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Canada`s first bio-composite bodied electric car unveiled
Calgary, Alberta-based Motive Industries Inc. has announced the development of Canada`s first bio-composite compact car composed of industrial hemp.
The car will reach top speeds of 55 miles per hour and will have a range of 25 to 100 miles before requiring a battery re-charge according to its developers.
The car, called the Kestrel, will make its full marketing debut during the September EV 2010 VE Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver.
The Kestrel is an electric 4 passenger compact vehicle, designed ... |
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Limiting ocean acidification under global change
New computer simulations have examined the likely effects of mitigation scenarios on ocean acidification trends. They show that both the peak year of emissions and post-peak reduction rates influence how much ocean acidity increases by 2100. Emissions of carbon dioxide are considered to cause ocean acidification as well as global warming.
Scientists have previously used computer simulations to quantify how curbing of carbon dioxide emissions would mitigate climate impacts. Changes ... |
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SET2011 Sustainable Environment Technologies Conference & Exhibition
Visionaries are individuals possessing foresight and imagination. Leaders are those who apply such ideas to practice. The SET 2011 Conference and Convention is your chance to lead your industry in sustainable technologies, products and processes as a means of increasing efficiency, saving money, and complying with increasing governmental regulation. The purpose of our event is to promote relations between businesses who manufacture and distribute sustainable technology, with the investors, and government officials offering incentives as well as opportunities for collaborative partnerships.
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- Geo-engineering and sea-level rise over the 21st century
Scientific findings by international research group of scientists from England, China and Denmark just published suggest that sea level will likely be ...
- BMO achieves carbon neutrality
BMO Financial Group announced today it has achieved carbon neutrality relative to its energy consumption and transportation emissions across the company, ...
- Vermont receives US$800,000 from EPA to clean brownfields
Two Vermont organizations will share US$800,000 from EPA to help clean contaminated sites known as brownfields. This funding is part of more than US$16 ...
- 3E Company intensifies GHS support in newest version of MSDgen MSDS authoring system
3E Company, the leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today announced the availability ...
- White House Report Recognizes ECOtality North America for Innovative Role in New Electric Vehicle Economy
Vice President Biden Cites Company as an Example of ARRA Investment Stimulating Innovation at Unveiling of Report.
WASHINGTON - ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY), ...
- Egg Recall Highlights Need for Better Pathogen Testing Solutions
Cinnaminson, NJ - In July of 2009 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that egg producers would have to begin following new tougher food safety ...
- Portable FTIR for Geoscience Analysis of Soil and Rock in the Field
Danbury CT. A2 Technologies now offers a family of portable hand held FTIR systems that are optimized for geoscience applications including the compositional ...
- Can tar sands really ever be sustainable?
The Canadian Government could be set to try and "green" the country`s tar sands, as it prepares for a wide-ranging consultation exercise designed to curb ...
- DNV obtains accreditation for noise testing of wind turbines
DNV announces that its Seattle, Washington, office has been approved for accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) ...
- Ford and Portland General Electric team up to prepare Oregon for electric vehicles
Ford Motor Company and Portland General Electric today announced a collaboration to help prepare the city of Portland and the Pacific Northwest for the ...
- Scots to take the high road to fuel cars
Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University, UK, are patenting a process to produce biobutanol from whisky by-products. Biobutanol can be used directly ...
- Firms line up to enroll on green building course
Some of the UK`s best known firms are queuing up to bolster their understanding of the expanding green building sector by enrolling employees on the industry`s ...
- Outlook strong for the Malaysian green homes market, according to survey by Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, announces the results of an end user study, 2010 Malaysia Consumer Building Construction. The survey ...
- DevEX LCA new module : how to provide the market greener consumer products while optimizing your profitability.
The Eco Design module, part of DevEX Collaborative Product Development suite, is a unique tool that allows you to create the next generation of green ...
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