GreenPower – a Scottish alternative energy company – has won a £60m contract to build a 60MW wind farm with 20 turbines in, yes you guessed it, Scotland. Greenbang is getting a lot of reports of Scottish eco-initiatives. The Scottish Government has given the green light for the project in Carraig Gheal
That was pretty much expected, but this came from Earth2Tech. “Beyond the shared politics of change, Obama and Gore share a vision for venture capital in the cleantech space. Obama’s energy plan includes a ‘Clean Technologies Deployment Venture Capital Fund’ backed by an annual $10 billion investment over five
Greenbang was up far too late last night with one too many beers and very little beauty sleep. As a result she is shying away from the world, not looking her best, and putting her feet up with a nice cup of tea. Unfortunately for her, she’s run out
It’s quite astonishing this has only just come about, when you consider how far we have come with the climate debate. It is a good thing this has happened. But it’s taken a long time to arrive at this partnership that aims to boost the efficiency of data
Why is it US sports cars are always given the most macho of names. Ford Mustang, AC Cobra and Dodge Viper are just a small selection. One that’s new to Greenbang is the Ronn Scorpion. The Texas based manufacturer has come up with a new way to improve the
Greenbang has an image of Saruman’s fortress in his mind. (That’s Saruman from the Lord of the Rings – not pictured, left). He wasn’t really considered a sustainable producer of goods and services, but a blemish on the environment. He’d be laughing now though, with the amount
California’s doing well on the green stakes lately. It may have more cars than practically anywhere else but, in addition to last week’s announcement that it will receive the first renewably sourced hydrogen filling station (Shell) and the first hydrogen cars (Honda), the California Air Resources Board has
What’s the sweetest phrase in the English language? ‘This chocolate makes you thin’ is a good start. ‘This alcohol will leave you with no hangover’ is getting closer. But also ranking highly is ‘this vehicle will out accelerate all but a Formula 1 car and release no emissions’. There’
Greenbang hasn’t felt this disappointed since she was told that Santa, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny didn’t exist. All on the same day , quite a blow for a 6 year old. According to the Asian wing of UPI, next week’s G8 Summit is to undergo
A little over a week ago Greenbang spoke to Honda about the launch of its new hydrogen powered car, the FCX Clarity. During the discussion Honda let her know that in addition to the likes of actress Jaime Lee Curtis and Producer Ron Yerxa the car would be making use
Commodities trading has always intrigued Greenbang ever since, as a little girl, she sat down to watch the Eddie Murphy and Dan Ackroyd film Trading Places. Why there are so many heart attacks and bankruptcies over pork bellies and frozen concentrated orange juice she’ll never know. There is one
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Like a student house and Ikea, or bananas and custard, or Boris Johnson and a blancmange made of razor blades, some things naturally go together. Today’s Romeo and Juliet are US utility Duke Energy and Catamount Energy Corporation, who were united in a $240 million buy. Duke’s acquisition
