Sharp's solar business is on track to turn its first annual profit this year as the company looks to expand production and forge partnerships with corporations worldwide to expand the use of solar power generation.
Bill Gates marked his first-full year at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with his second annual letter, fretting over possible cuts in foreign aid by rich governments and noting that research into renewable energy will be critical to resolving the global climate debate.
Apple's work on solar-powered devices has garnered renewed interest from the blogosphere with the granting of a few new patents and the resurfacing of an older one dealing with solar battery recharging. Although the chatter about Apple and solar power started a couple of years ago, it's more important now than ever for Apple to embrace green technology to advance its products -- and customer satisfaction -- into the 21st century.
Acer launched two new laptops on Friday labeled by the environmental group, Greenpeace, as being virtually free of two toxic substances, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFR).
Due to a poor choice of words, the second paragraph of the story "Acer unveils greenest laptop yet in new Aspires" incorrectly said Greenpeace 'certified' a product, a service the organization does not provide. Greenpeace has checked and acknowledged Acer's use of environmentally friendly materials and highlighted the deed on its Web site. The story has been corrected on the wire and the corrected paragraph follows:
Acer launched two new laptops on Friday labeled by the environmental group, Greenpeace, as being virtually free of two toxic substances, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFR).
Alcatel-Lucent wants the telecommunications industry to turn a little more green by developing new equipment that cuts power consumption by a factor of 1,000.
