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Upsolar Launches 6-Inch Monocrystalline Modules with Increased Wattage Capacity

Upsolar, a company specializing in solar PV modules, has added two new systems to its range of high-quality products. They include 60-cell and 72-cell monocrystalline modules that feature 6” solar cells.

30 Mar 2012

Danone Research and Avantium to Develop Renewable Plastic Material

Avantium, a technology company, has signed a joint development agreement Danone Research, a food company, for next-generation bio-based polyethylene-furanoate (PEF) bottles.

From Avantium 26 Mar 2012

Cooperative Solar Purchasing Group Launched

Solar Purchasing Group (SPG), a new company, has been launched for cooperative purchasing of components and materials for solar PV manufacturing. The company has been founded by experienced PV specialists who have been in the industry for many years. The global company operates from its offices in Germany, USA, Hong Kong and Switzerland.

21 Mar 2012

Researchers Work on Greening Chemical Processes

Green chemistry is a major focus of chemists who try to limit their impact of work on the environment. Though it is a difficult process, researchers are working on it for the benefit of the planet.

20 Mar 2012

BASF and BSR Complete Pilot Project with Ecovio Plastic-Based Compostable Bags

BASF, a chemical company, announced that it has successfully completed a pilot project with compostable bags along with Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR), a municipal waste management company, in Berlin, Germany.

17 Mar 2012

Individual Atoms in Metal Alloy Act as Catalyst in Hydrogenation Reactions

Researchers from the School of Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering at Tufts University have found out that single atoms in a metal alloy possess an ability to catalyze hydrogenation reactions.

9 Mar 2012

LANXESS Invests €200M in Green Tire Rubber Plant in Singapore

LANXESS has announced an investment of €200 million (about SGD 340 million) in a new neodymium polybutadiene rubber (Nd-PBR) plant with a capacity of 140,000 metric tons per annum in Singapore.

2 Mar 2012

HiPer Technology Molds HANS Device Using DuPont’s Renewably Sourced Nylon

Zytel RS, DuPont’s renewably sourced polyamide material is used in the production of HANS Sport II, a latest head and neck support device model of the HANS Device Sport line from HANS Performance Products for racing drivers.

13 Jan 2012

GMZ Energy Raises Fund to Develop New Range of Renewable Technologies

GMZ Energy, a company specializing in nanotechnology-based thermoelectric materials, has declared that it has received $14 million through the Series C funding headed by Mitsui Ventures.

23 Dec 2011