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MyFax Offers Fax Users a Choice

As we approach Earth Day 2008 (April 22), companies are increasingly striving to prove their green “street cred.”   Internet fax service provider MyFax, is enticing office fax users to get rid of their old fax machines by donating them...

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Organic Retailer Touts Fuel Cell Powered Supermarket

Whole Foods is announcing the opening of the first supermarket in the world to use fuel cell technology to power its store.   According to a company news release, Whole Foods is leveraging fuel cell technology to generate half of...

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TMCnet Interviews ON24 CEO

TMCnet’s Mae Kowalke recently interviewed Sharat Sharan, president and CEO at ON24 to discuss Webcasting and the impact such technologies might have on the environment.   According to Kowalke, “New communications technologies like online conferencing are making collaboration among geographically-dispersed...

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Can Virtualization Green The Emerald Isle?

SiliconRepublic.com is reporting that Microsoft’s server and tools business manager, Bill O’Brien, believes that adopting new virtualization technology — like that available in Microsoft’s new Windows Server 2008 — can save Irish businesses over 50 million Euros annually.   Said...

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Land Rover Unveils Green Concept

Green is a major theme of this year’s North American International Auto Show and Land Rover is bringing something to the party. The automaker unveiled the LRX hybrid concept, a three-door Rover, showcasing compact size, lighter weight and sustainability-focused technologies....

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Honda Stays on Green Message in Detroit

Yesterday, at the North American International Auto Show, Honda announced the debut of the company’s CR-Z, a lightweight hybrid concept car, and the FCX Clarity, a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle set to begin marketing by summer.   The FCX Clarity...

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GM, Coskata in Ethanol Deal

General Motors has entered into a partnership with Coskata in a bid to promote a unique process for turning biomass into ethanol.   The Coskata partnership also builds on GM’s longstanding leadership in automotive fuels development and testing that included...

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GM Greens Up CES, Unveils New Caddy

In a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show, General Motors chief executive Rick Wagoner promised that by 2012 half the car maker's U.S. production line will be devoted to vehicles powered by "Flexfuel," an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional...

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IXYS Joins Climate Savers Computing Initiative

IXYS Corporation, a Silicon Valley power semiconductor company, today announced that it has joined the Climate Savers Computing Initiative at the Affiliate level.   “Power conversion efficiency has been our core focus since the company started in 1983. We began...

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Forrester: In Search of Green Tech Consumers

As the environmental movement has gained momentum, one of the key questions facing companies that felt pressure to “green up” was “would consumers pay more for green tech and related products?”   Well, according to a recent Forrester Research poll,...

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Investors Still Keen on Green

A recent Investors Business Daily feature holds forth that venture capitalists are forecasting another solid year for investing in clean, “green,” technologies.   According to the report, based on a consensus estimate of 170 venture capitalists polled by the National...

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Ausra to Build Solar Manufacturing Plant in NV

Todd Woody over at Green Wombat writes that “Big Solar’s time has come.” He’s referring to the news that Ausra Inc., is building the first U.S. manufacturing plant for solar thermal power systems in Las Vegas.   According to the...

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IBM Goes Greener

IBM has done a wonderful thing in finding a way to turn waste into the raw materials needed in the solar cell industry. One’s person’s junk apparently really is another person’s solar gold. TMCnet’s Tim Gray has the details in...

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Bush Warms to Green Funding

President George Bush today proposed the creation of an international fund to finance research into clean-energy technology. He announced that U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson would reach out to other governments soon to discuss next steps.   Speaking at a...

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Green Technology and IP Communications

If you ever wondered how IP communications and green technology are similar, take a look at this blog post explaining how it all works. We hope to see you at Green Technology World conference very soon. The show kicks off...

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Codian

As of the publication date of this interview with Codian’s Simon Downey, Norway-based video conferencing giant Tandberg announced that they are acquiring the high-definition (HD) video conferencing gear maker for $270 million in cash and stock. The deal, which...

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Ultracapacitor

Is the ultracapacitor the ultimate green technology? Capacitors charge and discharge rapidly but can can hold less energy. By contrast a battery charges and discharges slowly but holds more energy. The ultracapacitor is designed to be the best of both...

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Green Technology Conference Doing Well

Thanks to all the readers of TMC’s green blog for supporting the Green Technology World conference taking place next week in Los Angeles, CA. Our attendance numbers are far ahead of where we thought they would be based on the...

