Tag Archives: Sustainable technologies

23Nov/25

Decarbonising the Built Environment Through Technology and Energy Innovation

November 23, 2025EnvironmentCBRE, Climate change mitigation, Climate change policy, CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, Emissions reduction, Energy development, Energy economics, Greenhouse gas emissions, Johnson Controls, Low-carbon economy, Sustainable energy, Sustainable technologiesadmin

A new Special Report by Sustainability Magazine titled ‘Technology & Energy: Decarbonising the Built Environment’, focuses on how global property and real estate leaders are deploying innovative technologies to reduce carbon emissions, since buildings are responsible for a significant percentage of global energy use and carbon emissions. Key companies like Cushman & Wakefield, CBRE, and Johnson Controls are featured for their efforts in leveraging smart systems, electrification, and clean energy to achieve net-zero commitments. The report highlight that smart building technologies are instrumental in reducing energy consumption and underscore the growing market value of green building practices. Continue reading

25Sep/24

AI supercharges data center energy use – straining the grid and slowing sustainability efforts

September 25, 2024Environment.google, Artificial intelligence, Ayse Coskun, Cloud storage, Computer cooling, Computers and the environment, Craig Fritz, Creative Commons, Data center, Data management, Demand response, electric power research institute, Electrical grid, Energy development, Immersion cooling, Ireland, Jevons, Sustainable technologies, United States, Water coolingadmin

Ayse Coskun, Boston University

The artificial intelligence boom has had such a profound effect on big tech companies that their energy consumption, and with it their carbon emissions, have surged.

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18Mar/23

Green Hydrogen: IDTechEx Asks if It Can Be Cost Competitive

March 18, 2023InnovationArticles, Chemistry, Emerging technologies, Hydrogen, Hydrogen economy, Hydrogen station, Hydrogen technologies, Hydrogen vehicle, Low-carbon economy, Physical sciences, Sustainable technologies, Wateradmin

The clean hydrogen market is poised for growth, driven by decarbonization efforts and concerns around energy security. A number of ambitious targets and roadmaps are being set out by different governments and regions. Clean hydrogen can refer to a number of routes for producing hydrogen, but the primary among them are green and blue hydrogen. Blue hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced from natural gas or coal but with carbon emissions captured. Green hydrogen refers to the splitting of water via electrolyzers powered by renewable power sources. IDTechEx forecasts that the water electrolyzer market will grow to over US$120B by 2033. Continue reading

28Oct/22

30 Giga-Watt Hours of Electric Vehicle Markets Beyond Cars, Reports IDTechEx

October 28, 2022TransportElectric vehicle, Electric vehicle conversion, Electric vehicles, Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles, Green vehicles, Sustainable development, Sustainable technologies, Sustainable transport, Transportadmin

Electric vehicle markets are growing globally – in total IDTechEx’s latest master electric vehicle report “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042” finds 35.7 million electric vehicles (EV) were sold in 2021 and predicts this will rise to over 74 million by 2030. Continue reading