CO2
Despite the amount of marketing hype and the increasing number of ‘eco-friendly’ motors being launched, the auto industry is not doing enough to meet proposed climate targets for new cars. That’s according to a report by lobby group the European Federation for Transport and Environment, which found the average
Those smart pants at Qinetiq are behind this – a solar-powered spy plane that has stayed in the sky for 82 hours. Imagine if we could sort the carbon trouble around plane flights – guilt-free holidays. Unfortunately, these spy planes are generally light-weight, carbon fiber jobbies. Not hulking great air buses with
CSS
Second up for the green investment treatment today is US carbon capture, storage and credit bunch Blue Source, which has just unveiled a partnership with Och-Ziff Capital Management Group. It’s a whacking great big investment at that: $500m. (Although it’s worth noting the hedge fund has $33bn under
energy harvesting
it’s a veritable smorgasbord of green investment today. First up to the proverbial plate of VC goodness is EnOcean, a German firm that specialises in wireless systems for the builiding industry which are powered using ‘energy harvesting’. Sounds a bit like what happens to humans in The Matrix, but
biofuels
It seems that the US Department of Energy (DoE) can’t get enough of giving away cash to clean tech projects. Stories about the largesse of the DoE seem to crop up with all the regularity of editorials about Princess Diana/binge drinking/house price crashes in the Daily Mail,
geothermal
Greenbang’s a little confused this morning – confused by the words of Michael Bloomberg, New York’s Mayor. The fella gave a speech a couple of days ago to the National Clean Energy Summit. It sounded good. It went a bit like this: “Today, we’re taking a step that
A couple of years ago Greenbang headed north on the M6 to visit the Lake District and saw countless pictures of Donald Campbell and his world record breaking boat, Bluebird. Now, two Brits are going for a wind power land-speed record and have named the vehicle in Campbell’s honour
investment
Put on your party hats and spike the punch: it’s party time at Trilliant’s. The smart grid outfit has landed itself a nice tasty $40m in financing from an affiliate of MissionPoint Capital Partners and zouk ventures, both of whom are rather keen on putting their money into
roadster
Greenbang’s said it before and she’ll say it again: the Tesla is one hot green motor. If Greenbang had a spare few gold bars around, she might trade them in for a Tesla Roadster all of her very own. Her timing would indeed be excellent, for the Tesla
geothermal
Imagine if you were watching a production of Romeo and Juliet unfold, only at the end to see Juliet ditch her would-be prince in favour of one of the lesser cast members. The Nurse, perhaps. It would be a bit of a surprise, no? Greenbang is experiencing a similar degree
hydrogen
Eee bah gum, it be windeh ou’ thehr. Ahm ‘eddin’ dowhn pub. For those not used to Yorkshire accents, that was one. Albeit, Greenbang’s attempted accents normally come across as a combination of Australian, Welsh and Bristolian – simultaneously. So, if you didn’t quite get it then that could
It looks like businesses are working out their carbon calculations in much the same way Greenbang works out her tax returns and daily alcohol consumption: by leaving roughly 75 percent of it out. Yep, according to Carnegie Mellon University, most companies are leaving out the lion’s share of the
