[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 …
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Could Saudi Arabia Become the Next Solar Market Hotspot?
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 …
The Rise of Clean-Tech Financing
[Press release ecogeneration by Ann Bowering , 25th of November, 2011]
Greater regulatory certainty and new constraints on carbon emissions have spurred the development of Australia’s very own clean energy stock exchange. SIM Venture Securities Exchange Chief Executive Ann Bowering tells EcoGeneration that the time is now right for increased capital investment in Australian clean technology …
France Lights up the Avenue des Champs-Élysées with LEDs For Christmas
[Press release New York Times by ELVIRE CAMUS, November 23, 2011]
PARIS — For the 31st year in a row, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées was lit up on Wednesday evening for the holidays, 200 trees sparkling against the Paris night sky.
But in this season of European austerity, organizers are trying to play down the glittering display’s conspicuous …
Adapting business for the green era
[Press release The Telegraph by Jim Woods, 8th of November, 2011]
We are living through perhaps the most important economic event since the Industrial Revolution, according to Boston investor Jeremy Grantham. He is referring not to the economic crisis, but the rise in commodity prices. Population growth, rising incomes in …
