The focus on ‘Internet of things’ presents an interesting opportunity to explore disruptive technologies that could have an impact on sustainability. This highlights new opportunities for IT folks to add value to in various industries including renewable energy, healthcare, etc.
Category Archive: Careers in Green IT
Mar 30
NYC Program to Help Cleantech Entrepreneurs
by Steven Zapolskiy NYC has announced a new initiative to help bring “green” entrepreneurs into buildings near you. It is a program that connects entrepreneurs and landlords who are willing to try new green products in an effort to push out green initiatives throughout the city. This program will allow for the creation of jobs …
Mar 18
4th Bin
As discussed in last evening’s class, here is some information on 4th Bin. The 4th Bin is the only company in New York City picking up electronic waste from local businesses and residents. Currently, there is no simple and inexpensive way to recycle or reuse discarded electronics. Today, when an individual or an organization needs …
Mar 14
Top 10 VC investments in US Clean Technology in 2010
by Ann Mary Anthony Venture Capital investments in companies working on Clean Technology went up in 2010. The Top 10 investments went to the following companies: No. Company Name Area of Focus 1 Better Place Electric Vehicle infrastructure 2 Solyndra Thin Film Solar 3 BrightSource Energy Solar Thermal 4 Fisker Automotive Electric cars 5 Amonix …
Mar 09
‘Solar Industry ‘has potential to deliver 10,000 jobs in Ireland’
by Samantha Matin Mazhar Bari, the CEO of SolarPrint believes the solar power industry could provide 10,000 jobs, €1bn of exports and €140m of annual tax revenue over the next 10 years and is urgin the Irish government to pledge it’s support to nurture this industry. Could Ireland be a global competitor to China? http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?rid=43604904&cat=58c49440c657cde9&ht=Solar-Industry-has-potential-to-deliver-10000-jobs
Mar 06
News Corporation Is Carbon-Neutral, Murdoch Declares
by Razib Rahman News Corporation Is Carbon-Neutral, Murdoch Declares According to Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation has achieved their goals of becoming carbon-neutral. The company set this goal in 2007 and is one of the first in it’s field to do so. “We have become carbon-neutral across all of our global operations, and we are the …
Mar 03
WSJ Top 10 Green Firms
by Martin Kwasnik WSJ’s VentureSource presents its own Top 10 Clean-Tech Firms in below article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703559604576176473635179098.html?mod=WSJ_business_LeftSecondHighlights Synopsis: There isn’t much to summarize as the article is self-evident. The ranking spans multiple firms across different industries. Two firms – #1 in 2010 – Solyndra Inc & #10 on 2010 Tesla Motors fell off the WSJ’s 2011 …
Mar 03
Jobs in Green IT
by Hayagreevan Rajagopalan Jobs in Green IT Didn’t find any topic related to this, so adding it here. There are 4 jobs(2 full time consultants/ 2 contractors) in a Green IT company based in Hillsborough, NJ, an hours drive from NYC. http://www.owlpoint.com/Careers.html Green IT is sustainable, even for people who make a career out of …
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