CleanTechnica » innovation http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:01:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Nicholas Stern: New Climate Change Approach Needed http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/nicholas-stern-new-climate-change-approach-needed/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/nicholas-stern-new-climate-change-approach-needed/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:00:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75991 Speaking at the second week of the UN’s COP20 summit in Lima, Peru begins, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern advises conference parties not to insist that the Paris 2015 agreement be a legally binding international treaty. Nick Stern, a respected economist in the world of climate change, is president of the British Academy for the humanities and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/improving-increasing-mass-transit-wi-fi/feed/ 9 White House Announces $68 Million For 540 US Renewable & Energy Efficiency Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:27:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72228 US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $68 million in funding Thursday for 540 US renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the nation’s rural communities. This legislation is part of the “Swiss Army knife” of tools for jobs, innovation, infrastructure, research, and conservation President Obama has been talking about. Of these projects, almost half are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/feed/ 10 Sheerwind Invelox: All Hype, No Substance http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/invelox-ducted-turbine-latest-long-line-failures/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/invelox-ducted-turbine-latest-long-line-failures/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2014 06:56:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69230 Over the past several years, the Sheerwind Invelox ducted turbine has managed to rack up a couple of million in grants and other investments according to reports and has built two small prototypes. According to its press releases it has a New Zealand distributor and a couple of pilot projects targeted for Dubai and Minnesota. It makes the extraordinary claim of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/invelox-ducted-turbine-latest-long-line-failures/feed/ 41 Sustainable Brands Returns To San Diego Next Month http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/09/sustainable-brands-returns-san-diego-next-month/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/09/sustainable-brands-returns-san-diego-next-month/#comments Fri, 09 May 2014 10:50:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66477 We will be covering Sustainable Brands again this year, looking forward to bringing you the latest news from some of the most successful companies in the world. Last year we learned more about who’s using recycled materials and how. We also learned about the future of affordable EV’s, what young people think of this whole sustainability thing, and more emerging trends in the field

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/09/sustainable-brands-returns-san-diego-next-month/feed/ 0 Where Is The Real Innovation In Wind Energy? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/21/real-innovation-wind-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/21/real-innovation-wind-energy/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:30:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65692 Wind energy is a tremendous success story world wide, with staggering amounts of innovation. It isn’t given sufficient credit for that and is even unfairly attacked by those opposed to it as old technology. Every aspect of construction, operation, and the business of horizontal axis wind turbines has been subject to extensive innovation over the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/21/real-innovation-wind-energy/feed/ 50 What’s The Value In An Energy-Producing Gym? http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/06/value-energy-producing-gym/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/06/value-energy-producing-gym/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:10:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59794 Originally published on Climate Progress by Emily Atkin There is a gym in England where crazy workouts do more than just power muscles. They also power the building. The 42 crosstrainers, bikes, and treadmills at the Cadbury House Club in Congresbury can convert human energy generated during a workout to electricity which eventually powers the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/23/western-american-cities-dominate-us-clean-technology-index/feed/ 0 SolarEdge Wins Intersolar 2012 Innovation Award http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/30/solaredge-wins-intersolar-2012-innovation-award/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/30/solaredge-wins-intersolar-2012-innovation-award/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:00:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=40885   SolarEdge Technologies was awarded the 2012 Intersolar Award for Innovation in the Photovoltaic category, according to the company, which provides end-to-end solar power optimization systems and monitoring solutions. The Intersolar Award honors solar companies for innovative ideas and technological breakthroughs. Regarding its award-winning technology, the company noted: “The SolarEdge next generation power optimizer, empowered

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/19/support-the-solar-industry-boost-the-economy/feed/ 2 Carbon Trust, GE Launch $5-Million Clean Tech Business Incubator Fund http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/20/carbon-trust-ge-launch-5-million-clean-tech-business-incubator-fund/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/20/carbon-trust-ge-launch-5-million-clean-tech-business-incubator-fund/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:39:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=35106 UK-based Carbon Trust and General Electric have launched a $5 million clean tech business incubator fund

