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Carbon footprint of public sector buildings in England and Wales to be released
Our buildings consume energy not only when they are being constructed but also mostly while they are being used. A few years ago the Stern Review highlighted that buildings’ carbon impact is not negligible and we should pay attention to [...]
EU to exceed its renewable target by 2020
Last January 5th the European Wind Energy Association published its analysis of the 27th National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAP), submitted by the EU Member States to the European Commission. The main finding is that the European Union 27 will [...]
Glowing tress replace glowing lamps
The golden glow of street lights could soon be replaced by the green fluorescence of tree leaves. Scientists from the Academia Sinica and the National Cheng Kung University in Taipei and Tainan have implanted glowing, sea urchin shaped gold nanoparticles, [...]
World largest solar plant is about to be constructed
The Blythe concentrating solar power project, the largest solar plant in the world, is about to become a reality. Last Wednesday, 15th of September, the project cleared an important hurdle when the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved the planned $6 [...]
EnduraLED: the first bulb to replace the 60 watts incandescent
Energy efficiency is the easiest and most practical way to help alleviate the world’s energy crisis. Switching to the latest wave of ultra-efficient LEDs is something simple and necessary. Fortunately, Philips recently unveiled the wonder bulb: EnduraLED, a new LED [...]
Heat your kettle, not the planet
Getting up every morning is a hard job. We all know that. But getting up without enjoying a nice cup of tea or coffee is a impossible mission for many of us. And since we need caffeine/theine to start the [...]
Palm-sized fuel cell by Horizon
Since 2003, Horizon, a company with a mission to introduce commercially viable fuel cell power, has been trying to develop the newest and most reliable products. They seek to eliminate mankind’s reliance on carbon-based fuels in favor of clean, low-cost [...]
Green Stadium
We are all expectant of the FIFA 2010 World Cup tournament to be played in South Africa, each one of us cheering for our own team. But there is one more reason for us to pay special attention to this [...]
Water power: generating energy from oceans
A new breakthrough in renewable energy consists of splitting seawater into Hydrogen and Oxygen, the hydrogen can then be stored to be used later for electricity generation. How does this work? Researchers at the University of California are working on [...]
Energy wasted through Standby Power
Most homes bleed energy. They lose electricity that no one uses, no one takes advantage of – it’s a total waste. This is called vampire current, or stand-by current. This type of electricity loss is caused by home electronics that [...]
