The energy future forecast? It's Google-icious
Recent developments in building a cleaner, smarter energy future haven’t been just good … they’ve been Google good.
The search engine giant has been busy in recent weeks, going big on sustainability with investments in the world’s largest wind farm, an ultra-high-speed fiber project and a joint effort with the US Department of Energy to promote electric cars.
Meanwhile, here at Greenbang, we’re hard at work on several new research reports and special events — stay tuned for more details in the weeks to come. Want to be the first to know when we release new studies? Check out our subscription option, which gives you immediate access to all our reports and plenty of other premium services.
To make sure you’re up to date on all the other things that have been happening in the smart-grid space lately, take a look at the other news items below. Here’s hoping you have a great week!
Till next time,
Shirley
(Research director)
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Sustainability:
Good point: There”s no sustainability without jobs
Ouch. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers makes a devastatingly important point with its “Keep the Lights On” initiative: Companies that tout smart, sustainable and livable futures should take care to …
http://www.theglobalview.com/good-point-theres-no-sustainability-without-jobs_17733.html
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When smart meter opponents attack
Say one thing for smart meters and their vocal opponents: it’s certainly helped liven up conversations about some formerly dry subjects.
When, for example, could you have previously imagined …
http://www.theglobalview.com/when-smart-meter-opponents-attack_17668.html
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Utilities:
Oracle’s Utilities Centre: Prepare for wow
From IBM, Siemens and Accenture to Oracle, Cisco and Microsoft, the giant IT, integration and technology firms are making bids for dominance in the smart grid’s future. That means targeting utilities, and all of these companies do just that … but only one that we can see has succeeded so far into …
http://www.theglobalview.com/oracles-utilities-centre-prepare-for-wow_17652.html
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Energy:
Bit by bit, Philly moves to KO energy waste
Not all the news developments out of the smart-grid world can be characterised as “exciting.” You’ve got the standard “Company X rolls out another million smart meters” stories, for example, and the …
http://www.theglobalview.com/bit-by-bit-philly-moves-to-ko-energy-waste_17625.html
