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 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 ...
Google, KKR Invest in 88 MW of Solar PV Facilities in Sacramento District
Google and global investment firm KKR have made a significant investment into a portfolio of solar ...
Schneider Electric Acquires EnergyCenter 2.0 from Viridity
Energy management firm Schneider Electric has acquired Viridity's energy center DCIM software to augment its StruxureWare for Data Center Operations, the company ...
Microsoft: Cloud Computing Can Cut Emissions by 30% or More
Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and services are estimated to double their global carbon emissions to 4 percent of global electricity consumption by 2020, taking ...
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 ...
Wah Fung Group Announces Efficient Fabric Dyeing Process
A 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 ...
Fleet Briefing: Chevy Volt Fire, FedEx, Toyota Recall and Electric Honda Commuters
Automaker 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 ...
HP Knocks Nokia from Lead in Greenpeace Electronics Guide
HP 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 ...
IBM, Mars Want More Sustainable Cocoa Crops
IBM and Mars say they're using deep computing to improve sustainability ...
Automation System for Smaller Buildings Wins Funding
SCL Elements, developer of the Can2Go automation software for smaller commercial buildings, has secured $2.15 Million in Series A financing. The Westly Group led ...
Verisae’s Apollo Tackles Buildings’ Software Integration Problem
Verisae has launched Apollo, building management software which the company says will collect data from any source, reducing maintenance and energy spend by seven ...
Adapting NASA Technologies to Environmental and Energy Applications
An often-cited example of how public spending for scientific research can yield commercial dividends is the NASA moon landing mission. The forerunners ...
Energy Management Tech Briefing: University of Toledo, Honeywell, Encelium
The 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 ...
Lighting Briefing: Cree, Ruud, Digital Lumens, Lunera
LED 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 ...
How Connectivity Changes Cars
Gigaom Interviews Paul Mascarenas, CTO, Ford Motor Company.
Ford, SunPower Offer Solar Offset System for Focus Electric
Ford 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 ...
TTSI Plans 100 Zero Emission Truck Purchase
Trucking 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 ...
Clean Energy Patents Show Yearly Rise, Quarterly Fall
A 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 ...
SC Johnson Cuts GHGs 27%, Meets Climate Leaders Goal
Consumer chemical firm SC Johnson has announced that it has achieved its greenhouse gas reduction goal set through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ...
Environmental Leader Launches Enterprise Environmental, Energy & Sustainability Intelligence Service
Environmental Leader has quietly rolled out a new subscription product over the last few weeks - EL PRO. EL PRO is the culmination of many, ...
