CleanTech OC Daily - 3/22/12

The Green Button Goes Commercial

A handful of smart grid companies have announced their support of the Green Button initiative, the emerging energy data standard for U.S. households which was launched in September to create a common data format. This announcement will likely spur more support for the Green Button initiative from commercial building sector.

Guest Post: Top 10 Women of Biofuels

Lisa Ann Pinkerton, founder of Women In Cleantech & Sustainability, spotlights some of the most savvy and accomplished women pioneers in cleantech and sustainability.

Gold Could Help Advance Fuel-Cell Technology

In research funded by The U.S. Department of Energy and the Exxon Mobil Corporation, Brown University chemists have created a nanoparticle that reportedly performs better and lasts longer than any other nanoparticle studied in fuel-cell reactions. The reason for the improved performance is the addition of gold because it yields a more uniform structure while removing carbon monoxide.