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Sandia, UNM Researchers Develop Powerful New Way to Capture Carbon Dioxide with Bubble-Like Membranes

Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico (UNM) have created a powerful new way to capture carbon dioxide from coal- and gas-fired electricity plants with a bubble-like membrane that harnesses the power of nature to reduce CO2 emissions efficiently.

2 Sep 2016

New Technique for Producing Synthetic Rubber Could Reduce Pollution

Scrap tires have been a feature on environmentalists blacklists for many years now. The tires have caused huge toxic fires, collect in landfills, get burnt for fuel and harbor pests.

25 Aug 2016

Breakthrough Alkyclean Process Technology Receives 2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

Albemarle Corporation announced today that it and technology partner CB&I are recipients of the 2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in cooperation with the American Chemical Society.

15 Jun 2016

Scientists Use Leaves and Sodium to Make Batteries

ACS Applied Materials Interfaces recently published a study by University of Maryland scientists, who have discovered a new method for preparing batteries. This new preparation method starts with baking a leaf, and then adding sodium. The scientists used a carbonized oak leaf filled with sodium as a negative terminal or anode for the demonstration battery.

1 Feb 2016

International Sustainability Group, Cóndor Servicios Integrales S.A.S. to Explore Environment-Cleaning Methodologies

International Sustainability Group, Inc. an innovative green technology company announced today, that they have agreed to partner with Cóndor Servicios Integrales S.A.S. to explore methodologies to help clean up the environment.

26 Dec 2015

New Dust Extraction System Makes Shop-Floor Indoor Climate 75% Cleaner

A dust extraction unit that exploits the laws of nature has made the indoor climate on the ‘shop-floor’ of the Thamshavn smelter in Norway 75 percent cleaner.

4 Nov 2015

BIG SUN iPV Solar Trackers Used in Largest Rooftop Solar Power Station in Taiwan

The world's largest rooftop dual-axis solar power station is currently under construction on a food facility in Pingtung County of Taiwan. This is an 840-kW project which utilizes BIG SUN iPV solar trackers (dual-axis) to maximize energy output and be able to resist extreme weather conditions such as typhoons in Taiwan.

4 Nov 2015

Organic Nanocomposites Hold Promise for Development of Biodegradable Displays

Researchers from the University of Missouri have formulated a method that could pave the way for the manufacture of biodegradable electronics with the use of organic components found in mobile phone screen displays. This research sets the pace for reduction of electronic waste from landfills across the world.

16 Oct 2015

ET Solar Launches ET Cell Optimizer Module at 2015 SPI Exhibition

ET Solar Group (ET Solar), an advanced solar module manufacturer, announced at the 2015 Solar Power International (SPI) exhibition the certification and commercial availability of the new ET Cell Optimizer Module (COM). The ET COM modules incorporate next generation power management integrated circuits (ICs) developed by Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (Maxim), a leading manufacturer of mixed-signal and analog semiconductors.

15 Sep 2015

PowerStream Begins Pilot Solar Storage Program with Sunverge Energy to Reduce Home Electric Bills

Ontario-based utility PowerStream has launched a pilot solar storage program with Sunverge Energy, with the goal of dramatically reducing home electric bills and providing customers with additional outage protection. The pilot is a key component of the utility's plan to reduce overall power consumption in its service area by 535,440 MWh by 2020, which is the equivalent of taking more than 62,000 homes off the grid.

15 Sep 2015