As the internet of machines matures, companies seeking ways to connect devices directly to the cloud instead of through a smartphone or a computer, are adding support for 6LoWPAN — an… Read more »
Let’s hear it for 6LowPAN for home energy management! Looks like Google is indeed turning to 6LowPAN to network its Android-capable smart LED light bulbs, according to Greentech Media. 6LowPAN is… Read more »
A wireless standard called 6LoWPAN is looking like a dark horse for helping wirelessly connect devices — from lightbulbs, to appliances — in the smart energy home and could be a… Read more »
What will be the wireless standard that acts as the glue between devices — from connected light bulbs, to wireless thermostats to connected appliances — in the connected smart energy home? Read more »
Green IT Jeff St. John’s thoughts, analyses and predictions are compiled here in a single report. As with any analysis of the market, we couldn’t possibly include every company, announcement and… Read more »
For good or for ill, 2010 marked a watershed year for the greentech industry. From Tesla Motors emerging as the first electric vehicle startup to challenge automaking giants to OPOWER ruling… Read more »
Green technology needs to grow up and face a tough job market — that’s the news from the third quarter of 2010. This report examines some of the cleantech sector’s growing… Read more »
Smart meters get all the attention, but smart distribution grid and substation projects are actually taking the lead in smart grid spending across the nation, and corporate giants are reaping the… Read more »
Cisco, Silver Spring Networks and many others want to bring IP communications to the wireless smart grid, but what about the wired smart grid? Powerline communications — sending data over the… Read more »
There’s been plenty of digital ink spilled about Cisco’s purchase of Arch Rock, and its partnership with Itron. But there are other aspects to Cisco’s big smart meter push that bear… Read more »