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  • UPDATED: Report points to promising growth in renewables

    2012-04-19 14:03:08 // // The Idealog Blog
    Global energy consumption rebounded in 2010 after a downturn in 2009, but the future looks bright for renewables.
  • Christchurch's ArcActive launches green battery technology

    2012-04-11 11:19:41 //
    Kiwi company ArcActive Limited has unveiled its new green battery technology at the recent CleanEquity Monaco awards, where it picked up a prize for excellence in environmental technology research.
  • Cleantech startup? Try one of these countries

    2012-03-02 15:35:56 // // The Idealog Blog | 3 comments
    There were no surprises in the release of Cleantech Group and WWF's clean energy index this week.
  • Biodiesel station in the works for Wanaka

    2011-12-08 12:56:29 // // The Idealog Blog
    A new sustainable business course has spawned a biodiesel project for the town of Wanaka.
  • LanzaTech speeds up clean jet fuel

    2011-12-06 14:27:06 //
    New Zealand business LanzaTech has received a US$3 million grant from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to speed up the commercial accessibility of the next advancement in alternative aviation fuel.
  • LanzaTech snags fresh deal with Chinese coal maker

    2011-11-30 10:51:55 //
    LanzaTech and Yankuang Group, one of China’s largest coal producers, have agreed to work together on a coal to fuel project.
  • Galactic power of the future

    2011-11-24 10:30:56 // // The Idealog Blog
    Where will the energy of the future come from? Look to the stars, says physicist Michio Kaku.
  • Cleantech is hot – so where's the money?

    2011-11-23 15:14:35 // // The Idealog Blog
    Our man in Israel uncovers five trends that explain the vagaries of the cleantech sector.
  • Greens pledge $100m for cleantech fund

    2011-11-23 09:42:52 // | 1 comment
    The Greens are promising to establish a $100 million startup fund for cleantech projects and boost central government R&D funding by $1 billion in the next three years.
  • LanzaTech claims top honours at two global cleantech awards

    2011-10-18 12:56:13 //
    Kiwi cleantech firm LanzaTech has not just held onto its spot in the prestigious Global Cleantech Top 100 but been named “Company of the Year Asia Pacific” for 2011 to boot. The clean energy technology company has also been judged to have shown the “Best Innovation by an SME” in the global ICIS Innovations Awards.
  • Green shoots in cleantech field

    2011-10-10 11:11:45 // // Idealog #35: workshop
    The untapped potential of our geothermal and biomass resources is being explored in Taupo.
  • Barriers to clean energies

    2011-09-06 09:00:00 // // The Idealog Blog
    Clean energy technologies are being hailed by some as the sixth great technology revolution – an insurrection that will free us from the shackles of fossil fuels, and provide the staging ground for further economic growth without the nasty environmental and military consequences of an addiction to hydrocarbons. However, this revolution will play out over decades, writes Sciblogs’ Robert Hickson.
  • Business leaders discuss clean energy for all at Asia Clean Energy Forum

    2011-07-04 09:17:52 // // The Idealog Blog
    The recent 6th Asia Clean Energy Forum, held by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, recently played host to a discussion by business leaders (from Philips, Schneider Electric, and Siemens) on how businesses can enable access to clean, reliable and affordable energy. And here's what they had to say.