Xconomy

The hungriest thing in some restaurants may be an old refrigerator that gobbles up kilowatts of electricity. Luke Fishback’s analytics software can show that usage, teasing out energy consumption data in a commercial kitchen down to each appliance. Beyond analytics, the software recommends ways to cut energy usage. Fishback pledges he can deliver energy savings as high as 50 percent.

Energy Central

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America's leading energy consulting firms, recently joined prominent industry players as a presenter at the Energy Thought Summit held November 12, 2014, in Raleigh, NC. This event, hosted by Duke Energy and Zpryme, brought together North Carolina’s thought leaders to debate the state and future of energy.

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While some headlines continue to present the climate change issue as a convenient red/blue political issue, a growing number of Fortune 500 CEOs, high-tech entrepreneurs, mayors, foundations, investors, and economic developers are dealing with this global and national environmental challenge as an unprecedented economic development opportunity.

Triangle Business Journal

Local and national clean energy experts will come together next week during a series of panels to discuss the future of the industry and Research Triangle Park's role. Executives such as SAS CEO Jim Goodnight and OSIsoft CEO Patrick Kennedy are expected to attend.

Business Facilities magazine

Raleigh and the Research Triangle are global hubs for smart grid and cleantech innovation. The region is home to three tier 1 research universities, a highly skilled and educated workforce, and a diverse array of technology companies which are leading the way in energy and smart grid innovation.

FierceSmartGrid

Late last week, smart grid member companies from the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC) met with U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC-02) to discuss a comprehensive energy approach that supports domestic production of both renewable and fossil fuel resources to help the country achieve energy independence.

Carolina Connections

Ed White is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Field2Base, Inc., a Morrisville, NC based technology company that uses tablet computers, wireless communications and Field2Base software to support mobile forms automation for a variety of vertical markets. He is also the founder of White Ventures LLC, a private equity and commercial real estate development company.

UNC Center for Sustainable Enterprise Newsletter

Leading in smart grid, smart water and smart transportation, the North Carolina Research Triangle region boasts over 500 companies that employ thousands of North Carolinian’s in what is referred to as the Cleantech sector. (www.researchtrianglecleantech.org) The pace of innovation resulting from collaborations between start-ups, universities, and established companies are giving the area the competitive economic edge to be noticed worldwide as leaders in the Cleantech space.

Triangle Business Journal

The Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster has launched a two-year strategic plan that includes examining how local companies recruit talent.

Triangle Business Journal

The idea started back in November 2013. Two North Carolina State University engineers realized they wanted to fill a gap in transit at the university.