Archive for the ‘Japan’ Category
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
The International Energy Agency projects that $45 trillion of new clean energy investment will be needed by 2050 to match growing energy demand in developing and developed countries and address climate concerns. These are the nations of the world set to cash in on those trillions.
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
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Posted in Canada, China, Climate-Change, Eco-Efficiency, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Research, Russia, Sustainability, map | No Comments »
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Company Name
Patents Filings 2007
MATSUSHITA (JP)
2100
PHILIPS (NL)
2041
SIEMENS (DE)
1644
HUAWEI (CN)
1365
ROBERT BOSCH (DE)
1146
TOYOTA (JP)
997
QUALCOMM (US)
974
MICROSOFT (US)
845
MOTOROLA (US)
824
NOKIA (FI)
822
BASF (DE)
810
3M INNOVATIVE (US)
769
LG ELECTRONICS (KR)
719
FUJITSU (JP)
708
SHARP (JP)
702
NEC (JP)
626
INTEL (US)
623
PIONEER (JP)
611
IBM (US)
606
SAMSUNG (KR)
598
Posted in China, Finance, Germany, Industry-News, Japan, Lifecycles, Nanotechnology, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Research, green-technology, materials | No Comments »
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Will a government led green revolution galvanize the foundering economy of the United States and set the stage for a new era of growth and prosperity? The question has attracted a significant amount of attention since the financial crisis began to escalate several months ago and stuck a wrench in ...
Posted in China, Climate-Change, Finance, India, Industry-News, Israel, Japan, Lifecycles, Silicon Valley, Solar-Energy, Start-ups, Sustainability, green-technology | No Comments »
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Posted in Africa, Antarctica, Bahrain, Canada, Carbon, China, Climate-Change, Electricity, India, Israel, Japan, Lifecycles, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Research, Silicon Valley, Sustainability, biomass, green-technology, map | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Antarctica, Bahrain, CCS, Canada, Carbon, China, Climate-Change, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Research, Russia, Sustainability, biomass, law | No Comments »
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Itochu Corp. Buys Stake in Italian Solar Marketer
Itochu Corp. is further expanding its presence in Western solar power markets by taking a 43% stake in Italy's Greenvision ambiente Photo-Solar, or GAPS.
Trina Solar Announcement of 26-MW PV Plant, Spain
Trina Solar announced the inauguration of a 26-MW PV plant in Fuente ...
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
NASA created this map from a satellite image of the world's primary carbon sinks and emissions sources in 2003. High concentrations are shown in red and lower concentrations are shown in blue.
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Antarctica, Bahrain, CCS, Canada, Carbon, China, Climate-Change, Germany, India, Industry-News, Israel, Japan, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Renewable Fuels, Research, Sustainability, algae, biomass, map | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
China plans to raise the price of water later this year. News of the change sparked a surge in stock prices for water utilities and higher valuations for advanced water technology companies. Here is a snapshot of the latter:
Desalination Technology Overview
Desalination technology costs have fallen by as much as 80% ...
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