Cleantech News

RSS

Australian Submissions Called For Zayed Future Energy Prize

Future energy innovators invited to enter for prestigious prize, 8 weeks to go until submissions close for the 2010 prize

2 Sep 2009

Mercedes Benz is Launching a Fuel Cell Car, the B-Class F-Cell

Mercedes-Benz is launching its first series-produced fuel cell car on the road, the new B-Class F-CELL. The environmentally friendly electric car has better a performance similar to than a 2.0-litre petrol car and is fully suited for everyday driving

2 Sep 2009

Economically Viable Hydrogen Powered Vehicles Could Come From New Recycling Method

A new method for "recycling" hydrogen-containing fuel materials could open the door to economically viable hydrogen-based vehicles

1 Sep 2009

Danish Fishermen to Put an End to Overfishing and Bycatch

Danish fishers in a landmark decision today announced they planned to adhere to the internationally-recognized marine stewardship standards -- putting a stop to years of overfishing and bycatch

31 Aug 2009

Full Plug In Hybrid Concept Car From BMW Demonstrates EfficientDynamics

The BMW Vision concept car demonstrates that BWM's EfficientDynamics objectives are fully compatible when applied to a sports car. Conceived as a 2+2-seater with plug-in full-hybrid technology, this unique car combines the performance of a BMW M vehicle with a standard of fuel efficiency and emission management that exceeds even the current levels achieved by the latest small cars

31 Aug 2009

Pushing for Zero Emissions Energy Production

If the global temperature rise is to be limited to 2°C compared with the pre-industrial temperature level, global greenhouse gas emissions will have to be reduced by 50–85% from the current levels by 2050, according to the IPCC

31 Aug 2009

Rutgers Gets Grant For Clean Energy Research

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Rutgers University two grants worth $6.4 million to fund graduate research in clean and sustainable energy resources using biotechnology and nanotechnology

31 Aug 2009

Light Bulb Ban Starts in Europe Tomorrow

WWF welcomes the ban on inefficient incandescent light bulbs, coming into effect in the EU from 1 September, but it says that equally energy wasting light bulbs like standard halogens should also be removed from the market

31 Aug 2009

Greenpeace Ice Sculptures Represent Water Shortages Caused by Climate Change

Greenpeace has placed ice sculptures of 100 children at the Temple of Earth in Beijing, China, today, symbolising the disappearing future of the more than 1 billion people in Asia who are threatened with water shortages by the changing climate

31 Aug 2009

Mazda Issues Sustainability Report for 2009

Mazda Motor Corporation has issued the Mazda Sustainability Report 2009 in Japanese. It outlines Mazda’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies as well as achievements for fiscal year 2008. The English version of the Sustainability Report 2009 will be released at the end of September

31 Aug 2009

Magnetocalorific Technology to be Used in Environmentally Friendly Refrigerators

BASF and Delta Electronics want to use environmentally friendly magnetocaloric technology to develop new cooling systems and explore the opportunities of magnetocaloric power generation

31 Aug 2009

Sustainable and Environmental Side of BASF to be Shown at Exhibition

BASF to show products and processes that focus on environmentally friendly and economical solutions which ensure high-quality ecological products

31 Aug 2009

Siemens Invests in Israeli Solar Power Company

Siemens is investing $ 15 million in Arava Power Company, the Israeli market leader in developing solar power plants

31 Aug 2009

Low Energy LED Lights for Extreme Applications

Each Class 1 Division 2 LED light bulb is rated for 50,000 hours of life and contains solid state technology within an aluminum chassis, making it nearly vibration proof. Common applications for Class 1 Division 2 LED lights include manufacturing, petrochemical and oil field applications

31 Aug 2009

Energy Efficient OLEDs Need Longer Lifetimes

While materials for organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) are getting better and better, and encouraging news about record-breaking parameters in efficacy and luminance were published quite recently, one of the major problems in flexible lighting and display devices is still unsolved: the lifetime of such devices is too short

31 Aug 2009