An ad-hoc alliance of over 700 firms, labor unions, industry associations, civil society groups and governments is demanding Canada’s provincial premiers to join forces for designing a Canadian energy strategy, which will help the country to become a leader in clean energy.
By Nick Gilbert
19 Jul 2012
Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific (TTAP) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) are collaborating to launch a micro electric vehicles (EV) study. A fleet of 10 Toyota Auto Body COMS are to be deployed in the NUS University Town and the NUS Kent Ridge campus.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Jul 2012
Frost & Sullivan’s new analysis titled ‘Impact of Australia Carbon Tax on the Energy Markets-a Strategic Perspective’ discusses the carbon tax, carbon tax in the global scenario, available government programs and grants, industries' readiness for the tax, and available opportunities as a result of the carbon tax.
By G.P. Thomas
19 Jul 2012
Nature Climate Change has recently published a research report highlighting how water systems in the humid tropical areas are on the brink of rapid change that will endanger the people of the area because of the risk of contamination of drinking water sources and floods.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Jul 2012
The first tyre prototypes manufactured from natural rubber made in Europe have been produced by Apollo Vredestein, a Dutch tyre company, which is a partner in the European project, EU-PEARLS.
By G.P. Thomas
19 Jul 2012
Alliance AutoGas has announced that it has expanded its network with the addition of four certified conversion centers. The Carburetor Connection in Kirkland, Washington; the Sunbury Motors in Sunbury, Pennsylvania; the Motor Company in Marinette, Wisconsin; and the Fox Valley Truck in Appleton, Wisconsin have joined the Alliance AutoGas network.
By G.P. Thomas
19 Jul 2012
AREVA has chosen the Beaumont-Hague site as the location for a test center for its Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology, thereby renewing its commitment to developing French industrial know-how.
Solar3D has successfully developed an initial prototype of its three-dimensional (3D) solar cell with the help of Panasonic equipment. The company used its economical fabrication process to accurately make 3D light capturing and converting nanostructures over a silicon wafer.
By Nick Gilbert
19 Jul 2012
Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Building Integrated Photovoltaics Roofing Markets - 2012’ to its database.
By G.P. Thomas
19 Jul 2012
This summer, Trees New York's Young Urban Forester Summer Internship Program is helping twelve high school students to gain a competitive advantage in green jobs.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Jul 2012
Dean Foods, a provider of foods and beverages in Europe and the USA, has set new environmental sustainability goals and has expanded its 2013 Environmental Roadmap.
By Nick Gilbert
18 Jul 2012
In a workshop on the topic ‘The Impact of Ice Sheet and Ocean Interactions on Climate Change’ at the Euroscience Open Forum 2012 conference conducted in Dublin, Dr Paul Dunlop, a scientist at the University of Ulster, discussed about how the Irish continental shelf, a perfectly preserved ice age landscape, may help uncover the climatic history of the north east Atlantic region and foresee the response of polar icesheets towards future global warming.
By G.P. Thomas
18 Jul 2012
Researchers have developed a novel strain of yeast using gene shuffling to improve the production of bioethanol.
By G.P. Thomas
18 Jul 2012
The Green Campus Challenge has announced the winning teams in the first edition of challenge that aims to develop and analyze energy efficiency plans in Portuguese Universities.
By G.P. Thomas
17 Jul 2012
Vehicles of Beverly Hills Cab in Los Angeles stand out for being scratch-free and clean. The Toyota Priuses make up a growing rate of the Beverly Hills Cab taxi fleet in Los Angeles and they are the most glowing of the lot, but the former Ford Crown Victorias as well as minivans included in their stock of cars have the same iconic blue. As reported by Merhabi, the Beverly Hills Cab blue fleet will be 80% green by 2016.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Jul 2012