Tag Archives: Clean Tech
Top Ten Green News Stories of September 2011
Posted on 05. Oct, 2011 by Justin Pakdaman.
OG|10: Green News Monthly Roundup featuring the top ten green news stories from September 2011 as followed and covered by Opportunity Green.
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A Whale of Design: WhalePower Bumps into Engineering Innovation
Posted on 24. Aug, 2011 by Michael Chapdelaine.
The groundbreaking work of WhalePower: bringing new, high efficiency, tubercled airfoil designs to the marketplace. Stephen Dewar, VP of Business Affairs and Director of R&D, elaborates on their inspiration, discoveries, and practical applications in this exclusive, in-depth interview.
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Top Ten Green News Stories of May 2011
Posted on 01. Jun, 2011 by Liz Holland.
OG|10: Green News Monthly Roundup featuring the top ten green news stories from May 2011 as followed and covered by Opportunity Green.
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From Smart Grid to Smart Investment – A Snapshot of Clean Tech in Los Angeles
Posted on 27. May, 2011 by Patrick Haase.
Opportunity Green was a proud co-host of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Environmental Sustainability Council meeting on May 20th. It was a two-part affair featuring a roundtable of distinguished panelists, followed by a presentation from the Mayor’s Office on Los Angeles Clean Tech projects.
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Top Ten Green News Stories of April 2011
Posted on 04. May, 2011 by OppGreen Insights.
OG|10: Green News Monthly Roundup featuring the top ten green news stories from April 2011 as followed and covered by Opportunity Green.
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Interview with Andreas Schierenbeck, President, Building Technologies, Siemens
Posted on 11. Oct, 2010 by opportunity.
As President of the Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry and an expert in sustainable technologies, Andreas Schierenbeck, discussed the role technology plays in sustainable urban development—now and into the future.
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The Cutting Edge of the Future of Automobiles
Posted on 24. Sep, 2010 by AHA.
The three innovators who took home the coveted automotive X Prize—$10 million split between the three of them—proved that it is possible for cars to get 100 MPG/MPG-equivalent. All three winners spoke at a panel this afternoon about modern mobility.
“What the X Prize did was help show the American public that electric vehicles are here, they’re available and they have range,” said Frank Ziegler, vice president of new business development for Li-ion Motors Corp. Li-ion’s electric vehicle took the prize for the side-by-side vehicle class with a 187 MPG-equivalent.
“We’re going to go to major automakers to license our technology,” he said. “That means new green jobs—and we’re keeping all manufacturing in the U.S.”
Oliver Kuttner is leader of the team that developed the Edison2, the car that took the top prize of $5 million in the mainstream class. Kuttner’s car is an internal combustion car that runs on E85—but it looks anything but mainstream.
“It was a departure from the ordinary because it had to be,” he said of his car’s design.
Roger Riedener, CEO and head of sales for Peravas Winterthur, whose electric X-Tracer took the prize in the tandem class, showed off an internal combustion version of the winning car.
His wife said the two of them used the X-Tracer to drive across Europe. “It’s great for long distances,” she said.
Written by AHA! for Opportunity Green.
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Panel: Back to the Future of Mobility and Transportation
Posted on 24. Sep, 2010 by AHA.
Mobility has been a hot topic at this year’s OG. Chris Paine, writer and director of Who Killed the Electric Car? (and the to-be-released Revenge of the Electric Car), moderated a powerhouse panel of mobility and transportation experts this afternoon.
The group touched on opportunities for more efficient transportation materials design, form design, transportation demand management and behavioral change. Most of the discussion centered on electric vehicles, carbon-fiber materials and that idea that much less (materials-wise) is more.
The panel included Rich Steinberg, leader of the BMW Group’s Battery Electric Vehicle programs in the U.S., Stuart Anderson, president of UrbanTrans North America, and three Automotive X-Prize winners: Roger Riedener, CEO of E-Tracer; Oliver Kuttner, founder and CEO of Edison2; and Frank Ziegler, of Li-ion Motors Corp.
Anderson asserted that commuting is the root of the transportation problem we’re facing.
“There are too many cars on the road and too many people driving alone,” said Anderson, who specializes in transportation demand management. He also said he hadn’t heard nearly enough about the idea of livability in the past two days of the conference.
Anderson urged panel and audience members not to look at solving the problem with technology alone. Rather, he asked that we encourage other forms of transportation including bicycling, walking, and electric car- and vanpooling.
Written by AHA! for Opportunity Green.
