smart meters
By the end of this year, Oncor and Landis+Gyr expect to have completed the largest and fastest deployment of smart meters ever in the US. Oncor, the owner and operator of the largest distribution and transmission system in Texas, and energy management firm Landis+Gyr have already rolled out
nanotechnology
Ultra-tiny structures that mimic the structure of butterfly wings could hold the secret to more powerful solar cells, according to researchers from the State University of Pennsylvania and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. The researchers have developed a technique that recreates biological structures on a nano scale (one nanometre is
bioremediation
Genetically modified plants could one day help eliminate pollution caused by explosives by actually using the toxins as a food source. Researchers at the University of York have identified bacteria that “eat” royal demolition explosive, also known as RDX. The scientists used that discovery to develop transgenic plants that can
The world needs to move quickly to address energy poverty in developing countries, and renewable energies should play a key role in that solution, according to officials attending this week’s Global Renewable Energy Forum in Mexico. The three-day forum, organised by the Mexican Ministry of Energy and the United
sustainable technologies
Forty-three college and university teams from the US have won grants to develop a variety of sustainable technologies, including hurricane-proof homes made from shipping containers, school buildings inspired by Native American design and affordable, family-scale biogas generators. The $10,000 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants represent the first phase
Hurrah! Greenbang’s just been nominated for a Computer Weekly Blog Award in the category of Sustainable and green IT. This is the second year for Computer Weekly’s IT blog awards, which were created to “discover which bloggers are best meeting the needs of IT professionals in the UK.
peak oil
The world’s conventional oil production is likely to peak before 2030, with a significant risk that the peak could arrive even earlier — before 2020 — according to a new report from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). Despite the serious implications of that, however, the report notes that, “Most governments
e learning
Businesses need to catch up with online learning opportunities if they want to be equal to the demands of a 21st century economy, according to a British learning technology expert. Gilly Salmon, who heads the University of Leicester’s Beyond Distance Research Alliance, says many corporate trainers are behind the
greenhouse gases
Barely over one-third of FTSE 350 companies have disclosed their targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, significantly less than the percentage of Global 500 firms doing so, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Just 35 per cent of the FTSE 350 disclosed emissions reduction targets, compared to 51 per
innovation
A team of French and Norwegian researchers have developed an environmentally friendly, low-cost way to protect Arctic regions from coastal erosion and rising seas: so-called geosynthetic bags made of woven polymers and filled with whatever local, low-grade soil is available. Geosynthetic bags have been successfully used for more than 40
solar energy
Wouldn’t going solar be so much easier if you could simply slap a few photovoltaic tiles or shingles onto your roof instead of having to install an assembly of solar panels? That’s what Dow Chemical Company thought, too. The company has now unveiled a line of DOW™ POWERHOUSE™
Ewan MacLeod Here at Greenbang we are seriously impressed with the videos that Shell has been publishing recently. I came across one the other day — and I was so impressed, I even rated the video and posted a comment on it. If you haven’t seen them, here’s the
