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Production Begins On World's Largest Solar Power Modules

T-Solar Global S.A. announced today that it has begun volume production of the world's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) modules using a SunFab Thin Film Line supplied by Applied Materials

18 Feb 2009

Applied Materials Set to Continue to Lead The Solar Electricity Charge

Applied Materials executive team have discussed the company's plans for preserving its strong financial position while investing hundreds of millions of dollars to extend its leadership in semiconductors, LCD display, crystalline silicon and thin-film solar, and other energy and environmental products

18 Feb 2009

Biofuel Boom Could Lead to Rainforest Destruction

Farmers across the tropics might raze forests to plant biofuel crops, according to new research

16 Feb 2009

Global Crop Diversity Trust Seeks to Save 100000 Species of Plants From Extinction

Push by Global Crop Diversity Trust is rapidly reviving ailing seed samples from 46 countries that could provide genetic traits vital to maintaining global food security

16 Feb 2009

Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance Partners Join With Organic Valley Farms

The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA) announced today they will be partnering with Organic Valley Family of Farms to field test the Baseline Practices for Sustainability (BPS) through their existing biodiesel operations

16 Feb 2009

Scare Campaign Against Ethanol Fuel Continues

On the heels of a new report from Sandia that the U.S. could produce 90 billion gallons of ethanol from biomass by 2030, the Environmental Working Group and others associated with the PR campaign to abolish America's ethanol industry are seeking to throw cold water on the progress of America’s renewable fuels industry

16 Feb 2009

BrightSource Energy and Southern California Edison Sign World's Largest Solar Deal

Southern California Edison (SCE) and BrightSource Energy have reached agreement on a series of contracts for 1,300 megawatts of clean solar thermal power, enough to serve nearly 845,000 homes

16 Feb 2009

Pesticide Use In the US Being Reduced By Greener Farming Practices and Environmentally Friendly Pesticides

Although few consumers realize it, fruits, veggies, and other agricultural products marketed in the United States today are grown on farms that use less pesticide than 30 years ago

16 Feb 2009

Will Converting Grasslands to Grow Energy Crops Release Large Amounts of Soil Carbon

A recent study published in the Agronomy Journal analyzed whether or not soils that were converted from perennial grasses to the production of bioenergy grain crops would experience loss of soil organic carbon. The researchers found the best method to keep this carbon sequestered is through no-till production

16 Feb 2009

Targets Being Identified for High Yield Plant Breeding

Genetic diversity in a breeding program is essential as an insurance against unforeseeable changes in the environment and to maintain genetic progress. A recent study proposed data-driven methods to group breeding programs likely to be compatible for germplasm exchange

16 Feb 2009