The generation of waste in Singapore

The latest statistics from the Singapore National Environment Agency (NEA) show that the recycling rate in Singapore continues to grow, to the extent that the net generation of waste is about the same as it was in 2000. This is not a bad result but, in a country the size of Singapore, with a growing [...]

The top 100 clean technology companies in Europe

The German company Odersun which makes cheap thin-film solar cells that do not use silicon was voted top of the inaugural Guardian/Library House CleanTech 100. Odersun provided solar cells for the roofs of the buildings in Beijing’s Olympic Park. Other companies voted on to the Top 100 list are located here.

The WaterMill

Image source: blog.silive.com A report on CNN today makes reference to a small Canadian company, Element Four, that has developed a machine for producing water by extracting moisture from the air. This principle is not new, and a number of companies have been conducting R & D in this area. The ‘WaterMill’ produced by Element [...]