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Category Archives: Innovation, Technology & Design
Efficiency Finance: A new perspective
In our (Cleantech Group) 2011 fourth quarter Investment Monitor, I asserted that 2012 would be “a proving period when bets are placed, and programs and companies either mature or wilt” for efficiency finance players.
Site Visit: MUSE School (CA)
Last month I had the opportunity to visit the MUSE School in Southern California. Located in a canyon between Calabasas and Malibu, the setting for the school is idyllic. Founded in 2006 by Suzy Amis Cameron and her sister Rebecca Amis, this marks the first year on the current campus, a 22 acre spread that formerly housed Cottontail Ranch.
Tagged Design, Green Schools, Zero Waste
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Axion: Turning Bottles into Bridges
Using a technique developed at Rutgers Universtity, Axion International from New Providence, N.J. is building small bridges from recycled plastic bottles. Aside from reusing the bottles, the company says the I-beams, rail ties, and other structural building products it makes are rust and corrosion proof, cost competitive, and won’t become food for termites.
Tagged Architecture, Desgin, Plastic, Reuse
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2012 HGTV Green Home Unveiled
This year’s 2012 HGTV Green Home, a sweepstakes give away, is located just south of Atlanta, Georgia. Individuals may enter twice a day at either HGTV.com/greenhome or HGTVremodels.com. June 1st at 5pm ET is the deadline for entering the sweepstakes, valued at roughly $800,000. A car (from sponsor GM), the house, and $100,000 comprise the grand prize.
Tagged Architecture, Construction, Design, Green Home
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75 Percent Recycling Rate at 2012 Consumer Electronics Show
At the beginning of the year, I talked about some of the eco-friendly products that were featured at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). However, I didn’t go into great detail as to how sustainability was carried out as a major theme of the venue itself. Now that several months have passed since the event, CES has crunched the numbers and issued a press release and YouTube video outlining what was accomplished.
Tagged Electronics, Events, Technology
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Top Climate Innovators
GE, Alcoa, Johnson Controls, Ford, Intel and Hess are leaders in the innovation of clean-tech solutions and products, mitigation of climate change-related risks and management of carbon emissions, according to a rating by risk analysis company Maplecroft.
Tagged Cleantech, Csr, Innovation
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An Unusual Two For One: Controlling Weeds While Generating Energy
Working with Coretec Inc., a manufacturer that specializes in energy-saving machinery and systems, Fuji Electric announced last December that they had come up with a weed-control mat that is now getting attention as a possible new application for photovoltaic power.
FOCUS-EMPOWER-GROW – Solar Lighting for Africa – Hult Global Case Challenge (Video)
A basic explanation of one of the principles of the EIT’s innovative solution to help Sunny money sell 1,000,000 solar lamps by 2013 and help eradicate the use of kerosene lamps by 2020.
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