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Nov
09

IEA: Six years to change energy, carbon course ... or else

We’re fast running out of time to steer away from business-as-usual energy and carbon policies that are not only
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Nov
08

Wanted: Better ideas to help consumers make sense of smart-grid data

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is offering up to $8 million in funds to promote new ways to make
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Nov
08

Alstom researchers seek longer-lasting, better hydropower

Alstom’s new Global Technology Center (GTC) in Canada will focus on innovative ways to retrofit hydroelectric plants to help
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Nov
08

Trilliant targets utilities looking to help customers cut energy use

Smart-grid communications company Trilliant has rolled out a new offering designed to help utilities enable demand response and energy awareness
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Nov
07

Utilities' view on solar power? Not as sunny as it could be

Utilities today are increasingly finding themselves in a chicken-and-egg situation. Which comes first: a smarter grid, or a greener grid?
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Nov
07

'Smart' city to blend high-speed networks with local food, energy

A new “smart” community planned for the Canadian city of St. Albert will feature an ultra-high-speed data network and other
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Nov
07

Smart meters, demand response exert growing impact in US

Demand response and advanced energy metering are spreading rapidly across the US, although both have some way to go before
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Nov
04

In marine current energy, Siemens wants to be 800-lb gorilla

There’s a lot of energy in the world’s oceans, and Siemens wants to play a big part in
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Nov
04

First Solar builds manufacturing momentum in US, Germany

Construction of a new 66 megawatt (MW) solar power project in California is set to start before the end of
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Nov
03

SeriousCapital offers building owners 'no-money down' efficiency

What do you do when people — or “consumers,” as they’re called these days — stop consuming because they don’t
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