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Toshiba to roll out high-capacity home battery system
Japanese electronics Toshiba Corporation, with its arm Toshiba Lighting and Technology Corporation, has come up with an advanced energy management scheme for homes. “EneGoon” is a storage battery...
View ArticleICT useful in creating sustainable cities – Worldwatch Institute
Information and communication technology can be a useful tool in helping cities like congested ones in countries like India and China improve their safety, cleanliness, and sustainability, according to...
View ArticleSiemens to open center for sustainable urban development in London
Urban sustainability is one of today’s most pressing global issues. Reportedly, over half of the world’s population lives in cities. As these areas continue to get more and more occupied, it has become...
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Index marks sustainable cities around the world
Half of humanity lives in cities today. By 2030, up to 60 percent of the global population will be living in urban areas. In terms of their collective size, cities occupy a small share of only two...
View ArticleSiemens launches carbon footprint monitoring app for smart phones
Siemens has a new smart phone application that will let its users monitor their carbon emissions. According to Siemens, its “Environmental Impact Calculator” can be used by engineers and facility...
View ArticleSingapore launches green rating scheme for data centers
Singapore has introduced a new rating that will be putting a what on the environmental performance of data centers, which are known to be energy intensive. The Green Mark for Data Centers, jointly...
View ArticleGerman researchers develop enzyme-based process to create epoxides
If we truly want to move away from petroleum and the emissions they cause, we have to look beyond its role as a power or fuel source. That is because aside from being an energy source, petroleum is...
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Southeast Asian ‘megacity’ envisioned as a ‘green’ metropolis
Southeast Asia’s first “smart metropolis” is rising across the Strait of Johor in Malaysia. “Malaysia's Iskandar 'smart metropolis' seeks to offer a model to countries needing to accommodate the...
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Wipro tops Greenpeace’s ‘green electronics’ ranking
Greenpeace – now for the 18th time – released its “Guide to Greener Electronics” and, surprisingly, Indian company Wipro tops the list for the first time as it marks its debut in the international...
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World Bank to loan Brazil $200 million for green urban development
The World Bank has approved a $200 million loan that will be used to support a sustainable urban development strategy in the Municipality of Belo Horizonte, South East of Brazil. The $200 million loan...
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