As we have profiled here, Nest Labs has come up with a clean and classy look for their new energy saving and “auto-learning” thermostat. They will now have to come up with a team of lawyers to defend allegations from Honeywell International that Nest infringes on several (seven to be precise) patents that Honeywell has for [...]
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Honeywell Goes After Nest Labs for Patent Infringement
February 7th, 2012 
Justin Manger 
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No Comments »Largest Windfarm in U.S. Slated for Wyoming
February 2nd, 2012 Justin Manger Even given the backlash over the very public bankruptcy of solar panel maker Solyndra, the Obama administration remains set on pushing clean energy. It has fast tracked plans for the largest windfarm in the U.S., a 2,000 to 3,000MW facility that will consist of 1,000 wind turbine generators and be built just south of Rawlins, Wyoming. [...]
Martifer: Solar Power for Projects Big and Small
November 23rd, 2011 Justin Manger With the world standing on the ledge of an energy revolution, what will be the technology that takes us over the edge? Photovoltaic systems may hold the answer. Though not immune from criticism, solar power bathes half the world in light all the time and is awash in energy. There is really no other source of energy [...]
Nest Thermostats Sold-out, Ship Today
November 11th, 2011 Justin Manger Shipping a few weeks ahead of schedule, Nest thermostats that learn from your interaction and program themselves, will soon be appearing in homes around the country. Even at $249 a pop, the devices are sold out and currently on back order. It’s a sleek, smart device that people are clamoring for in their bid to save money, [...]
Introducing Nest: The Learning Thermostat
October 26th, 2011 Justin Manger Simplicity. Apple knew it could sell electronics if they got the interface correct and made them easy to use. Now some former Apple employees are taking that mentality to a device most of us don’t give a thought about: the lowly thermostat. The inventors, Matt Rogers and Tony Fadell, did think much about them either until they [...]
21st Annual Tour of Solar Homes Oct. 1st & 2nd in Washington, D.C.
September 28th, 2011 Justin Manger For those living in the Washington, D.C. area, you can visit any of 50 energy-efficient homes around the region this weekend to learn about solar power. 2nd Green Revolution visited a home on the circuit two years ago and found the experience pretty interesting and educational. Here is the information from an email we received about this [...]
Dais Analytic’s Breakthrough Energy Storage Technology
September 12th, 2011 Eric Wilson Every once in a while I get a forward from my dad, often the Oil and Energy Investor Newsletter, with a tip about a company that has developed new technology in the energy economy. The most recent newsletter revealed that Dais Analytic received a patent for their “Nanoparticle Ultracapacitor.” According to the newsletter, “the device [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Transportation Tags: Battery, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »September 2011 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
September 1st, 2011 Eric Wilson This month the calendar is chock full of events both stateside and abroad. A number of conferences center on smart grid technologies. There are also a few Public Health conferences on the agenda, one in London and the other in Brisbane, Australia which asks the question “Is Public Health Sustainable?” As with just about every [...]
Posted in Conferences, Eric Wilson, Smart Grid, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Calendar, California, Clean Energy, Wind Power No Comments »
