by Admin | Sep 22, 2015 | Articles, Green Energy
In Germany, professor Hermann Heilmeier and his team have figured out a way to extract germanium from plants. Germanium is an element once used in transistors, and is now used in computers, smartphones, and fiber-optic cables. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to...
by Admin | Jun 9, 2015 | Articles, Green Energy
In the fall of 2014, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans to reduce the city’s carbon footprint, an initiative that would be spearheaded via the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability. According to a recent press release found on Business Wire, “Through an...
by Admin | Dec 19, 2014 | Articles, Green Energy
Thanks to a significant investment from multinational private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), agriculture innovator Sundrop Farms is now poised to expand its solar thermal agricultural project to Australia and beyond. Located in Port Augusta, South...
by Admin | Dec 2, 2014 | Articles, Conservation, Green Energy
A bus powered by human and food waste has taken to the roadways of the UK. Since it runs entirely on human and food waste, many have begun calling it the “poo bus.” Stinky or no, this technological advancement will reduce the UK’s carbon footprint and have a positive...
by Admin | Nov 28, 2014 | Articles, Green Energy
Earlier this month, global investment firm KKR, in partnership with Temporis Capital LLP, announced that it would be providing an 8 million pound loan to the Sròndoire Community Wind Farm in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. According to Recharge, “US investment firm KKR and...
by Admin | Nov 7, 2014 | Articles, Green Energy
A number of new studies on renewable energy show that developing countries are investing in renewable energy projects at twice the rate of developed nations. A recent study by Climatescope found that 55 developing nations including China, Brazil, South Africa,...
