Point Carbon, a world-leading provider of independent analysis and consulting services for governments and companies in the global power, gas and carbon markets, today announced the opening of a Boston office to be headed by Dr. Jurgen Weiss, Managing Director of Advisory Services North America.
When a factory machine breaks down, it's hard to know what to do. Production
often comes to a standstill until the error has finally been pinpointed - and
that can take hours. The causes are legion; in many cases it is all due to a
single interrupted contact. Consequently, many manufacturers have long been
hoping for a technology that will work without vulnerable power and data cables.
Everyone's talking about "going green" but the cost of the investment has, up to now, been difficult to justify. Energy savings aside, what are the financial benefits of using environmentally sustainable materials and technology in construction? Professor John Quigley at the University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business is conducting the first systematic analysis of environmentally-sustainable construction and its economic impact on the real estate market.
Siemens Energy will establish its U.S. wind turbine R+D competence center in Boulder, Colorado. The facility is expected to employ an estimated 50 people and will focus on atmospheric science research, aerodynamic blade design, structural dynamics, wind turbine dispatch prediction and reliability.
The jobs needed to develop a green economy in America not only exist today but are in high-demand and will enjoy greater job security in a sustainable, clean-energy economy, according to a new report released today by a coalition of conservation, political and labor groups.
In a major new project that could help set the agenda for policymakers, researchers and industry leaders, a team of MIT faculty members has begun a comprehensive study of the technology and the economics of a variety of approaches to harnessing the power of the sun.
A report commissioned by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and prepared by economists at The Brattle Group and Energy Ventures Analysis has assessed the outlook for electric generation capacity in the largest electricity and fuel markets around the world and found that there is little uniformity in preferred new generation choices and in the reasons behind these observed preferences.
The current mainstreaming of climate change into international development policies and thinking may not be enough to address the practical challenge of climate change in poor countries says Professor Kate Brown of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.
Emissions trading is seen by many governments and commentators as a major means of controlling global warming but it involves worrying assumptions on enforceability and potentially serious implications for development.
Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced its inclusion in an Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) report that recognizes innovations in environmental efficiency that also benefit the bottom line. In "Innovations Review: Making Green the New Business as Usual," EDF acknowledged Sun's Open Work program, which utilizes innovative technologies, collaboration tools and support so that employees can work anywhere, anytime.
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