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Eco One

I have a confession to make. I like sports cars. Does that make me a terrible person? Well the answer from an environmental perspective was a resounding yes – until now that is. While every auto maker is going green,...

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Verdiem Looks to Cut Deals With Utilities

Writing for the UK’s IT Week, James Sherman says that PC power management firm Verdiem is in negotiations with several utility companies regarding the creation of rebates for businesses that adopt technologies designed to reduce energy consumption.   The question...

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Al Gore’s Green Tips

Following up on a recent blog post on my other blog regarding green technology, here are the top five ways you can become green from none other than Al Gore.   1)      Florescent light bulbs: These bulbs are getting better...

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Sun Committed to Green Technology

  Save Power. Save Space. Save Money. Save the Planet.   With that tagline, Sun Microsystems has kicked off a new green program, the Eco Innovation Initiative.   For more on this program, and how Sun plans to help increase...

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Polycom

I recently had the opportunity to ask Jessica Kersey, senior director of corporate communications with Polycom, about the green movement and how Polycom is helping companies transition into a new era.   Polycom delivers end-to-end, rich media collaborative applications for...

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BMW Hydrogen 7

Does Will Ferrell have a place in a green blog? Of course he does as BMW has seen it fit to give him the keys to the first BMW Hydrogen 7 for everyday use. This is all part of the...

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Green Technology Conference

Please accept my invitation to be part of TMC’s newest event. Here is a recent invitation we sent out. In case you missed it, here it is. Hope to see you at this show. Our attendance is already ahead of...

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China’s Green Olympics

Although air quality problems plague the world’s fastest-growing economy, China is doing what it can to have a true green Olympics. The city of Beijing plans 80 percent of buses and 70 percent of taxis will be fueled via clean...

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CO2Sink

We often read of reducing carbon emissions but another way to minimize carbon emissions is to bury them underground. Here is a fascinating article on an experiment to bury carbon in Ketzin, Germany. How is it done you wonder? In...

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Automotive X Prize

Is a 100-mpg car in reach? We will soon find out. Thirty-one teams have signed up to see if they can win the $10 million prize being offered by the X Prize Foundation. All you have to do to...

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BMW Goes Green

Well perhaps they aren’t quite green yet but BMW, the car which provides us the self proclaimed “ultimate driving machines,” hopes to also bring us the “ultimate green driving machines.” This article details the company’s hydrogen plans. This is in...

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UK Based ISP Easynet goes Carbon Neutral

It seems to me the trend towards companies going carbon neutral is accelerating as companies like the UK’s Easynet are even pushing their partners to do their part to reduce their carbon footprint. Certainly, Easynet will make a great case...

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The Real Carbon Footprint of a Web Page

If a banner ad falls in the woods, does anybody see it? Seriously, does a banner ad have a carbon footprint? Over at Internetnews.com, David Needle has a fascinating discussion about the whole banner ad Vs. print ad debate regarding...

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Green Technology World Conference Program

Here is the conference program for Green Technology World Conference which takes place September 11-12th 2007 in Los Angeles, CA. Here are some of the sessions to give you an idea of what to expect:   TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2007...

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Green Investment Up 45% - Report

According to Australian IT global investment in green technologies has increased tremendously in the past three years.   The Cleantech Venture Network reports that North American and European venture capital investment in “cleantech” hit $US3.6 billion last year, up 45...

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Sacramento Greens Up Light Rail

Opportunities to “go green” are all around us. Public transportation has long been considered a useful tool in the march to save the environment. It’s become commonplace see alternative fuel buses in many municipalities across the United States.   Now...

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Mobile Phone Carbon Footprint

We have to strike a balance between energy usage and greenness. Mobile phone networks do consume tremendous amounts of energy but they are responsible for saving even more. Here are some details on the carbon footprint of mobile networks from...

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Vietnam Green Fund

I am intrigued with government initiatives such as this which allow for a trust fund to be set up whose purpose is to help companies go greener. In theory, companies in Vietnam of a certain size who qualify will be...

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Buy The Best or Greenest?

When it comes to IT should be green for the sake of the color or should we instead do what makes he most business sense? ComputerWorld has an interesting article on the topic and also delves into what happens when...

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IBM and APC Go Green

It really pays to be green if you are a vendor focused on providing power-saving solutions. Witness IBM and APC winning a data infrastructure contract at Bryant University. Interestingly they replaced Sun equipment. In my meetings with Sun executives in...

