From the OAT Shoe Website “OAT Shoes is a brand-new initiative in shoe design combining attractive style and biodegradable materials to produce sneakers that not only look good, but leave no mark on the environment when you throw them out.”

Magma well produced dry steam at 750 degrees Fahrenheit (400 degrees Celsius). The team estimated that this steam could generate up to 25 megawatts of electricity — enough to power 25,000 to 30,000 homes.

The People’s Republic of China has initiated a research and development project in thorium molten-salt reactor technology, it was announced in the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) annual conference on Tuesday, January 25.

A variety of fluids have been tested to transport the sun’s heat, including water, air, oil, and sodium, but molten salt was selected as best. Molten salt is used in solar power tower systems because it is liquid at atmosphere pressure, it provides an efficient, low-cost medium in which to store thermal energy, its operating [...]

The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Cancún, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010.

Green Power Inc. will be commencing the building of municipal solid waste (MSW) to fuel plants for clients around the world, with $2 billion in contracts.

Yeah! this post has nothing to do with being green, but everything to do with getting back on track. I have been away from Connect-Green for longer than I like, not for dearth of topics but change of time zones et al. I have migrated to the tropics for winter, one of the reasons being [...]

IT or Information Technology and related services account for 2% of all Carbon emissions globally. The IMEC laboratory in Belgium has been developing microchips which can run on the tiniest amounts of power – like energy harvested from the slightest variations in the environment etc… For any type of computing device to harvest this energy, [...]

Found this very interesting book on the library shelf last week while browsing titled “Food rules: An Eater’s Manual”.One of the most interesting and simple books on food I have read so far, and I have read quite a few.

Clean drinking water is a necessity for human survival. MIT researchers have come up with a mobile solar powered water desalination system which could help remote regions have access to clean water. The Project This graphic shows the team’s concept for a portable system that could be shipped to disaster zones. The team consists of [...]