State Department Partnership with 1E Slashes PC Energy Use
The software company has disclosed the first results of its work balancing energy efficiency with optimal performance for the U.S. Department of State's 90,000 desktop computers at 468 offices worldwi... [Read More]
 
What's on the Horizon of IBM's 'Smarter Planet'
At Big Blue's annual 'Connect' analyst event, the company gave a glimpse at how its Smarter Planet initiative is driving business opportunities, and mapped the next hurdles it will need to overcome...... [Read More]
 
Utilities, Tech Firms and NGOs Team Up for Smart Grid Education
The Smart Grid Consumer Collective has nearly doubled its membership so far this year, and as GridWeek kicks off this week, plans to roll out research on how to speed customer adoption of smart grid t... [Read More]
 
Dell Backs Away from Carbon Neutrality, Focuses on Efficiency & E-Waste
The company's latest CSR report downplays its green power purchases and highlights Dell's growing e-waste hauls and improved energy efficiency and performance-per-watt metrics.... [Read More]
 
China Will Push Smart Meter Installs 1B by 2020
China's aggressive efforts to modernize its electric grid has dramatically increased Pike's latest smart meter forecast.... [Read More]
 
Why Broadband is a Lynchpin of a Sustainable Global Economy
We are at a historic moment where we will either enter into a contest for finite resources -- where most will lose in the long term -- or we can enter into a golden age of almost limitless economic ... [Read More]
 
How to Succeed in Energy Management Where Google, Microsoft Failed
Is it possible to get large parts of the population to engage -- and stay engaged -- in energy efficiency? ... [Read More]
 
First Take: Don't Write Off Smart Meters or Plastic Wine Bottles Just Yet
Think smart meters are dead because of Google's misfire in the market? Think again. Reports on smart meters, the rise of plastic wine bottles and the UK's quest for green power are among the headlines... [Read More]
 
6 Types of Sustainability Software that Meet Any Company's Needs
Though it's been clear for a while that IT will play a key role in how companies address sustainability, until now there hasn't been a clear profile of who the buyers are, or a broad outline of the ca... [Read More]
 
3 Kinds of Smart Cities Shaped by IT
A range of IT vendors are creating and exploiting business opportunities by helping governments improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban infrastructure.... [Read More]
 
Using ICT to Tackle Climate Change
From telework to the smart grid, here's how the IT industry can help countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.... [Read More]