clean energy
Clean energy investments around the world aren’t high enough to avert the worst effects of climate change, according to New Energy Finance’s (NEF) “Global Futures 2009.” Analysts from NEF presented their findings today at the New Energy Finance Summit. While the global economic crisis will likely reduce carbon
Do you really want to know what the medieval streets of London smelled like? Well, researchers at the Universities of York and Warwick say they can let you find out, courtesy of a project dubbed, “Towards Real Virtuality.” A mockup of the conceptual”Virtual Cocoon” that helps users achieve such
cleantech
Trying to keep up with the cleantech headlines? Here are some stories you might have missed over the past 24 hours: * California-based eSolar has signed a $30 million (US) agreement to build up to 1,000 megawatts of solar thermal power plants in India over the next 10 years; * Tendril
A new IBM survey of mid-sized businesses around the globe finds that most of them have programmes in place to reduce the environmental impact of their information technology. The survey queried more than 1,000 information technology executives in Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the
Earth Hour
Twenty-eight million Scouts from 160 countries around the globe will be among those observing this year’s Earth Hour, set for 8:30 p.m. on 28 March. First established by the WWF in 2007, Earth Hour encourages people worldwide to switch off their lights for one hour in an
fuel consumption
A new engine system unveiled today by Fiat could cut auto fuel consumption by up to 25 percent as well as reduce carbon emissions, according to a report from the Detroit Free Press. To be highlighted at the Geneva Auto Show this week, the Multiair system provides variable valve timing
energy consumption
UK officials aren’t gathering enough information from real homes to accurately determine how government programmes are affecting energy consumption and household energy efficiency efforts, according to a new report (PDF) from the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee. The report, “Programmes to reduce household energy consumption,” also concludes that,
smart homes
Innovative smart homes with motion sensors could soon help people with dementia to live safely and independently, according to the University of Bath. Using funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, university researchers have developed a system that can monitor people’s movements in a home, automatically turns
cleantech
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates: * A new report from the Geothermal Energy Association finds that the number of geothermal projects in the US (PDF) has increased by 25 percent since August of last year; * The UK Green Building Council this week called for a new
energy efficiency
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Houston are the top three cities in the US when it comes to number of energy-efficient buildings, according to news from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA today released a list of the top 25 cities in the nation that in 2008 had
cleantech
Skipped a few headlines yesterday? No problem: Greenbang is here with your daily roundup of cleantech news you might have missed: * The Solar Electric Vehicle Team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently unveiled its latest model: Eleanor. The team plans to race the solar-powered car in the World Solar
greenhouse gases
The numerous mudslides set off by last year’s devastating earthquake in China pose a new and long-lasting peril: increased carbon dioxide emissions. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin say the mudslides both ripped away vegetation that normally absorbs carbon from the atmosphere and uncovered buried plant matter
