By NATHANIAL GRONEWOLD, Greenwire & NY Times
NEW YORK — In the midst of a worldwide economic crisis, city officials and Wall Street executives are talking about turning the battered U.S. financial center into a global hub of green finance and environmental commodities trading.
The spark: draft energy and climate legislation unveiled by two senior […]
By Sara Stroud, Sustainable Industries
Karla Bell
Co-founder, CarbonFlow Inc.
San Francisco
In a career that has touched upon many facets of sustainability, from green building to carbon markets, Karla Bell says some of the most helpful lessons were the ones she learned growing up in Australia as a competitive springboard diver.
“There’s no such […]
Press Release, Zenergy Power plc (‘Zenergy’ or the ‘Group’)
Zenergy Power plc (AIM:ZEN.L), the specialist manufacturer and developer of high efficiency industrial and renewable energy devices employing superconductor technologies, is pleased to announce that it has been commissioned by RWE Power AG (‘RWE’) to draft a study evaluating the potential increase in electrical output that could […]
by Charles Redell, Sustainable Industries
2009 will bring a new wave of water conservation efforts among U.S. organizations. Ionized air rinsers at a Coca-Cola bottling plant save water and money.
Water may be everywhere, but the growing consensus is that there’s not going to be enough to go around in the not-so-distant-future. While some companies […]
by Lindsay Riddell, San Francisco Business Times
Zenergy Power Inc. has invented a cure for the common blackout.
The South San Francisco-based company shipped its first commercially available fault current limiter — essentially a trailer-sized surge protector for the power grid — to Southern California Edison last week.
The company’s device absorbs electrical power […]
Press release from Zenergy Power plc
Zenergy Power plc (AIM:ZEN.L), the specialist manufacturer and developer of commercial applications for high-temperature superconductive (‘HTS’) materials, announces today that it has commenced a major extension of its manufacturing facility based in Rheinbach, Germany. The extension will significantly improve the capacity of the facility enabling the Group to accommodate the […]
by David Ehrlich, Cleantech Group
Investors are putting cash into systems that can streamline emissions management and the creation of carbon credits.
Solutions for carbon management and the creation of carbon credits is getting the attention of venture capitalists, with San Francisco's CarbonFlow and Victoria, British Columbia's Carbonetworks both pulling in funding for their […]
Press Release from Zenergy Power plc
Zenergy Power plc (AIM:ZEN.L), the specialist manufacturer and developer of commercial applications for high-temperature superconductive (‘HTS’) materials, is pleased to announce that it has completed the successful installation and operation of the world’s first commercial full scale HTS induction heater for Weseralu GmbH & Co. KG (‘Weseralu’) at its […]
by Martin LaMonica, CNET
Will money start to flow to carbon software?
CarbonFlow has raised $2.9 million in its first round of venture funding from Clean Pacific Ventures, OVP Venture Partners, and Meridian Energy Limited, a New Zealand renewable energy supplier, which is a strategic partner.
The San Francisco-based company's founders are carbon emissions trading […]
