Archive ‘General’

Dutch prince opens CleanTech Manufacturing Campus

After two years of reconstruction of the old RDM Manufacturing area in the Habours of Rotterdam, the new RDM Campus is finally finished. This new place of education in Design and Manufacturing (hence the RDM) will focus itself on education and cooperation with business in the fields of climate adaptation, water management, sustainable building and sustainable mobility. The Dutch Prince of Oranje (Prince Willem Alexander) opened the area by connecting two pipes together through a new innovative technology. The Minister Jacqueline Cramer of Building and Environment: ”Entrepreneurs can work together with students on new sustainable technologies to solve the challenges of today and tomorrow.” The place is specially suited for SME ventures looking for [...]  Meer...

Smart Lighting: LEDs as WiFi

LED lighting can not only reduce your energy bill, but has the potential to become the part of next-generation wireless communications technology. The Boston University’s College of Engineering will work on developing a wireless technology based on visible light instead of radio frequency (RF). Called “Smart Lighting,” data is transmitted through light emitted by LEDs, making each light the equivalent of a WiFi hotspot. The moment you flick a light on, you can access data on any device with wireless capability anytime without the use of wires. According to Boston University, the data transmission is possible through flickering light patterns which go unnoticed. Rather crucial, [...]  Meer...

Amtech making the transition to solar

While the semiconductor industry is having a hard time for a while due to the economic slowdown, Amtech Systems has managed to hedge their capabilities. Amtech Systems,Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS), a global supplier of production, silicon wafers and automation systems decided to move into the growing field of solar cells. A few months ago they announced that Amtech Systems had booked over $100 million in orders for its solar and semiconductor products in fiscal 2008 ended September 30th, with solar orders approximating 70% of total bookings.  J.S. Whang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amtech, commented, “With the $9.0 million in follow-on solar orders we announced on September 15th, we have [...]  Meer...

The solarpur business model

Sustainable technology often needs a sustainable businessmodel to realize a braod market breakthrough. Learn from this Solarpur case. Comfort Inn From the outside, the Comfort Inn La Estancia near San Diego looks like your garden variety mainstream hotel, complete with free parking for truckers and RV’s.  But soon it will share something sustainable that many boutique “green” hotels boast, 100% solar power for its electricity usage. The greening of Comfort Inn is thanks to a partnership with Pursol Solar Systems, which will install an 83 kilowatt photovoltaic system under its Solarize financing program, basically guaranteeing the hotel a 20% savings on its electricity bill without any up-front costs. Solarpur’s [...]  Meer...

Metrolight launches next-gen HID lighting in Israel

Metrolight ramps up their sales and marketing to reach break-even by the end of 2009.  Meer...