May 3, 2012
"The energy requirements for electric vehicles will challenge the current power grid as plug-in vehicle counts continue to grow to an expected 2.9 million worldwide by 2017. This project has the potential to ease the infrastructure and consumer concerns associated with the mass adoption of EVs, by adding another layer of agility to the EV charging process. This level of intelligence will help make charging seamless for consumers, while ensuring the electricity source is reliable and the infrastructure is stable."

— Quote found in a Pacific Gas and Electric Company press release about a new pilot project that allows Utilities to communicate charging instructions directly to EVs based on Power Grid conditions.  The press release is titled “IBM, Honda, and PG&E Enable Smarter Charging for Electric Vehicles”

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Filed under: smart-grid energy sustainability electricity charging EV Electric-Vehicles HOnda IBM PG&E 
December 15, 2011
"Although better hardware design can reduce energy consumption, companies must also take into account the utilization of their IT equipment. The utilization rate of certain types of servers can typically be only 20%. Underutilized systems expend a lot of energy on non-business purposes, thus wasting a major investment. Virtualization and consolidation can help utilize the entire capacity of your IT equipment."

— Quote found in an IBM Redbook titled “Smarter Data Centers Achieving Greater Efficiency”

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Filed under: ibm smarter data centers greenIT Green Green IT smarter-planet smarter planet energy sustainability 
June 7, 2011
"89,090 gallons were saved among 151 households over nine weeks, and if extrapolated to a full year, this would be a savings of 514,742 gallons in total, or 3,409 gallons per household annually."

— Results from a pilot conducted in the city of Dubuque, Iowa.  Quote found at “Dubuque, Iowa and IBM Combine Analytics, Cloud Computing and Community Engagement to Conserve Water”

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Filed under: Dubuque cities smarter water-management water sensors ibm sustainability IBM 
April 8, 2011
"Today, one in five people lack access to safe drinking water, and some municipalities lose an alarming amount of precious water—up to 50%—through leaky infrastructure. In addition to that, human demand for water is expected to increase six-fold in the next 50 years. In fact, in just the last 100 years, global water usage has increased at twice the rate of population growth."

— Quote comes from an article by Dr. Cameron Brooks, Director, Smarter Water Management, IBM Big Green Innovations in an article posted on the online site H20 Middle East.  The article is titled “Towards smarter water management | H2O Middle East”

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Filed under: water water-management smarter-planet cities sensors sustainability 
April 6, 2011
"In 14 and a half seconds, the sun provides as much energy to Earth as humanity uses in a day. In 112 hours – less than five days – it provides as much energy as is contained in all proven reserves of oil, coal, and natural gas on this planet. If humanity could capture one tenth of one percent of the solar energy striking the earth – one part in one thousand – we would have access to six times as much energy as we consume in all forms today, with almost no greenhouse gas emissions. At the current rate of energy consumption increase – about 1 percent per year – we will not be using that much energy for another 180 years."

— Quote found in an article written by Ramez Naam, CEO of Apex Nanotechnologies, appearing in Scientific American titled “Smaller, cheaper, faster: Does Moore’s law apply to solar cells?

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Filed under: solar energy smarter sustainable sustainability sun 
September 21, 2010
"IBM Accelerates Smart Grid Adoption: First to Offer Complete Smart Grid Communications Services for Utilities This new offering will allow utilities to transform their networks and make the transition from traditional to “smart” grids. With secure and scalable communications infrastructure integrated from the data center all the way to the sensor or smart meter, utilities can maximize service levels, better consolidate and manage security, execute network monitoring and management functions, manage assets, meet regulatory requirements and further accelerate the deployment of smarter grids – all while meeting cost objectives."

— IBM Accelerates Smart Grid Adoption; Helps Utilities Modernize Communications Networks   via IBM U.S. Press Room, 21 Sept 2010

(Source: prnewswire.com)

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Filed under: grid energy smart-grid telecommunications telco utilities smarter-planet smart-cities intelligent sensors smart-meters ibm green sustainability 
July 28, 2010
NRDC: Climate Change, Water, and Risk

NRDC: Climate Change, Water, and Risk

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Filed under: water water management water-management climate-change susta sustainability 
May 26, 2010

Volvo’s Sustainable IT Initiative.  This video from Volvo talks about how virtual collaboration can replace the need for travel and physical meetings in order to reduce the carbon footprint.  Check out Sustainable IT (via VolvoITvideos)

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Filed under: volvo sustainability greenIT collaboration 
February 20, 2010
Imagine a Neighborhood of Creative Buildings

Imagine a neighborhood of creative buildings

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Filed under: smart-cities cities sustainability 
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