greenpeace
As consumers get more of an eco-conscience or simply come to realise that, more often than not, green can also be good for the wallet pressure will be brought to bear on manufacturers. None more so than in the tech industry, which is estimated to be responsible for two per
ccs
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is undoubtedly the hot green topic of the moment. Hardly a day goes by without a new story on it and even the mainstream newspapers are writing enthusiastically about it as a potential saviour of the planet. As we’ve pointed out here on Greenbang
Clean Tech Start-up Index
Today’s entry from Greenbang’s special report on UK Clean Tech Start-up businesses is about Orecon Ltd, just one of the many companies found in the report. * Founder/Chief Executive: David Crisp * Founding date: 2001 * Number of employees: 10 * Turnover: N/A * Website: www.orecon.com * Investment: VC funding:
wind turbines
The number of small wind turbines in the UK is set to almost double by 2009 to 27,866 installations, but renewable energy trade association the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) says the government needs to do more to back the burgeoning sector and make the planning process easier. Small
prisoners
Nice article in this Sunday’s Observer newspaper about some of the environmental and conservation work going on behind bars in some of the UK’s ‘big houses’. Among the new facts Greenbang learnt is that the country’s 140 prisons include nine internationally recognised sites of special scientific interest
Clean Tech Start-up Index
Today’s entry from Greenbang’s special report on UK Clean Tech Start-up businesses is about Onzo, just one of the many companies found in the report. * Founder/Chief Executive: Joel Hagan * Founding date: February 2007 * Number of employees: 17 * Turnover: £7 million+ contract with * Scottish & Southern Energy * Website:
Clean Tech Start-up Index
Today’s entry from Greenbang’s special report on UK Clean Tech Start-up businesses is about IWMS Ltd, just one of the many companies found in the report. * Founder/Chief Executive: Philip Mossop * and Robert Twiselton * Founding date: May 2006 * Number of employees: 15 * Turnover: £5 million * Website: www.iwmsuk.
GE
GE and Google are teaming up to build a “smart” electricity grid and develop renewable energy and plug-in vehicle related technologies. The initial priorities will include: * Planning, siting and cost allocation for the transmission capacity necessary to enable large scale deployment of renewable electricity generation in the US * Developing and
CO2
CO2 emissions have actually fallen across the UK – according to new government figures. The figures are revealed in the newly published statistics for the 2006 CO2 emissions at local authority and government office region level. This represents all UK emissions allocated to local authority areas on an end-user basis, incorporating
We don’t usually cover much by way of eco gadgets and consumer products on Greenbang but it’s Friday, so what the heck. Courtesy of Engadget we spotted this “eco-friendly” USB stick made out of recycled newspaper. As you can see from the photo, it looks like a tiny
Clean Tech Start-up Index
It’s Friday, so to ease you into your weekend here is a snippet of Greenbang’s Clean Tech Start-up Index. * Founder/Chief Executive: James Swanston, CEO; Chris Holt, Founder * Founding date: March 2008 * Number of employees: 7 including parttime * Turnover: pre-revenue, pilots starting in Q3 2008 * Website: www.golowtransport.
greenwash
A press release hit Greenbang’s inbox this week touting an “eco-friendly online CD recycling service”. It was enough to catch our attention, boldly stating that 2,500 tonnes – more than 30 million CDs – are discarded and sent to landfill each year. Even worse, shock horror, tens of millions more
