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Norwegian and Chinese Researchers Collaborate on Climate and Energy Research

As part of the effort to strengthen research cooperation with China in the field of climate and energy technology, the Research Council of Norway will be holding a seminar on renewable energy and carbon capture and storage at the World Exhibition EXPO 2010 in Shanghai on 21 – 22 May.

13 Apr 2010

Researcher Wins NSF Award for Work Aimed at Solving World's Energy Problems

Katherine Aidala, the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Physics at Mount Holyoke College, has won the National Science Foundation's prestigious Early Career Award for her work in nanophysics - work aimed at finding cost-effective solutions to the world's energy problems.

13 Apr 2010

Siemens to Erect Wind Turbines for RES Canada

The Siemens Energy Sector is a leading provider of a range of solutions, services and products for the production, transmission and supply of electric power and for the mining, conversion and transfer of natural oil and gas.

13 Apr 2010

Satcon Receives 150MW Order from GCL Solar for Solar PV Inverters

Satcon Technology Corporation, a principal supplier of utility scale power products for use by the renewable energy industry, has received an order from GCL Solar Limited, a leading solar power plant developing and supplying company, for the supply of 300 units of its 500kW solar PV inverters totaling 150 megawatts of power. The deal reflects the continued partnership of Satcons with GCL, which was first established during the year 2009.

13 Apr 2010

LiveNeutral Ropes in Greenhouse Gas Services for Carbon Offsets

LiveNeutral, a North American organization engaged in offsetting greenhouse gas emissions, has chosen Greenhouse Gas Services, a venture jointly owned by GE and AES, as its sole supplier of carbon credits for businesses and individuals.

13 Apr 2010

IBM, KACST Join Hands to Make Seawater Desalination Cost Effective

The national organization for research and development of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), has collaborated with IBM for the purpose of building a water desalination plant using solar electricity to reduce the cost of water and energy.

13 Apr 2010

Hydra Tidal Planning to Use Laminated Pine Wood as Turbine Wing Blades

Hydra Tidal, a company based at Harstad, has announced its plans of installing a full-fledged tidal energy plant working model at Gimsøystraumen, a marine channel located in Nordland County. The proposed Morild-type floating power plant would remain tied to the seabed and remain beneath the surface of water most of the time. The turbine wing blades required for running the plant are made of laminated pine wood and span 23 diameters.

13 Apr 2010

GSA Planning to Achieve LEED Silver Certification in Green Recovery Act Construction Projects

The General Service Administration (GSA) of the US recently reached a significant landmark in the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The administrative agency declared that it has invested an amount of $4 billion under the scheme for converting the existing federal buildings into greener buildings yielding higher performance, and awarded the building projects to over 500 companies, thus creating job opportunities in the 2 territories and 50 states of the US as well as the District of Columbia.

13 Apr 2010

Chromagen Double Jacket Solar Water Tanks from Solar Hot USA

Solar Hot USA manufactures a range of solar storage tanks that include electric water heaters, internal heat exchange tanks, solar drainback tanks and stainless steel custom tanks. Chromagen double jacket solar water tanks supplied by Solar Hot USA are available in different sizes ranging from 30 to 300 liters. They are energy efficient and supplied in vertical or horizontal orientation options to suit the installation needs of customers.

13 Apr 2010

Bio Senior Biomass Boiler Systems from German Power Generators

The Talbott’s Bio Junior and Bio Senior biomass boilers offered by the company use different biomass fuels including agricultural and forest residues, wood pellets, wood chips and energy crops such as Miscantus and coppiced willow.

13 Apr 2010

SCP 48-30-07 Pool Pumps from Sun Pumps

The SCP 48-30-07 pool pump is 3/4 HP DC-powered centrifugal pump constructed for pool water circulation.

13 Apr 2010

SolVelox Solar Thermal Packages from Sunstore Solar Energy Solutions

Sunstore Solar Energy Solutions offers the SolVelox solar thermal package that is available in two versions: glycol and drainback. This solar pump package can be added to any existing hot water system to convert it into a solar hot water system. This thermal package comes in a pre-assembled form, offering easy and hassle free installation.

13 Apr 2010

KD205GX-LP Photovoltaic Modules Supplied by Standard Renewable Energy

The KD205GX-LP photovoltaic module is manufactured using 54 multicrystalline solar cells.

13 Apr 2010

Multicrystalline Solar Cells from Solland Solar

Solland Solar supplies three types of crystalline solar cells namely standard cells, back-contact cells and B2B cells.

13 Apr 2010

Abandoned Property Security Lighting Systems from Sol

Sol manufactures different types of security lighting systems. The Abandoned Property model is a LED security lighting system that is designed for minimizing thefts and trespassing in abandoned and remote areas. This lighting system weighs 96 pounds and has an operating temperature ranging from -20 degree Fahrenheit to 120 degree Fahrenheit. The Abandoned Property security lighting system operates using a system voltage of 25V DC. The solar panel of this lighting system produces a maximum power of 80 watts.

13 Apr 2010