Five climate lessons from John Ashton
Source: BusinessGreen 18 May 2013
Last night John Ashton, the UK's former Special Representative for Climate Change and now one of the world's most effective climate change...
National Grid: decommissioning with zero waste
Source: The Guardian 18 May 2013
National Grid faced the challenge of clearing a former gasworks and major liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage site, but wanted to do so causing...
The 2013 Energy Trust Barometer: Mixed Readings
Source: The Energy Collective 18 May 2013
Wednesday's panel discussion in Washington, DC on "The Trust Factor" in energy couldn't have been more timely. The stakes for lost trust seemed...
Infographic: Four Requirements for a Bikeable City
Source: Good.is 17 May 2013
This month, communities all around the country are hosting Bike To Work and Bike to School days—opportunities for everyone from novices...
Three things green tech firms can learn from the smartphone wars
Source: BusinessGreen 17 May 2013
Take Apple Inc. Its well-publicised court battles with rival Samsung involve allegations of patent infringement and copying of Apple's design...
NET ZERO CLIMATE POSITIVE: GLOBAL SUMMIT TO ADDRESS NET-ZERO TARGETS AND CLIMATE POSITIVE SOLUTIONS
Source: The Climate Group 17 May 2013
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London: On May 28-29, over 200 high-level multi-stakeholder decisions makers and leaders from business, government, academia and civil societies...
Recyclebank: recycling means points
Source: The Guardian 17 May 2013
A rewards scheme to encourage everyday recycling is seeing rates grow much faster than the national average in the two British boroughs where...
The Co-operative: food employees are energy-saving heroes
Source: The Guardian 17 May 2013
The Co-operative Group, the largest consumer-owned co-operative in the UK, has cut energy consumption in its food business by 41%...
SolarCity, Goldman Sachs In Big Solar Finance Deal
Source: Earth Techling 17 May 2013
Which of Elon Musk’s cleantech ventures is hotter? Last week it was Tesla, with a big first-quarter earnings report. Today, it looks like SolarCity...
The Global Water Crisis
Source: blue living ideas 17 May 2013
The global water crisis affects us all. Experts estimate that population will increase by another billion people in the world by 2025...
Clean job index puts the spotlight on solar
Source: Smart Grid News 17 May 2013
The U.S. had nearly 750,000 clean job openings in the first quarter of 2013, according to a report from Denver-based Ecotech Institute...
Date confirmed for Energy Bill report stage as row over decarb target intensifies
Source: BusinessGreen 17 May 2013
Report stage of Energy Bill confirmed for first week of June as Labour shores up support for 2030 decarbonisation target...
Climate Change Effects May Reduce Hydropower Efficiency
Source: The Energy Collective 17 May 2013
Large hydropower projects are the bedrock of clean energy production, by virtue of their sheer size and reliance upon natural rainfall...
Wind Power’s Strong Grid Potential In The Mid-Atlantic
Source: Earth Techling 17 May 2013
Adding more wind power to the grid in the PJM region—Mid-Atlantic power pool consisting of 13 states and Washington, DC—can lower gas and coal ...
Bringing Smart Grid Intelligence to Street Lights in Paris
Source: The Energy Collective 16 May 2013
Silver Spring Networks (SSNI), the smart grid networking company that wants to expand its reach to streetlights, traffic signals and other...
Solar cooker could 'significantly improve' lives in developing world
Source: BusinessGreen 16 May 2013
UK scientists have developed a solar-powered cooker that could help provide food and clean drinking water for isolated rural communities in the...
SunPower to sell energy storage, potentially lithium ion batteries
Source: Gigaom 16 May 2013
Solar company SunPower plans to roll out its first energy storage product, possibly lithium-ion batteries, in a bid to expand its share of the...
London bottom of the UK's solar league
Source: BusinessGreen 16 May 2013
Solar installations in London are lagging behind other parts of the country - and it has nothing to do with the grim...
5 ways hospitals can use robots – once the prices come down
Source: Med City News 16 May 2013
If you’ve been waiting for the day when robot doctors will cut you open, monitor you recovery, and keep you company in your hospital room, you...
Solar Sailboat Shows How ‘Groovy’ Off-Grid Life Can Be
Source: Earth Techling 16 May 2013
Many people dream of leaving the rat race for a nomadic life, but few have the courage to put it into action. Even fewer have the foresight...
Renewable Energy's Popularity: Support for Wind Farms?
Source: The Energy Collective 16 May 2013
How many people support renewables or nuclear power, or for that matter fracking? To find the answer, most commentators will just pluck a value...
