The sustainability charity Groundwork is leading an initiative called Foundation, a climate fund that aims to provide £1 million per year for local, community-based carbon-reducing projects in the UK’s Northwest. The fund is designed to help individuals and businesses support climate-focused community projects while also promoting social justice and
solid state lighting
Royal Philips Electronics today launched what it’s calling the “world’s first OLED (for “organic light-emitting diodes”)-based interactive lighting concept.” On display at the Eurluce International Lighting Fair in Milan, the OLEDs offer ultra-flat shapes, soft lighting and myriad design possibilities, according to Philips. “In addition to our
Gas power plants could be cheaply retrofitted to generate both hydrogen and power, according to researchers at the University of Amsterdam and IRCE Lyon. Writing in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Green Chemistry, Gadi Rothenberg and colleagues describe how a catalyst could convert methane into hydrogen gas and combustible
electric cars
Energy Saving Trust reports that Elektromotive has installed its 100th electric vehicle recharging point in London. Working with EDF Energy, Elektromotive has been installing recharging points in the city since 2006, when it put up its first unit in Westminster. “Access to charging stations across the UK will be crucial
reggio emilia
The Italian city of Reggio Emilia is enlisting IBM’s help in its efforts to become a sustainable city. IBM has already begun working with another town in Italy — Parma — on a similar project. Reggio Emilia and IBM plan to create an Innovation Board that will use digital technology to
cleantech
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * Plants absorbed carbon dioxide more efficiently under the polluted skies of recent decades than they would have done in a cleaner atmosphere, according to new findings published this week in Nature; * The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature
Earth Day
What did Earth Day around the globe look like? As usual, The Big Picture feature at The Boston Globe does an awesome job of capturing the theme of event in compelling images from every corner of the world, including: * A view of the America’s from NASA’s Messenger probe;
green building
By now, proponents of green construction techniques are more than familiar with things like denim insulation, locally sourced building materials and recycled plastic lumber. So we here at Greenbang thought we’d explore some of the less conventional green building materials being experimented with in various corners of the globe:
cleantech
Can’t keep up with all the latest cleantech news and developments? Don’t worry: Greenbang’s here with your daily review of top headlines: * Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and methane — both greenhouse gases — continued to increase last year despite the global economic crisis, according to the US National
photovoltaics
A former Soviet Army training area in eastern Germany is on course to house what will be Germany’s largest photovoltaic (PV) power plant. It will also be the second-largest PV solar installation in the world. First Solar and Juwi Holding AG plan to develop the €160 million, 53-megawatt facility
energy efficiency
GE Sensing & Inspecting Technologies is helping the UK’s Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) measure existing relative humidity and temperatures within its Spital Square headquarters to help assess the energy efficiency impact of planned building modifications. “We can view all of the measurements taken by the
With today being Earth Day, it seems appropriate that Canadian climate scientist David Keith has been announced as the leader of a panel discussion on “Geo-engineering our planet” at 7 p.m. 14 May at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in London. The discussion is part of “21st Century Challenges,
