January 2009

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Davos: $515 billion a year needed for clean energy

What will it take to save the world from the worst of climate change? A report from the World Economic Forum in Davos says

Super-efficient light bulb could last 60 years

Researchers at the University of Cambridge say they have developed a new type of LED light bulb that could slash electricity consumption and burn

Cleantech news you might have missed: 30 Jan. 2009

Couldn’t keep up with all the cleantech news coming out yesterday? Here are some stories you might have missed: Texas is moving ahead

EU proposes €5 billion for energy, Internet

The European Commission today proposed spending €5 billion of unspent funds from the EU’s budget to stimulate the economy while building for longer-term energy

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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?

Governments, energy companies and tech firms all talk about the “smart grid” a

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

The sustainable-living mantra of “reduce, reuse, recycle” is usually

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

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

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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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