Research at Northumbria University could lead to a breakthrough in providing new and renewable energy direct to consumers and the National Grid. Researchers at a new laboratory at Northumbria that’s directly linked to renewable energy at the University’s City Centre campus are using specialised equipment to monitor not
cleantech
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * London Mayor Boris Johnson has heralded the capital’s top organisations for saving nearly 120,000 tonnes of carbon, slashing tens of thousands off their energy bills; * Friends of the Earth and Health Care Without Harm Europe released a report
renewables
A simple and inexpensive device has just been launched that measures the amount of solar power and wind energy (PDF) that could be generated by home owners and businesses. Called the Power Predictor, the device forecasts how long it takes to recover the costs of installing renewable energy equipment. It
wind energy
Good Energy has teamed up with River Cottage to help them make its HQ as sustainable as possible. River Cottage is a self-sufficiency-, cooking- and and local food-focussed organisation. The new wind turbine at the River Cottage HQ features a telemetry gadget that lets you see exactly how much electricity
energy poverty
A West Midlands-based energy company has achieved a Big Tick Award from Business in the Community (BitC) in the Marketplace Impact category, for its ‘”Spreading Warmth” programme to help to alleviate fuel poverty in the region and across the UK. npower, which has an office in Solihull, has helped more
biomass
A new survey has shows that individuals and businesses in the south west of England are taking significant steps to move away from using oil and gas for heating, by switching to burning wood from sustainable, local sources. The annual Survey of Renewable Electricity and Heat Projects in South West
global warming
A team of UK and Canadian researchers have found a direct link between carbon dioxide emissions and global temperature changes. The team used a combination of global climate models and historical climate data to show that there is a simple linear relationship between total cumulative emissions and global temperature change.
arctic
Europe’s first Cold Climate Technology Research Centre will explore how people and technology respond to arctic conditions — an increasingly important subject for organisations seeking to exploit polar oil reserves as climate change reduces ice cover. The new centre will be headed by Norwegian-born Arne Erik Holdø, who has spent
hybrid vehicles
A recent graduate of the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyers Industrials de Barcelona (ETSEIB) has proposed a way to make hybrid vehicles even more efficient, potentially reducing fuel consumption by up to 67 per cent. Toni Font based his proposal on one of the problems of conventional vehicles: the loss
cleantech
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * The F3 Factory, one of the visionary projects of the EU Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry (SusChem) has now been officially launched. Innovative technology made possible by the SusChem programme includes the Smart Energy Home and F3 Factory, all cutting-edge
wind energy
While climate change activists look to renewable energy sources like wind power as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, some new research suggests that a warming planet could make that goal more difficult. According to a study to be published this August in the Journal of Geophysical Research, wind
cleantech
Need some help keeping up with all the latest developments in cleantech? Here’s Greenbang’s daily roundup of news and headlines: * After an approximately two-year construction period Siemens has handed over the new Timelkam combined-cycle power plant in Austria to Energie AG Oberösterreich and the Swiss Groupe E; * A
