A new sort of gigantic lilies could soon be floating on Glasgow’s River Clyde. The lilies belong to the solar family meaning they are actually solar pads designed to float in the river and soak up the sun’s rays and send electricity to the city’s grid....

Amsterdam was pioneering, Oregon tried, Copenhagen has had them for years, Paris got them in the summer 2007 and now London wants them too. We are of course talking about public rental bikes , which currently seem to be the hottest service a city can...

By 2020, the number of international arrivals by air and by sea could reach 1.6 billion annually. As tourist numbers grow, so will their demand for energy, water and natural resources to support their holidays. This will obviously have a significant environmental impact....

When it comes to promoting environmentally correct city-transport, Paris is really on the forefront. In July 2007, the city introduced thousands of public rental-bikes known as Vélibs , which immediately became very popular among tourists and locals....