Daily Archives: August 2, 2009

Space radar techniques for land mapping

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Entrepreneurs at ESA’s Business Incubation centre in the Netherlands have used radar technology from the agency’s Envisat remote-sensing satellite to develop a compact, high-resolution radar that can monitor land and buildings from small aircraft. The radar can monitor structures such … Continue reading →

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Energy efficiency could save U.S. $600 billion -McKinsey

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

According to renowned business consultants McKinsey, United States could save about $600 billion in energy costs by 2020 if it hiked annual efficiency spending about five-fold, business consultants McKinsey and Co said in The United States could save about $600 … Continue reading →