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Riding the Green Dragon, Environmental Opportunities Abound in China

Developed world countries with the reputation of being green technology leaders are falling behind in the huge new market for green goods and services opening up in China

8 Dec 2008

Sandia and Mesa del Sol Enter New Sustainable Energy Era

Sandia National Laboratories and Mesa del Sol have signed a formal agreement supporting the research, development and demonstration of energy technologies in a real-life environment at Mesa del Sol — all toward the goal of achieving the nation's energy objectives and meeting national energy needs

8 Dec 2008

IBM and Harvard Launch Grid Computing Project to Develop Cheap, Efficient Solar Electricity Cells

IBM and researchers from Harvard University are launching a new World Community Grid project to discover organic materials to create a more efficient and lower cost solar cell

8 Dec 2008

NanoMarkets Launched Report into the Future of Organic Photovoltaics Materials

NanoMarkets has announced a new addition to its lineup of solar industry research reports. The new report is to be called "Organic Photovoltaics Materials Markets: 2009-2016"

8 Dec 2008

New Report Looks at CIGS Photovoltaics

NanoMarkets, has announced a new addition to its lineup of solar industry research reports. The new report, "Materials Markets for CIGS Photovoltaics" will be released in late January

8 Dec 2008

Using Manure and Other Farm Byproducts to Remove Toxic Hydrogen Sulfide from Biogas

Cornell plant scientists have invented a new method that uses manure and other farm byproducts to remove toxic hydrogen sulfide from biogas -- a renewable energy source derived from the breakdown of animal waste.

4 Dec 2008

American Elements Establishes Department Exclusively to Support Customer Initiatives in Green Technology

American Elements announced it has established a department exclusively to support customer initiatives in the areas of Green Technology + Alternative Energy. A new webpage devoted to understanding the advanced materials essential to Green Technology can now be found at: http://www.americanelements.com/AEgreentechnology.html . Topics include solar power, fuel cells, recyclable materials and sustainable growth.

4 Dec 2008

NRG Energy Plans New 30 MW Biomass Project at its Montville Generating Station

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) is developing a new biomass project at its Montville Generating Station in Uncasville, CT. NRG is enhancing one of the station's existing units to use biomass as a fuel source for 30 megawatts (MW) of the unit's 82-MW generating capacity.

4 Dec 2008

Ascent Solar CIGS Modules Achieves Significant Efficiency Milestone

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film solar modules, today announced that it has achieved greater than 9.5% efficiency for its flexible Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenide (CIGS) monolithically integrated modules.

4 Dec 2008