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Carbon Disclosure Project Recognises PPG as Environmental Leader

PPG Industries has been recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) as one of the leading S and P 500 companies and as the No. 1 company in the chemicals and pharmaceuticals sector in the CDP’s 2008 Leadership Index

21 Oct 2008

ATX Joins CPV Consortium for Developing the Concentrator Photovoltaics Industry

AXT, Inc, a leading manufacturer of compound semiconductor substrates, today announced that it has become a charter member of the CPV Consortium, a global industry organization that supports the development and long-term success of the concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) industry, with the goal of providing a low-cost, reliable source of renewable energy

21 Oct 2008

New Home Energy Appliance Helps Consumers Save Energy and Money While Protecting the Environment

With electrical consumption in the U.S. up 54% in the past twenty years, rising fuel costs, and growing concerns about the environment, who wouldn’t want to make better use of one’s energy while saving money ...

20 Oct 2008

ASTM International Publishes New Biodiesel Blend Specifications

Biodiesel is reaching new heights as a proven fuel, bolstered by new quality specifications for biodiesel blends published by ASTM International

20 Oct 2008

Alternate Fuels May Threaten Water Supplies

As the search for new fuels intensifies, researchers in Texas report that switching to certain alternative fuels to power cars, trucks, and SUVs may require the use of much more water than conventional petroleum-based gasoline and diesel

20 Oct 2008

America's Largest Solar Cell Manufacturing Plant Opened by SolarWorld

SolarWorld, a world leader in high quality solar power technology, today opens North America's largest solar cell manufacturing facility

20 Oct 2008

Energy Revolution in Sardinia Started by Greenpeace

Sardinian authorities have promised to revise the region's energy plans to meet EU climate protection targets, following a Greenpeace blockade at the E.ON owned Fiume Santo coal-fired power station to protest planned expansion of climate changing coal capacity in the region

20 Oct 2008

Forest Residue Biomass Could Be Used to Create Clean, Cheap Electricity

Michigan's forest industry produces thousands of jobs and hundreds of thousands of tons of unused residues each year. Why not use that woody material to help generate clean electric power

20 Oct 2008

New Generation Energy Gives Low Interest Loans for Renewable Energy Projects

New Generation Energy, a non-profit organization that supports community-based renewable energy projects, today announced that it will be launching a Project Development Initiative to provide low interest loans to support community solar, wind, biomass, and efficiency projects

16 Oct 2008

New Solar Energy Material Captures All the Energy of Sunlight

Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power - it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight, and generates electrons in a way that makes them easier to capture

16 Oct 2008