In North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, a coal mine is going to be turned into a 200-MW pumped storage hydroelectric reservoir to store excess solar and wind ...
An approach to establish recylcing of flexible packaging
At the annual Flexible Packaging Association meeting, Jeff Wooster of The Dow Chemical Co. spoke about making the recycling of flexible packaging common ...
Shell and UC Berkeley team up to fund energy technology research
In the frame of a $25 million agreement, Shell International Exploration and Production in cooperation with the UC Berkeley Energy Biosciences Institute ...
A Saudi Arabian city run without oil money
Saudi Arabia, well aware that they are particularly dependent on oil as a large exporter and consumer of the resource, is building a city that “[&# ...
Cornell University model for sustainability with world’s tallest passive building
Taking active action on the road to promote passive houses and net zero standard, Cornell Universiy, New York, has constructed the first energy efficient ...
Northern Europe plans giant wind power project on man-made islands
A very ambitious plan to solve the energy problems of Northern Europe has been conceived. In the center of the North Sea a set of islands would be built ...
Leaders identify key ideas to shape the future of cities at Green Cities
At the Green Cities conferences in Sydney, government and business executives worked out strategies to mitigate climate change, cope with population ...
Tesla supplies Hawaii with solar panels and batteries
Showing what can be done and engaging the interest of energy providers around the globe, Tesla and affiliated company Solar City provided the Kuaui Island ...
How European cities are adapting to mitigate climate change
The Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, an initiative that works towards reaching climate and energy objectives in communities, published a report ...
SolaRoad paving the way for solar bike paths
SolaRoad, a Dutch company manufacturing solar panels that can be embedded into roads, is making progress in the domain of sustainable transport. Their ...
