I recently read a story on Green Inc. on researchers who are working on the Bionic Energy Harvester, a knee brace that generates power from walking. In the article, the author points out that even though only a small percentage of young people would have use for the device, those users would be excited to [...]
I’d like to comment on the very interesting and insightful article “GE Gets Smart With Enegry Managing Appliances” written by Katie Fehrenbacher. There are a lot of good ideas here. One I really like is talking to the concept of “it’s not just how much energy you use, but when you use it” to the [...]
My name is Chris Link, and I’m responsible for business development and our strategy for all energy-related technologies. Energy technology is an exciting space because I get to do two things: grow the business and make this world a better place. My job is to look for opportunities in areas where semiconductor innovation previously wasn’t [...]
I’m Mark Buccini and I work with TI’s Strategic Marketing team, focused on smart grid technologies. I work with customers who are developing new ways to make the grid more efficient and balance, including products to help consumers better manage their energy consumption. One technology I’m particularly interested in is smart metering, which is just [...]