The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Summit started on Monday, attracting thousands of investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers vying to reinvent the energy infrastructure to be cleaner and more efficient. At the conference, scientists and entrepreneurs will be showing off early stage clean tech ideas, such as kinetic energy storage systems and methods for low cost [...]
Filed under: News on March 3rd, 2010 @ 11:15 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, entrepreneur, Environment, innovation, investment, markets, sustainability, 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
Funding from the UK Innovation Investment Fund (UKIIF) was announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who claims it demonstrates a “commitment to the industries and the technologies.”
The UKIIF was announced by Brown last June and will target slow growing businesses, start-ups and spin-outs including those in the pre-profit and pre-revenue stages of development.
It was [...]
Filed under: News, Uncategorized on February 25th, 2010 @ 11:34 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, global, government, innovation, start-up, startup, strategy, sustainability, Technology
In the San Francisco Bay Area’s high-tech hub, the economic downturn caused jobs, patents, and venture capital investment to decline in 2009, according to the “2010 Index of Silicon Valley” study released this month. The survey also shows office vacancy at its highest rate since 1988, as the focus has shifted from software to green [...]
Filed under: News on February 24th, 2010 @ 11:10 am
Tagged with: Business, Community, economy, Environment, funding, growth, innovation, sustainability, Technology
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
This month, athletes from around the world will be competing for medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games being held in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
But there is another set of winners from the Games that will be honored: Game partners, sponsors, and organizer VANOC for initiatives that demonstrate positive and measurable social, economic, [...]
Filed under: News on February 16th, 2010 @ 11:19 am
Tagged with: Community, growth, innovation, 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
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Following the roll out of real time tracking of foundation grants in support of Haiti, the Foundation Center has quietly launched a new project called Glass Pockets.
With a mission to “bring transparency to the world of philanthropy,” Glass Pockets offers reports on how transparent large, well-known foundations are. These reports rate the foundations across 28 [...]
Filed under: News on February 4th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: Business, innovation, philanthropy, sharing, sustainability, Technology
The UK Innovation Investment Fund is off the ground with the first closing of the £125m Hermes Private Equity Environmental Innovation Fund.
The fund, managed by Hermes Private Equity, will immediately begin investing in low carbon and clean technology funds, and co-investing in companies to provide much-needed venture capital to help these innovative businesses grow. The [...]
Filed under: News on February 1st, 2010 @ 9:02 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, Community, economy, effective, efficiency, entrepreneur, government, growth, industry, innovation, markets, 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
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 [...].
Porsche revealed an ultra-efficient, low-emission, mid-engine super sports car that features hybrid and electronic drive technology at this month’s Geneva Motor Show.