500 Thread Count Eco-Conscious Bamboo Bed Sheets

MONTREAL, QC, January 13, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — Sweet Dreams Bamboo Inc., a company located in Montreal, Quebec and established in 2009 has announced the launch of their new, luxury line of sleep products. The newest addition to their product line is an Exclusive, eco-friendly line of 500 Thread Count bamboo bed sheet sets with a multitude of health quality benefits for its users.

“While North Americans are becoming increasingly health and eco-conscious they are also on the lookout for products of the highest quality. Our new exclusive 500 Thread Count line of bamboo bed sheets are made of 100% rayon of bamboo fiber and offer consumers the best price/quality value for their money. Our products are buttery soft like cashmere, with a beautiful lustre, yet durable and long-lasting, offering consumer many years of enjoyment and use,” explained Igor Krichevsky, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for Sweet Dreams Bamboo Inc.

Bamboo is one of the most sustainable of all natural fibres. Most other fabrics have to be chemically treated to wick properly. Besides being hypoallergenic, and anti-bacterial, bamboo is highly water absorbent, able to take up three times its weight in water. In our bamboo bed sheet fabric, this translates to an excellent wicking ability that pulls moisture away from the skin so that it can evaporate. This results in better and more comfortable sleep for the consumer. Bamboo fabric also provides natural UV protection blocking 94% of UVA rays and 97% UVB rays.

Moreover, bamboo fabric has insulating properties which keeps consumer feeling cooler in summer and warmer in winter. For this reason, bed sheets, pillow cases and duvet covers made of bamboo fiber are highly desirable and have become very popular in North America.

Beyond being silky soft and extra durable, bamboo fibers help many people who experience allergic reactions to other natural fibers, such as wool or hemp. The bamboo fiber is naturally smooth and round without chemical treatment, meaning that there are no sharp spurs to irritate the skin.

Consumers interested in the new, exclusive 500 Thread Count 100% bamboo bed sheet sets, as well as duvet covers and pillow case sets can visit the company’s website at: SweetDreamsBamboo.com.

Sweet Dreams Bamboo Inc. has been offering consumers high quality, 100% bamboo fiber bed sheets since 2009. All of the Sweet Dreams Bamboo products are hypoallergenic, thermal regulating and environmentally friendly. This translates into fabulous sleeping experience and many satisfied customers. more information, please visit http://www.sweetdreamsbamboo.com or call us at (514)-690-2496.

Luxury Green HTPC

Great – first we have computers that are bundled under the HTPC category, then we move on to a green HTPC and given enough time, someone has to come up with a luxury green HTPC. That’s exactly what Seoul-based Green designer, Design Hara, came up with – a luxury green HTPC that has a recyclable chassis, handcrafted cypress wood or rose wood side panels and a front cover courtesy of natural sheep leather.

All internal parts of the PC are connected using bolts and nuts, helping ease the recyclable e-waste separation process. For those who count dollars and cents, this HTPC requires only 33% of energy to run compared to a desktop equivalent, as it holds a Mini-ITX motherboard within alongside HDMI and DVI outputs, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB RAM and a 1TB hard drive.

Luxury green HTPC
Posted on Jan 13, 10 12:06 PM PDT
ubergizmo.com

China’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant

CALIFORNIAN concentrated solar power specialist eSolar has licensed its technology for the construction of China’s largest concentrated solar power plant.

eSolar signed the licensing deal with Penglai Electric, a privately-owned manufacturer of electrical power equipment. Penglai Electric intends to build 2 GW of solar thermal power plants in China by 2021. Construction on the first 92 MW plant will begin later this year and will be owned and run by China Shaanxi Yulin Huayang New Energy. All plants will be located alongside biomass electricity generation facilities. eSolar estimates that up to 15m t/y of CO2 emissions could be saved.

Thermal, or concentrated solar power plants, consist of a large field of heliostats (specially designed mirror-like panels), which track the movement of the sun and reflect its light to a central tower containing a thermal receiver. The concentrated heat raises steam within the receiver which is then used to drive a turbine. eSolar says the technology is modular and therefore easily scalable, and as modules are pre-fabricated they can be easily installed without the need for specialist labour.

Zhao Weikang, chairman and president of Shaanxi Yulin Huayang New Energy says: “To date, eSolar offers the only CSP tower technology that has demonstrated commercial maturity and economic feasibility. We’re excited to build our initial hybrid plant as part of the 170 km2 Yulin Alternative Energy Park, the first large-scale alternative energy park in China.”

