Taipei, Taiwan Oct. 29, 2011: “Going green means business and it’s good business to go green!” was the message that boomed from three key trade shows in Taipei that stretched in scale in size to accommodate massive visitors and enthusiasm. And that message was clear with the two trade shows (TiGiS & BuildInG Taiwan) proj...more

[Environment] Taipei 101 Will Become the Highest Green Building in the World (Chinese Version) Source: CNA / Jan. 14, 2010 CNA (2011/01/14) Taipei 101 recently submitted a certification application to the globally recognized green building ranking system, LEED, of the US Green Building Council, and at the latest the topmost honor of green build...more

Source: SmartMoney.com / Dec. 24, 2010 Taiwan's government plans to invest NT$25 billion ($838 million) over the next five years to promote renewable energy, and hopes to attract NT$200 billion in private investment, it said Friday. The government will invest another NT$20 billion in technological research and development, Huei-Juan Hsiao, exec...more

Source: ClimateWire / By JOEL KIRKLAND / Oct. 8, 2010 If politics and economics align, the United States is well-positioned to build massive wind farms off of U.S. coasts and in the Great Lakes to meet a substantial amount of the nation's electricity needs, according to the Department of Energy. In a 240-page study (pdf) of the potential and ba...more

Source: The Hindu / Oct. 8, 2010 A file photo of students of the Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the tissue culture laboratory of the department in the Centre for Plant Molecular Biology in Coimbatore. India and Germany may cooperate in developing cutting-edge technologies besides enhancing the ongoing collaborat...more

Britain unveils the world's largest windmill farm. The windmills cost five times more per megawatt generated than a gas-powered plant, but cost virtually nothing to maintain (in contrast to ongoing gas purchases). When will they pay themselves off? Are there less-quantifiable benefits to renewable energy? A small boat passes through the wi...more

Source: Sierra2theSea News Service / By John Lindt / Oct. 4, 2010 PHOTO CREDIT: SOLAR HOME & BUSINESS JOURNAL With the increased usage of renewable but intermittent energy sources such as wind, technologies for storing the energy have become crucial. Large-scale energy storage, which is especially useful for incorporating significa...more

Source: ADP News Renewable Energy Track / October 4th, 2010 In September alone, a string of top-notch retail companies uncorked renewable energy projects, including the likes of US discounter Walmart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), Swedish furniture chain IKEA, US healthcare products maker Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and multinational consumer good...more

Source: Business Wire / September 15, 2010 TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Both the 2010 Taiwan International Green Industry Show (TIGIS) and Taipei International Electronics Show (TAITRONICS) are coming soon in October. With the help of TAITRA, the two shows are ready to splash huge "Green ICT" waves. Taiwan is well-known for its IC...more