Tag Archives: “carbon footprint”
JARI Launches “C-ta” – a Lightweight 3-seater EV
December 1, 2009Automobile industry seems to be busy developing different kinds of small electric vehicles for fuel crunched future. JARI (Japan Automobile Research Institute) has launched “C-ta” which is a 3-seater electric vehicle and is extremely light weight. There is no mention … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged "automobile industry", "carbon footprint", "fuel crisis", "light weight", "three seater", c-ta, electric_vehicles, Green, Japan, JARI, Pollution | Leave a commentFurturistic Redesigned Green Electric Lamborghini Countach EV
November 27, 2009Designer Flavio Adriani calls his new creation a tribute to Countach Lamborghini by Marcello Gandhi since the design is inspired by it and is essentially a redesigned electric version of the car. This redesigned version looks extremely elegant and luxurious, … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged "carbon footprint", "fuel crisis", "Green car", "integrated technology", "Lamborghini Countach EV", "solar panel", Batteries, Concept, Design, Electric-vehicle, furturistic, Wind-Turbines | Leave a commentMIT Lab Finds Way to Make Gadgets More Efficient by Tapping Waste Heat energy
November 27, 2009Right from power plants to cars to cell phones much of coveted energy tapped from burning fossil fuels gets wasted as heat energy that is released from them all. MIT labs are working to tap this very heat energy and … Continue reading3
Posted in Gadgets and Tech | Tagged "carbon footprint", "energy saving", "fossil fuels", "heat energy recycle", "heat energy", "quantum dot semiconductor", "thermal diodes", efficiency, Gadgets, MIT, research, technology | Leave a commentNewcastle-upon-Tyne: Britain’s Industrial Town Becomes Country’s Greenest City
November 24, 2009People of Newcastle have proved it that economic prosperity and heavy industry should be of no hindrance to make one’s city green and sustainable. Newcastle-upon-Tyne came as a surprise winner this year as it claimed top spot as greenest city … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged "bio diversity", "carbon footprint", "climate change", "emission cut down", "green transport", "greenest city", "recycle waste", "sustainability audit", Britain, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, trees | Leave a commentSolar Powered Cargo Ferries Planned for Sending Supplies to International Space Station
November 23, 2009NASA’s International Space Station will be delivered supplies by nine solar powered Orbital Science’s Cygnus cargo ferries and the whole feat will be orchestrated through global cooperation. The cargo ferries will be built by Orbital Sciences of Virginia, USA while … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged "carbon footprint", "cargo ferries", "clean energy", "Dutch Space", "global cooperation", "International Space Station", "RENEWABLE ENERGY", "space litter", Cygnus, Italy, NASA, Orbital, Solar-Powered, US | Leave a commentInka Curve: Innovative Self Sustained Vertical Solar Micro-farm
November 19, 2009If you are an eco freak and are interested in having a small micro-farm to grow your own fruits, vegetables, herbs etc that too in a sustainable way but don’t have enough space in your backyard then you could get … Continue reading3
Posted in Recycle | Tagged "carbon footprint", "eco system", "fish aquarium", "green farming", "Inca Curve", "water recycling", bio-nutrients, Solar-Powered, Sustainable, Vertical-Farm, Wind_turbines | Leave a commentEco2 Widget to Help Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
November 16, 2009In the modern techno savvy world maybe we really need widgets to guide and monitor our habits – right from our daily calorie intake to carbon consumption. This is what precisely designers Jinok Kim and Sanghee Ryu seem to have … Continue reading3
Posted in Gadgets and Tech | Tagged "carbon footprint", "Eco2 widget", "green design", "green products", "green transport", "life style", desktops, Eco-Friendly, mobile, monitoring | Leave a commentCoca-Cola and Pepsi vie for ‘Who is the greenest of all?’
April 6, 2009Greenlaunches has been following the green war of the Cola giants. We have kept a tab on Coca-Cola’s green moves and Pepsi’s green steps. Today I am back with more insight on this Green Cola War. A certain study states … Continue reading3
Posted in Awareness and Hype | Tagged "carbon footprint", Coca-Cola, Coke, Cola, Green_war, Pepsi | Leave a commentSolar powered Cardboard compactor recycles to reduce carbon footprint
November 20, 2008And if you thought that an elementary material like cardboard doesn’t need any thought before chucking it off, you are mistaken. The government and the residents of Cranberry town, Pennsylvania, are eco-smart to understand the need to recycle cast off … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged "carbon footprint", "compactor recycle", Cardboard, Cranberry, Pennsylvania, Solar-Power | Leave a comment