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Sustainable Building Products Present Opportunities for Global Building Industry

DuPont General Manager says today's sustainable products and practices for the global building industry present unique and emerging business opportunities, even in a global recession

26 Mar 2009

Brookhaven Lab Scientist, Alistair Rogers, to Present on "Global Change and the Terrestrial Biosphere"

In honor of Earth Day, plant physiologist Alistair Rogers of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory will give a talk, titled "Global Change and the Terrestrial Biosphere"

26 Mar 2009

Energy Costs Reduction From Parking Garage Lighting Retrofit

Lighting Science announced today they completed a parking garage retrofit for TXU Energy, helping the company to reduce their energy costs

26 Mar 2009

LED Light Bulbs to be More Widespread With Collaboration Between Lime Energy and Nexxus Lighting

Lime Energy Company and Nexxus Lighting today announced that they are collaborating to expand the use of Nexxus Lighting's new array Lighting LED light bulb in numerous projects to help Lime Energy's customers save energy and reduce carbon emissions

26 Mar 2009

Ipods and Cells Phones May Be Charged With a Wave of the Hand by Nanogenerator

Scientists from Georgia describe technology that converts mechanical energy from body movements or even the flow of blood in the body into electric energy that can be used to power a broad range of electronic devices without using batteries

26 Mar 2009

Pirelli Introduces Incentives For Motorists to Trade In Old Tyres For Environmentally Friendly Products

Pirelli has launched an incentive scheme including a fuel contribution for those who decide to trade in their old tyres for Pirelli eco-compatible products

26 Mar 2009

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Aeroplane Takes Silently to the Air

Anyone expecting to hear the engine roar into life when the "Antares DLR-H2" motor glider takes off, will be in for a surprise, the aircraft rises almost soundlessly from the runway powered by electricity producing fuel cells

26 Mar 2009

Race Has Begun To Develop High Power Batteries For Hybrid and Electric Cars

Financial sponsorship running into millions has opened the way for the development of new generations of high energy batteries for use in plug-in hybrid automobiles and the electric powered vehicles of the future

26 Mar 2009

Ascent Solar Opens New Thin Film Solar Manufacturing Plant

Ascent Solar, developer of flexible thin-film solar energy modules for a variety of applications, including building systems, has opened a new production facility

26 Mar 2009

Mazda Starts Commercial Leasing of World's First Hybrid Rotary Hydrogen Vehicle

Mazda Motor Corporation today commenced commercial leasing of the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid, a hydrogen hybrid vehicle that offers substantially improved performance thanks to the addition of a hybrid system

25 Mar 2009