cleantech
What’s new this week in the cleantech world? Following are some top stories you might have missed: * The cost for installing photovoltaic (PV) systems has declined steadily over the past decade, dropping an average of 3.5 percent a year, according to a new study from the US Department
cleantech
How can cleantech companies make the most of their potential and succeed in the market, especially in these — to put it mildly — challenging economic times? Consultant Steve Weiss offers four critical ‘Ds’ at the Cleantech Group this week. Weiss, a pro that the Cleantech Group says “made drywall seem sexy,
wind energy
Seattle-based Principle Power Inc. this week signed an agreement with Energias de Portugal to develop a deep-water offshore wind-energy installation off the Portuguese coast. The project will use Principle Power’s WindFloat technology. The WindFloat system relies on floating foundations to allow wind turbines to be located in high-wind-energy areas
green IT
The US-based Uptime Institute this week announced its list of “Global Green 100,” the top corporations to demonstrate “significant energy efficiency achievements” at their data centres. The 100 companies will be officially named and recognised on 15 April, during the Green Enterprise IT Awards ceremony in New York. “Only 1
biofuels
Honestly, our heads have been spinning enough already with all the potential biofuel sources: corn, corn stover, wood chips, telephone poles, algae, jatropha. You name it, we thought we’ve heard of it. Then, along comes crambe. This humble crop, an oilseed plant native to the Mediterranean, is one of
ethanol
As if corn-based ethanol hasn’t already taken enough of a beating for taking food out of people’s mouths and being a loser in the energy-equation and greenhouse-gas departments … now comes news that a prominent Saudi scholar warns that using biofuels is a sin. The Al Arabiya News Channel
US investors are singling out nine companies — including, surprise, surprise, ExxonMobil — for not doing enough to address the business challenges raised by global warming. The nine firms were all added this week to Ceres’ Climate Watch List. Ceres is a coalition of investors, environmental groups and other organisations that works
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Mark your calendars for Wednesday, 25 Feb., to help celebrate the launch of Carbon Voyage, a new service aimed at minimising the environmental impact of vehicle travel and saving money by increasing efficiency in transport supply chains. The launch event, which Greenbang is sponsoring, is scheduled for 6 to 8
climate
This via Climate Progress: despite the unusually cold and snowy winter many of us are experiencing, global temperatures over the past year have rocketed up by 20 times the rate of previous years. Tell us that’s not scary. Citing new data from NASA, Climate Progress’ Joseph Romm reports that
cleantech
Stepped away from your RSS reader for a few hours? You can catch up on some of the latest cleantech headlines here: * Marriott International is now offering guests a chance to offset the carbon they generate during their hotel stays by supporting Brazilian rainforest preservation. The Spirit to Preserve programme,
solar energy
T-Solar, a photovoltaics company based in Spain, has begun volume production of what it says are the world’s largest solar panels. With an area of 5.7m2, the panels are designed for large-scale solar farms and — compared to smaller panels — can reduce installation costs by 20 percent, the company
