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Solar Powered Touch Phone Launched by Samsung

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today unveiled the innovative solar powered full-touch screen phone "Blue Earth" at Mobile World Congress 2009

17 Feb 2009

Reduced Cooling and Heating May Improve Health

Research conducted at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory suggests that operating buildings more energy efficiently could have benefits for the health of occupants and, surprisingly, also for their comfort

17 Feb 2009

Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Program from Oncor to Support Solar Industry, Create Jobs and Save Energy

Oncor officially launched its first solar power initiative, the Take A Load Off, Texas Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Program (Solar PV Program), to encourage expansion of solar energy in Texas, create new jobs for experienced installation experts, and make solar systems more accessible

16 Feb 2009

IBM Helping Companies Make Their Carbon Footprints Smaller

A new IBM consulting offering can help clients analyze their carbon dioxide emissions and energy usage at any level – from a single department to a worldwide operation

15 Feb 2009

Air Products Led Team Given Rushlight Carbon Capture and Storage Award

A team led by Air Products and including Imperial College London and Doosan Babcock Energy were presented the Rushlight Carbon Capture and Storage Award 2008 for work addressing impurity removal in carbon dioxide waste streams from coal-fired power plants

12 Feb 2009

New Jersey's Clean Energy Program Helping Residents Save Energy and Money

With energy prices rising across the nation, the economy struggling and temperatures dropping, reducing monthly bills has never been more important

12 Feb 2009

Electric Bus to Hit The Road in California

UQM TECHNOLOGIES, a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that an EcoRide BE35 battery-electric transit bus, developed by Proterra LLC, Golden, Colorado, a leading innovator and manufacturer of clean commercial transit solutions, is being showcased on a four city California clean bus tour

11 Feb 2009

Bose Develops Efficient Sound System for Use in Chevrolet Volt

The Bose Energy Efficient Series sound system debuts next year in the Chevy Volt, the Extended-Range Electric Vehicle from General Motors

11 Feb 2009

Installing Energy Efficient Andersen Windows and Doors May Mean You Qualify for 2009 Federal Tax Credit

Renewal by Andersen, the start-to-finish window replacement subsidiary of Andersen Corporation, is pleased to announce that all standard glass options for its replacement windows and doors qualify for this tax credit to consumers, helping consumers save money, energy and be more comfortable in their homes

10 Feb 2009

Efficiency Changes Could Cut 30 Percent of U.S. Electric Use and Avoid Need For 60 Percent of Coal Fired Electricity

Closing a national "electric productivity gap" could curtail up to 30 percent of current electric power consumption nationwide, according to a report released today

9 Feb 2009