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Yahoo Green Center

I was perusing the Yahoo! Green Center and for the life of me I cannot understand why Honda and Toyota consistently beat American car companies when it comes to styling, innovation and now being green. The top four cars in...

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Fujitsu Siemens Primergy TX120

Since when did Fujitsu and Siemens start working together. This has to be the best kept secret around or I have just been napping on the job. But if your company is going to be such a well kept secret...

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Big Green

IBM is partnering with top tier investors to help new green technology companies become successful. IBM is able to supply knowledge, experience and even sales leads to promote their new environmentally conscious partners. Here is more from CNN Money....

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Shared Computing for a Greener World

Calgary, Alberta-based Useful Corporation announced that their DiscoverStation solution has prevented over 13,000 tons of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere. In what’s becoming a standard measure of CO2 emissions, that’s equivalent to taking 2,300 cars off the road....

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Chicago Goes Green

Chicago like many other cities is trying to become the epicenter of green technology and manufacturing. With financial incentives like promising to buy 5 million dollars worth of green technology from solar thermal energy companies, it seems possible that Chicago...

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Are You a Greenocrite?

I have to agree partially with Tom Young of VNUNET when he says companies have to do more to be really green. It is easy to make announcements but backing them up is always a challenge. Still, the trend towards...

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Carbon Footprint Calculators

Here is a list of carbon footprint calculators. If you are interested, Nigel’s Eco Blog will be testing some of these over the next few weeks. I tried the BP calculator (Flash version) out and was pretty surprised at how...

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Big Green Day

It has been a pretty green day so far today with lots of news to keep our green loving readers on the edge of their carbon-free seats. For example, Cadbury Schweppes will be cutting its net absolute carbon emissions By...

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GM Goes Green with ecoFlex

GM is really pushing green with its ecoFlex line of cars. The first will be a Corsa with a 1.3L diesel putting out 119g/km of CO2.   Between now and 2012 GM will also introduce sixteen new engine families...

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The Benefits of Green

If you are interested in seeing how companies are benefiting from the move to greener technologies, please read these quotes contained in an article on CNN.   "It's both great business and a good business -- great in that it...

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Save the Planet... Recycle That Fax Machine!

  I just received a bit of information that details some of the simpler ways that an enterprise can go green.   Decreasing paper consumption is obviously environmentally friendly. (Does anyone remember the paperless office dream?)   Another obvious eco-friendly...

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Go Green, Make Money

Greg Galitzine discusses an article in the Wall Street Journal about how going green can save you money. This is a great opportunity to let you know going green can also save you money and the tagline for TMC’s upcoming...

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New Fuel Economy Standards

The Senate voted today to require average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon for new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs by 2020, raising efficiency standards that have not changed significantly for nearly twenty years. While many politicians ands automakers...

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Green Investing

What is the best and worse green technology investment? Well established engineering businesses and geothermal plays may make the most sense according to analysts. This article has a brief overview of the opportunities in Australia. Ideas worth noting are do...

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Toyota Valvematic

Toyota is introducing a green technology known as Valvematic which should allow cars to become 5 to 10 percent more efficient by 2010. The company is working on revamping all its cars and transmissions to be more energy efficient. Of...

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Green Airplane Engines

It is comforting to know that while it seems all corporations and governments are under pressure from their customers and constituents to be green, the airplane market is absolutely no exception. See comments from Boeing about the amount of pressure...

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Cold Ironing

Either my brain is taking a break or this article is confusing. Well perhaps it can be both at the same time. Regardless… It seems the shipping industry is considering going green and the Port of Oakland is experimenting with...

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Carbon Footprint Secrecy

The issue of carbon footprint and the potential to be carbon neutral paired with using this information as a positive PR vehicle can be seriously hampered by a company’s need for secrecy. Google is not a huge fan of letting...

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Green WiFi

Something magical happens when you combine solar power and municipal WiFi. You get internet access for a population of 44,000 residents. St. Louis Park, Minnesota is where this green technology implementation is taking place. The WiFi APs will be connected...

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Rackspace

We are in the era of corporate initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions which at the same time should further a company’s image. Generally there is energy conservation savings coupled with green publicity which makes the move to green a...

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Carbon Trust

Who knew Belfast, Ireland pumps out 4,800 tons of carbon dioxide a year? This news comes way of the Carbon Trust. This organization further goes on to say in the UK, 40% of carbon emissions come from business and this...