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A researcher at MIT, Andreas Mershin, has created solar panels from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead leaves. In a few years, Mershin says it’ll be possible to stir some grass clippings into a bag of cheap chemicals, paint the mixture on your roof, and immediately start producing electricity.
If you remember high school …

China has set up a national think-tank on renewable energy to carry out policy research and guide development of clean-power sources.
The China National Renewable Energy Centre (CNREC) was established by the National Energy Administration (NEA) with the support of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top policy-making body.
CNREC will assist policymakers with drawing up …

World’s biggest polluter spends £4bn a year on wind and solar power generation in single region as it aims to cut fossil fuel use.

A farmer walks past a terrace of dang shen, a traditional medicine, in Gansu – a region being transformed by spending on renewables. Photograph: Sheng Li/Reuters
The remote, wind-blasted desert of northwestern Gansu …

Wrexham, in the UK (North Wales, to be precise), has apparently had one of Europe’s largest solar panel factories since 2005 (a Sharp solar panel factory), and employs approximately 1,000 people there. Now, the town is stepping up its solar installation game — it’s just installed 30,000 town-produced solar panels on 3,000 of its homes, …

Targeting new, emerging technologies in locations and environments where they can make the greatest impact makes a lot of sense, and when it comes to renewable energy, island communities, cities, and states fit the bill. A clean, renewable energy movement is afoot in Hawai’i, where proponents are laying out a path to a 100% renewable energy …

The Swedish company Hexicon, which has developed an innovative type of floating wind farm or two, may soon supply Malta with 9% of its electricity needs via one of these floating wind farms.

While the EU already has about 20% of its energy coming from renewable energy, the small island nation of Malta has lagged a lot with only …

[Press release idealog byEsther Goh, on February 23rd, 2012]
The third annual list of the world’s most innovative technology companies has been released and LanzaTech is proudly flying the Kiwi flag on there.
Another company on the list with a Kiwi connection is California-based Alta Devices, pursuing a new horizon in solar energy with New Zealand scientist Brendan Kayes …

[Press release Good Clean Tech by Andrew Webster on January 27th, 2012]
Inside the doors of the new Ford Escape, oil-based materials have been replaced with those made from a common plant found in southern Asia.
Ford is using the kenaf plant to create the interior bolster on each door of the Escape, a move that’s expected …

Think of a piece of classic design from the last decade. There’s a decent chance you thought of either the iPhone or the iPod, right? Apple’s ubiquitous gadgets have become so wildly popular, not in small part because of their attractive, smart design.
Now, imagine if the guy who designed them had decided to devote his …