The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded YOTEL New York LEED "Gold" certification. The Green Building Certification Institute has verified the certification.
By G.P. Thomas
6 Sep 2012
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.
By G.P. Thomas
6 Sep 2012
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.
By G.P. Thomas
6 Sep 2012
Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant entered into a partnership agreement with Emerald Technology Ventures. Clariant will closely work with Emerald in order to identify opportunities to invest in or cooperate with technology companies active in the area of cleantech.
Teens Turning Green (TTG), a non-profit organization led by youth, aims at promoting green revolution to high school and college students in the U.S. and worldwide through Project Green Challenge 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Sep 2012
Total Car Score, a web portal that compares and ranks automobiles, has released the list of ‘Top 10 Cars for Commuting.’
By Nick Gilbert
5 Sep 2012
Trina Solar, a well-established integrated producer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products ranging from ingots to modules, declared that it has established a new sales and business development presence at Santiago, Chile, as the company's expands its presence in the Caribbean, USA, Canada, Central and South America, and Mexico.
Award-winning clean-tech entrepreneur Danny Kennedy has released his book titled "Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy – and Our Planet – from Dirty Energy" to expose the myths related to the solar industry and provide simple ways to co-operatively promote a radical change.
By G.P. Thomas
5 Sep 2012
Eco Building Products’ affiliate, Interstate + Lakeland Lumber supplied two additional house packages of Eco Red Shield coated lumber.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Sep 2012
A research team comprising Rosh Ranasinghe and his colleagues from TU Delft, UNESCO-IHE and Deltares has developed a new model that is capable of producing highly accurate prognoses of coastline erosion caused by sea-level rise within few minutes.
By Nick Gilbert
5 Sep 2012
QBotix has launched the QBotix Tracking System (QTS). By employing strong, intelligent and mobile robots, this all-inclusive dual-axis tracking system can run solar power plants leading to maximum energy output.
By G.P. Thomas
5 Sep 2012
A group of scientists from Rice University and the Université catholique de Louvain has devised a technique to fabricate flexible components from waste silicon for use in rechargeable lithium-ion (LI) batteries.
By G.P. Thomas
5 Sep 2012
Researchers at the University of Surrey have come up with an efficient and low-cost alternative to produce electricity. According to them, a by-product obtained during the manufacture of biofuels can be used to power microbial fuel cells. This latest research could pave the way to design self-powered tools. The researchers presented their study at the Autumn Conference of Society for General Microbiology.
By G.P. Thomas
5 Sep 2012
The A.C.T. Government announces Australia's largest solar power station, a 20 MW facility in Canberra, marking a significant step towards a clean energy future.
A new study carried out by researchers from the Universities of York, Leeds and Glasgow revealed that as the planet warms, biodiversity on Earth increases. The study involved analysis of geological and fossil records dating back to 540 million years.
By Nick Gilbert
4 Sep 2012