New fund plans £1 million a year for local carbon projects
The sustainability charity Groundwork is leading an initiative called Foundation, a climate fund that aims to provide £1 million per
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Philips unveils new solid-state lights
Royal Philips Electronics today launched what it’s calling the “world’s first OLED (for “organic light-emitting diodes”)-based interactive
Gas plants could provide cheap source of hydrogen
Gas power plants could be cheaply retrofitted to generate both hydrogen and power, according to researchers at the University of
Firm installs its 100th charging point in London
Energy Saving Trust reports that Elektromotive has installed its 100th electric vehicle recharging point in London. Working with EDF Energy,
Second Italian city to go smart, sustainable
The Italian city of Reggio Emilia is enlisting IBM’s help in its efforts to become a sustainable city. IBM
Cleantech ticker: 23 April 2009
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Earth Day in images from around the globe
What did Earth Day around the globe look like? As usual, The Big Picture feature at The Boston Globe does
Weirdest green building materials
By now, proponents of green construction techniques are more than familiar with things like denim insulation, locally sourced building materials
News you might have missed: 22 April 2009
Can’t keep up with all the latest cleantech news and developments? Don’t worry: Greenbang’s here with your
Ex-Soviet Army grounds to become Germany's largest solar plant
A former Soviet Army training area in eastern Germany is on course to house what will be Germany’s largest
UK's ancient buildings society goes high-tech
GE Sensing & Inspecting Technologies is helping the UK’s Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) measure existing
Is geo-engineering Plan B for climate change?
With today being Earth Day, it seems appropriate that Canadian climate scientist David Keith has been announced as the leader