UK cleantech
Local projects receive £600,000 in ‘big green challenge plus’ Community projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions and developing clean, local energy sources are set to receive up to £20,000 funding under a new partnership between the Department of Energy and Climate Change and NESTA. The collaboration between DECC
biomass
Researchers are testing a biomass-burning cooking stove that also converts heat into acoustic energy, and then into electricity — all in a single unit. The low-cost generator, they say, has the potential to transform lives in the world’s poorest communities. Led by the University of Nottingham, the £2 million Score
Greenbang
Jurdy will be there (in spirit) … how about you? Need a reminder on the details? Here you go: The event: Greenbang’s second birthday celebration (and launch of our new analyst and research company, CleanAnalysis). The time and place: Wednesday, 22 July, starting at 6:30 pm, at the Grape
marine energy
Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power is welcoming the £60-million package for marine renewable energy development announced this week by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) under The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan. The package includes £9.5 million for the Wave Hub in Cornwall, £10 million for the
carbon intensity
Just how polluting — or carbon-intense — is the UK’s electricity supply? A new online service launched today provides ongoing, real-time data on how much carbon dioxide is emitted for every kilowatt-hour of electricity generated in Britain. By providing such information, Real Time Carbon aims to enable members of the public
Hi there, Greenbang readers! There’s a bit of a buzz in the office at the moment, as we’re about to officially launch CleanAnalysis — the research and analyst arm of Greenbang. We’ll be looking at all sorts of cleantech products and markets with an aim to telling the
mass extinction
Single-cell marine creatures might have survived the Earth’s last mass extinction event by leading a sort-of double life, according new research. A team of experts, including scientists from the University of Nottingham, have found evidence that planktonic foraminifera — single-celled shell building members of the marine microplankton community– might have
water
Wasting water means wasting money, so the theme of this year’s inaugural “Water Saving Week” is “Money down the drain.” Water Saving Week 2009 kicks off Friday and runs until 23 July. The national awareness campaign seeks to highlight the direct link between water use and the energy bill.
Greenbang
Greenbang’s planning a party for its second birthday, and we’d love for you to join us in the celebration. (We’re also celebrating the launch of our new analyst and research company, CleanAnalysis). Come meet us for drinks on Wednesday, 22 July, starting at 6:30 pm at
green construction
A “BaleHaus” made of prefabricated straw bales and hemp cladding panels will soon be going up on the campus of the University of Bath, and people around the world will be able to watch the construction progress online via “Strawcam” from Monday 20 July. Researchers at the university are putting
Greenbang
Greenbang has been named a top low-carbon blog by Tripbase, an online source for personalised vacation ideas. In naming the winners of the Tripbase Travel Blog Awards 2009, Tripbase selected Greenbang as the number-eight low-carbon blog. The number-one title went to Treehugger. Tripbase created the awards to acknowledge travel blogging
green transport
If even brothels can go green, what excuse do the rest of Europe’s businesses have for not being eco-friendly? A Reuters article this week reports that a brothel in Berlin — Maison d’envie — is offering a discount for customers who arrive by bicycle or public transportation rather than by
