GreenBusiness
Hydrogen Bicycle Draws Crowds at Battery Japan 2010
Mar 14th, 2010
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Greenz has written about hydrogen motorbikes before, and the Iwatani hydrogen bicycle is nothing new – Tokyo-based Iwatani revealed the concept zero-emission model at Kansai International Airport in Osaka back in October – but seeing it up close this week was a gas, so to speak. The company has been allowing the motorized hydrogen fuel cell bicycle to be used on a trial basis at the airport, but Iwatani representatives at the Battery Japan 2010 exhibition in Tokyo this week were still tightlipped about plans to produce it commercially, as they were back in the autumn.
The bike – in development for the past four years under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s (METI) Japan Hydrogen & Fuel Cell (JHFC) Demonstration Project – is powered by a 60-watt hydrogen fuel cell that can actually recharge the back-up lithium-ion battery that it comes with, for a total estimated range of 45 kilometers. The styling is nothing special, but this bicycle is definitely cool from a technological standpoint, and managed to draw a sizable crowd to the Iwatani booth at Battery Japan.
Speaking of exhibitions, please come back later this week for more updates from PV Expo 2010 at Tokyo Big Sight, including a look at portable solar applications.
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You may have seen this logo at a UNIQLO store near you. It is the logo for UNIQLO’s All-Product Recycling Initiative. The amount of clothes collected in March topped 1 million items – a commendable milestone even for a brand with 777 stores nationwide (as of June 2009). (more…)
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The British Council and eQualC Sustainability Communications Present:
Green Leaders Forum: Green Media & Web2.eco
Mon March 15, 2010 @ British Council
The Green Leaders Forum @ British Council is a free monthly learning and networking event for leaders in Green Business, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability. (more…)
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PV Expo 2010, arguably the most important photovoltaic technology exhibition in Asia, kicks off at Tokyo Big Sight this week. If you are interested in solar energy, it’s a can’t-miss event. Although not widely known, Japan has some of the world’s largest eco and green festivals in the world… and from our expose on the washing machine that knows how smelly you are at the Eco Products Expo at Tokyo Big Site (attendance around 170,000 people!) to the “Go Ethical” food promotion for locavores and other ecovores at Earth Day in Yoyogi Park (attendance over 150,000!), you can bet greenz will be there to cover them all! (more…)
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GreenMondays is a monthly event for those interested in any type of ‘GREEN’ Business and Sustainability issues, traditionally held on the 4th Monday every month. Featuring speakers on CleanTech and Alternative Energy, the Environment and Climate Change, Green Business and Sustainability, GreenMondays is targeted at Managers & Practioners implementing sustainability in organisations, GreenTech entrepreneurs, and anyone else interested in Climate Change and Environmental issues.
GreenMondays is intended as a forum for leading thinkers and Practioners from corporations, NGOs and government, as well as the CleanTech entrepreneurs who are inventing the new technologies. The speakers share their latest thinking, new inventions and best practices, followed by Q&A and Networking. Come & join us! (more…)
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GreenBusiness
Tokyo Vegetable Adventures: A Visit to the Farmers Market at UN University
Feb 12th, 2010
All you locavores out there may remember last year we visited the colorful and delicious local farmers market in Yoyogi. Well, recently we discovered the white awnings of the farmer’s market at the United Nations University in Tokyo, another treasure trove of local seasonal food. Over forty stalls offered vegetables, fruits, rice, breads and pastries, flowers, and some of the prettiest rock salt I’ve ever seen from varied parts of Japan. Part of a burgeoning farmers market movement known locally as Marche Japon to connect people with their food and its producers, this market between trendy Harajuku and super-bustling Shibuya, bristled with energy and enthusiasm.
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GreenAdvertizing.com just launched the worlds first carbon neutral ad network.
GreenAdvertizing.com is unusal as advertising businesses go as the company is not just about profit. GreenAdvertizing.com is an ethical company and invests in green entrepreneurs and social enterprise. (more…)
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‘Kamiyosaku’ – the DIY paper log maker and paper logs. Photo by Kamiyosaku.
Previously, we introduced ‘O’BON’, a company that has been turning newspapers into colored pencils. Now we have another revolutionary way of recycling that ever-growing mountain of old newspapers.
‘Kamiyosaku’ – the DIY paper log maker is a new eco tool for recycling your unwanted newspapers into burnable logs, and just in time for winter, too! (more…)
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Creative Commons. Some Rights Reserved. Photo by johann.aberkaneI imagine there must be a lot of greenz readers who are avid bloggers themselves. Green blogs often influence each other and grow with each connection made. If you’re going to the effort of making a blog with green content, why not go all the way, and have green design and management? The Livedoor ‘Get Eco with Green Blog Design’ campaign offers the opportunity to contribute easily to global environmental activities while writing your blog. Let’s see how they do this.
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Panasonic's eco navi washing machine and sweat detector
Yes. It’s true. Panasonic has developed cutting edge technology that can tell how much sweat and dirt is in your washing. How is this eco? Basically, the washing machine uses a few minutes to detect the mount of dirty clothes in the machine, then decides time and water amount needed to run at an optimum compared with how dirty it is.
