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Planet Forward
Friday, December 23, 2011
If cars are polluters, than car plants are even worse, right? But some car makers are going green. Planet Forward GW students Sara Snyder and Bridget Lynn got a close-up view of the new VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Watch Our Latest NBR
Tags: nightly business report, students, VW's LEED-Platinum Auto Plant, LEED-platinum
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
THIS WEEK: Did you know the vegetable oil we use to make our french fries could also power our cars? In this webisode, Planet Forward drops by GreenLight BioFuels’ new plant in Maryland where they’ve been turning cooking waste into biofuel.
Tags: biodiesel, GWU, thinkfwd, student work, GreenLight BioFuels Company
Monday, February 06, 2012
Did you know that the cost of using electricity changes throughout the day? A business in New York shows us how smart meters can help us save money and energy. Watch
Tags: GWU, Smart Grid, electricity, thinkfwd, student work, smart meter, Innovation Summit
Planet Forward
Friday, April 06, 2012
Planet Forward's Bloomberg West debut featured Verdant Power, an innovative company that is building underwater turbines to harness the power of the tides. See what challenges they face and tell us what you think!
Tags: Bloomberg West
Planet Forward
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Our latest segment from Bloomberg West features a company that can clean up our water. Think you have a better idea to save the world's most precious resource? Tell us!
Tags: osorb, Bloomberg West, ABS Materials
Planet Forward
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Researchers at Drexel University are trying to lower cement’s carbon footprint by using technology of the past to build sidewalks the future.
Tags: green cement, Bloomberg West, Drexel University
Planet Forward/The George Washington University
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Army Research Lab in Maryland is looking for new ways to make lithium iron batteries that weigh less, but last for long periods of time without recharging.
Tags: Bloomberg West
Planet Forward
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
FlexEnergy has developed a technology that takes low-quality methane and turns it into energy. By using a machine with a small footprint, this company hopes to capture some of the wasted energy that's currently just flared into the atmosphere.
Tags: methane, Bloomberg West
Planet Forward
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
This week, tackling one of the great challenges of our time – water. The engineers at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) say they have the answer that could make it cheaper and less energy-intensive to clean water.
Tags: PARC, Palo Alto Research Center
Planet Forward
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
In our wireless world, you’re nowhere without a good battery and a solid connection. But, wouldn’t it be better if we could improve both...and use less energy?