Information and communication technology (ICT) enabled 'smart energy' will be used to replace wasted 'dumb energy.'
By G.P. Thomas
31 May 2012
Researchers from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences have discovered that the mass loss through iceberg calving, melting and fluctuations in rainfall is highest in southwest and northwest Greenland. There is a continuous mass loss in the Greenland ice sheet and thus, it contributes at approximately 0.7 mm per year to the presently observed sea level change of around 3 mm per year. This trend rises every year by an additional 0.07 mm.
By G.P. Thomas
31 May 2012
Tellurex, a Michigan-based company specializing in thermoelectric applications, is presently seeking funds and distributors to introduce its innovative electrical generator across the globe. The latest Tellurex tPOD1 can improve the living standards, productivity and health of thousands of people living in off-grid villages.
By G.P. Thomas
30 May 2012
Commercial real estate services provider, Cassidy Turley, has been named among the leading companies for sustainable practices. Commercial Property Executive (CPE), an integrated resource for commercial real estate, has named Cassidy Turley to its "2012 Greenest Companies" index.
By G.P. Thomas
30 May 2012
The novel ProSim SPOT Light SpO2 Functional Tester from Fluke Biomedical, a global provider of test and measurement equipment and services to the healthcare industry, has achieved the RoHS E environmentally-friendly label. It is the first biomedical equipment on the market to attain this certification.
By Nick Gilbert
30 May 2012
Ernst & Young has released the recent quarterly global renewable energy report, Country Attractiveness Indices (CAI). The report offers scores in 40 countries for nationwide renewable energy markets, infrastructures and their appropriateness for individual technologies. According to the report, the investment flows in clean energy sector during the first quarter of 2012 were the weakest since the year 2009.
By G.P. Thomas
30 May 2012
Continental Energy declared that the Malaysian Government has granted about US$ 11.5 million to Tawau Green Energy (TGE). Continental Energy is an unconventional energy company and has a 10% stake in TGE. At present, TGE is developing a geothermal energy resource at Apas Kiri site, which is situated in the southern part of Sabah, Malaysia and close to the Tawau city. Apas Kiri will have a net capacity of 30 MW and will be the first geothermal energy development in Malaysia. The geothermal energy project is likely to be completed by 2015.
By G.P. Thomas
30 May 2012
Clean tech company, Green Earth Technologies declared that it has joined the Sherwin Williams "NASCAR Home Tracks" program to make G-CLEAN and G-OIL products more easily available to consumers. This initiative was undertaken to market quality products to the competitors.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 May 2012
Popular solar industry exhibition, Intersolar North America will be held in San Francisco from July 9 to 12, 2012. The conference provides an excellent platform for solar professionals to share information and develop business prospects in the American solar market. The exhibition, which is in its fifth year, will be co-located with SEMICON West. About 900 exhibitors and over 22,000 visitors from more than 80 countries are expected to grace the event.
By Nick Gilbert
30 May 2012
Yellow Cab of Pittsburgh has announced that it has unveiled taxi cabs powered by propane. This company is a division of the Pittsburgh Transportation Group (PTG). The primary group of around 55 cabs would have been subjected to the conversion in the presence of Luke Ravenstahl, Mayor of Pittsburgh today.
By Nick Gilbert
30 May 2012
Weatherproofing Technologies (WTI), a subsidiary of Tremco, has reported that work will be commenced on the company’s largest solar power project located in the Neshaminy School District of Pennsylvania.
By G.P. Thomas
30 May 2012
Noora Veijalainen, a hydrologist working at the Finnish Environment Institute, applied a number of climate scenarios and hydrological models to evaluate the effects of climate change on floods, discharges and water levels in Finland.
By G.P. Thomas
30 May 2012
Canadian Solar, a premium solar company, has supplied solar modules for the biggest solar park in Hesse, the German city of Dreieich-Buchschlag.
By G.P. Thomas
30 May 2012
According to a new report titled ‘Strategic Analysis of Plastics in the Electric Vehicles Market in Europe and North America’ from Frost & Sullivan, the market reached $0.5 million in revenues in 2010 and is expected to reach a value of $73 million by 2017.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 May 2012
Denis Lebel, the Honorable Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities has declared that the Government of Canada is continually committed in developing clean vehicle technologies.
By Nick Gilbert
29 May 2012