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genes to breed grasses with improved properties for diet and bioenergy: Breeding better grasses for food and fuel

(01/02/2012)

Researchers from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Sustainable Bioenergy Centre (BSBEC) have discovered a family of genes that could help us breed grasses with improved properties for diet and bioenergy. The research was carried out by a team from the University of Cambridge and Rothamsted Research, which receives strategic funding from BBSRC. Their findings were published earlier last month (Tuesday 17 Jan) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy ... [more]

Global Transport Scenarios 2050 : The World Energy Council signs strategic alliance with the Paul Scherrer Institute

(30/01/2012)

Following their successful collaboration on the “Global Transport Scenarios 2050” study, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the World Energy Council (WEC) have signed a three year strategic partnership agreement. The contract signed between Dr. Christoph Frei, Secretary General of WEC and Prof. Alexander Wokaun, Vice-Director of PSI, will see Switzerland’s world renowned research centre for natural and engineering sciences becoming a Project Partner on future WEC Scenario projects. Speaki... [more]

Green Deal Skills Alliance: Climate Change Minister encourages skills for the Green Deal and launches The Green Deal Skills Alliance

(24/01/2012)

Climate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government’s flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in instalments on the energy bill. The Green Deal Skills Alliance (GDSA), officially launched by th... [more]

green tourism in Maldives: Green tourism in Dusit Thani Maldives

(23/01/2012)

Founded in Bangkok in 1949, Dusit International is dedicated to sustainable tourism. A number of Dusit International hotels have attained the Silver Certified Award from EarthCheck, the leading environmental management program that sets benchmarks for the tourism industry. Dusit Thani Maldives will participate in the EarthCheck certification process and strives to attain carbon-neutral status in the coming years. Located on Mudhdhoo Island in Baa Atoll, Dusit Thani Maldives is 35 mi... [more]

Gehrlicher Solar: Gehrlicher Solar: Successful market entry into the U.S.

(29/12/2011)

Springfield, NJ. With two completed systems and six more currently under construction, Gehrlicher Solar has successfully entered into the U.S.-market, Gehrlicher Solar America Corp. announced today. The U.S. subsidiary of Gehrlicher Solar AG, one of the global leaders in commercial solar photovoltaic power systems, began operations in late 2010 and is headquartered in Springfield, NJ. “The expansion into the U.S. market has been an important strategic goal for the Gehrlicher group”, explains... [more]

global nuclear generation Capacity: As a result of high costs, low demand, and recent disasters, global nuclear generation capacity falls

(13/12/2011)

The latest Vital Signs Online (VSO) report from the Worldwatch Institute indicates that due to increasing costs of production, a slowed demand for electricity, and fresh memories of disaster in Japan, production of nuclear power fell in 2011. Despite reaching record levels the previous year, global installed nuclear capacity, the potential power generation from all existing plants, declined to 366.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, from 375.5 GW at the end of 2010. Not surprisingly, this drop in in... [more]