An awesome little device has been launched to keep you electronic gizmos – phones, iPod, etc – charged up on the go. The Hymini stores up power from a wall plug, or from a wind source (solar versions also available), and gives you the gas you need. The gadget’s online shop
Forget the big smelly petrol pumps, why not plug into a small trim electric charger? To promote the use of electric vehicles (EVs), EDF Energy and Elektromotive are rolling out 250 recharging bays (like the one pictured here) across the UK, by the end of March next year. It’s
Those crazy kids at Lewis have launched a PR stunt that would make the Fall Guy look like a lady. If you’re an entrepreneurial sort and are trying to launch a company in the green space, rock up to Lewis PR’s Dragon’s-Den-meets-X-Factor event on November 19. You’
Eeeeeh – the price of solar parts today. You wouldn’t believe it… The market for solar power is to grow by up to 30 per cent over the next five years as panel parts become cheaper, a Reuters report claims. Wouldn’t that be good? If the government then ordered
Greenbang just stumbled across an inspiring story about a little town in England, Ashton Hayes, which has made some huge strides towards its ultimate goal of carbon neutrality. In England’s Ashton Hayes, a not-so-sleepy town of about a thousand people, one man convinced his town to go carbon neutral
CHINA WATCH Greenbang China travelled back to Guangdong, her home town, during a recent national holiday, only to discover that her dad’s old seven-seat Nissan is out of favour for a new love–an electric bike. “The oil is getting more and more expensive, and so much traffic jam
Greenbang is feeling rather down, as it’s now the fourth day that his cat has been missing. He’s been prowling the neighbourhood night after night looking for him, but no luck so far… But if (when!) Mac turns up again, this is what Greenbang’s gonna feed him:
Greenbang likes the sound of this story. A greying boffin knocking around in his shed in Yorkshire (well, we reckon it’s the shed) has come up with a new gizmo that improves the efficiency of heating systems–chopping your bill and cutting carbon emissions. Stan Whetsone (the fine chap
Online mapping service Multimap has added a new feature that allows drivers to get an idea of how much carbon their car will emit on a journey. The service is done in partnership with Carbon Clear, which helps firms cut their carbon emissions. For example, a common journey that Greenbang
Here’s some advice from Dell on how to save energy (if you’re a small company)… 1. Consider power management software. It can remotely switch PCs off and on and automatically saves any documents open on the screen. PCs can be set to come on in the mornings, ready
A few months ago, Greenbang caused a kafuffle when we turned down a press trip to an energy-saving event in France – Nice, in fact. The point made was it seemed daft to fly a lot of people to such an event, when the company has some very sexy video conferencing
