Oree Raises $4M for Flexible LEDs
Israel-based Oree has developed a technology to transmit the light of LEDs into an ultra-thin uniform surface.
GreenOrder Consultants Join LRN
Respected 'green' strategy firm is acquired by larger consulting group.
Renewable Fuel Corp Receives $22M Investment in Biodiesel
Company producing biodiesel in Malaysia brings on Oilcorp Berhard as an equity partner for $22 million.
Podcast: Green Week in Review – December 12
This is the second installment of Green Week in Review, SustainableBusiness.com’s podcast, hosted by SB.com News Editor Bart King. We post a podcast every Friday morning – about 20 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. This week’s show… Our top story is the ongoing negotiations at the UN climate change conference in Poland. Environmental ministers convened yesterday for the final two days of the meeting. We’ll touch on the highlights from the past week and discuss what must happen next if a treaty is to be arranged by December 2009. Also, a new report suggests the price of solar power will drop significantly next year. We’ll explain the factors involved. An interesting project involving IBM and Harvard University researchers is using idle computers around the world to search for a more efficient type of solar cell. And we’ll talk about Barack Obama’s choices for his environmental and natural resources team. Plus, get a quick catch-up on a proposal for a massive wave energy project, the first off-shore […]
Editorial: Time For Leadership Is Now
By Bart King If there was any doubt before, it’s clear now that international negotiations to craft a climate change treaty will fail without swift, strong leadership from the United States under incoming president Barack Obama. On Friday, the climate change conference in Poznan, Poland will come to a close. These talks mark the midpoint of a two-year schedule of United Nations-led negotiations – it can be argued that the 189 nations involved are no closer to agreement now than they were a year ago. As earlier meetings in Germany and Ghana closed without significant progress, the task of creating a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol by December 2009 has been even more daunting. Developing countries continue to assert that rich nations must commit to ambitious targets for reducing heat-trapping emissions and provide funds and technologies to help poor nations adapt to global warming and develop clean energy sources. Rich nations continue to look at one another and shuffle their feet, while the Bush administration sits in the corner like the kid whose parents forced him to attend the school dance. The European Union has been the strongest voice over the last year, calling for emission cuts of 25-40% […]
Podcast: Green Week in Review – December 5
This is the inaugural installment of Green Week in Review, SustainableBusiness.com’s podcast, hosted by SB.com News Editor Bart King. We’ll post a podcast every Friday morning; they’ll be about 25 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. This week’s show… Our top story is the continuation of UN-led negotiations for an international climate change treaty. More than 10,000 delegates gathered this week in Poland, attempting to craft a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. Also, California company Better Place announced plans for an electric car charging network in Hawaii, just days after announcing similar plans in the San Francisco Bay Area. And Bart shares is thoughts on the Big Three automakers and their request for a federal bailout. Plus, get a quick catch-up on Vestas, the big RFP from TVA, two exciting new industrial processes and funding announcements.
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: December 11, 2008
DOE to Help Increase Efficiency of U.S. Embassies and Consulates Report: Improved Crops Would Help Meet Federal Biofuel Targets Hawaii to Feature Car Chargers and an Ocean Thermal Energy Plant Company Proposes Ocean Energy Projects in Six States New Technologies Show Promise for High-Efficiency Solar Cells EIA: Economic Crisis to Keep Energy Prices Low Through 2009 DOE to Help Increase Efficiency of U.S. Embassies and Consulates DOE and the U.S. Department of State signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday, agreeing to conduct energy assessments and improve environmental and energy management at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world. Under the agreement, DOE will conduct evaluations of overseas facilities and identify opportunities to increase energy and water efficiency, utilize renewable energy, and implement environmental sustainability measures by utilizing Super Energy Service Performance Contracts. The State Department operates and maintains more than 18,000 facilities in more than 280 locations around the world, and has completed 62 new embassy compounds since 2001, with another 34 under construction. The partnership will provide the State Department with the tools and resources needed to respond to the energy and water audit requirements of the Energy Independence and Security Act and the energy, water, environment, and […]
Climate Change Talks – Day 3
Watch Yvo De Boers press briefing on where climate negotiations stand.
3M, Ford, GM Receive DOE Funding
$14.5 million in funding dispersed among six projects for alternative vehicle technology.
More Banks Weighing Carbon Risks
Five international banks have adopted a set of principles to asses carbon risks in their lending practices.
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