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  Research lab extends host-based cyber sensor project to open source

  A Department of Energy (DOE) lab is taking research done to develop a host-based security sensor and open-sourcing the software to encourage community feedback and participation.

  By Ellen Messmer | 17 April, 2012 01:26

  Tags: DoE, energy, government, Hone, industry verticals, Linux, non-Windows, operating systems, PNNL, security, sensor, software

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  10 questions for Tendril CFO David Rayner

  Name: David Rayner

  By Nancy Weil | 02 April, 2012 23:25

  Tags: applications, Business Management, CFO Careers, David Rayner, energy, industry verticals, internet, software, Tendril

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  Google invests in more renewable energy production capacity

  Google has paid US$94 million for a stake in four photovoltaic power generation projects around Sacramento, California, bringing its total investment in renewable energy generation this year to $880 million, it announced Tuesday.

  By Peter Sayer | 21 December, 2011 03:17

  Tags: business issues, energy, environment, Google, Green data center, industry verticals, Investments

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  Japan group to build smart power grids that treat energy like network data

  Using concepts from IT and networking, a Japanese consortium plans to develop large-scale energy grids that will handle power the way the Internet handles data, using "routers" and "service providers" to efficiently manage and direct the flow of electricity.

  By Jay Alabaster | 12 December, 2011 18:10

  Tags: Digital Grid Consortium, energy, environment, industry verticals, NEC, popular science

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  While we wait for cold fusion, let's update the ECPA

  Well, last week's Backspin on Rossi's E-Cat power generator was fun. Between that column and a blog posting I made on the topic over at Forbes, I've had more than 100 comments and an insane number of page views which all goes to show just what a hot topic alternative energy is.

  By Mark Gibbs | 24 October, 2011 15:29

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, energy, environment, Green data center, green IT, hardware systems, industry verticals

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