National Public Radio (NPR) reported today that Cisco Systems, General Electric (GE), Silver Spring Network and Florida Light and Power (FLP) will work together to install a smart grid system across the greater Miami area. The joint venture, to be called “Energy Smart Miami,” will cost $200 million (US) over the next two years. During [...]
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Southeast Florida to Install Smart Grid System
April 20th, 2009 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Smart Grid 
Tags: Colorado, Florida, GE, Smart Meter, Stimulus Bill, Xcel Energy 
No Comments »Masdar Initiative Update: Abu Dhabi’s Bold Bid for a Zero-Emissions City
March 17th, 2009 Justin Manger Located in the Middle East and next to Saudi Arabia, oil wealth has given the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the money to plan one of the most audacious clean technology projects in the world. Already thinking ahead, the UAE knows that oil revenue will dry up when the wells do and is planning for that [...]
Jiminy Peak Ski Resort: Using Wind to Weather Recession
February 28th, 2009 Eric Wilson Many ski resorts tout their “green credentials” these days. To offset their energy consumption they purchase wind power or other renewable energy from utilities. A few years ago National Geographic reported on the migration toward wind power on behalf of ski resorts. They pointed out the obvious connection between climate change and the potential decrease [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, Local Energy/Food, Renewable Energy Tags: GE, Offsets, Renewable Energy, Wind Power No Comments »Hold a Smart Grid Hologram in Your Hands
February 3rd, 2009 2ndgreenrevolution This is an update on a previous post. After trying GE’s marketing gimmick of an augmented reality smart grid (written about the other day; video below in the January 31st post) the verdict is… it is awesome. If you have a web camera and a printer, try it out: 1) Print out the “Solar Panel [...]
Super Bowl Ad: Smart Grid One Step Closer
February 2nd, 2009 2ndgreenrevolution For those watching the Super Bowl, whether for the game or the innovative advertisements, a product recently touted on 2nd Green Revolution, GE’s Smart Grid, debuted with the following commercial The reality of a so-called “Smart Grid” is close at hand. Work remains to be done. Making the grid, “more intelligent” through integration of renewable [...]
Using Your Eco-Imagination: Augmented Reality
February 1st, 2009 2ndgreenrevolution GE has cooked up a very interesting way to market the smart grid. In addition to what may be their first Super Bowl commercial, anyone with a computer, printer, and webcam can hold a digital hologram of the smart grid in the palm of their hands. We’ve yet to try it here at 2nd Green [...]
Book Review: Peter Senge’s The Necessary Revolution
January 30th, 2009 Eric Wilson In his 2008 book, Necessary Revolution: How Individuals and Organizations are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World, Senge and his team at the Society for Organizational Learning, discuss the importance of creating a sustainable world. Several large businesses, including GE, Nike, Alcoa, Costco and Dupont, among others, partnered with non-profits to develop and in [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Sustainable Development Tags: Book Review, GE, Necessary Revolution No Comments »GE, Recession, and Opportunity
January 30th, 2009 2ndgreenrevolution Jeff Immelt, the Chief Executive of GE, and Jonathan Lash, President of the World Resources Institute, co-wrote an opinion piece that appeared in the Financial Times yesterday. They mentioned that 3 years ago they decided to start on a quest for what they called “the challenge to develop clean energy.” In 3 short years, various [...]
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