Following in the footsteps of Stockholm, Hamburg and Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque country, Nantes is European Green Capital 2013, preceding Copenhagen in 2014. This award recognises and rewards the work and efforts of Nantes Métropole in the field of environmental protection and planned development of the metropolis over more than twenty years. Institutional players, researchers, … Read more
The Future is Green for Venture Capitalists, Market to Triple Frost & Sullivan estimates that the venture capital (VC) funding market for renewable energy (RE) will triple by 2020 due to positive regulatory policies, environmental support for lower carbon footprint, and innovation in RE technologies. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Venture Capital Funding in … Read more
UK’s Nemesis electric car land-speed record attempt Electric cars are slow and boring? It is a myth Dale Vince, founder of Stroud-based Ecotricity, wants to challenge with Nemesis, a a modified Lotus Exige originally bought off eBay. Nemesis breaks the UK land-speed record for electric vehicles. The battery-powered car clocked an average speed of … Read more
New technologies and novel green ingredients are the focal themes of the European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit (21-23rd November, 2012) The impact of new technologies on the sustainable development of the cosmetics industry is the focal theme of the 10th edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit that will take place in Paris … Read more
What the future of clean, green transportation looks like: Electric Vehicle Week to open in San Francisco An electric vehicle expo and “ride and drives” staged in financial district San Francisco’s first ever EV Week will open at Justin Herman Plaza, September 17-18, and will feature all electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles from major … Read more
Nano Solo Plane: the joy of streaking across the sky Everyone that dreamed to fly like a bird will enjoy a solo flight experience in the new nano solo plane. The FlyNano concept bring the fun of flying to everyone. Clean and quiet, FlyNano is a sustainable single-seater plane that runs on electricity. It does … Read more