G.P. Thomas

Gary graduated from the University of Manchester with a first-class honours degree in Geochemistry and a Masters in Earth Sciences. After working in the Australian mining industry, Gary decided to hang up his geology boots and turn his hand to writing.

When he isn't developing topical and informative content, Gary can usually be found playing his beloved guitar, or watching Aston Villa FC snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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Articles from G.P.

NTU and Toshiba Collaborate on Advance Cooling Technology to Cut Energy Costs

Toshiba and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have collaborated to develop a new cooling technology for data centers to reduce their energy expenses by atleast one-third by enhancing their energy efficiency.

7 Sep 2012

Massive Hot Air Balloon to Raise Awareness about Propane as a Clean Fuel

Blue Star Gas, a propane distribution company, has entered into a partnership with Wine Country Balloons to raise awareness about propane as a fuel. They will be launching a hot air balloon, touted to be the largest in Sonoma County.

6 Sep 2012

Canadian Solar Modules Selected for Turkey's 96 kW Governmental PV Project

Canadian Solar, a global provider of environmentally-friendly solar products and solar system solutions, has announced that it has been selected to provide solar modules for Turkey's governmental solar PV project. The 96 kW PV project is Turkey's first and largest governmental project.

6 Sep 2012

New Honda Accord Hybrid Plug-In Sedan Features Electric-Only Driving Mode

Honda will launch the 2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) Sedan in the market in the beginning of 2013. The new launch is a combination of hybrid efficiency and desirable features typical of the updated Accord platform.

6 Sep 2012

Shell to Build World’s First Carbon Capture and Storage for Oil Sands

The world’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) for oil sands is to be built by Shell in Alberta, Canada. Dubbed the Quest project, Shell is undertaking the project as a representative of the owners of the Athabasca Oil Sands joint venture comprising Chevron, Marathon Oil and Shell itself.

6 Sep 2012

Government Policies and Political Backing Impact Growth of Renewable Energy Market

Ernst & Young has released its latest quarterly report on the global renewable energy market titled, “Renewable energy Country Attractiveness Indices”.

6 Sep 2012

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to YOTEL New York

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded YOTEL New York LEED "Gold" certification. The Green Building Certification Institute has verified the certification.

6 Sep 2012

Australian Clean Technologies Competition Selects Seven Finalists

The Australian Clean Technologies Competition 2012 has received 103 entries, of which 30 have progressed into the semi-finals. According to the plan, six finalists were to be selected, but due a strong line-up, the judges had to select seven.

6 Sep 2012

UNSW, Suntech Power and Hanwha Solar Partner to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers at the School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have developed an advanced processing technology for enhancing the efficiency of silicon solar cells. SPREE has entered into a research partnership with Suntech Power and Hanwha Solar, two major silicon solar cell manufacturers.

6 Sep 2012

Platts Consolidates Biofuel Content into New Line of Products and Services

Platts, a major information provider for global metals, petrochemicals, and energy industries and a key source of benchmark price references, has launched new products and services focusing on the emerging biofuels sector, namely Platts Biofuels Alert, Market Data-Biofuels and Biofuelscan.

6 Sep 2012