Computerworld UK "Green Monk"

Smart Grids and unlocked Smart Meters

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:09:00 GMT

I have been talking to a lot of Smart Meter and utility companies in the last few weeks and it has been fascinating. I have learned a huge amount about some of the challenges and opportunities involved in rolling our Smart Grids.

The cheaper the electricity the lower its carbon footprint!

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:05:00 GMT

I was speaking at the EventoBlog España conference on Saturday and I made the comment that electricity's carbon footprint tends to increase as it becomes more expensive.

Obama picks sustainability guru for advisory board

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:08:00 GMT

I see from my good friend Salim Ismail, that his good friend Sonal Shah has been appointed to President-Elect Barack Obama's Advisory Board.

IT responsible for 2% of global emissions

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:23:00 GMT

it@cork are holding their annual conference this year on the theme "Green IT: Reduce CO2, Raise profits"

SAP's vision for smart grids

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:26:00 GMT

One of the more interesting keynote talks at the recent SAP for Utilities conference in San Antonio TX was the one given by Stefan Engelhardt, SAP's Head of Industry Business Unit Utilities.

Smart grid management software

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:53:00 GMT

One of the key challenges for any new technology, like Smart Grids, is finding intelligent ways to manage them.

Maximizing Wind and Solar Energy: Live Webinar

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:07:00 GMT

Smart Grid demo at the SAP for Utilities Conference

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:09:00 GMT

I attended the SAP for Utilities conference last week in San Antonio and was pleasantly surprised to find that many of the Utilities attending were thinking about rolling out Smart Grids or were already running pilot Smart Grids.

Generation We video

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:09:00 GMT

I came across this video via Dominic Campbell on Twitter.

The best software is green!

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:50:00 GMT

At the SAP TechEd 08 conference in Berlin, I had a chance to sit down with SAP's SDN community evangelist, Craig Cmehil.

GreenMonk talks to General Motors about the Chevrolet Volt

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Photo Credit gmeurope

Climate Change: It's The Economy, Stupid. Half a Bail-out

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:16:00 GMT

I read a headline in the FT this morning, and then twittered it, planning to blog it later. The headline in question was Climate groups’ revenue hits $300bn. I think the number was so big I didn’t really take the implications in. I mean - what is $300bn after all, other than just under half what it takes to bail out the entire US financial system?

Microsoft expands its Connector bus service

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:40:00 GMT

Microsoft operate a private bus service called the Connector service for employees to get to work at its headquarters in Redmond.

Is micro (home) generation good for the environment?

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:07:00 GMT

Microgeneration, the generation of electricity by home owners, is becoming increasingly common, especially with the cost of energy going up and the cost of wind turbines and photovoltaic panels for the home falling.

Clear Climate Code project needs your help

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:12:00 GMT

I came across the Clear Climate Code project via a message from Sig.

Schwarzenegger sends "a strong message"

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:34:00 GMT

I see Grist reporting that the US' first Cap and Trade program went live. Power plant owners in 10 Northeastern states had to submit sealed bids in order to emit greenhouse gases yesterday.

Google and GE joining forces on clean energy

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:27:00 GMT

In the above video Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Google interviews Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO, GE.

What's your Crazy Green Idea (for $25,000)?

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:19:00 GMT

Excellent! I see that the X Prize Foundation are offering a prize of $25,000 for "Your Crazy Green Idea"!

Space-based solar power?

jgovernor@redmonk.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:26:00 GMT

I saw an announcement the other day on the National Space Society's website about a breakthrough in Space-based solar power.

How to make a hosting company carbon neutral - Rene Wienholtz of Strato

jgovernor@redmonk.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:35:00 GMT

Episode 4 of the GreenMonk Podcasts - 36 mins 28 secs

The network is the computer

jgovernor@redmonk.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:36:00 GMT

Photo Credit Olivander

Would you buy a car if you had an option to (electric) car share?

jgovernor@redmonk.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:16:00 GMT

I live in Seville, Spain and this town has a wonderful community bike rental program called Sevici.

Large Hadron Collider? Our priorities are way off!

jgovernor@redmonk.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:49:00 GMT

While it is exciting to watch the stories breaking today about the successful startup of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, I have to wonder about the price tag.

Thirst!

jgovernor@redmonk.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:44:00 GMT

Ireland is one of the least densely populated countries in Europe and it has some of the highest amounts of rainfall.

Maybe it is good this August was so wet in Ireland

jgovernor@redmonk.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:52:00 GMT

They say it rains in Ireland one day in every two and certainly this year it lived up to that reputation what with August 2008 being the wettest August since records began.