Soluxe Solar, the company that leverages solar power to help homeowners and small business owners fulfill their energy needs, has conferred the Solar Flare award on the green building project, The Delta.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Aug 2012
The European Union’s (EU) policy that ships docking at European harbors utilize fuels with less than 0.1% sulphur content by weight as opposed to the 4.5% sulphur content allowed previously in areas outside the realm of Sulphur Emission Control came into effect from January 2010.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Aug 2012
In a bid to go green by replacing the toxic propellant fuel hydrazine with an environment friendly propellant, NASA has chosen a team with Ball Aerospace & Technologies as a frontrunner to demonstrate a green propellant alternative that does not have an adverse effect on the environment and reduces the cost and complexity of space launches.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Aug 2012
The ‘Re-Invent the Toilet Challenge' (RTTC) conducted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been won by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology and Austrian design firm EOOS.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Aug 2012
360 Vodka, a maker of sustainable vodka, has ensured that the wasted produce generated during the five day “Tales of the Cocktail 2012” event did not go to trash, but rather should go to compost bins.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Aug 2012
"Promoting Sustainable Urban Development through Urban Agriculture and Tourism" is the theme of the 2012 World Cities Scientific Development Forum (WCSDF).
By G.P. Thomas
16 Aug 2012
Verdezyne, Inc., a privately-held industrial biotechnology company focused on producing renewable chemicals from non-petroleum sources, has been granted a United States Patent for a bio-based adipic acid production process.
Cranfield University is to develop a waterless, hygienic toilet with the potential to transform the lives of the 2.5 billion people worldwide without access to basic sanitation, thanks to $800,000 funding from the ‘Reinvent the Toilet Challenge’ of the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation Water, Sanitation and Hygiene initiative.
For the first time, engineers at the University of New South Wales have demonstrated that hydrogen can be released and reabsorbed from a promising storage material, overcoming a major hurdle to its use as an alternative fuel source.
Seamus “Shay” Curran, Physics Professor and Director of Institute of NanoEnergy at the University of Houston has developed a new nanoparticle coating for solar panels that helps preserve their efficiency and reduces the cost of maintenance.
By G.P. Thomas
14 Aug 2012
The common factor for wind farms and airfields for ultra-light aircrafts is the level ground on which they must be located. The ultra-light aviation industry comprising one-seater aircrafts and motorized hang gliders is mushrooming.
By Nick Gilbert
14 Aug 2012
Power cuts have become a major problem in several regions of northern India, including Delhi. Improving the size and capacity of lithium batteries to deliver a reliable, eco-friendly source of energy for rural areas is one of the objectives of new research alliances between the University of Huddersfield and some of the prominent Indian institutes and researchers.
By Nick Gilbert
14 Aug 2012
Park Resorts, a company that offers caravans for sale and caravan holidays in the United Kingdom, has collaborated with ABI to offer its first environment-friendly caravan holiday home labeled the ABI Pure.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Aug 2012
Local Councils and community groups are typically wary of one another. A new project that is being supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Local Authorities and the Research Councils’ Initiative (LARCI) with its spotlight on the Scottish region of Fife and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) aims to bring the two entities together for achieving environmental sustainability.
By Nick Gilbert
13 Aug 2012
PepsiCo owned Frito-Lay has deployed all-electric delivery trucks in California. The company is in the process of deploying 275 electric trucks in the United States by the end of 2012.
By G.P. Thomas
13 Aug 2012