The buses of Greenbang’s youth were filled with crafty cigarette smoke, superannuated chewing gum and words etched into the windows that would make a sailor blush. For the little nippers of tomorrow, it will be all that and more: gum, smoke, obscenities and a hydrogen fuel cell. Cal-start, a
Some interesting stats out of Allianz Investors this week, on the back of a survey quizzing US investors on whether they’re keen to spend on green. And the investor community looks about as impressed with the prospect of investing in environmental mutuals or companies as they are finding their
It’s got green credentials, it’s got style, it’s class and it’s got motor fanatics feeling slightly sticky from all the excitement: it’s the Tesla Roadster. So what’s the one thing that it doesn’t have? An airbag. According to the Detroit Free Press, the
Scientists over in Grenoble are trying to recover energy caused by the vibration of raindrops as they fall and use it to power electronic devices. What next – using ants to power tiny treadmills? Recouping the heat from sweating dogs to charge up an iPod? The scientists from CEA/Leti-Minatec, an
If you were feeling a little queasy after all the bad news on solar stocks, an IPO out of China seems to be providing a bit in the way of news Alka-Seltzer, after its 29 January debut. ReneSola, which makes silicon wafer for solar panels, launched its shares at a
Intel has had an image makeover — not content with presenting itself as the world’s biggest chip maker, it’s now gunning for the title of biggest purchaser of green electricity in the US. Greenbang hopes Intel can come up with something more Guinness Book of Records friendly, like maker
In a press release last year, Envirowise warned that companies are chucking the equivalent of 40 bottles of champagne the drain every minute. Greenbang shuddered to contemplate such a waste of fizz. Then Envirowise explained that it was the financial equivalent of 40 bottles of champagne going down the drain
Solar panels can be quite difficult to manage can’t they? It’s always “bring me a sandwich” or “I want to play Playstation” or “I want to go to school dressed as superman”. No wonder solar panel management company Enphase has picked up $6.5 million in funding. Enphase
It seems if you’re in solar at the moment, just shake the nearest tree and a VC with a big fat wad of cash will drop out, fall to his knees and ask to buy a stake in your company. Today’s tree shaker is Solel, an Israeli solar
Desalination is one method of tackling water shortages under consideration around the world. Here’s another, from Science Daily: Amid growing water shortages in parts of the United States, more communities are considering tapping their sewage treatment plants as a new source of drinking water. The conversion of wastewater into
Wal-Mart is often seen to the environmental lobby as Pete Doherty is to the anti-drugs movement or Jeremy Clarkson is to dress sense. But the mega-retailer is making a few steps in the general direction of renewable energy. Just this week in fact it announced the completion of a project
In between inventing new words, like normalcy, looking simian and generally embarrassing himself with quotations like “More and more of our imports come from overseas”, George Dubya has decided to ape the Canadians and set up his own green tech fund with $2 billion. Bush made the announcement in his
