Although Mother Nature hasn’t been kind to them, Japan knows what good credit and a nuclear free eco-system can bring. In a continuing effort to cut down their carbon footprints further, Japan is soon going to begin a “universal solar panel initiative” for all their structures in the tine frame of 20 years. 
What can you possibly do with a lot of space which is occupied by a huge waste incinerator? Well, you can get innovative and help people enjoin skiing down its sides! Well somebody seems to be taking my advice seriously as Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group is planning to do just that through their project called Amagerforbrænding by creating wrap around a new waste incinerator located at Copenhagen. 
Known for making a varied variety of glasses for construction, France based Saint Gobain Company has now claimed it stake in glass specialist Sage Electrochromics to come out with a huge factory plan that creates automatically tinting glass. Saint Gobain has forked out $80 million for a 50 percent stake in Sage Electrochromics based in Minnesota, which is known to make energy-saving windows and skylights adding a new chapter to the green building technology. 
Electronic transport is perfect for our over polluted system, as there is very little pollution; however, these need a good and resourceful charging system. To comply with that need, IPT (Induction Power Transfer) was launched in London. Touted to be the world’s first commercially-available wireless electric car charging system, this system come from UK start-up HaloIPT’s stable. 
Most people enjoy get rid of wires for their computer peripherals and electronics, but the cost of batteries that these peripherals need to run on at times is far more than you were willing to shell out. And to fix up that void, Logitech has taken a logical step ahead to come out with a solar-powered keyboard. The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 features laptop style keys and is as slim as 1/3-inch on the profile. The keyboard also comes with ambient light solar panels fit on either side of the face of the keyboard so that you never need to plug it into a socket for recharging. 
They are known with several names and come in many variants around the world for public transport. Some call them tuk tuks, auto rickshaws or mototaxis these three-wheeled motorized rickshaws have been in existence in Asia, South America, Africa and Italy for ages. And its now time for these rickshaws to cross over to the European countries, staring with the Netherlands and the U.K. and other countries. Dutch-based company Tuk Tuk Factory (TTF) has now decided to bring electric tuk tuks to the European market with a green twist. 
The concept of electric vehicles was created to reduce dependencies on fossil fuels and ensure lesser atmospheric pollutants. But a lot of electricity is needed to power such vehicles and its done using power connections. And to take this concept to a greener level, General Motors have roped in the services of Envision Solar International, Inc., to bring in the CleanCharge, a solar-powered electric vehicle charging station which has the EnvisionTrak tracking Solar Trees mounted on them. The unit will be set up for the General Motors “Volt Unplugged” tour at the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) in San Diego as an electric charging station.
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Plastic is the most useful packaging material man invented, but sadly it’s not bio-degradable. And all that plastic waste cannot be rather is not recycles, only bottles can be reused. So how do we save the planet from a potential choke up? We head Japan for a solution where inventor Akinori Ito has created a device to melt plastic to generate oil! Called as the Blest Machine, the safe to use at home machine melts two pounds of plastic through an electric heater to give you a quart of oil. Since the plastic doesn’t burn, there no CO2 fumes. The oil can be used to power stoves and generators, and can be further refined as gasoline. Priced at a steep $9,500, time to head to the land of the rising sun to go green! 
If you thing that cost effective lighting options end at CFLs, GE is all set to open new options up for you. They plan to come out with a 'hybrid' bulb that has a bit of halogen and CFL elements, which give you instant light; not even the two-second CLF wait. What this basically means is that if you look closely at the CFL coils you will notice a tiny halogen bulb. These bulbs promise eight times more longevity as compared to the incandescent bulbs. 
Shopping is seen as a futile activity by many, but it’s also the most profitable to many people. And having a green heart while you splurge is the best thing to happen. So if you are used to shopping at Estero’s upscale outdoor shopping center called the Coconut Point, is all set to go slightly green. This shopping paradise will be the first in the locality to get solar powered golf carts from Gulf City Solar, which is based in Bonita Springs. 
Imagine living in a power station. It won’t be such a repulsive thought if the power station is as cozy as your apartment right? Keeping that in mind UK is all set to convert its buildings into power stations that have the capacity to satisfy more than one third of the country’s need for renewable energy by 2020. This will not only provide 50times more energy than a wind farm but also ensure consistency, plus this technology suits the Brit-climate.
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How long do streetlights last do you know? Not that any of us have bothered to find out but they supposedly need to last for a lot of time and withstand a lot of rough weather. But Panasonic Electric Works Co. in collaboration with Sanyo Electric Co. has come up with a new alternative technique that brings up the lamp life by up to 40%! These streetlights will be made with solar cells, lithium ion batteries and LED lighting, giving the lamps a 10 year lifespan with very little maintenance hassles. The pricing for the 24-watt light is set at around about 3 million yen ($36,940) and a 10-watt version will cost you about 2 million yen ($24,625).
Every body needs a kick to start their day, and most of us opt of a steaming cup of coffee, tea, milk or something. Now no one in their right minds would gulp in the boiling hot drink right away, right? It needs to cool off a bit before you start sipping away, but in the process a lot of heat energy is lost without any real reason. So some bright brains have created a tumbler called the Green Smart Glass. This glass stores up the losing heat into energy form, which can be used later to heat up or cool contained beverages. 
Have you ever wondered what Starbucks would do with all the packaging material that gets left behind after all the goods have bee sold? I’m sure you haven’t, but The Formary, a New Zealand-based design company not just wondered but also managed to conceptualized a classy looking pair of chairs upholstered with of wool and recycled Starbucks coffee sacks, which was eventually manufactured by Frappucino purveyor and Camira and Wools of New Zealand. Tagged as WoJo (Wool + Jute), the chairs took 18months in the making. 
Who said you can use biomass just to cook food? There are some very brainy people in the world that can make biomass cooler too. The Precer Group from Sweden has created a Bioracer concept, a sportier version of the ATV. The racer’s 16HP electric motor can run for up to 3-hours when fully charged. 
