The Scots are lobbying to scrap plans to have “crippling new charges that threaten Scotland’s renewable power industry”. The Scotsman has this: “Today, The Scotsman is calling for Ofgem to drop the idea and work to assist the creation of renewable energy schemes in places where winds blow, waves
Hilary Benn, UK Secretary of State for the Environment, says British shops will start removing energy inefficient light bulbs from shelves from next year. And about time, too. The Aussies are already ahead of us here, and they’re busy limbering up for a good beating on the weekend’s
Greenbang’s seen an amazing amount of things turned into fuels this year, from Patsy’s poo (and milk) to illegal booze. And now another farmyard animal is being harnessed as an energy source–egg shells. This from ENN: “The key to making pure hydrogen is separating out the carbon
California hosted a major solar power conference last week, which had a bunch of firms discussing ways to improve the economics of solar. Right now, the industry’s growth is frustrated by the fact that photovoltaic cells cost a lot up-front, which makes the return for any business or individual
Although we can’t find out exactly how the data was gathered, a new survey from PR outfit Cohn & Wolfe reckons that consumer spending on green products and services will double to $500bn next year. There’s a bunch of waffle that follows, including a bit that categorises us
Is it just us, or is there a bit of an electric bike boom going on? There’s this oddly shaped fellow pictured here on the left (picture courtesy of engadget), which cruises at 20mph (but can be bumped up to more than twice that with a bit of tinkering)
Tech mag Wired has an intricate flowchart of all the Silicon Valley names getting into clean energy (see left, and click image for PDF). It’s enough to make one’s eyes go wonky, but if you want to know the who’s who of green tech money, look no
IBM has made a bunch of headlines this year with its various green initiatives, reports and so on. It launched Project Big Green and also Big Green Innovations, the former focused on data centres and the latter on broader green issues. And it’s the latter that shows the diverse
There is a great advert for a tech company that illustrates the challenges of its tasks as a bunch of cowboys trying to herd cats (see below)… which is the analogy that springs to mind when one reads about the challenges of agreeing a global response to climate change, as
Greenbang is something of a fan of Google Earth. It’s a fun way to go sight-seeing, plan a journey, review a neighbourhood and much more. By making it an open platform, anyone is free to add bespoke layers to the virtual world, such as historical maps (pictured here). One
PC giant Dell says it’s gonna go carbon neutral by 2008. It will be the first major computer firm to do so, it reckons. In preparation for this, it’s making a complete carbon emissions audit this year and will offset all of its 2007 operations next year. And
ERM, a provider of environmental consulting services, is looking for a ventures director for its foundation–which supports environmental projects around the world by handing out grants and loans, volunteer support and pro bono work. The director will be involved in screening new ventures, securing investment, doing due diligence and
