From the LED light bulb, which uses 8% of the power of traditional light bulbs, to carbon capture, to zero-emission buildings and offices, CNN Money talks with business leaders about existing and future green technologies.
Business Leaders Discuss their Favorite Green Technologies of the Future
June 6th, 2009 | Posted in Green Energy News | No CommentsUS Department of Energy Prepares $300m for Clean Tech Investment
June 5th, 2009 | Posted in Green Energy Investment | No CommentsTechnologies include geothermal heat pumps and advanced material technologies.
The bulk of the investment will be targeted at heavy industry and energy firms, with $156m earmarked for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat recovery projects. The DoE said waste heat recovery systems deployed at both industrial sites had the potential to save 17GW of wasted energy each year, while CHP systems represent a proven technology that can achieve conversion efficiencies of 80 per cent, compared to conventional efficiencies of just 45 per cent.