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Green Technology

A technology to harness wind pressure from Trains

by Microfinance Business on November 5, 2009

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NAGPUR: A city-based entrepreneur claims to have developed a technology to harness wind pressure generated by a moving train and convert it into electricity. Santosh Pradhan, who has even obtained 22 national and international patents for the concept, is sure that his eco-friendly way of generating power was the answer to country’s electricity [...]

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George Soros to invest $1Billion in Clean Technology

by Microfinance Business on October 12, 2009

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The billionaire George Soros said he will invest $1 billion in clean-energy technology and create an organization to advise policy makers on environmental issues, according to a Bloomberg report. Soros announced the investment at a meeting on climate change sponsored by Project Syndicate in Copenhagen yesterday.

In an e-mailed message George Soros said, “I want [...]

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The Brick – Being reinvented at Silicon Valley

by Microfinance Business on September 26, 2009

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Silicon Valley sees a profitable future in the humble brick thanks to a low-energy production process that illustrates the greening of the U.S. technology capital.

Brick maker Calstar Products is heavy on PhDs and backed by venture capitalists whose vision is to create buildings less expensively and in a way that saves energy.

“We think it is [...]

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A123's smash-hit IPO could lead to more green technology debuts

by Microfinance Business on September 26, 2009

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Editor’s Note – A123 systems has Gururaj Deshpande as Director. Gururaj is one of the richest Indian billionaires in the US and is the founder of the US-based Sycamore Networks . Gururaj also owns a substantial stake in A123.

A123’s smash-hit IPO could herald more green debuts

A 50 percent leap in the shares of lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems Inc [...]

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