Articles tagged as: scotland
Green tech finds (9/30/10)
September 30, 2010
Solar ivy, French hybrids, and green cheese… your weekly green tech finds.
- Are smart grids smart for cities?: Stephen Hammer at Harvard Business Review wonders if smart grid technology is the most efficient way to make our cities more sustainable.
- New portal features green tech ready for funding: Looking for a green technology investment opportunity? The US Department of Energy’s new Technology Commercialization Portal features over 200 marketing summaries of technologies ready for investment or licensing. (via Environmental Leader)
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Tags: department of energy / diesel / green roofs / hybrid / investment / scotland / smart grid / solar / water / wind power
Green tech finds (8/19/10)
August 19, 2010
A zero-emissions race around the world, whiskey biofuel, and more… your green tech finds for the week.
- Energy efficient motors mean green jobs in Arkansas: Electrocraft, Inc. has announced it will start producing energy efficient electric motors for heating and air conditioning units in its Searcy, Arkansas plant. This means 55 new green jobs for the small town.
- Cell phone tech meets data centers: Data centers (aka server farms) suck up a lot of energy. Start-up Smooth-Stone thinks it can cut that power use by applying “low-power cell phone technology to servers…” A number of VCs think they can do it, and have provided $48 million in funding.
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Tags: arkansas / biofuel / data centers / electric motors / electric vehicles / energy monitor / green jobs / scotland / software / solar / water / whiskey / zero race
