Archive for July, 2008
MIT opens Solar Powered window
Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun’s energy that could allow just that.
The work, to be reported in the July 11 issue of Science, involves the […]
Advantage West Midlands starts renewable energy network
Advantage West Midlands is providing the funding for a new project in Staffordshire to encourage businesses to make more use of renewable energy sources.
Staffordshire County Council’s economic prosperity and sustainable communities scrutiny and performance panel will hear on Thursday that the regional development agency is putting £248,054 into the renewable energy project. The total cost […]
Intel leads $135m Sulfurcell deal
Sulfurcell, the German thin film solar panel manufacturer, announced it has secured EUR 85 million (US $135 million) in equity funding for a significant expansion of its manufacturing with a new plant in Berlin, Germany for the production of CIS/CIGSe based thin-film solar modules. The new plant will have an annual capacity of 75 megawatts […]
Green gold rush
The bears are in charge of global markets, with one notable exception - the green tech sector. In what is being called the new “green gold rush,” global investment in renewable energy has powered ahead by 60 per cent to $155 billion in 2007.
Buoyed by soaring fossil-fuel prices and concerns over the carbon dioxide […]
Envirofit cleans up cookstove
Governments worldwide are starting to address the curse of outdoor air pollution. But for millions, indoor air pollution is a bigger a problem.
In an endeavour to address the increasing and harmful impact of Indoor Air Pollution in India, Envirofit today announced the launch of a range of […]
Biofusion extends Uni investment
Biofusion plc, a company which specialises in developing Intellectual Property from Universities, has expanded its existing 10 year exclusive agreement with the University of Sheffield to include the commercialisation of all non-life science research-generated intellectual property.
The company, which will change its name from Biofusion plc to Fusion IP plc, includes more than 20 portfolio companies […]
Electric car restarts British sporting lineage
The Lightning Car Company, based in Peterborough, could be the beginning of a renaissance in British sports cars.
The company’s Lightning GT is due for release later this year and the company claims it will “put British sports car innovation well and truly back on the map”.
The Lightning GT is designed to accommodate the latest battery […]
UK firm invents inflatable solar panel
Industrial Design Consultancy, a UK based sustainable product designe, has unveiled an inflatable solar collector called SolarStore.
The SolarStore harnesses the sun’s natural energy to warm domestic water and can heat up to three full tanks of water per day at temperatures close to 80°C.
For consumers in the UK, the SolarStore could provide a cheap source […]
Kelly puts brakes on biofuel transport
Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Transport, will be slowing down the annual increase in renewable energy targets in transport fuels.
Announcing the findings of the Gallagher Review this afternoon, Ms Kelly said there had been an increasing number of questions about indirect, less tangible affects from the production of biofuels.
She said the government would […]
Toyota Prius adds solar panels
Toyota will install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next design release, responding to growing demand for “green” cars amid record-high oil prices,. The panels, supplied by Kyocera Corp would be able to power part of the air-conditioning on high-end versions of the gasoline-electric Prius, the source said.
“It’s […]
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