Tag: Sustainable Business

Wind Energy Evolution

Schmitz, an Iowa State graduate student of civil, construction and environmental engineering, and Sri Sritharan, Iowa State’s Wilson Engineering Professor and leader of the ‘s College of Engineering’s Wind Energy Initiative, were trying to answer some basic questions about using concrete panels and columns to build wind turbine towers using prefabricated, easily transportable components.

June 5, 2013
Southern Africa Development Community Targeting Renewable Energy Strategy

Meeting in Maseru, Lesotho, the 33rd SADC Energy Ministers meeting said the development of a renewable energy strategy will, among other things, ensure that the Southern African Development Community is able to effectively manage and exploit the natural resources that are in abundance in the region.

June 5, 2013
Upping the Effectiveness of Your Green Home with Tinted Windows

Heat and solar energy seeps through windows into the home. The result? People seeking to escape the unbearable heat will crank up the air conditioning. As the air conditioning battles against the constant flow of heat in the house through the windows, energy is wasted.

June 4, 2013
Molecular Switch for Cheaper Biofuel

Biofuel can be obtained quite easily from starchy plants – but this places fuel production in competition with food production. Manufacturing biofuel from lignocellulose is therefore a preferable option.

June 4, 2013
National Survey: Nearly 90% Of Americans Say Government Should Act On Global Warming, Push Ahead On Clean Energy

Thanks goes to Andrew at CleanTechnica for this story concerning global warming and climate change.

June 3, 2013