Aussie research outfit CSIRO is not much of an innovator on the naming front. It’s latest invention is called the UltraBattery. So far, so blah. But what it lacks in exciting nameness, it makes up for with green tech coolness. “Previous tests show the UltraBattery has a life cycle
You know that unenviable feeling when it’s the guy you don’t like in the office’s birthday and the envelope for donations comes around, and you want to spit in it but instead you drop in a fiver so you don’t look bad? Greenbang is wondering if
This is a huge campaign to get everyone in the UK to switch to eco-freindly light bulbs. They reckon if people use all 4.5 million free lightbulbs, given out today with the tabloid paper, the Sun – it could save 350,000 tonnes of CO2. It’s being run by
Greenbang’s been a fan of Shai Agassi since he stepped down at software company SAP to do something good for the world. Saying that – he’s so far turned down all interview requests because he’s just too important. Nevertheless, this is his latest venture -Renault-Nissan and his organisation,
Greenbang wonders if all VCs are the same star sign. If they are, this month’s forecast might read something like this: “You will see vast amounts of cash travel through your fingers and if you haven’t already, you’ll consider opening up a green fund shortly. You’ll
This news story warms Greenbang’s cockles almost as much as a seal pup making a charity donation: the world’s favourite north American state, Canada, could soon be creating a $1 billion fund green tech fund. With an election looming, Canada’s Liberal leader has announced the investment and
Call Greenbang a curmudgeon (she won’t mind and you wouldn’t be the first) but she’s very pleased to hear that the London freesheets have been forced to open up recycling points across London for their gratis irritants. At least it gives commuters somewhere to dispose of the
Gordon Brown? Gordon Green these days. The PM is off to China, and he’s doing his Santa Claus impression. Says the Press Association: “Prime Minister Gordon Brown has promised China £50 million in aid for “green” technology as he seeks to switch the focus of his visit to the
And you thought you had an image crisis – but a new report has found your bad hair days are nothing compared to the image problems that green technologies are facing (and may Greenbang say your hair looks just fine. Apart from that grey hair at the back.) A survey by
Wowowow Greenbang once wrote to Richard Branson with an idea for a magazine. He kindly wrote back, saying he was far too busy, but good luck anyway. Ah well. But he’s got time to go to China and build a green energy company – oh yeah. Fair enough really. Here’
Getting something for nothing is inherently pleasing, right? That’s one explanation for shoplifting anyway. But making free electricity from what you do every day – just existing – is taking something for nothing to extremes. Researchers have come up with an idea of using body heat to power electronics, gathering energy
Must be a bit of a change for VCs when they get bought. I wonder if they sit down with their glasses of Krug and pause to contemplate ‘now we know how it feels’. A beautiful picture indeed. Perhaps that’s how it is at VC firm NGEN Partners now
