Hyundai and BASF are presenting their jointly developed i-flow concept car this month at the Geneva Motor Show. The innovations in the i-flow are the first included in any vehicle to date, and illustrate a great many possibilities for mobility in the future. For example, the interior of the i-flow offers a revolutionary seating concept, [...]
Filed under: News on March 5th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: brands, clean energy, efficiency, energy, Environment, global, innovation, Technology
If the high-tech development of a California-made fuel cell that produces electricity is a genuine clean-energy breakthrough, then American ingenuity will have reached some important new milestones.
First, it could indicate a significant revival of the U.S. technological innovation that has largely slipped away into the hands of China, Germany, and other nations. China is currently [...]
Filed under: News on March 1st, 2010 @ 9:26 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, economy, effective, efficiency, energy, Environment, funding, global, government, innovation, sustainability, Technology, US
In a step that could lead to the establishment of a high tech center in Livermore, the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency has selected i-GATE (Innovation for Green Advanced Transportation Excellence) as one of six applicants to be recognized as inaugural members of the California iHub demonstration program.
I-GATE was submitted to the state by [...]
Filed under: News on February 22nd, 2010 @ 8:38 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, Community, economy, efficiency, energy, entrepreneur, global, innovation, markets, opportunity, research, sustainability, Technology
As our planet shows increasingly obvious signs of stress, consumers are more concerned about their impact on the environment and governments are moving toward greater regulation. Coupled with challenging economic times, it can seem a daunting setting for business.
This week Wal-Mart Canada will host some of Canada’s top executives, non-profits, and government leaders at the [...]
Filed under: News on February 10th, 2010 @ 10:11 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, effective, efficiency, energy, innovation, sustainability, Technology
Economic recovery and clean energy jobs took center stage in President Obama’s second State of the Union Address Wednesday night before a Joint Session of Congress.
Obama said “I have never been more hopeful about America’s future than I am tonight,” putting clean energy jobs, high-speed rail, and basic research for American innovation at the core [...]
Filed under: News on January 29th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, communication, economy, efficiency, energy, innovation, innovative, sustainability, Technology, US
Confluence Solar, which makes monocrystalline silicon ingots for solar PV products, recently invested $200 million in Tennessee’s statewide Solar Initiative technology development program. The money will fund a manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution facility in Clinton, Tenn., near Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
According to Governor Phil Bredesen, the investment is the latest in a series of infusions [...]
Filed under: News on January 28th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, Community, consumer, economy, efficiency, energy, growth, innovation, sustainability, Technology
When it comes to global warming legislation, few places are more important than Sacramento – this is where California’s laws and regulations are written.
This gives the region a major boost in its effort to become a hub of the developing green economy. Local business leaders are looking to green / clean tech as a way [...]
Filed under: News on January 22nd, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: clean energy, Community, economy, efficiency, energy, Environment, government, growth, industry, innovation, sustainability, Technology, US
According to the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), developing nations are racing ahead of their richer counterparts in adopting eco-friendly transit solutions. Ahmedabad, India leads the pack, and was given the 2010 Sustainable Transport Award last week.
Since 2005, the award has been given out to cities that best use transport innovations to increase [...]
Filed under: News on January 21st, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: clean energy, Community, economy, efficiency, energy, global, government, innovation, philanthropy, research, Technology
Amid the growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles, U.S. electric car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon. An IPO filing from the six year old start-up is expected any day, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Tesla spokesman Ricardo Reyes declined to comment on what he deemed “rumor or [...]
Filed under: News, Uncategorized on November 26th, 2009 @ 10:00 am
Tagged with: automakers, CARS, electricity, energy, Green, IPO, manufacturers, Technology, vehicle
Three universities have recently concluded in a comprehensive study that renewable energy policies could lead to a wealth of new employment opportunities in the near future. The study has also found that new energy policies will increase consumer income and have a positive effect on the U.S. economy.
The study, Clean Energy & Climate Policy [...]
Filed under: News, Uncategorized on November 22nd, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
Tagged with: clean energy, economy, energy, government, growth, jobs
This week industrial engineer James Dyson stressed the role of science and engineering with the release of a new report entitled “Making the UK the leading high-tech exporter in Europe”. Dyson – who is perhaps best known for his bagless vacuum cleaners – is calling for more investment and support for innovative engineering.
GreenRoad announced last month that it has raised $10 million in financing from Generation Investment Management, the investment firm co-founded by Al Gore in 2004. GreenRoad, which is developing technologies to encourage safe and fuel-efficient driving behavior, intends to use the proceeds to accelerate the deployment of its GreenRoad 360 service among new and existing customers. GreenRoad [...].