According to the press release, “Microvi Biotechnologies Inc., (Microvi) the leader in advanced clean water treatment technologies, today announced that it has entered into a three-year commercial contract with Clean TeQ Limited, the Australian leader in air purification solutions and an emerging player in water and wastewater treatment for beneficial reuse. Under the terms of [...]
Microvi Signs Three-Year Exclusive Commercial Agreement with Clean TeQ Limited
Wireless Industry Veterans Launch eRecyclingCorps to Tackle the 65,000 Tons of Mobile Phone E-Waste Created Each Year
According to the Press Release, “Of the 4 billion wireless subscribers in the world, only 1 percent of them recycle their handsets. In the US alone, 130 million phones are retired each year. The global e-waste problem is substantial and growing, and is the target of eRecyclingCorps, a new Dallas-based company that made its debut [...]
TD Bank Goes Carbon Neutral
Last month, TD Bank announced itself as the largest bank to go carbon neutral in the United States. To achieve this TD Bank has built greener buildings with lower energy consumption and invested heavily in renewable energy. TD bank has also pledged to develop LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified stores throughout the nation. [...]
Google Energy – Google can now sell energy
Google has taken many steps to enter into the energy business. First they dipped their toes in Google PowerMeter. After that they created Google.org which invests in renewable research and development. They now created a new Google entity called Google Energy, LLC. This new entity filed at FERC to become a wholesale power marketer. There [...]
Wally Hermès Yacht – A Green Yacht
The Why Yacht. The designer has teamed up with Hermès to create a luxury green yacht with breathtaking views. It offers a 200 square meter master suite and a 30 meter opening stern. Some neat green features include 900 square meters of solar panels. In addition, there is a diesel-electric propulsion system designed to save [...]
Bringing nature home: Nanawall
Green technology is in its ascendancy due to a desire to clean up the planet. Consuming less natural resources and converting from brown to green energies are some of the most important topics in the political world today. Though many of us do not exist in the political world, we go to work and we [...]
Computer Recycling
The recycling of electronics is slowly becoming big business. There are companies that withdraw the gold from computer processors, while others reuse different elements of our day-to-day electronics, turning them into new products that we all must have. This holiday season, Goodwill and Dell Computers are making it easy for consumers to recycle their unwanted [...]
Aquamarine Power Award for Innovation
Wave power generator developed by Aquamarine Power took the energy award for Innovation in Engineering at the Engineer Technology and Innovation Awards 2009 in England today. Officially launched in November off the coast of Scotland, the “Oyster” is the only wave generator currently in operation. It rests on the sea floor just off shore, reaching [...]
Eco-Friendly Flat Screens
Though Black Friday (next day after Thanksgiving) in the United States has concluded, that doesn’t mean that the holiday shopping season is nearly finished. Though the mark-downs may not be as impressive, there is still a cornucopia of goods to buy as presents for both others and one’s self. Due to poor economic conditions, it [...]
Solar Recycling
Green technology is the way of the future, as it will provide consumers and businesses a cleaner way of completing essential tasks while having far less of a negative impact on the environment. Green energy, in the forms of solar, wind, geo-thermal and hydro will soon gain a bigger foothold in electric grids across the [...]
Gambling on Green
Some call it cash, scratch, dollars, and greenbacks. For the eco-conscious gambler, you can now both risk your bankroll and take care of the environment at the same time. EGM (Executive-Gaming Monthly) Green has devoted itself to providing quality gaming products to casino and luxury markets with a twist. They also want to ensure that [...]
Landis+Gyr Completes US$100 million Shareholder Funding
According to the Press Release, “Landis+Gyr, the world largest electricity metering company, today announced the finalization of a US$100 million shareholder capital raising to fund the company’s rapid growth in smart metering. “Our existing shareholders’ active support of the company is a tribute to the global potential of smart metering and Landis+Gyr’s unique position to [...]
Green Japan making waves
Long before the idea of creating power from the motion of the oceans, the Japanese have had a fascination with waves and weather. Ever since the kamikazes (divine wind) saved them from Mongol invasions under the command of Kublai Khan in the 13th century, the Japanese have honored the sea and its power. In more [...]