Green Technology

From Jack Campbell's About Jack website: LimePC/CherryPal In early 2007 I was approached by executives with Tsinghua Tongfang Co ., Ltd. to help the company with its next-generation multimedia and PC product plans. In mid-2007 I actually accepted a full-time job with THTF in their Shenzhen R&D center, as Vice President, Strategic Development. My primary mission was to develop an entirely new line of personal computers for the company to show at the CES exhibition in January 2008. The idea was to show products that would be uniquely positioned for success in the United States and European markets. My approach was to locate a ... Read Full Story

When we began considering how best to tackle the various aspects of how alternative and renewable energy are being, and/or can be, utilized in the Dominican Republic, we decided to ask a DR1 member who always has expert advice to offer on the subject of wind turbines, to do one or more "guest blogs" for us on what kind of wind turbine systems are being installed in the DR for off-grid home or business purposes.  "Georgios," who installs such systems in the DR, kindly agreed to share with us some examples and discuss the kinds of considerations and calculations that do into installing and ... Read Full Story

James Niccolai, IDG News Service Thursday, July 31, 2008 7:20 PM PDT Businesses and home users can help the environment and save money at the same time by making better use of basic tools for desktop PC power management. It's a simple message but one that's sometimes hard to get across, especially to home users who don't realize how much electricity their computers waste if they don't take steps to manage consumption, said Mark Bramfitt, head of the consumer energy efficiency group at Pacific Gas & Electric , a California utility. Power management tools ship with virtually all computers these days but the U.S. ... Read Full Story

Greenwash : Annoying or dangerous? There does seem to be a lot of greenwash out there, and the temptation for more is significant. But you could question…is it really a problem? If you’re an ‘environmentalist’ type of person advertisements for ‘eco-friendly’ SUVs are obviously annoying, but why do we get so much more upset about greenwash than the thousands of advertisements that happily and legally try to sell us unsustainable products? A truly rational approach would surely rail against advertisements for disposable nappies, cheap flights, water-polluting detergents and obesity-causing fast food. There’s far more money spent on advertising those destructive products and services than ... Read Full Story

Cost Presents Biggest Barrier to Greater Adoption VERNON HILLS, Ill. – July 23, 2008 – Eighty percent of IT decision makers across government and corporate sectors believe that implementing Green IT solutions in their organizations is important, according to a new survey by CDW Corporation. Additionally, almost half (49 percent) report positive reputation as one of the greatest benefits of adopting Green IT. However, 51 percent of IT decision makers hesitate to employ Green IT technologies because of concerns about cost, while 25 percent cite complexity of implementing and maintaining Green IT solutions. Twenty-one percent cite potential disruptions to current systems as a top ... Read Full Story

By WyldKard July 29, 2008 A few months back, we commented on the slow baby-steps the computer industry is taking to green consumer computers , which comes across as one-part morality and one-part bandwagon-hopping at best. Take Dell’s Studio Hybrid PC for example, which was last reported to have an external bamboo casing as a sign of how green it is. Now, however, the Studio Hybrid PC is advertised as having interchangeable color sleeves for personalization, “or one in bamboo”. So much for a steadfast green initiative, Dell. While the Studio Hybrid PC may very well be greener than the typical desktop machine thanks ... Read Full Story

New energy-saving technology being commercially-tested for ethanol plants Cellencor’s microwave drying system is on-site at Corn Plus facility for eight days CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – March 13, 2008 – Ethanol plants could significantly reduce their energy costs while at the same time increase the value of their byproducts with an exciting new technology that will begin commercial testing today in Winnebago, Minnesota. An innovative microwave drying process developed by Cellencor Corporation is being field-tested for the first time at Corn Plus, one of the largest ethanol facilities in the State of Minnesota. A pilot system has been installed on site at Corn Plus that ... Read Full Story