Microsoft’s free Hohm smart energy meter can now measure the energy efficiency of 60m US homes. Hohm Scores are calculated using public record information about a home’s size, age and location. 

Intel has introduced new its latest low-powered core processors, intended to power ultra-thin laptops. The processors are 32% smaller, deliver 32% better performance and reduce power consumption by more than 15%, Intel said. 

 

Korean cellco SK Telecom has set up a JV with China’s biggest construction company, China Railway No.2 Engineering Group, for a smart city project in Chengdu, Sichuan.

 

Former British PM Tony Blair has will become a senior adviser to Silicon Valley venture capitalist firm Khosla Ventures, to give advice on public policy aspects of green investments. Khosla Ventures has $1.1b invested clean technology and IT, NY Times reports.

 

Between 2000 and 2009, global solar demand grew at an average 51% each year, rising from 170 MW to 7,059 MW, according to Solar feeds bog.