Technology

As the need for visibility into a company's carbon emissions and energy use accelerates, the major players in the market are stepping up their acquisitions and evolution. You can count on more changes coming soon, but here's the current lay of the land in this fast-changing market. Read More

As part of its CSR initiatives, SAP has partnered with PlaNet Finance to help fund, and make more efficient, the work of rural shea harvesters in Africa -- improving lives and helping to improve the environment in one fell swoop. Read More

As the technology to manage building performance and efficiency evolves, so do the voluntary initiatives that provide standards for the new solutions. Companies that take a hand in the process can accelerate the pace and adoption of building innovation. Read More

As California utilities launch a customer feature to download energy usage data, the Green Button project is seen as a catalyst to create an ecosystem for app developers to produce new products and services Read More

Essentially, IBM won the recognition by eating its own cooking. The firm applied some of the key solutions it markets for energy efficient data centers to its facilities in Europe. Read More

Schneider's acquisition of EnergyCenter 2.0 software provides data center operators visibility over both IT and facility operations. Read More

The oil giant insists it remains committed to its alternative energy division, and is on track to invest $8 billion in green technology by 2015; the company says solar is too much of a commodity to make a profit. Read More

The new project, which is critical to delivering smart, sustainable growth to the European Union by 2020, seeks to help businesses to deliver green growth and environmental benefits. Read More

The longest-running feud in green IT has come to an end as the social network embraces renewable energy for its data centers, coming to terms with the environmental group's demands. Read More

A multi-billion-dollar 'superhighway' to connect offshore wind turbines to the US electric grid sounds like a can't-lose idea, but it's adrift without clearing some big financial, regulatory and technological hurdles. Read More