Posts for energy

The New Zealand Herald, 12 Aug 2009 Meridian Energy faces a fight to preserve its green branding following recommendations that it be made to own a North Island natural gas-fired power station. Meridian and the Electricity Commission emerge as the biggest potential losers from the…

I found an article in the NZ Herald, about energy saving lightbulbs. Yes, I know the never ending story. I am still quoting some if it’s contents here: Couple set to save with bulb swap4:00AM Monday Aug 03, 2009 by Eloise Gibson Replacing every lightbulb…

Eart2Tech, 16 July 2009 The big news in the world of sustainability this week is that Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, will launch a labeling system to disclose the environmental impact of the products it sells and will be asking its more than 100,000 suppliers…

EcoGeek, 02 July 2009 Greenpeace International has released its annual “Guide to Greener Electronics” where it ranks leading electronics companies on their policies towards toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change.

Earth2Tech, 07 July 2009 Energy harvesting — technology that can capture and store energy from external sources like the sun and movement — first took hold in wireless sensor networks in industrial settings. Picture a massive factory that uses a wireless sensor network to monitor…

Most modern designs consider energy as the most important factor in the sustainability of buildings; however, it is not only the energy a building consumes that impacts on its overall sustainability. Materials form a very important factor when analyzing their embodied energy, reusability, recyclability, and…

Original Plans Earlier this year [February 2007] the Prime Minister [Helen Clark] has set for us the target of becoming the first country to be truly sustainable, and even to be a carbon neutral nation. (from nzembassy.com)  

From Earth2Tech, Justin Moresco, 10 June 2009 Cement and lumber will never be as sexy as an electric sports car, but there are still plenty of business opportunities in developing innovative materials for the growing green building market. A report published this week by NextGen…

Written by Katie Fehrenbacher, 14 April 2009 from earth2tech Thanks to funds from the stimulus package and renewed attention to energy savings, 2009 is the year companies are planning to launch wireless energy dashboards that will sit in your home, monitor energy data from your…

Katie Fehrenbacher, 3 June 2009 U.S. carbon regulation is looming, but many large publicly traded companies will be caught with their pants down. According to a report from the not-for-profit Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRCi) and research company Trucost, a good 66 percent of…