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  • Top Ten Enterprise Customers

    The list ranks who we think will be the most important and influential buyers in greentech. Some will buy for their operations while others will mostly have influence on their own suppliers.

    Enterprise

    Michael Kanellos April 30, 2009
  • Japanese LED Roundup: Grow Lights and More

    From LED tube lamps that fit in existing fluorescent lamp sockets to finding the best color for growing lamps, here are some flashy stories from Japan.

    Enterprise

    Tech-On! April 29, 2009
  • Concrete Floors Equal Data Center Power Savings

    Fortune Data Centers says it has found energy efficiency gold in using concrete slab floors and industrial water-cooling systems in its newly opened San Jose data center.

    Enterprise

    Jeff St. John April 29, 2009
  • Builders Urge Green Building Subsidies

    Green building already offers paybacks for up to $300 billion per year in the world's major markets, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development reported Monday.

    Enterprise

    Jeff St. John April 27, 2009
  • Builders Urge Green Building Subsidies

    Green building already offers paybacks for up to $300 billion per year in the world's major markets, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development reported Monday.

    Enterprise

    Jeff St. John April 27, 2009
  • EPS Gets $30M to Cut Power at Factories

    There is a lot of wasted power at food and beverage production facilities, and sometimes there are even particles in the waste stream that can be made into methane.

    Enterprise

    Michael Kanellos April 23, 2009
  • What Big Companies Want From Green Startups

    Unilever, IBM and other companies said they are constantly investigating green technologies that would help them conserve energy or sell products to customers who embrace efficiencies.

    Enterprise

    Ucilia Wang April 22, 2009
  • A Tool for Turning Energy Saving Plans Into Action

    Perkins + Will have created a website that will, ideally, allow architects and builders to bake energy savings goals into construction.

    Enterprise

    Michael Kanellos April 21, 2009
  • Luxim Gets $12M More for Breath Mint-Sized Spotlights

    Lights. The old ones are leaving the stage and the new ones are coming in. Luxim’s plasma light wants to replace street and spot lights.

    Enterprise

    Michael Kanellos April 16, 2009
  • President Obama Gets Green Building for the 21st Century

    Both the real estate and construction sectors are the problem and the solution to our economic crisis, writes Cascadia Capital's Michael Butler.

    Green Building

    Michael Butler, CEO, Cascadia Capital April 13, 2009
  • Startups Following Serious Materials Into Green Walls

    Now that drywall is groovy, a number of other companies are jumping into the market to make interior walls.

    Enterprise

    Michael Kanellos April 8, 2009
  • 11 Cool Names and Concepts to Watch in Air Conditioning

    Air conditioning. You only think it's boring. It's one of the big issues in global warming. Here are some companies and concepts to keep your eye on.

    Enterprise

    Michael Kanellos March 31, 2009
  • Better Cold Water Through Software

    Office buildings are just big water coolers. The idea behind Optimum is to keep them comfortable with less chilling.

    Enterprise

    Michael Kanellos March 20, 2009
  • Finger-Powered, Solar-Sensing Light Switches

    Philips subsidiary Ledalite Architectural Products has come out with a light switch that uses kinetic energy to wirelessly turn lights on and off, plus sensors to dim lights in sunlight. No wires, no batteries — welcome to the brave new world of fingertip energy harvesting.

    Enterprise

    Jeff St. John March 19, 2009
  • Ausra Co-Founder Returns With Solar Air Conditioner

    Using the sun's heat to cool a room isn't as much of a contradiction as it sounds. Chromasun, from Ausra's former CEO, says it can run air conditioners on solar power.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos March 13, 2009
  • DOE Doles Out $780M for Weatherization

    The federal energy department is releasing the money in the next few days as part of the $8 billion effort to fund states and local programs for saving consumers energy costs and making government buildings more energy efficient.

    Enterprise

    Ucilia Wang March 12, 2009
  • Hemp Homes, Fish Food, Holographic Solar and Other Ideas

    Oberon can turn waste into food while LifeCrete has new building blocks. Here are other startup tricks that we found at the Cleantech Forum.

    Enterprise

    Michael Kanellos February 25, 2009
  • $20M for Windows That Change Colors

    How do you cut down on your air conditioner use? Tint your windows, says Sage Electrochromics, which recently raised $20 million to keep going.

    Enterprise

    Michael Kanellos February 24, 2009
  • Cisco Jumps Into Energy Management for Computers, Buildings

    The networking giant is launching EnergyWise – software that will run on top of its network to help businesses cut down on the electricity going to phones, computers, building HVAC and lighting systems and a whole array of devices.

    Grid

    Jeff St. John January 26, 2009
  • Serious Materials Shopping for Acquisitions in Bankruptcy Court

    The green building materials maker has bought two window companies this month out of bankruptcy proceedings. Are we going to see more of this?

    Enterprise

    Michael Kanellos January 20, 2009
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