Category Archives Environment – Innovation

Part of the problem or part of the solution? Things really have improved. Perfect? Not by a long-shot. Could you imagine the largest manufacturer in the world, even a decade ago, investing capital and recurrent resources in this level of innovation to recycle the products they produce? http://www.apple.com/recycling/ The cynical amongst us [I count myself as one] have always looked…

Mapdwell's web-based Solar System platform helps users design at-home solar energy systems: it visualizes the costs and benefits of installing a solar roof by layering information about tax credits and carbon emissions savings onto a topographical map of local roofs, and helps determine the most efficient spots for panels. Links Mapdwell

The move from generation at the source of supply to generation at the source of demand is fundamentally restructuring the generation and distribution markets for electricity in  ways we still do not comprehend [well at least I don't]. The opportunities for alternative energy sources is as profound. One of the major drivers? Knowing what your neighbour is doing! Alex Laskey, President of…

Not a plant to be seen, the desert ground is too dry.  But the air contains water, and research scientists have found a way of obtaining drinking water from air humidity. The system is based completely on renewable energy and is therefore autonomous. Cracks permeate the dried-out desert ground, the landscape bears testimony to the lack of water. But even…

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