Technologies that are beneficial to the environment.

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Let’s start this last week of 2008 with Green IT. Take a look at the video from TechRepublic for a belief introduction of what Green IT is [...]

In a recent report by The Straits Times, there is plan by the Energy Market Authority (EMA) to transform Pulau Ubin into a high-tech test site for renewable energies.
Pulau Ubin, an island located at the Northeast of Singapore, will be made into a model ‘green island‘ powered entirely by the energies generated on the island.
Referring [...]

Peugeot has entered into the 5th edition of its design contest. Not only must the designs be stylish but also these four aspects are to be observed - environmental awareness, social harmony, interactive mobility and economic efficiency.
Peugeot will build a full size model of the winning vehicle at the end of the competition. The model [...]

In a report by Jessica Marshall of Discovery News, researchers are looking into the attributes that grant whales and dolphins the speed and agility in the waters.  They are working to translate these attributes to benefit manmade technologies. Marshall mentioned how Frank Fish of West Chester University in Pennsylvania began his study on the humpback [...]

Here is a brief history of the ongoing Light A Billion Lives (LaBL) campaign. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) North America has joined hands with TERI India to brighten the lives of the power impoverished across the world through Lighting a [...]

According to Bi-Me, Middle East private equity and venture capital investors are set to play a crucial role in increasing global moves towards green technology and alternative energy.
“The region has amassed new fortunes from the rising worldwide price of oil and gas and now sees huge opportunities in green investing,” said Swati Taneja, Director of [...]

Was reading the papers when I came across this article on the front page. It was discussing how oil cultivated from algae could be used as alternative source of energy in Asia, mainly Japan.
The viability of using algae to produce oil has been already been widely discussed. It is possible for algaes to produce oil [...]

The UK has also taken the step to increase their production of renewable energy in order to reduce the reliance on oil and to reduce greenhouse emission. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for a national debate on achieving the UK’s target of 15% renewable energy by 2020.
However, this may translate to more costs for [...]