The latest contribution towards the development of clean energy was unveiled in Scotland earlier in the month. Weighing 1430 tons and sizing up at nearly 75 feet tall, the AK1000 is described as the largest tidal power turbine. Its developer, the Atlantis Resources Corporation, says that the device’s 60 foot rotors can generate one megawatt [...]
Filed under: Environment, News, Technology on August 25th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: clean energy, energy, Environment, innovation, sustainability, Technology
Sometimes, the quirkiest projects can open avenues into more interesting finds, such as in the case of Michael J. Haas and his dairy-to-diesel research. “It was something we wanted to show could be done,” said Michael J. Haas, a research biochemist at the United States Department of Agriculture who came up with the idea. [...]
Filed under: Environment, News, Technology on August 19th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: clean energy, Environment, innovation, sustainability
A survey conducted by The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) highlighted the importance of “natural capital” to companies based in biodiversity-rich developing economies. According to the report, nearly half of the CEOs in Latin America and Africa saw the decline of biodiversity as a threat to business growth. In contrast, only 20 percent of [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News on August 13th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, Environment, sustainability
Like creating a miniature volcano using paper mâché and a careful mixture of white vinegar and baking soda, making a battery out of a potato is a quintessential school science experiment. Centuries after its discovery as an effective conductor of electricity, researchers from the University of Jerusalem in Israel are saying the potato battery can [...]
Filed under: Community, News, Technology on August 11th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: clean energy, Community, energy, Environment, sustainability
At the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP), leading researchers are being brought together to work on an ambitious project: to develop an integrated solar energy-to-fuel conversion system and move it from the bench-top discovery phase and bring it to the market for commercialization. It will require an amalgamation of experts from multiple disciplines to [...]
Filed under: Environment, News, Technology on August 8th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: clean energy, energy, Environment, funding, government, growth, innovation, opportunity, sustainability, Technology
One of the main problems with electric vehicles (EVs) is that they don’t go as far as gas vehicles do because you usually have to charge them at home. This may be the case today, but the problem will soon be a thing of the past as yet another company, Younicos AG from Berlin, has [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News, Technology on July 12th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, effective, energy, Environment, innovation, sustainability
These days, it seems like Israelis can do almost anything using the power of the sun, including what they call ’solar cooling.’ It may sound paradoxical but this oxymoron actually makes a lot of sense. The time when we most need our air conditioners is usually when the sun is out. The relentless heat causes [...]
Filed under: Environment, News, Technology on June 28th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, energy, Environment, sustainability
As clean technology finds success in the commercial and industrial sectors, green implements are also finding their way closer and closer to home. In order to satisfy the growing demand for green urban architecture in particular, Israeli-Greek architect, Elias Messinas, is organizing a sustainable building workshop for Palestinian and Israeli architecture students.
Inspired by the late [...]
Filed under: Environment, News on June 18th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Environment, infrastructure, israel, sustainability
With 600 million mobile phone subscribers, India has the largest community of mobile phone users in the world, apart from China with 780 million. This is more than twice the number of subscribers in the US. Despite this, the market continues to grow at a rate that’s faster than almost any other telecom market. Innovative [...]
Filed under: Environment, News on June 10th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: clean energy, Environment, innovation, sustainability, Technology
The US Air Force has recently threatened to halt construction on what could be the world’s largest wind project, over concerns that the 845-megawatt wind farm’s turbines would wreak havoc on a nearby military radar base’s ability to detect images and thus leave its defensive purpose unfulfilled.
Wind farms use massive propeller blade turbines to harness [...]
Filed under: Environment, News on April 29th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: energy, Environment, innovation, sustainability, Technology
Chemotherapy has been proven an effective treatment for cancer.
A new species of microbe is flourishing in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.