13/1/2010
Chinese solar thermal agreement for eSolar
Promises 2 GW of generation with licensed technology
by Helen Tunnicliffe
The Chemical Engineer

Swiss Unveil World’s First Solar Powered Aircraft

(Source: Middle East Company News)The delegation attending the World Future Energy Summit from Switzerland will be unveiling the first ever solar powered aircraft. Bertrand Piccard, President and Pilot, Solar Impulse, will be exhibiting a model of the solar powered aircraft at the event later this month in Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre.

About WFES:
The 3rd edition of the World Future Energy Summit will be held from 18-21 January 2010, hosted by MASDAR, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre under the patronage of HH General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces
World Leaders, Policy Makers, Experts and Investors from 100 countries will meet in Abu Dhabi to identify real solutions for today’s climate change and energy challenges. Over 600 exhibitors from 50 countries will be exhibiting at the World Future Energy and Environment Exhibitions on a total space of 40,000sqm offering an unrivalled business and networking opportunities to over 20,000 attendees expected to visit the summit and the exhibition.

Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors is the principal sponsor of WFES 2010. Emirates Aluminium is Associate Sponsor, and Platinum Sponsors include BP Alternative Energy, Standard Chartered, Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, Exxon Mobile, ABB, Oxy, the Abu Dhabi Department of Municipality Affairs and Terna.
For more information on the programme or to register, visit http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com.

About DBCCA:
DB Climate Change Advisors group (DBCCA) is the institutional and alternatives investment management business of Deutsche Asset Management, managing assets of institutional investors and high net worth individuals. DeAM is one of the leading climate change investors in the world, with approximately $4 billion under management as of March 2009. With a world-class in-house research team focusing on this theme, DeAM is an investment industry thought-leader on a broad range of climate change dynamics.

In June 2009, DBCCA launched the world’s first scientifically valid, real-time carbon counter, a nearly 70-foot-tall digital billboard displaying the running total of long-lived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in New York.

Swiss to unveil world’s first solar powered aircraft at World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:52 AM

Ted Turner: Level Playing Field for New Energy Technology

The government has to level the playing field in order for the alternative energy industry to become competitive, Ted Turner, founder of the cable television network CNN, told CNBC Thursday.

“We’re still subsidizing the coal and the oil industry and we should stop doing that and make sure that with fees or with ‘cap and trade’ that the true cost of the pollution that comes from burning coal and oil is covered by the users,” said Turner, in a wide-ranging interview that touched on topics including the earthquake in Haiti and the future of cable news networks.

Turner is an investor in solar energy and chairman of the United Nations’ Foundation. He was accompanied by former U.S. Senator Tim Worth, the foundation’s president, who will be discussing climate change at a United Nations conference Thursday with investors and financial leaders.

Worth said it is important for investors to understand the nature of climate finance because it will spread very rapidly.

Among solar and wind, Worth said there will also be opportunity in nuclear power.

Published: Thursday, 14 Jan 2010 | 9:39 AM ET
CNBC.com

Scottish Island Gets Green Prize

A small island in Scotland, home to a community of about 100 people, was awarded £300,000 (US$487,000) from the Big Green Challenge by the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts. Solar power was part of the islanders’ efforts to go green.

Life is not very simple on the wind-swept island of Eigg, a small Hebridean island lashed by the Atlantic elements. But the islanders of Eigg rose to the challenge to create a more sustainable lifestyle for themselves and launched a network of ´green islands’. Now their year-long efforts to go green have been acknowledged and rewarded.

According to the Islands Going Green website, solar panels were fitted to homes and public buildings. Insulation projects also made a difference to the lives of householders. Besides, cycling was encouraged and other measures were taken to cut down on fossil fuel dependence.

“The Big Green Challenge has given me and many other younger folk the opportunity to get involved and work within the community on projects over the last year where we haven’t felt confident or lacked in experience to contribute before,” said 31-year-old project manager Tasha Lancaster, who was born and bred on Eigg.

Not all was just hard work and sacrifice, though. Some of the green activities involved in the project were intended for fun as well. Such was the case with the Giant Green Footsteps Festival, which drew hundreds to the island to enjoy ceilidh music, drama and learn about ways to tread more lightly on the planet.

Lucy Conway, one of the team of volunteers in London to receive the award, added: “It’s a fantastic recognition of all the amazing hard work that people on Eigg have put in over the last twelve months and of the faith other people worldwide have had in us.”

The prize will help the islanders to further their plans to reduce the place’s carbon footprint, she says.

Scottish island gets green prize
by apasolini on January 14, 2010
EnergyRefuge.com