Greenbang is seeing a serious number of investment offers and prizes for innovation at the moment. Could it be there’s been a bang in the eco industry? This time, there’s a million quid up for grabs for people who think of ways to tackle climate change. The Big
Ted Sargent is working on solar nano-technology. He talks in this podcast about his innovation team and their work on solar power – spray on cells to be precise.
Greenbang hears few stories of British oil companies building alternative energy supplies. We know there is some movement in the area, but it doesn’t seem like much. Shell said at one of its press conferences that it invests £0.5bn a year into R&D of alternative energy
Greenbang is a bit freaked out by this story from Reuters… The world’s oceans appear to be soaking up less carbon dioxide, new environmental research has shown, a development that could speed up global warming. A 10-year study by researchers from the University of East Anglia has shown that
Banking giant Morgan Stanley is swinging some big numbers around at the moment. It reckons sales of renewable energies could grow to as much as $1 trillion by 2030. “The global risks posed by climate change are driving spending and investment in clean energy solutions, which (unlike the oil shock
(And boost popularity?) In 20 days, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP Mark Williams says he saved: 4012 miles’ travel – or six days 161.5 kg of CO2 All this over seven online meetings each with two or three participants He did it using WebEx‘s online conferencing technology. The company reckons
This makes sense to Greenbang. He wanted a green job when he left university, but got that startled-bunny syndrome and took the first one that came along. Anyway – it appears he’s not alone. Students and young folk are seeking green roles because it makes them feel better about working
It’s another farming story – this time the EU has cut farmers’ grants to produce biofuel because enough exists, it says. This from Cleantech.com: “This payment has been very useful in stimulating the European biofuels sector,” said Mariann Fischer Boel, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development. “But when we
Nice work ONIC… Investment firm Low Carbon Accelerator Limited has pumped of £500,000 into the Ochre Natural Insulation Company (ONIC) for a 23 per cent share. ONIC’s Sheep Wool Insulation exceeds the required Building Regulations standards and has a higher thermal performance than many synthetic products. It is
Solar power is apparently gaining momentum here in Europe, Reuters says: Solar power could be the world’s number one electricity source by the end of the century, but until now its role has been negligible as producers wait for price parity with fossil fuels, industry leaders say. Once the
One topic you want to avoid with the Australians at the moment is their performance in the Rugby World Cup a couple of weeks ago. Let’s face it, it’s nice to not have them gloating for a change, but choking a little on humble pie. But over in
