Three research groups at Spain’s Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) are working to develop zero-energy, eco-design elevators that are fully interconnected with the outside world, as well as safer, more intelligent and more accessible than present-day elevators. The UTC groups have been working through Net0lift, a research project led
cleantech
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * London Mayor Boris Johnson today addressed mayors from around the world at the C40 Climate Change Summit in Seoul, detailing London’s delivery plans to become a world leader in electric vehicle usage; * The executive secretary of the United Nations
cleantech
Skipped a few headlines over the past 24 hours? Not to worry: Greenbang’s here with your daily update of cleantech news and developments: * Norway’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.2 per cent in 2008, led by a decline in the manufacturing industry, but were still far above
photovoltaics
Germany’s SolarWorld AG held a topping-out ceremony this week for its new production facility for solar silicon wafers in Freiberg’s Industrial Estate East. The new plant is eventually expected to have a production capacity of half a gigawatt per year. With an investment volume of some €350 million,
global warming
England’s most famous lakes such as Windermere and Grasmere are facing serious threats from climate change, non-native species and pollution from farming and sewage, and need urgent action to protect and restore them for future generations, said Lord Chris Smith, Chairman of the Environment Agency. Lord Smith announced that
leds
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH has completed a pan-European franchise agreement with California-based Intematix Corp. The pact gives Rutronik distribution rights to Intematix’ entire product portfolio of chip-on-ceramic power light-emitting diodes (LEDs), arrays and modules. Rutronik will also have access to Intematix full-solution line of control systems, secondary optics and heat
Siemens Energy will supply 175 of its SWT-3.6 turbines for the London Array offshore wind project, which is being developed by DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar. Upon completion, the London Array project will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world with a capacity of 630 megawatts.
virtualisation
Axminster Tool Centre, a family-run business located in Axminster, Devon, has reduced its energy consumption by 30 per cent and cut its energy costs with the help of IBM and Apex. A mail-order tools and machinery business, Axminster Tools Centre has grown considerably over the past 30 years. That growth
Jurdy finds that going green is uplifting …
Two projects in London — Albert Basin, East London, and Elephant & Castle, London Borough of Southwark — are among 16 founding projects of the Climate Positive Development Programme, a Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) programme supporting the development of large-scale urban projects to demonstrate that cities can grow in ways that are
The Stockholm Royal Seaport development is among 16 founding projects of the Climate Positive Development Programme, a Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) programme that will support the development of large-scale urban projects that demonstrate cities can grow in ways that are climate positive. Climate Positive real-estate developments will strive to reduce
solar energy
Kyocera Corporation is supplying solar modules for the new Toyota Prius solar ventilation system, an optional feature for the hybrid car model introduced in Japan this week by Toyota Motor Corporation. The system ventilates the air inside of the car by using the electricity generated by the solar module on
