Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Energy efficiency has enormous promise for most developing economies. The investment yields in energy efficiency over the next two decades will generally be several times higher in the developing world, according to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute.
Developing countries could invest $90 billion annually over the next 12 ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
NASA's Map of Carbon Emissions
Dark Red = Highest Intensity
The United States has lost its status as the world's leading source of carbon emissions.
Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels and manufacturing cement have increased 38% since 1992. But the global geography of carbon emissions has shifted dramatically since then, according ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
The smoke created by burning wood or similar forms of biomass contains tiny particles that penetrate many of the most sensitive regions of a person's lungs. Long term exposure to those particles can cause acute lower respiratory disease, pulmonary disease, cancers and other illnesses. These dangerous air-borne particles are frequently ...
Posted in Africa, China, Eco-Efficiency, India, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Renewable Fuels, Sustainability, biomass, materials | No Comments »
Monday, August 11th, 2008
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A swell in new journal papers written by scientists in China leaves little doubt that China has arrived as one of the world's scientific power houses. In a recent article in Physics World, Michael Bankman quantifies the increased in China's scientific output in August's Physics World.
Nanoscience, quantum computing and high-temperature ...
Posted in China, Lifecycles, Nanotechnology, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Research, materials | No Comments »
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
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A team of Chinese researchers have reached a new record of 8.2% light conversion efficiency in solvent-free dye-sensitized solar cells, according to a paper that appeared online today in the journal Nature Materials.
Dye-sensitized solar cell technology is a promising alternative to expensive silicon solar cells. The dye-sensitized cells mimic natural ...
Posted in China, Finance, Industry-News, Lifecycles, Photovoltaics, Research, Solar-Energy, green-technology | No Comments »
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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Posted in China, Lifecycles, Wind-Power, Wind-Turbines, map | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
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No. 1 - Itaipu
14,750 MW
Brazil/Paraguay
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No 2 - Three Gorges
12,070 MW
China
Posted in Canada, Carbon, China, Climate-Change, Electricity, Geoengineering, HydroPower, India, Japan, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Russia, Sustainability, Water, green-technology | No Comments »
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Despite recent concerns about the clean tech sector hitting an investment peak, wind power capacity increased 27 percent in 2007 to more than 94,100 megawatts globally. The European Union made the largest contribution in terms of capacity increase followed by the United States and China, according to a recent ...
Posted in China, Finance, Germany, Industry-News, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Renewable Fuels, Wind-Power | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Nearly 20 GW of wind power capacity was installed in 2007, the highest volume achieved in a single year and 32% more than built in 2006. The net increase takes the world total to over 94 GW. Only five years ago, wind power generating capacity was only one-third of that ...
Posted in China, Finance, India, Industry-News, Sustainability, Wind-Power | No Comments »
