Building Giants Back 2050 Net Zero Goal for Buildings
Three major global businesses – the engineering firm Integral Group, property giant Lendlease and product manufacturer ROCKWOOL – were yesterday announced as sponsors for a green industry campaign to help buildings gain net zero emissions status by 2050. The Advancing…
Asia’s First Hybrid Electric Ferry Sets Sail
The first hybrid electric ferry in Asia has set sail in the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung, in the first stage of a plan to clean up the city’s marine transport sector with electric ship technology. Finnish electric shipmaker Visedo worked…
Railsponsible Becomes a Member of the 10YFP Sustainable Public Procurement Program Led by UNEP
Railsponsible, a non-profit business organisation formed by seven companies in the rail industry: Alstom, Bombardier Transportation, SNCF, Deutsche Bahn, Knorr Bremse, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) and SKF, becomes the 109th partner of the 10YFP Sustainable Public Procurement Program led by the…
Thanks to Climate Change, The World’s Storms Are Getting more Dangerouse
Removing the climate change page from the White House site won’t do anything to slow the damage to our planet, just as refusing to “believe” in science won’t help your home stay standing when dangerous, violent storms tear it from…
Solar-Power System Could Provide Clean Drinking Water in Rural India for the First Time
A solar-powered purification system could slake the thirsts of rural India with clean drinking water for the first time. This would be no ordinary feat. Tens of millions of people in India lack access to potable water, and roughly 600,000…
GE to Help Increase Output and Efficiency of EPS’s Coal-Fired Power Plant in Serbia
BADEN, SWITZERLAND—February 2, 2017—GE’s Power Services (NYSE: GE) today announced that this year it will complete the modernization of Elektro Privreda Srbije’s (EPS) TPP Nikola Tesla, the largest coal-fired power plant in Serbia. GE’s steam turbine retrofit will help increase…
Ireland all Ears on Green Plans
Dublin has launched a public consultation on a new national planning framework that will include canvassing public attitudes to the further deployment of renewable energy. The government is seeking views on the development of infrastructure in the country up to…