Green Research & Technology
Green research and technology includes results from environmental research studies as well as from research on new technology designed to be more sustainable. Research examines such topics as alternative fuels, renewable energy, recycling efforts, as well as technology used to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
EA6B Prowler Flies on Biofuel
An EA-6B Prowler successfully completed its inaugural biofuel flight , continuing ...
MGM Resorts Joins Carbon Measurement Working Group
MGM Resorts has joined the Carbon Measurement Working Group, a group of leading international hotel companies working to standardize carbon footprint measurements within the ...
Compostable Biobags Have Higher Carbon Footprint, Report Says
Non-biodegradable bioplastics have a smaller carbon footprint than those that are designed to decompose, according to a white paper by U.K. firm Biome Bioplastics.
Bioplastics: an ...
Solar Costs Drop 11% in First Half of 2011
The average cost of going solar in the U.S. fell dramatically in 2010 and through the first half of 2011, according to a report released yesterday ...
Steel Body Weights for EVs on Par with Aluminum, Report Says
The FutureSteelVehicle program, conducted by engineering firm EDAG International and supported by the worldwide steel industry, has announced significant mass reductions in steel vehicle bodies as ...
Lighting Brief: Lighting Science Group, YRS Trade Co., Cree, GlacialLight
Lighting Science Group has launched its Glimpse LED downlight. The product mimics the shape of a traditional spot light, but uses fewer raw materials and has ...
Accelerating Large Scale Clean-Energy and Carbon-Sequestration Solutions
Jonathan Isham Jr., an Associate Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, gives a talk back ...
Google Invests in Hog-Waste Energy; Diaper Recycling Plant Opens
Google has invested in a pilot project by Duke University and Duke Energy that converts waste from a pig farm into usable energy.
The system, on ...
Toyota Trials Li-Ion Batteries at Sainsbury’s Distribution Center
British grocery chain Sainsbury’s and Toyota Material Handling UK are working together to trial lithium ion battery technology.
The two companies will be testing applications of the ...
DOE Announces $246m for Renewables, EVs
The Department of Energy has announced $245.9 million in loan guarantees and grants for a variety of renewable energy and electric vehicle projects.
Energy secretary Steven Chu ...
REC Unveils PV Panel with One-Year Energy Payback
Solar energy firm REC says it has developed a photovoltaic panel that, within one year, generates the same amount of energy used to create it.
The panel ...
Gannett Fleming Discusses Sustainable Infrastructure
Gannett Fleming has been named a charter member of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), a recently formed non-profit leadership organization ...
Report: Hybrid Truck Sales to Top 100k
Sales of hybrid medium- and heavy-duty trucks are on course to top 100,000 annually by 2017, according to a report by Pike Research.
“Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, ...
Sustainability And The Auto Industry at APAC16
Dr.Pawan Goenka, Chairman - Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference 16 and President - Automotive & Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra & ...
Global Green Investment Tops $2.4tn
Global private sector investment in green companies and technologies from 2007 to Q2 2011 totals more than $2.4 trillion, according to Ethical Markets Media’s Green Transition Scoreboard.
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Solar Power ‘Competitive by 2013′
Solar photovoltaics could become competitive with grid electricity in some European markets as early as 2013, and in all market segments across the continent by 2020, ...
Water Reclamation Emits Significant N20
Water reclamation can cause significantly more nitrous oxide (N20) emissions than traditional water treatment, according to an article in the September Journal ...
Designing a Sustainable NYC
In this TalkingScience video, three New York City urban planners discuss their vision and ideas for New York's sustainable future.
Ernest ...
Campus Microgrid Market to Boom
Total installed generation capacity for campus microgrids will increase by 164 percent between 2011 and 2017, rising from 620 megawatts to 1.6 gigawatts, according ...
Ontario, Magna Investing $441m in EVs
Magna International and the Canadian province of Ontario have announced an investment of C$432 million ($441 million) in electric vehicles.
Some C$48.4 million of the ...
Renewables Briefing: World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm, 1.3 MW Solar Installation at Navy's SPAWAR
