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Innovation & Cleantech

Innovative technology solutions will play an essential role in helping firms and public agencies tackle climate change. Our research saves you time and money by assessing technology suppliers, defining best practices and proposing innovative solutions. This part of the Verdantix knowledge service covers IT solutions, building technologies, renewable energy and cleantech solutions for corporates.

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Green Quadrant: Sustainable Telecoms (Europe) 2009

This report provides a detailed assessment on 53 criteria of the internal sustainability credentials and customer-facing sustainable telecoms solutions of AT&T, BT, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon and Vodafone. The key conclusion of the report is that customers want more sustainability innovation from telecoms operators and show much less interest in telcos' own sustainability achievements. Orange leads the market on sustainable telecoms solutions. View full Report details »

Published: 18 May 2009


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Buyer's Guide To Sustainable Business Software

The pressure on firms to collect, store, audit and report accurate sustainability data is growing. Tighter regulations, stakeholder pressure and potential cost savings drive firms to look at better alternatives to existing systems. With so many providers offering solutions in what appears to be a fairly amorphous market, Verdantix surveyed 65 suppliers to clarify and define purchase options for buyers. View full Report details »

Published: 05 July 2010


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Smart Vendors: Biomass Supply Chain (UK)

Verdantix selected the biomass supply chain in the UK for a Smart Vendors report as resurgent oil prices and national renewable energy targets will see biomass become an increasingly important resource. This paper analyses the role of fourteen companies in the supply of biomass to three different UK market segments. View full Report details »

Published: 11 November 2009


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Smart Vendors: Carbon Management Software

Verdantix selected carbon emissions management software for a Smart Vendors report because the measurement, management, analysis and reporting of carbon dioxide emissions is an increasingly important business issue. A dozen firms have identified the future opportunity to create value for their customers by enhancing carbon management capabilities with software. Key functionality includes energy data aggregation, emissions calculation engines, business intelligence and multi-regime reporting. View full Report details »

Published: 24 September 2008


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This report helps individuals in energy, carbon, finance and IT roles to understand the business case for carbon management software. Firms face increasing scrutiny of their energy usage due to higher prices, GHG reporting legislation and CEO commitments to cut CO2 emissions. But most firms lack a system for secure, auditable energy and carbon data management and analysis. View full Report details »

Published: 04 August 2009


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Software applications to help organizations better measure, analyse and manage their greenhouse gas emissions have been available for over 5 years but recently exploded into life as blue-chip investors and billionaire entrepreneurs entered the market. Five unstoppable mega-trends will turn this fledgling market into a multi-billion dollar eco-system by 2020. View full Report details »

Published: 05 June 2009


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AMEE: The Carbon Data Aggregator

Following a Series A funding round in November 2008, Verdantix met with Gavin Starks, the CEO of AMEE, to hear about his vision for the development of a massive carbon data aggregation and analytics platform. AMEE is a software as a service (SaaS) that captures activity-based energy and emissions data and provides an emissions calculation engine to analyze the data. More accurate and detailed carbon data will enable AMEE to offer valuable analytics. View full Report details »

Published: 06 February 2009


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Business Case For Wind (UK)

A strong policy environment since the introduction of feed-in tariffs in the UK, lower operating costs, reduction in firm emissions and the strengthening of stakeholder relationships is fostering interest in investments in wind energy. This report helps decision makers involved in energy procurement and meeting environmental goals to assess the financial and environmental business case of investing in wind energy in the UK. View full Report details »

Published: 26 July 2010


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Dry Washing Innovation Nears Commercial Market

Water scarcity risks will impact most of the world’s population within the next fifteen years. Combined with greater emphasis on sustainability in business and consumer markets, demand for innovations that offer alternatives to water-intensive processes, like the ‘almost waterless’ washing machine developed by UK-based start-up Xeros, will soar. View full Report details »

Published: 06 August 2010


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Econcern Receivership Highlights Cleantech Risks

Econcern, a Netherlands headquartered energy and cleantech group with 1,000 employees, filed for the Dutch equivalent of receivership on May 26, 2009. The firm had plans for massive expansion through its five business units in consulting, renewable energy projects, small-scale solar power implementation, carbon projects and cleantech venture capital. The financial crisis wrecked the firm’s growth plans. View full Report details »

Published: 14 June 2009