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EU CONCERTO Brochure Focuses on Developing Sustainable Buildings and Cities

The initiative brochure from EU CONCERTO focuses on saving energy in cities and facilities and discuses about successful approaches that have been undertaken in communities and cities across Europe.

30 Sep 2011

Kansas State University Researchers to Use Renewable Energy to Generate Active Power Distribution System

A study being performed by the Kansas State University researchers utilizing renewable energy to produce a nimble distribution system has the prospects to transform the industry.

28 Sep 2011

Australian Clean Technologies Competition Finalists Announced

The AZoCleantech.com Editorial and Video team were proud to be selected to interview the finalists for the Australian Clean Technologies Ideas Competition in Sydney last week.

21 Sep 2011

Symposium on the Industrial Legacy of Leicester

Centre for Urban History and David Wilson Library at the University of Leicester have announced the arranging of a one-day symposium titled, ‘Industrial Inheritance: Exploring Leicester’s Manufacturing Past,’ at Ogden Lewis Suite, Fielding Johnson South Wing, University of Leicester on Saturday the 17th of September.

14 Sep 2011

Researchers Nominated for Deutscher Zukunftspreis Award for Innovation in Energy Solutions

Dresden-based research team has been chosen as the finalists for the 2011 Deutscher Zukunftspreis, the German Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation, for the creation of an innovative technology that realizes the production of energy and light utilizing wafer-thin layers of molecules and its novel work on organic semiconductors.

7 Sep 2011

The fifth German - Turkish Waste Days Symposium to be Held at the University of Stuttgart

The fifth German - Turkish Waste Days symposium being sponsored by the German and Turkish Ministers of Environment will be held at the University of Stuttgart from 27th to 30th September 2011.

6 Sep 2011

Technology Capable of Generating Electricity on Transparent Glass to Enhance Marketability for Smart Building Design

New Energy Technologies, Inc. today announced that researchers developing its SolarWindow(TM) technology, capable of generating electricity on see-through glass, have developed a first-ever working prototype using brand new electricity-generating coatings which lead to increased transparency and enhanced color -attributes important to consumer acceptance of a commercially viable product.

"Improved transparency and color of our SolarWindow(TM) coatings allows for the development of a consumer-popular product which generates electricity on see-through glass while mimicking the aesthetic look of today's popular window tint and films," explained Mr. John A. Conklin, President and CEO of New Energy Technologies, Inc. "I'm most pleased that our researchers are not only working towards functionality but an attractive SolarWindow(TM) as well."

23 Aug 2011

MicroGen Systems Develop Energy Harvesting Sensors in Association with Cornell University

MicroGen Systems, an Ithaca based company and Cornell Nanoscale Facility of Cornell University, have joined to build battery-free sensors that can function using energy harvested from any type of motion such as shakes, jiggles, rolls and spins and can function in clothing dryers or car tires.

12 Aug 2011

University of Southampton Finds New Method for Smart Grid Applications

A new research performed by the researchers at the University of Southampton, has led to the development of a mechanism that incorporates computerized management facility to handle energy storage devises utilized at home thus enabling up to 16% energy savings.

11 Aug 2011

Bureau Veritas Certification Promotes New Energy Use Certification

The new worldwide energy standard ISO 50001 formulated to enhance the efficiency in the energy intake and to better the working of energy management systems has been published in June 2011.

10 Aug 2011