[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 …
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Ford Escape Goes Green With Plant-Based Doors
From the Designer of the iPod and iPhone Comes a New Energy-Saving ‘Learning Thermostat’
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 …
Leaf + Van = eNV200 – Zero Emissions When Hauling Stuff
[Press release Gas2 by Charis Michelsen on January 10th, 2012]
What do you get when you cross a Nissan Leaf with a small commercial van? Well, you get more or less the bastard child of the NV200 and the Leaf, unimaginatively named the “eNV200,” on display at Detroit this week. Questions of naming aside, it actually ended …
Could Saudi Arabia Become the Next Solar Market Hotspot?
[Press release Cleantechnica by Andrew Burger, January 8, 2012]
Oil’s more than likely the first thing that pops into your mind when Saudi Arabia is mentioned. Sunlight might follow close behind, though, and for good reason. Located within the equatorial “Sun Belt,” where more solar radiation hits the earth than any other part of the globe, best …
Coke Partners With Biotech Firms To Create Next-Gen PlantBottles
[Press release Good Clean Tech by Andrew Webster, 16th, December, 2011]
Coca-Cola has announced a new partnership with a trio of biotechnology firms in order to develop what’s being described as the “next generation” of PlantBottle technology.
The companies involved in the deal include Virent, Gevo, and Avantium — and Coke says that it researched its potential partners for …
Compressed Air Vehicle, miniCAT — Coming to India in 2012
[Press release Cleantechnica by Zachary Shahan, 17th December, 2011]
Electric cars? How quaint. Bio-fuel? How passé. Hydrogen fuel cells? That’s so last week…. No, the car of the future runs on air…that’s right, AIR…the invisible stuff that’s all around us and costs us barely anything (unless we pollute/heat it up too much).
Actually, the car of the future …
Cities Need Open APIs to be efficient
[Press release Earth 2Tech by Katie Fehrenbacher, 8th December, 2011]
The Climate Group has a new report out following up its seminal Smart2020 report, and the team is touting the benefits of open APIs (application interfaces) for creating more energy-efficient and smarter cities. The idea is that there can be a lot more innovation, at a lower …
Siemens Unveils Massive, Lightweight 6 Megawatt Wind Turbine
[Press release Good Clean Tech by Andrew Webster, 30th November, 2011]
The company has unveiled an all-new 6MW turbine — dubbed the SWT-6.0 — with rotor blades that come in both 58 meter (190 feet) and 75 meter (246 feet) varieties, the latter being the largest amongst 6MW turbines with a resulting diameter of 154 meters …
Renewable Power Investments Top Traditional Fuels
[Press release Good Clean Tech by Andrew Webster, 28th November, 2011]
For the first time ever, the amount of money invested in renewable forms of energy like solar and wind has surpassed that spent on more traditional types of fuel like oil and natural gas.
According to a report from Bloomberg, renewable energy saw $187 billion in investments, while …
Hard Plastic Bottles, Reborn as a Bridge
[Press release NYT by Leslie Kaufman, 2nd December, 2011]
The town of York, Me., is putting up what could be a bridge to a better future, not because of it where it goes but because of what it is made of: plastic.
Plastic bottles have been the bane of landfills for decades because they do not degrade. To …
