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August 2008

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Obama rides in on beer biofuel

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Sustainability reporting gongs – who made the cut?

It’s not quite the Oscars, but bean counters body ACCA has just announced the shortlist for its annual Sustainability Awards, and the names to
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Solar powered ‘spy plane’ breaks flying record

Where’s the record-breaking, trumpet-toting Roy Castle and Norris McWhirter when you need ‘em, eh? A solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has set a
Enterprise Rent-A-Car invests in algae biofuel research thumbnail

Enterprise Rent-A-Car invests in algae biofuel research

Following on from Greenbang’s article yesterday about the call for biofuel subsidies to be scrapped because they are a ‘waste of money’, this piece
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Students win hydrogen car race

Students at the Delft University of Technology won first place in the world’s premiere hydrogen-powered race in Rotterdam. Formula Zero is the first race









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Smarter energy markets: Another benefit of smart grids thumbnail

Smarter energy markets: Another benefit of smart grids

One challenge in connecting more renewables to the grid is how to balance
What is the smart grid? thumbnail

What is the smart grid?

Governments, energy companies and tech firms all talk about the “smart grid” a
Clean-energy incentives: Here … then gone thumbnail

Clean-energy incentives: Here … then gone

Call it penny-wise, pound-foolish (or Euro-foolish) … although “cutting off your nose to
New buildings – even the ‘green’ ones – aren’t so green thumbnail

New buildings – even the ‘green’ ones – aren’t so green

The sustainable-living mantra of “reduce, reuse, recycle” is usually
There will be energy … or trade wars … or something thumbnail

There will be energy … or trade wars … or something

The year 2012 might not see the fulfillment of
Forget the politicians: Vote for your favorite energy innovations thumbnail

Forget the politicians: Vote for your favorite energy innovations

You can’t turn an energy-technology dream into reality by

LATEST REPORTS
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Who’s the leading smart-city brand?

More than half of the world’s nearly seven billion people now live in urban areas, and that proportion is expected to reach almost 69 per cent by 2050. To avoid pushing local and global systems to the point of collapse, cities will need to become much smarter and more efficient Read more ...
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Managing the smart-grid data overload

Developing the UK’s smart-grid infrastructure will require communications and data technologies that can manage far more information than utilities must handle today. That’s the focus of a strategy report from Greenbang Research: “Enabling the UK’s smart-grid future: The wireless spectrum debate.” The report answers such questions as: Should dedicated Read more ...
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Incentives fire up UK solar market

The introduction of the feed-in tariff (FIT) incentive policy on 1 April has sparked an explosive reaction in the UK renewable energy market with solar leading the way in installations, according to a new Greenbang research report titled, “The UK’s Feed-in Tariff: Impact, response and market trends for the decade Read more ...
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