Cell phones can teach us a lot about saving energy: Over the years, they've been uniquely designed to operate as efficiently as possible, quickly moving in and out of states of power — from sleep to low power to full power — and utilizing the latest battery innovations. Because of this, new energy technologies that have commonly been introduced first in cell phones are now being mimicked across other industries, leading to information technology and transportation that is more energy efficient.
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Katie Fehrenbacher
in San Francisco
Expertise: Greentech, particularly the intersection between IT and green: smart grid, energy efficiency software, hardware and wireless networks.
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