cleantech
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * Lord Stern, author of the pivotal 2006 report on the economic impacts of climate change, launches a new book today — “A Blueprint for a Safer Planet” — in which he compares those who deny climate science to those who questioned the
cleantech
Looking for your daily dose of news summaries and headlines from the cleantech sector? Here’s Greenbang’s roundup of news you might have missed: * National Geographic has published a photo feature of a Paris suburb being designed with green-roofed high-rises, renewable energy and a rapid transit line to the
offshore wind energy
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG today signed a contract in which Siemens Energy will supply the firm with 21 wind turbines for its Baltic 1 offshore wind farm — set to become Germany’s first commercial offshore installation in the Baltic Sea. The seven-square-kilometre Baltic 1 facility will be built about 16
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has launched a study aimed to helping retailers and manufacturers switch to food-grade recycled polypropylene plastic for food packaging. While polypropylene is regularly recycled for industrial plastics, it has not yet be converted into food-grade packaging. WRAP hopes to change that by commissioning
economy
The UK needs to remove barriers to high-growth, high-innovation industries, according to the Government’s latest policy statement on “Building Britain’s Future – New Industry, New Jobs.” The plan, launched by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, identifies the key areas where Government can have the greatest impact
carbon emissions
The fatter a nation’s people, the higher the country’s carbon footprint, according to researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. As profiled in today’s Guardian, a study by Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts finds that rising obesity contributes up to one billion tonnes of
carbon capture and sequestration
What possible reason could one have to object to burying vast amounts of carbon dioxide underground so the gas not longer contributes to worsening climate change? Does your answer change if the proposed burial place is under your home? That’s the situation facing Royal Dutch Shell and residents of
cleantech
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * Siemens Energy has developed a new gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear that can operate wind turbines at a voltage of 36 kilovolts and is more compact for easier accommodation in wind turbine towers; * New research reveals there is strong support among the
Jurdy’s willing to put up with some inconveniences to go green …
highways
The Highway Agency says the average motorist traveling on British roads is unknowingly aided by “at least a gadget every mile,” thanks to an ever-growing plethora of journey planning tools. Many of those latest gadgets will be on display at Birmingham’s Gadget Show Live this weekend. “We take our
transport
Germany can provide a useful example for other countries looking to create a more sustainable transport system, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. Even though car use has grown in both Germany and the US, the report finds that Germany has done a much better job of
Climate Wire reports that Google has recently redesigned its server architecture to be even more energy efficient and low-carbon footprint. The servers, built in-house, feature a “close-coupled” cooling system that reduces the amount of electricity needed to control server-generated heat. The Google engineers who designed the servers say their system
