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Oracle’s Turning Information into Power report

by Tom Raftery on March 18, 2009 · 2 comments

in smart grid

Oracle released the results of a research report last week called “Turning Information into Power“.
The report had some interesting findings – from the press release:
Americans are concerned about energy costs and show interest in new energy options.

94% are concerned with the energy costs of their primary residence.
95% are interested in receiving detailed information on their [...]

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Google and GE joining forces on clean energy

by Tom Raftery on September 24, 2008 · 2 comments

in smart grid

In the above video Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Google interviews Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO, GE.
The reason Google and GE were talking? Google and GE jointly announced the other day that they are coming together “to help develop tomorrow’s power generation, transmission and distribution — known as the “smart grid” — and its [...]

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Trilliant’s Bill Vogel on Smart Grids, Demand Response and Investment

by Tom Raftery on September 4, 2008 · 0 comments

in Podcast, smart grid

Photo Credit ogimogi
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/redmonk/Bill_Vogel_Podcast.mp3]
Episode 3 of the GreenMonk Podcasts – 42 mins 47 secs
My guest on this podcast is President, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of Trilliant Bill Vogel. Trilliant are a company that
provides intelligent network solutions and software to utilities for advanced metering, demand response, and smart grid management. With more than twenty years [...]

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IBM’s Vik Chandra on how software can help reduce your carbon footprint

by Tom Raftery on August 15, 2008 · 3 comments

in Podcast

The IBM Green Data Center in Second Life
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Episode 2 of the GreenMonk Podcasts – 27 mins 27 secs
My guest on this podcast is IBM’s Vik Chandra. According to IBM Vik
is currently responsible for Market Management and Strategy for IBM software offerings that enable organizations to reduce their energy consumption and environmental impact. IBM’s software group [...]

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