Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Tidal energy made waves around the world this week as Inhabitat reported that Verdant Power was awarded the
first license for an East River power project in NYC, while across the pond the UK announced plans for a gigantic
27 gigawatt Marine Energy Park and a new
SeaRaser tidal power plant that could be the world's cheapest method of producing electricity. We also watched President Obama set forth a green blueprint for America in his
State of the Union Address, despite going on to support oil and
gas drilling in his following
speech on Thursday. Meanwhile, Scotland made headlines as a new company launched with plans to
turn whisky into biofuel, and Google Earth revealed an alarming patch of
glowing green sea near a nuclear power plant.
It was also a big week for solar-powered architecture as Deutsche Bank completed the
world's tallest roof-mounted solar array and the U.S. Department of Energy announced that the
2013 Solar Decathlon will be taking place in sunny Southern California. We also took a peek inside a crazy
solar-powered billboard house, and we showcased plans for a super efficient
Equinox house that tracks the sun. We also brought you the world's first
1.4 billion Euro home made from shredded bills, and we rounded up the
6 most energy-efficient skyscrapers in New York City.
In other news, this week
Apple CEO Tim Cook responded in outrage to New York Times accusations that Apple abuses workers' rights in Chinese factories, and green transportation blasted off as auto manufacturers unveiled a trio of high-performance vehicles - the
TS030 hybrid race car, Toyota's
solar-powered 2000GT, and the sexy Lotus-based
PG Elektrus. We also saw researchers developed the
world's smallest train from a strand of DNA, while Mitsubishi developed a way to make ships more efficient by
blowing tiny air bubbles. Finally, we brought you the hottest news in high-tech fashion as the U.S. military developed a pair of
high-tech undies to monitor soldiers' vitals and Chanel built a
life-size airplane plane for its spring 2012 Paris Couture Week show.
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