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Hybrid wind-hydro power station Ringwallspeicher

News / Energy

Your burning energy questions answered: Part II

...and Professor of physics at the University of Iceland. He has been a key figure in the introduction of new ideas and opportunities in the further greening of Icelandic society through the energy ind...

12 Jan 2012

Your burning energy questions answered: Part II

News / Transport

Industry players look to "green tyres" to increase fuel efficiency for cars

...id: "We did do a study of mobility habits and green habits of Singapore drivers and price reliability, fuel efficiency and safety came out on top...But I think the issue we have now is that this isn't...

15 Dec 2011

Industry players look to "green tyres" to increase fuel efficiency for cars

News / Green Buildings

A retrofit for going green in the CBD

...include: Lighting - passive infrared sensors will automatically switch lights off when an area is not used. Double-glazing of the facade, improving the building's insulation. Converting the build...

7 Mar 2012

A retrofit for going green in the CBD

News / Policy & Finance

CSOs urge ADB to deny Philippine loan for E-trikes

...ign. This, local CSOs said would worsen traffic conditions in the country. The ADB intends to utilize new electric vehicle technologies, particularly lithium ion batteries, in its E-trikes. The Associ...

31 Jan 2012

CSOs urge ADB to deny Philippine loan for E-trikes

News / Policy & Finance

Suzlon plans first global wind bond since 2011

...id. Elara on August 15 advised investors against buying Suzlon’s 2014 and 2016 bonds, citing difficulties in obtaining orders and expiring incentives for wind power. Annual installations in China, the...

3 Sep 2012

Suzlon plans first global wind bond since 2011

News / Policy & Finance

China corporate espionage boom knocks wind out of US companies

...ith offices, production facilities, and wind sites linked to Sinovel. The data sets matched. In addition to its internal checks, AMSC brought in a consulting firm that specializes in white-collar crim...

16 Mar 2012

China corporate espionage boom knocks wind out of US companies

News / Energy

NSW gets world's toughest wind farm rules

...ic discussion some of the toughest wind-farm guidelines in the country, possibly the world,'' he said. The Victorian coalition government this year gave residents within a two-kilometre radius a right...

23 Dec 2011

NSW gets world's toughest wind farm rules

News / Policy & Finance

City’s concrete spread must be on eco-friendly lines: Centre for Science and Environment

...is potential for resource saving in buildings if appropriate policies are in place. With more efficient lighting, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and architectural design, it is possib...

9 Jul 2012

City’s concrete spread must be on eco-friendly lines: Centre for Science and Environment

News / Water

Water shortage, pollution threaten China's growth

...ituation in water resources in the future as demand increases amid the country's rapid industrialization and urbanization, an official said Thursday at a press conference. Hu Siyi, vice minister of wa...

16 Feb 2012

Water shortage, pollution threaten China's growth

News / Waste

Fans can clean up when making money is music to the ears

...ictorian Environment Minister, Ryan Smith, wrote to Tony Burke, the federal Environment Minister, in September, saying that he and his counterparts in NSW and Western Australia had agreed on discussin...

22 Dec 2011

Fans can clean up when making money is music to the ears

News / Green Buildings

Holcim to launch green cement

...ilding development and certification will drive the cement and construction materials sector in 2012 in Malaysia. "Holcim continues to remain confident in Malaysia and will continue our investment and...

22 Dec 2011

Holcim to launch green cement

News / Transport

Singapore: Most say no go to waste cooking oil for vehicles

...ioneer Biofuel Research was set up in 2003 and primarily produces biodiesel from waste cooking oil and by-products from Malaysian palm refineries for export to countries like Denmark and India. It tri...

18 Apr 2011

Singapore: Most say no go to waste cooking oil for vehicles

Opinion / Energy

The road from Chernobyl, by Alexander Likhotal

...ings” of nuclear power never include the price tag for direct and indirect governmental subsidies, decommissioning of aging facilities, and emergency clean-up and remediation of impacted communities w...

9 Jun 2012

The road from Chernobyl, by Alexander Likhotal

News / Energy

Solar farm to provide electricity to 60,000 rural homes in India

...ice far fewer homes. According to Wikipedia, the average annual electricity consumption of a rural household in India with access to mains electricity in 2009 was just 96 kilowatt-hours. This is subs...

10 Jan 2012

Solar farm to provide electricity to 60,000 rural homes in India

News / Water

Report casts doubt on tap water cleanliness

...iticized the country's inability to provide safe water for its people and many disappointed with and worried about the disqualified tap water that could lead to serious diseases due to high CODmn and ...

9 May 2012

Report casts doubt on tap water cleanliness

News / Policy & Finance

Damage to world's oceans 'to reach $2 trillion a year'

...ing ocean acidification, sea level rise, marine pollution, species migration and more intense tropical cyclones. It would also threaten coral reefs, disrupt fisheries and deplete fish stocks. In the s...

21 Mar 2012

Damage to world's oceans 'to reach $2 trillion a year'

News / Carbon & Climate

EU climate chief: would see merit in airline CO2

...imate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said in an interview. Earlier on Tuesday, the environment ministers of Brazil, South Africa, India and China issued a statement condemning the EU's airline emission...

14 Feb 2012

EU climate chief: would see merit in airline CO2

News / Policy & Finance

President asks governors to suspend issuance of new forestry permits

...imary forests and peatlands while at the same time improving the management of forests and peatlands under presidential instruction number 10 of 2011. Let's implement it. I instruct governors, distric...

8 Jun 2011

President asks governors to suspend issuance of new forestry permits

News / Food & Agriculture

Scientists measure human 'water footprint'

...and services doesn't go far enough in informing us about the sustainability of certain practices, for example, in agriculture. Williams gives the example of a lettuce grown in an irrigation system tha...

14 Feb 2012

Scientists measure human 'water footprint'

News / Energy

Ski lifts help open $25 billion market for storing power

...ission and distribution for Southern California Edison, sends electric trains between high and low rail yards. For smaller applications, companies including GE and Siemens are developing batteries. Li...

29 Aug 2012

Ski lifts help open $25 billion market for storing power

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