[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 …
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Coke Partners With Biotech Firms To Create Next-Gen PlantBottles
Latin America and the Caribbean to phase out incandescent bulbs
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
By L.J. Polintan
In a meeting in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, government representatives from 26 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean signed a United Nations Environment Program-backed initiative that will phase out incandescent lamps to reduce carbon dioxide emissions while saving energy.
The participants at the meeting of the en.lighten initiative focused on exploring opportunities …
Solar PV could replace fossil fuels in 10 years
Friday, June 17, 2011 (Oliver M. Bayani)
[ECOSEED] A dramatic increase in solar photovoltaic projects, lower costs and higher efficiencies in the next 10 years could eventually make it more economical than traditional energy sources like coal and natural gas, according to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
The amount of solar energy hitting the earth is around …
Puma Reveals ‘World’s First’ Environmental P&L Results
May 16, 2011 [ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER]
Puma has announced the first results of its Environmental Profit & Loss Account, valuing the greenhouse gas and water consumption impacts of the company’s operations and supply chain at €94.4 million ($133.5 million).
The economic valuation of Puma’s environmental impacts, carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers for GHG emissions and Trucost for water use, estimates …
Porsche’s Victorian ‘Prius’
David Moore -The Press
The new Porsche museum in Stuttgart is showing an exhibition entitled Ferdinand Porsche – Pioneer of the Hybrid Drive, in the form of a reconstruction of the first workable full-hybrid car in the world, the Semper Vivus, which means “always alive”.
In designing the vehicle at the turn of the 20th century, Ferdinand …
Tesla reports doubled revenues in Q1; losses keep profits at bay
By Oliver M. Bayani [ECOSEED]
Tesla Motors Inc. said its revenue more than doubled in the first quarter on sales of battery packs for electric vehicles, but profitability remained elusive as losses grew sharply attributed to costs of developing its new electric vehicle.
The Palo Alto, California-based company reported revenues of $49 million in the first quarter, more …
Fisker Has Raised Over $1B, Car Coming in the Summer
By Katie Fehrenbacher [EARTH2TECH]
Fisker Automotive is the latest example of a greentech startup that has amassed a shockingly large amount of money on the promise of a product that’s still in the pipeline. The company confirmed with me that in a combination of loans, grants and equity, Fisker has raised over $1 billion, (first reported here), …
Consumers will spend more for green from trusted brands – survey
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
By Jen Balboa
[ECOSEED] NBCUniversal released the results of a series of recent polls on consumers’ green purchase habits and found out that while shoppers are willing to buy green and spend more for it, majority will only do so if the purchase will involve a trusted brand.
The media and entertainment company’s Green in the …
Facebook Shows Why Green Data Centers Matter
By Katie Fehrenbacher [GIGAOM]
On Thursday, Facebook shared the nitty-gritty details of the energy efficiency of its server and data center designs in its new Oregon-based facility. This is the latest example of how energy efficient and green data centers are now a must-have competitive advantage for a leading Internet company. The various energy-efficient innovations that Facebook unveiled …
