‘Record-breaking Q1: $9bn labelled green bonds issued, new issuers, new currencies and finally an index!’

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

 ‘Record-breaking Q1: $9bn labelled green bonds issued, new issuers, new currencies and finally an index!‘ By Bridget Boulle It’s been another ground breaking quarter for green bonds – the biggest yet with just under USD9bn issued ($8.997bn). It seems our initial estimate of $20bn for the year will be met …

Cleantech News from CleanTechnica: Wind Energy Hits Over 30% Of Denmark’s Electricity Consumption At End Of 2012

Jay OwenTrendspotting

Cleantech News from CleanTechnica Wind Energy Hits Over 30% Of Denmark’s Electricity Consumption At End Of 2012 Official: US Wind Power Accounted For 42% Of New Power Capacity In 2012, Beat Natural Gas Big Gas & Big Solar Are Big Friends, + More From Sustainable Energy In America 2013 Factbook …

BMW Aiming to Rejuvenate Scooter Business (with e-Scooter)

kristyGreen Prosperity

BMW Aiming to Rejuvenate Scooter Business (with e-Scooter) Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:00 PM PDT BMW is planning to get back into the scooter business, primarily by pushing its new electric scooter, the C Evolution e-Scooter. 20120905-091126.jpg The C Evolution e-Scooter is looking to follow in the design footsteps of …

Micro-Hybrids – The Fuel Efficiency Innovation of the Decade

kristyResource Efficiency, Greentech

Micro-Hybrids – The Fuel Efficiency Innovation of the Decade Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:57 AM PDT John Petersen I’ve been writing about micro-hybrid vehicles and stop-start idle elimination since May 2009. It’s a cheap and simple fuel efficiency innovation that turns the engine off while a car is stopped at …