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Scientists Say Cities Need Major Scientific Breakthroughs to Cope With Climate Change

Meeting the world’s growing energy demands while minimizing global warming will be one on the biggest challenges humanity has every faced, said Dr. Raymond Orbach, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Science, in the first of two special podcasts on “Confronting Climate Change” from the American Chemical Society’s podcast series

8 Oct 2008

Solar Cell and Electronic Research to Benefit from NSF Grant

State-of-the-art equipment will help South Dakota researchers find cost effective ways to convert sunlight to electricity. The equipment will also help produce large-area electronic devices used in high resolution, high power electronic displays

8 Oct 2008

Winery to be Solar Powered

Mitsubishi Electric and Electronics USAs Photovoltaic Division will provide high-efficiency solar panels for one of the world’s largest solar projects at a winery

7 Oct 2008

ThermaProof Energy-Saving Windows and Doors Launched by Serious Materials

Serious Materials today announced its new ThermaProof™ energy-saving windows

7 Oct 2008

Nanotechnology Opens Up Knowledge of Thermoelectric Materials and May Lead to Better Energy Efficiency

The new knowledge explains exactly why some thermoelectric materials can have the desired low thermal conductivity without degrading the electrical properties. This can be crucial for the conversion of wasted heat, for example, from vehicle exhaust emissions

7 Oct 2008

Green Building Continues to Grow in a Down Market

McGraw-Hill Construction, a part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, in partnership with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) National Green Building Program, today released the full update to its 2006 study with 2008 green home building data

7 Oct 2008

Esurance Uses Green Wind Power to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Esurance, the direct to consumer auto insurance company, announced its induction into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Leadership Club

7 Oct 2008

Advanced Energy INtroduces New Solaron Photovoltaic Inverter

Nearly 30 years of experience delivering photovoltaic power solutions
culminate in the 500 kW Solaron inverter featuring optimized
balance-of-system architecture. New inverter delivers more power, faster ROI and higher energy harvests long term

7 Oct 2008