Miscellaneous

Hydrogen technologies are coming of age

Wednesday, 01 August 2012 REM Prompted by our article last week on the Isle of Wight becoming a test bed for hydrogen fuel, Samuel Sterling from Angstrom Advanced’s Renewable Hydrogen Business Development Division got in touch about ...

Might the smart grid prove to be too controversial for consumers?

Friday, 29 June 2012 REM Smart grids will not only help us sell the renewable energy generated on our own roofs, but will also enable utilities to control our own demand remotely to better balance supply and demand and avoid power ...

Hydropower expected to reach 1,443 GW by 2020

Thursday, 08 March 2012 REM Buoyed by widespread government support, the global hydropower industry will grow by about 3.4 percent annually over the remainder of the decade, reaching 1,443 GW of installed capacity by 2020, according ...

canada Green Building Council offers new sustainable building advisor program in Ontario

Thursday, 26 January 2012 REM

Working professionals in Ontario, canada interested in sustainability and green building now have a valuable new learning tool at their disposal.

Rapid growth in fuel cells market covered in new report

Monday, 12 December 2011 REM Taiyou Research has prepared a new report on the fast-growing global fuel cells market. The report includes several case studies and an analysis of the major industry players such as Acumentrics, Altergy ...

Covanta Energy to build North America’s first new large-scale energy from waste project in 15 years

Thursday, 22 September 2011 REM

Covanta Energy has received approval from the Regional Municipalities of Durham and York, Ontario (canada) to begin construction of a 140,000 tonne-per-year Energy-from-Waste (EtW) facility.

New report indicates resurgence in hydro power

Friday, 19 August 2011 Toby Price Following years of stagnation and bad press, hydroelectric power is experiencing a comeback as the world moves toward a more sustainable renewable energy mix. According to the report Global Hydro Power ...

Enzymes could reduce energy demand of carbon capture by 30%

Monday, 07 March 2011 Toby Price At the end of February, Codexis, Inc. announced significant progress towards developing economical, commercial scale technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. Codexis’ ...

Coca-Cola turns to hydrogen power for forklift fleet

Tuesday, 15 February 2011 Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP (Air Liquide) will supply hydrogen to power a fleet of 37 forklift vehicles at Coca-Cola’s bottling and distribution centre in San Leandro (California, US). Air Liquide ...