energy

Nov
14

Offshore wind farms key to European energy 'supergrid'

The European Commission is proposing a vast ‘super grid’ using wind farms and solar power to help move Europe to
1 min read
Oct
10

Obama vs McCain on energy and climate change

The global economic meltdown has, amazingly, relegated even the US presidential election race to an “in other news today” item,
1 min read
Aug
14

Fujitsu unwraps 'zero watt' monitor

So you’ve got your low emissions PC from Fujitsu. Looks a bit bare on its own doesn’t it?
1 min read
Aug
08

£20m for energy-efficient material boffins

The Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aren’t names imbued with rockstar status – unless
1 min read
Aug
08

DoE chases zero energy buildings, $140m savings

This morning Greenbang stumbled over a press release bearing the excellent title of Department of Energy to Pursue Zero-Net Energy
2 min read
Aug
07

Ikea spends big on clean tech start ups

Here’s an interesting one from the folk over at Cleantech. Apparently, it seems, everyone’s favourite Swedish monolithic furniture
1 min read
Jun
27

Duke buys wind firm Catamount for $240m

Like a student house and Ikea, or bananas and custard, or Boris Johnson and a blancmange made of razor blades,
1 min read
Jun
26

UK goes for 15 percent renewables by 2020

The government has gone literally green crazy with its latest renewables plan – 15 percent renewables by 2020. Here’s the
1 min read
Jun
23

FTSE opens first eco-index

Greenbang’s knowledge of the stock market is a little shaky to say the least. Say ‘pork futures’ and she
1 min read
Jun
18

Amplio Partners readies new €50m fund

Greenbang has heard bakers saying their years of pastry slinging puts them off actually eating the sweet treats and burger
1 min read