November 9th, 2017 | by The Beam
With their disruptive ideas and unconventional approaches, startups and young companies can make a decisive contribution to turning around the energy, mobility, and resource (recycling) sector, as well as ecological modernization worldwide. However, they are often hampered by regulatory hurdles that can provide protection for conventional business models and technologies for many decades.
November 6th, 2017 | by The Beam
Munich-based startup Blickfeld has just received a $4.25m funding boost to help it in the development of its light detection and radar system (LiDAR).
November 6th, 2017 | by The Beam
The space agencies of China and France recently announced that they are joining forces to launch a brand new satellite into orbit to improve the understanding and prediction of ocean storms and cyclones
November 6th, 2017 | by The Beam
Puerto Rico stands at a very interesting juncture. Does it rebuild its power infrastructure according to traditional, centralized models, where in this case most of the power was generated in the south of the island and most of the demand came from the north, or does it embrace a wholly new model?
November 3rd, 2017 | by The Beam
American political commentator and author Chris Matthews is the latest person of influence to use an appearance on a late night talk show to bring up the topic of climate change
October 30th, 2017 | by The Beam
In an announcement widely celebrated as great news for the climate, Italy’s economic development minister confirmed that his country is committed to phasing out coal and will end all use by 2025. However, the strategy of how the country expects to meet this commitment has yet to be revealed.
October 30th, 2017 | by The Beam
On Wednesday October 11th, banking giant BNP Paribas announced that it is cutting ties with companies whose main business is connected with shale and/or oil from tar sands. The move has been lauded by climate activists around the world, who are calling for other banks to follow BNP Paribas’ example
October 27th, 2017 | by The Beam
Nissan will be the first Japanese automotive brand to take part in Formula E, showing the growing global appeal of the series and mirroring the expansion of the electric vehicle market in general.
October 26th, 2017 | by The Beam
UK startup Winnow has been helping businesses tackle food waste head on by using smart meter technology attached to waste bins in combination with their software system to track and report the food wastage of commercial kitchens
October 26th, 2017 | by The Beam
At this year’s Paris Fashion Week, a number of innovations were unveiled that show the future potential of environmentally conscious and sustainable fashion
October 26th, 2017 | by The Beam
Sono Motors is approaching the end of a successful test drive tour of its new Sion all-electric vehicle. The tour has stopped off at 12 cities in six countries throughout Europe, and it will make its final stop in Zurich from the 24th to the 27th of October
October 23rd, 2017 | by The Beam
What if you could just whip out your phone, order a burrito on an app, and have it delivered to your location via a drone? Wouldn’t that be awesome? Well, now you can! Sort of…
October 23rd, 2017 | by The Beam
Step in Amazon, with an alternative and potentially revolutionary solution -- charging by drones, on the move. Earlier this month the company was granted a patent for this very thing
October 23rd, 2017 | by The Beam
While the concept of a full-blown Apple vehicle might have bit the dust last year, we knew it didn’t mean the company was ruling itself out of the self-driving car market completely. Instead, it pledged that it was going to be focusing energy on building autonomous software for existing carmakers.
October 12th, 2017 | by The Beam
There is intense competition to be the first company to market with a fully autonomous, driverless ride-sharing service, and if the news that The Information recently dropped is accurate, then Google/Alphabet-owned Waymo will be offering one imminently.
October 12th, 2017 | by The Beam
Being under the influence of alcohol or drugs while in charge of a vehicle is rightly considered a big no-no. It’s dangerous and puts lives at risk. But what if the vehicle was autonomously driving itself, and you’re technically just a passenger
October 12th, 2017 | by The Beam
A public-private partnership has been formed with the aim of assessing the feasibility of building a Hyperloop route between Kansas City and St Louis.
October 9th, 2017 | by The Beam
With its newest solar cell, German research organization Fraunhofer has managed to exceed the world record for multicrystalline silicon cells. The new cells convert an impressive 22.3% of incident solar energy into electricity, and the researchers think that the limits have not yet been reached.
October 9th, 2017 | by The Beam
The winners of the the first startup competition of the incubation hub New Mobility World Lab17 have been announced at Frankfurt's IAA 2017. TerraLoupe and Hawa Dawa were awarded prizes of €50,000 each after rising to the top of more than 150 participating startups from 24 countries who participated.
October 9th, 2017 | by The Beam
While some people may have their doubts as to whether or not flying cars will ever truly get off the ground, at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 some big names have thrown their weight behind the concept as the future of transportation
October 9th, 2017 | by The Beam
The all-electric racing series Formula E has confirmed the course that Zurich, Switzerland, will be hosting on June 10, 2018. [&hellip
October 9th, 2017 | by The Beam
Ridesharing service Heetch was founded some time ago, but the French startup hasn’t had an easy time of it. A March 2017 ruling by a Parisian court stated that the company had been illegally operating a transportation outfit
October 9th, 2017 | by The Beam
It seems like Stephen Colbert’s late show is becoming the forum of choice for heavyweight public figures to voice their concerns about climate change. Recently we had Bernie Sanders using an appearance on the show to urge a transformation from fossil fuel to clean energy, and now former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has used his airtime on the show to raise the issue of global warming
October 9th, 2017 | by The Beam
Little Sun is a story about passion, art and power, the power of the sun that people harvest themselves with the solar lamp. We met with Olafur Eliasson, the artist behind the project.
October 5th, 2017 | by The Beam
Last week I decided to go to Rome for a getaway weekend. I needed to escape from the Berlin autumn (yes, it’s already there, although the summer never showed up!), and I was interested to see what was happening in the city in terms of sustainability.
