Tendril Networks has partnered with a yet-to-be announced company to launch a video game in which conserving energy is the key to winning. This video game is just one innovate way in which to engage the consumer and, hopefully, alter consumption patterns through a unique education and awareness campaign.

The Platts Smart Grid Policy and Implementation Forum kicked off this morning with a keynote address from Dr. Alicia Jackson. With general bipartisan support for smart grid on the Federal level, Dr. Jackson advises that we must be conscious to make sure direct investments now to fully optimize the grid of the future.

Part I of a four-part series discussing the smart grid and what it means for solar energy.

Solar-powered air conditioning units debut in Florida.

A look at a few new technologies that could enhance the efficiency of solar panel installations.

In reviewing the itinerary for this weekend — an inaugural prelude that will feature Bono, Bruce and Beyonce, among others — I stumbled upon this, from the New York times Technology section:
As President-elect Barack Obama prepares for his inauguration, a number of groups have planned balls in Washington to celebrate his arrival. One such event [...]

Read this press release and see if you don’t start humming the Jetsons theme song to yourself: Future Transportation: Powered by Electricity”. Pretty standard title, right? You’re thinking, Of course the future will be powered by electricity. What kind might this piece focus on–some new kind of solar, holographic maybe? No? How about…MAGNET POWER!