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Breaking News: Husk Power Systems Wins $250K Venture Competition
Robert Katz, 3 Jul 09 Husk Power Systems, a company we profiled here on NextBillion back in October, was announced today as the winner of the Global Business Plan competition sponsored by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Cisco Systems. As the winning entrant, Husk Power walks...
Pioneer City 2030: What the Energy System of the Future Looks Like
Patrick Mazza, 3 Jul 09 The energy system of the future is being founded now. New energy systems and technologies are growing on an accelerating curve: • Buildings that are green, super-efficient and fully managed by digital technologies have become economically competitive. • Hybrid vehicles...
Insider Voices: Human Dimensions of Low Carbon Technology
Alex Steffen, 3 Jul 09 This is a really smart project discussing how cutting-edge climate-friendly business ventures have begun and succeeded or failed. Though it's not casual reading, it'll be fascinating to those wrestling with these questions, because it focuses on the element most often...
British Gas To Create 2,600 Green Jobs
WorldChanging Team, 2 Jul 09 By Terry Macalister Recruits will be needed to help introduce 'smart meters' to help people see exactly how much energy they are using in their homes. British Gas today promised to create 2,600 green jobs over the next three...
250,000 Jobs And £70bn Revenue - The Forecast For A Thriving UK Renewables Sector
WorldChanging Team, 2 Jul 09 By Alok Jha Study from the Carbon Trust warns that potential of renewables sector will only be realised if government invests in research and removes regulatory barriers. The UK could benefit from 250,000 jobs and up to £70bn in...
