‘Green Technology’ Archives
Hairy Surfaces Repel Water!
Water may not run uphill, but it practically flies off new surface GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Engineering researchers have crafted a flat surface that refuses to get wet. Water droplets skitter across it like ball bearings tossed on ice. The inspiration? Not wax. Not glass. Not even Teflon. Instead, University of Florida engineers have achieved [...]
Juniper Networks Launches Venture Fund to Spark Innovation for “The New Network”
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - February 23, 2010) - Juniper Networks® (NYSE: JNPR) today announced the Junos® Innovation Fund, a new corporate venture capital initiative that will invest in groundbreaking companies focused on improving the experience and economics of networking. The $50 million fund expands Juniper's efforts to create and [...]
Al Gore Joins Richard Branson in Backing GreenRoad
What do a trucker, an Israeli entrepreneur, Al Gore and Richard Branson all have in common? Proof that the real goldmines are old, neglected industries. The name of that proof is GreenRoad. While so many entrepreneurs bang their heads against a Web and social media advertising brick wall, GreenRoad has applied common technology to an industry [...]
Clean Green Guy – A Market for Green Funding
Looking to start a green business and need some capital,a green job, or information about green business opportunities, then Clean Green Guy may be the place to look!
PG&E to implement a cutting-edge wave energy project off California’s coast
To date, only one commercial installation of wave power generators has been deployed. PG&E is taking a big step forward in green technology with a new wave energy design off of the coast of Northern California. There is often confusion in the market between tidal power and wave power. Tidal generation requires water turbines to be anchored [...]
ecoRoute hd: Transform your nuvi into a real-time diagnostics computer
For any driver who has ever been curious about what's really going on under the hood, Garmin's new ecoRoute hd provides many of the answers. By accessing onboard diagnostics and performance data, drivers can use a compatible Garmin nüvi to wirelessly monitor real-time vehicle diagnostics while accurately calculating ecoRoute data and driver [...]
A Conversation on Southern Energy
A Conversation on Southern Energy describes the current and future role of energy in Southern economic development. The report is full of regional and individual state data about existing and alternative energy sources. The report also includes recommendations necessary to participate in the future energy economy: continue to make energy [...]
Clean Tech Gets Big Piece of Venture Capital Funding
"Venture-capital funding for clean-technology firms fell 33% in 2009 from the year before, but the sector fared better than others amid a dismal economy, data released Wednesday indicate." ... "In 2004, the sector accounted for about 3% of venture-capital investment. That expanded to about 25% in 2009. The sector last year, for the first time, [...]
