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First fully mobile, autonomous and sustainable Solar Electric Vehicle Charging Station to Launch

Envision Solar International today have announced the completion of the world's first fully autonomous, mobile, renewable, electic charging station, and is now ready for shipping.

15 Aug 2013

Bio-Inspired Approach Shows Promise for Effective Thermal Control of Window Surfaces

University of Toronto Engineering professor Ben Hatton (MSE) is turning to nature to find a way to make windows more energy efficient.

5 Aug 2013

Sacramento's Metro Center Corporate Park to Cut Energy Use Through Property-Assessed Clean Energy Program

Johnson Controls, the global leader in delivering solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, and Ygrene Energy Fund, the leading developer and administrator of clean energy financing programs, will help Seattle-based Metzler Real Estate cut energy use and utility bills at Sacramento's Metro Center Corporate Park in the biggest contract of its kind. The program known as Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) allows Metzler to pay energy costs over time instead of upfront.

From Johnson Controls, Inc. 3 Aug 2013

Lockheed Martin to Deliver Energy Savings Capabilities for U.S. Embassy in Managua

The Department of State has selected Lockheed Martin to deliver energy savings capabilities that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on foreign energy by more than 50 percent for the U.S. Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua.

24 Jul 2013

Energy Management Can Help Big Data Centers Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Most big data centers, the global backbone of the Internet, could slash their greenhouse gas emissions by 88 percent by switching to efficient, off-the-shelf equipment and improving energy management, according to new research.

20 Jul 2013

NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center Honored with 2013 Green Data Center of the Year Award

The NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC) has been named the 2013 “‘Green’ Data Center of the Year” at the inaugural Datacenter Dynamics North American Awards.

19 Jul 2013

Winners of Energy-Efficient Lifestyle Initiative Contest Announced

The winners of the Ford-led MyEnergi Lifestyle Retrofit contest – designed to showcase how a typical American family can affordably move to an energy-efficient lifestyle – are Lindsay and Ben Sattler of Parker, Colo.

18 Jul 2013

Telkonet to Install EcoSmart Energy Technology in Additional Residence Halls for Higher Education Client

Telkonet, Inc., whose complementary business divisions include EcoSmart, an intelligent energy management technology solution and EthoStream, one of the largest high-speed Internet access ("HSIA") providers in the world, is pleased to announce that one of its existing higher education clients has requested installation of EcoSmart into three additional residence halls at the university.

18 Jul 2013

ForceField to Install 19,000 LED Streetlights for Costa Rican Utility Company, ESPH

ForceField Energy Inc. ("ForceField"), an international manufacturer, seller and distributor of energy products and solutions, today announced it signed a Letter of Intent ("LOI") with Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia ("ESPH"), a utility company based in Heredia, Costa Rica, for the installation of 19,000 of its LED streetlights to replace existing lighting in ESPH's territory.

17 Jul 2013

ENTRA Project Awarded €2.1 Million Grant to Promote Energy-Aware System Development

Developing greener software and technology is crucial for ensuring people and organisations reduce their impact on the environment. A new project hopes to enable the development of greener IT products by providing the energy consumption information of computer systems early in the software design phase.

16 Jul 2013