Testament to financial industry players’ growing commitments to financing renewable energy, clean technology and environmental initiatives, the San Francisco banking and financial services group intends to make $30 billion in “green economy” loans and investments and a lot more…
Reduce, reuse, and recycle — the three Rs of waste management have been applicable for decades. Until now, however, they have not been quite so useful for the large-scale nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries used in hybrid cars, in part due to the difficulty in recovering nickel and cobalt (rare earth … [continued]
UK cleantech startup G24 Innovations (G24i) has reportedly set a new world record for “the recycling of ambient indoor light to electricity” using dye-sensitized solar cells. Previously, Texas Instruments’ Solar Lab verified a G24i efficiency record of 15% for its light-energy-harvesting technology. Now, however, with a new cell composition, G24i claims … [continued]
Waste haulers and power utilities are among those that see “green” in converting waste-to-energy. The growing presence of large, established companies in the waste-to-energy and recycling market spaces also spells opportunity for aspiring businesses all along the industry value chain.
Spring means one thing to the American sports fan – the start of a new Major League Baseball (MLB) season. For the environmentally conscious sports fan, however, it means the debut of new sustainability initiatives at ballparks across the country as the MLB continues its efforts to go green.
It looks like plastic bag knitters the world over are going to have to make room for a new recycler in town. Scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have figured out how to recycle plastic bags by extracting the polyethylene to make carbon fibers, which can be fabricated into … [continued]
It’s World Water Day today, the 19th annual UN World Water Day. Last year, I posted a roundup of 60 of our water-related posts over the years for World Water Day (still worth a look). About half a year before that, for a Blog Action Day on the topic of … [continued]
Today was Day One of the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference in Los Angeles, held by the Blue Green Alliance. That’s not blue as in oceans, that’s blue as in blue collar workers. This exciting conference brought together clean tech industry leaders, labor union leaders, government, investors and educators to discuss how best to create more green jobs. This builds on the work Van Jones did in promoting a Green Collar Economy. Villaraigosa and many other speakers all mentioned the importance of working together to create more quality green jobs.
Imagine confusion, trying to navigate streets in a Chinese haze where you can’t see across the street. It is like being in a dense fog where you are afraid to breath. Street signs are invisible even if you could understand them. Crossing the street on foot is more a matter of trust or hope than observation. The situation is in many ways similar to our gaze into a murky transportation future. “Is that an EV or a too silent hybrid bearing down on us out of the gloom? Do we hear the clatter of a diesel engine approaching or is that a familiar gasoline powered car about to run us over?” An unknown future creates anxiety.
If you get out the white pages (remember those?) and look up cleantech companies, you’ll find plenty of entries. But you won’t find many cities… yet. However, as you may know, Abu Dhabi, the capital and second largest city in the United Arab Emirates, is teaming up with the Mubadala … [continued]
