What’s new in blockchain, AI and IoT: April 21-27, 2017

Following are highlights from the past week's news developments in blockchain, artificial intelligence and Internet-of-Things technologies: Spotify acquires Mediachain Labs for tracking music rights Music-streaming firm Spotify revealed on April 26 that it had acquired Mediachain Labs, which has built the blockchain-based Mediachain for tracking creative rights ownership in the music industry. Spotify did not provide financial…

ByThe Global ViewApril 28, 20170Comments

Energy

More solar power coming to California

For the second time in as many days, another California utility company has announced plans to develop 500 megawatts of solar energy in the region. Over the next five years, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) says it will develop photovoltaic facilities of its own in central and northern California that will eventually generate 250 megawatts of…

ByThe Global ViewFebruary 25, 20090Comments

Smart Cities

California seeks — again — OK to restrict carbon emissions

California officials are hoping the new atmosphere in Washington, DC, will mean a renewed opportunity for them to regulate greenhouse gases in the state's atmosphere. On Wednesday, Mary Nichols, chairman of California's Air Resources Board (ARB), asked the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider a decision that prevents the state from setting its own standards…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 22, 20090Comments

Smart Cities

Green data centre nets million-dollar-plus rebate

Who says it doesn't pay to go green in a down economy? Try telling that to NetApp, a California-based Internet services company that's received a $1.43 million (U.S.) rebate check from the utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) thanks to its energy-saving data centre. Earth2Tech reports that NetApp's new data centre in Sunnyvale boasts a number…

ByThe Global ViewDecember 9, 20080Comments

Energy

California OKs solar thermal contract

Solar thermal is the way to go, says California's Public Utilities Commission. Commissioners this week approved a contract between Southern California Edison and eSolar, a firm that plans to build solar thermal energy facilities that could generate up to 245 megawatts of electricity. Under the 20-year contract, inked earlier this year, Southern California Edison will purchase…

ByThe Global ViewDecember 5, 20080Comments

Smart Cities

Arnie’s $221 million assault on diesel emissions

Wise words from Governator Arnie Schwarzenegger in 1987, when his political career was but a twinkle in a PR man's eye and he was content to dress up in camo and careen around the jungle on the hunt for a murderous alien crab in Predator: "if it bleeds, we can kill it." Today's target is bleeds…

ByThe Global ViewMay 26, 20080Comments

Smart Cities

NTR does Stirling $100m solar hook-up

Irish renewables firm NTR is handing over $100 million to US solar company Stirling Energy Systems to help them deliver two massive plants. This initially confused Greenbang. A quick scout around on the internet showed her you could get several massive plants delivered for a couple of hundred quid if you just went to Interflora and…

ByThe Global ViewApril 21, 20080Comments

Cities

$7.7m for Arnie’s hydrogen highway

With Arnie at the helm of California's hydrogen highway, Greenbang thought it was time to look into this political history. She did, and she found this quote from the man himself at a Republican convention: "To those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say, Don't be economic girlie men!" Hmmm. He's no Shakespeare is he?…

ByThe Global ViewApril 18, 20080Comments

Smart Cities

Daylight saving time: the new energy hog

There are many things that are universally accepted that are not necessarily true. Tomato ketchup is the natural compliment to chips (the pickled egg is the daddy in this category), for example, or black suits everyone (if that were true, Goths would be style leaders). Now the University of California is about to dispatch another…

ByThe Global ViewMarch 11, 20080Comments

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What’s new in blockchain, AI and IoT: April 21-27, 2017

More solar power coming to California

California seeks — again — OK to restrict carbon emissions

Green data centre nets million-dollar-plus rebate

California OKs solar thermal contract

Arnie’s $221 million assault on diesel emissions

NTR does Stirling $100m solar hook-up

$7.7m for Arnie’s hydrogen highway

Daylight saving time: the new energy hog

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