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The German Changers Starter Kit is a solar-powered charging system that lets users see and share information on the CO2 they’ve saved, while being rewarded with credits at participating stores. Much the way the solar-powered Puma Phone delivers eco bragging rights in addition to a green-minded smartphone, so too ... keep reading
Written by Springwise this month, about Consumerism, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Solar
Two years ago, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., released a study claiming that inconsistencies between satellite observations of Earth's heat and measurements of ocean heating amounted to evidence of "missing energy" in the planet's system. Where was it going? Or, they wondered ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Solar
The World Future Energy Summit has recently finished in Abu Dhabi and for me one of the highlights was the Turanor, an impressive solar powered yacht designed and built by Planet Solar. It is the largest boat of its kind to ever sail and the first to ever circumnavigate the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Economics, Energy Saving, Industry & Business, Pollution, Solar, Transport, Travel
With climate change promising to be one of the biggest factors in global investment for the foreseeable future, investors were changing the way in which they did business and catalysing new energy solutions along the way, experts said today. At a press conference sponsored and co-hosted by the United Nations ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Climate Change, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Poverty & Development, Solar
The New Zealand Clean Energy Centre is currently investigating the feasibility of an off grid housing community in Taupo. Homes would be heated either via geothermal or biomass. Electricity would be supplied via solar and wind. Waste water would be drip irrigated to energy crops which provide future fuel for ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Architecture, Children and Families, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Energy Saving, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Solar
Top policy makers, business leaders and academics from around the world are to convene at the first annual Global Sustainability Summit in Madrid on 19-20 January 2012 to discuss the key economic issues facing businesses today in regard to sustainability. The two day Summit has been organized by Ernst & Young ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Events, Green energy, Industry & Business, Solar
In November 2011, Secretary Chu appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee and outlined the choices for the US in the competition for the clean energy jobs of tomorrow. What he said is clear an unequivocal."When it comes to the clean energy race, America faces a simple choice ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Clean Technologies, Economics, Emissions, Finance & Money, Politics & Government, Smart Growth, Solar
Cleantech received a record US$243 billion investments globally in 2010 , up 30% from 2009, according to Ernst & Young’s report “Seizing Transformational Opportunities: Global Cleantech Insights and Trends" “ On several key measures the tracked companies showed strong growth despite challenging economic conditions. Total revenues over the 12 months to ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Solar
First, the bad news. Although Africa has vast fossil and renewable energy sources, only twenty percent of its population has direct access to electricity and in some rural areas, four out of five people are completely without power. According to the UN, over 600 million Africans currently do not have ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly last month, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Green energy, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Solar
Mention prime geography for generation of solar energy, and people tend to think of hot deserts. But a new study concludes that some of the world's coldest landscapes — including the Himalaya Mountains, the Andes, and even Antarctica — could become Saudi Arabias of solar. The research appears in the ACS ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Solar
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