[This is part of a series of posts that briefly describe the trends that we’re currently tracking here at O’Reilly]
All civilization depends on energy, and always has done so. Oil is rising rapidly in price and alternative energy and energy consumption management have become viable businesses. We’re interested in the IT use of energy technology (green data centers) and the energy industry’s use of IT (smart monitors, intelligent grids, data center placement).
Watchlist: IBM/Sun/Google, Amazon/Microsoft, Wattzon, Vinod Khosla.