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ULTra Personal Rapid Transit System Being Rolled Out at Heathrow Airport

ULTra offers an advanced form of PRT (Personal Rapid Transit), ready for application, giving effective, low cost and sustainable transport for cities, airports and special developments worldwide

16 Feb 2009

Swiss Chemical Society Awards Sandmeyer Prize to Work on Soot From Diesel Engine Exhausts

The Swiss Chemical Society presented its prestigious Sandmeyer Prize to a team of Empa researchers, for work on the chemical processes which take place during the catalytic decomposition of soot in particle filters used to treat diesel engine exhaust gas

16 Feb 2009

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet and Establishes Nearly 80 'Hybrid Branch' Locations in U.S.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding approximately 5,000 additional gas - electric hybrids to its nationwide fleet and designating nearly 80 rental locations across the country as "hybrid branches."

16 Feb 2009

Air Pollution Shown to be Too High Near Some US Schools

Air pollution is dangerously high around schools near some U.S. industrial plants, according to a recent study involving researchers from the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University

15 Feb 2009

IBM Helping Companies Make Their Carbon Footprints Smaller

A new IBM consulting offering can help clients analyze their carbon dioxide emissions and energy usage at any level – from a single department to a worldwide operation

15 Feb 2009

Most Environmentally Friendly House in the World Certified by USGBC

The Live Green, Live Smart Institute has announced that is has received the coveted Outstanding Custom Project Award from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for the highest rating home in the history of the LEED for Homes program

15 Feb 2009

Applied Materials Demonstrate 'Carbon Free' Transportation

Applied Materials today conducted a simulation of the carbon-free transportation of the future at its Silicon Valley research campus, connecting battery-operated vehicles into the electrical grid utilizing energy generated by the company's parking lot-based solar array

12 Feb 2009

UsingTechnology and Smart Growth to Reduce CO2 Emissions

A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change, published February 10, 2009 online by Environmental Science and Technology, shows that "smart growth" combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions

12 Feb 2009

Bose Develops Efficient Sound System for Use in Chevrolet Volt

The Bose Energy Efficient Series sound system debuts next year in the Chevy Volt, the Extended-Range Electric Vehicle from General Motors

11 Feb 2009

MIT Students Develop Shock Absorber That Havests Energy From Bumos in the Road

A team of MIT undergraduate students has invented a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while it smoothes the ride more effectively than conventional shocks

11 Feb 2009