water
Water could be “the new oil” in more than one way, as experts are saying we might need to take lessons from the fossil fuel industry to preserve the world’s dwindling supplies of groundwater. In fact, without proper water resource management, some of the worst battles of the next
global warming
Methane and carbon monoxide are worse climate change culprits than we think, according to new research from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). In fact, they and other gases besides carbon dioxide could rival the effects of carbon dioxide itself. “Our calculations suggest that all the non-carbon dioxide
innovation
Matthew Luethi knows a few things about those wind turbines you see cropping up everywhere that you might not know. One, they’re inefficient. Two, they break down a lot. And, three, he’s got a unique solution to both those problems. Inefficient? Isn’t wind energy supposed to be
carbon capture and storage
Rock formations below the North Sea are Europe’s best hope for storing away tonnes of carbon dioxide and averting the worst of climate change, says a geologist at Ediburgh University. “There is no known alternative to storing carbon under the seabed or below ground if the EU is to
Jurdy thinks we all will …
solar energy
The plan to cover North Africa with solar panels now has a company with a name to back it up: DII GmbH. Announced earlier this year, the Desertec initiative is a joint venture of ABB, Abengoa Solar, Cevital, the Desertec Foundation, Deutsche Bank, E.ON, HSH Nordbank, MAN Solar Millennium,
innovation
Can’t persuade your family members and friends to recycle, ride their bikes and do other things to reduce their carbon footprints? Maybe the answer isn’t telling them it’s the right thing to do but showing them it’s the fun thing to do. That’s the philosophy
innovation
James Bond did it in “Tomorrow Never Dies,” and one day soon, you might too: drive your car using a mobile phone. Yes, there’s now an app for that. Next Monday, scientists from the Free University of Berlin will give a media demonstration showing how they can use an
Low Carbon Technologies Report
Interested in seeing for yourself what all the buzz is about over the new “Low Carbon Technologies Report”? For a limited time only, you can request a free sample here. A full version of the first report, which provides an in-depth analysis of 20 UK-based start-up companies in the low-carbon
Smart Grid
Are you or your company developing an innovative way to decarbonise the power grid, transmit both data and energy via the grid or boost energy efficiency and conservation? If so, you could win a foot into the door of the smart grid industry, courtesy of the GreenBeat 2009 Innovation Competition.
solar energy
The US solar power industry is at a crossroads and has two choices: Go big. Or go home. That according to Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Speaking at the Solar Power International (SPI) 2009 conference this week, Resch told attendees that, despite the
e waste
Charging consumers an upfront fee to cover the eventual cost of recycling the electronics they buy also encourages people to use their devices longer and gives manufacturers more time to develop better products, according to researchers at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Such fees could provide a powerful
