Heading off, this morning, was not much fun. Rain, wind and a 20 minute wait at the bus stop meant an unpleasant journey. The screen at the bus stop stated clearly there was a 20 minute wait, but what option do you have if it’s a 10 minute walk
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Are there any sexier words in the English language than proof of concept? Greenbang would wager that “here’s that free pint of hot chocolate you wanted, and I’ve stuck a £50 note on top just because I like your face,” would come close. Alas, Greenbang hears the former
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Carbon capture seems to be the green equivalent of Marmite at the moment. And it could soon be set to become green $1 billion dollar green Marmite (Greenbang suggests savouring that , following some new legislation making its way through the US political system. According to BizJournals, two US Senators have
Price parity can do wonderful things: imagine that Pop Idol winners’ albums cost as much as Ferraris. Our radio waves would never be plagued by their brain rotting ordure again. Or, if Ferraris were the same price as a tennis ball, we’d all have one. Doubtless, we’d all
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Greenbang has heard bakers saying their years of pastry slinging puts them off actually eating the sweet treats and burger bar workers equally saying their time spent up to their elbows in grease has convinced them that they’d rather chew on their own elbow than knock back a cheeseburger.
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Lufthansa, if you listen to the press release it’s just put out, has ambitious goals. Greenbang hoped that such goals included flying underground in an aircraft the size of a mango: a very ambitious goal, you might say, and one that would shut up those axiom spouting numbskulls that
It seems the question of what to do with the CO2 once you’ve captured it is really starting to hit home. Following the UK leader of the opposition, David Cameron’s speech highlighting CCS as a priority for its government, both the US and Australia have announced plans for
A little known fact from the Encyclopedia Britannica, Norwegians read more than any other population in the world, spending an average of 500 kroner a year per capita on books. And it appears it might just have paid off. A Norwegian clean energy company, Sargas, has just announced the results
Greenbang hasn’t felt this let down since England failed to qualify for Euro 2008. OK, maybe a few times since, but it’s a big blow. A trial run for a ‘pay as you throw’ trial in Norfolk has been halted because the technology wasn’t reliable enough. The
Greenbang is waiting with baited breath. It’s apparently less than two weeks until the British Government publishes its plans for a 700 per cent increase in energy from renewable sources. In the mean time, however, she’s been reading about the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown’s call to vastly
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Devotees of Star Trek like to say that the program has been able, in its tenure, to predict the future. The evidence? Why, the communicator of course – dangerously reminiscent of today’s clamshell mobiles. If the communicator is any guide to the accuracy of Star Trek‘s predictions, Greenbang worries.
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Savills, no relation to Jimmy or Row, better known for being a posh estate agent, pulled off a rather interesting deal last week. The company flogged off its half of the wind farm joint venture Infinergy to its partner in the venture, Koop Duurzame Energie. The sale of Infinergy, which