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/20/carbon-trust-ge-launch-5-million-clean-tech-business-incubator-fund/feed/ 1 Making Progress (Part 2): How Do We Make Progress? http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/16/making-progress-part-2-how-do-we-make-progress/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/16/making-progress-part-2-how-do-we-make-progress/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=33019   Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a 2-post guest appearance by Alex Magnin, a Brooklyn-based technology entrepreneur whose latest startup is helping to “green Hollywood” (more info at the bottom). This series came about as a response to Peter Thiel’s ‘The End of the Future‘ tract. In part one, Magnin showed patterns

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/16/making-progress-part-2-how-do-we-make-progress/feed/ 0 Innovative, New Approach to Low-Head, Low-Flow Water Power http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/30/innovative-new-approach-to-low-head-low-flow-water-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/30/innovative-new-approach-to-low-head-low-flow-water-power/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:44:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=30088 Interest and investment in low-head (vertical drop), low-flow hydro power peaked a century ago. This corresponds to the rise of interest in hydro turbines. The improved power output of the larger units dictated their priority over traditional stream and water wheels

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/28/sun-powered-cutter-and-solar-powered-3d-printer-that-creates-glass-objects-from-sand-videos/feed/ 1 Architecting the Future Finalists in New York http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/07/architecting-the-future-finalists-in-new-york/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/07/architecting-the-future-finalists-in-new-york/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:42:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28023 Today's email from the Buckminster Fuller Institute states that all events are free, however, reservations are required since seating is limited. To make reservations, BFI writes: “RSVP by email or contribute a suggested donation by purchasing a ticket here.”

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/04/15/china%e2%80%99s-latest-export-capital-for-cleantech-start-ups/feed/ 0 Green Inventions Site OnGreen to be an eBay for Inventors, Inventor Hopes http://cleantechnica.com/2010/11/14/green-inventions-site-ongreen-to-be-an-ebay-for-inventors-inventor-hopes/ http://cleantechnica.com/2010/11/14/green-inventions-site-ongreen-to-be-an-ebay-for-inventors-inventor-hopes/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:14:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=18402 Got a great green tech idea? Here’s a chance to pitch it at a site that is designed to connect VC Investors with great ideas. Like eBay or Etsy, OnGreen has formatted the site into a kind of ready-made shopfront. Unlike eBay or etsy, the product being sold is not a physical thing, but an

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2010/11/14/green-inventions-site-ongreen-to-be-an-ebay-for-inventors-inventor-hopes/feed/ 2 Green Innovation Getting More Support from Fast Patent Approval Process http://cleantechnica.com/2010/11/11/green-innovation-getting-more-support-from-fast-patent-approval-process/ http://cleantechnica.com/2010/11/11/green-innovation-getting-more-support-from-fast-patent-approval-process/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:10:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=18219 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has had a program in place for accelerating the review of patent applications for clean, green inventions, or “inventions that improve the environment and reduce harmful greenhouse-gas emissions,” for about a year now. The agency recently extended the deadline of this program to go to December 31, 2011. The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2010/11/11/green-innovation-getting-more-support-from-fast-patent-approval-process/feed/ 3 Clinton Global Initiative Brokers Waste-to-Fuel Partnership http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/23/clinton-global-initiative-brokers-waste-to-fuel-partnership/ http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/23/clinton-global-initiative-brokers-waste-to-fuel-partnership/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:19:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15528 Practical solutions to recently-understood manmade problems like the great Great Pacific Garbage Patch (and others like it around the world) generally seem few and far between, especially given the minimal penetration such problems have made into our collective consciousness. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t people working on them. Fast Company’s Ariel Schwartz (CleanTechnica’s first

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/23/clinton-global-initiative-brokers-waste-to-fuel-partnership/feed/ 0 GE Ecomagination Challenge Got 2,400 Entries in 9 Weeks, 2 Weeks Left http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/14/ge-ecomagination-challenge-got-2400-entries-in-9-weeks-2-weeks-left/ http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/14/ge-ecomagination-challenge-got-2400-entries-in-9-weeks-2-weeks-left/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:00:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=15040 I wrote about GE’s Ecomagination Challenge almost two months ago when the challenge started. If you missed that, and haven’t seen the news all over the place about it, the deal is that GE and 4 prominent venture capital firms are offering up $200 million for some of the best entries in their smart grid and

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