GreenChek Technologies Inc., a provider of hydrogen-based technology for mobile transportation and stationary power generation applications, has announced plans to enter the German marketplace in the first quarter of 2010, in conjunction with its distribution partner TESEL. GreenChek will use test data gathered in France and England for the planned
Jurdy’s not ready to apply the brakes to green commuting just yet …
cleantech
Cleantech news as it happaens — check back for regular updates: * The market for solar thermal systems (STS) in Europe has witnessed significant developments at all levels in the last four years, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. Policy makers, market participants and end users have shown a
combined heat and power
The UK is missing out on the opportunity to recycle and reuse waste heat produced in the electricity generation process to heat homes and businesses, according to a new report from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Currently, heat production accounts for 49 per cent of all primary energy consumed
The theme for today — World Environment Day 2009 — is “Your planet needs you! Unite to combat climate change.” The theme represents a strong call for environmental action in advance of the United Nations climate change talks in Copenhagen this December. “The new global climate agreement that is due to be
LED lighting
The latest improvements to Trafalgar Square include an innovative green-energy lighting system that will not only save money but provide state-of-the-art lighting for the square’s fountains. The new system will enable the fountains to be lit up in different colours to tie in with major events, further enhancing the
global warming
Munich has received the German Federal Environment Ministry award for “Innovative and exemplary strategies for the implementation of municipal climate protection.” One of nine municipalities to win such an award, the city was signaled out for its Munich for Climate Protection Alliance, established in 2007. One of the alliance’s
renewable energy
By promoting innovation in renewable energy sources (RES), the European Union could see a gross domestic product in 2020 that’s about 10 per cent higher than would be expected under a “business as usual” approach, according to a new study carried out on behalf of the European Commission’s
energy conservation
HP is offering PC users a downloadable desktop widget that tracks their cumulative energy savings from turning off idle computers when not in use. The widget is part of a broader campaign called Power To Change, which aims to encourage personal computer users around the world to make behavioural changes
algae-based fuels
The newly created European Algae Biomass Association (EABA) wraps up its first conference and assembly in Florence today. In an interview with Reuters from the conference, EABA executive director Raffaello Garofalo said Europe could expect to see industrial-scale production of algae-based biofuels in the next 10 to 15 years. While
global warming
Do we detect a trace of Dick Cheney in Lord Drayson? While the Science and Innovation Minister lacks the former US Vice President’s trademark sneer and air of menace, it seems Lord Drayson too believes that, despite the threat of climate change, our current lifestyle is “non-negotiable,” and that
clean energy
Despite the global economic crisis that began last year, worldwide spending on clean energy rose by 5 per cent in 2008, thanks in large part to China, Brazil and other emerging economices. That’s according to a report — “Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2009” — prepared by New Energy Finance
