Show Yearly Rise, Quarterly FallA record number of first quarter clean energy patents were granted in 2011 in the U.S. according to Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti's Clean Energy ...

August 2, 2011

EL Pro SC Johnson Cuts GHGs 27%, Meets Climate Leaders Goal

SC Johnson Cuts GHGs 27%, Meets Climate Leaders GoalConsumer chemical firm SC Johnson has announced that it has achieved its greenhouse gas reduction goal set through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ...

June 29, 2011

Environmental Leader Launches Enterprise Environmental, Energy & Sustainability Intelligence Service

Environmental Leader Launches Enterprise Environmental, Energy & Sustainability Intelligence ServiceEnvironmental Leader has quietly rolled out a new subscription product over the last few weeks - EL PRO. EL PRO is the culmination of many, ...

June 27, 2011