Nick Gilbert

Articles from Nick

Record-Breaking Solar-Powered Plane Flight from Switzerland to Morocco

Solar Impulse, a Swiss solar-powered plane, landed successfully in Morocco after completing the second lap of its 2,500 km intercontinental flight from Switzerland, thereby showcasing the potential of solar power to the world.

7 Jun 2012

SCA’s National Survey Shows American Adults Give Importance to Sustainability

A national online survey on customers’ views on sustainability, conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of SCA, has reported that Americans support green practices even during economic downturn.

7 Jun 2012

AMSC Acquires Fundamental High Temperature Superconductor Patent Rights

AMSC has obtained patent rights of a fundamental high temperature superconductor (HTS) in the U.S. This patent includes a wide range of power and wire related uses, second generation and other HTS materials.

7 Jun 2012

Veolia Water Solutions + Technologies Wins Two Prestigious Awards at AquaTech China

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies has received two awards at Aquatech China, a trade event conducted for the process, drinking and wastewater technology sectors.

7 Jun 2012

UNEP Releases Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5) Report

Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5) report, the flagship publication of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), will be released on June 6, 2012 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

6 Jun 2012

Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research’s Study on Atmospheric Jet Stream Fluctuations

A study conducted by researchers at Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research has shown the relation between atmospheric jet stream fluctuations and the theoretical concepts explaining the existence of jet streams.

6 Jun 2012

IBM, Recology Partner to Help San Francisco Achieve Zero Waste by 2020

IBM and Recology, a resource recovery company in San Francisco, have entered into a partnership to further bring down landfill disposal by upgrading recycling programs in order to help San Francisco attain zero waste by the year 2020.

2 Jun 2012

Advanced Design for Central Receiver of Solar Thermal Energy Plant

Sun to Market Solutions (S2M), a provider of IT solutions, consulting and engineering services for solar electricity power plants, has collaborated with researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) to develop an advanced design for the central receiver component of a solar thermal energy plant.

1 Jun 2012

Research Study on Biodiesel for Achieving Renewable Energy Targets

In a research study, scientists are utilizing an integrated modeling framework to study a biodiesel scenario based on forest biomass.

1 Jun 2012

Ex-Im Bank Funds Brazilian Biogas Project

The Export-Import Bank, US has granted a $48.6 million loan for the exports of equipment and services by FirmGreen and US green technology for the development of a biogas project in Brazil.

31 May 2012