Google goes completely green to tackle climate change
Google will operate 100 percent on renewable energy by 2017, making it the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy.
Google will operate 100 percent on renewable energy by 2017, making it the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy.
At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, Todd Glass of Heller Ehrman moderates a discussion on the various solar technologies making a difference in the green movement. From thin film PVs to concentrating solar, which technology is best-suited for deployment on a utility scale? Attempting to answer this question are panelists Peter Duprey, CEO at Acciona; Ricardo Angel, senior vice president at GE Energy Financial Services; and Fong Wan, vice president of energy procurement at PG&E.
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has found a six pack of tech companies to push towards a computer with one exaflop of power.
No power? No problem. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das takes a look at kinetic energy technology that charges mobile phones and devices without ever needing an electrical outlet. The mobile device charger generates power from motion, whether it's in a pocket, a briefcase, or the glove compartment of a car.
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources will explore the feasibility of blockchain, specifically in the area of regulation.
The Azure Cloud, Schneider's EcoStruxure and WaterForce's SCADAFarm help New Zealand's Blackhills Farm realize 30 percent savings in water utilization and 50 percent reduction in energy costs.
IBM identifies new ZeroCleare destructive malware targeting energy companies active in the Middle East region.
Felicite Moorman, CEO of STRATIS and Ba-Logics, discusses the opportunities for enhanced resident and building security, and energy savings by mass adoption of IoT in multi-family/multi-occupant buildings.
In an age when being environmentally responsible should be a no-brainer, Tiernan Ray says leading chip companies building AI show they are more concerned about raw speed than about the energy consumption of their products.
The scheme aims to clean up China's pollution-ridden environment.