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CPUC Approves Increase in Rebates Offered Through California Solar Initiative -Thermal Program

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved an increase in rebates offered through the California Solar Initiative (CSI)-Thermal Program of up to 45 percent. The CPUC authorized the higher rebates to help boost early adoption of solar water heating technology and encourage involvement in the statewide program.

5 Dec 2012

EIA Calls Upon Global Leaders to Eliminate Hydrofluorocarbons

The Washington, DC-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today issued an open letter to global leaders meeting at the international climate negotiations in Doha, Qatar, urging them to act now to eliminate hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – one of six classes of greenhouse gases (GHG) controlled under the climate regime.

5 Dec 2012

Cobalt-Based Electrolyte Increases Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Photovoltaics continues to be an expensive technology. Dye-based solar cells may represent a more cost-effective alternative to traditional solar cells. In these cells, a dye is used in place of a semiconductor to trap the light. Tandem cells consisting of both a conventional n-type and an “inverse” p-type dye-sensitized solar cell seem to be especially promising.

5 Dec 2012

International Algae Congress: SAT to Discuss Photobioreactors in Production of Biofuels

SEE ALGAE Technology GmbH ("SAT" or the "Company"), a leading developer of infrastructure for the commercial production of high-quality algae, will present at the upcoming International Algae Congress in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. SAT CEO Dr. Joachim Grill will discuss the Company’s progress in using photobioreactors to produce biofuels and livestock feed from algae at commercial scale.

5 Dec 2012

General Dynamics NASSCO Finalizes Contract with TOTE to Construct Two LNG-Powered Containerships

General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced today that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of two 3,100 TEU LNG-powered containerships, setting a new benchmark in green ship technology.

5 Dec 2012

Allowing Natural Erosion Could Reduce Impact of Flooding Due to Rising Sea Levels

A study involving a scientist from the University of Southampton, which shows that ensuring continued flood protection for low lying coastal areas may mean sacrificing cliff top communities to the sea, has won the 2012 Lloyds Science of Risk prize for Climate Change research.

4 Dec 2012

Shrinking Polar Ice Sheets Linked to Devastating Superstorms

Charles H. Greene is professor of earth and atmospheric sciences and a fellow at the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University. He is the author of “The Winters of Our Discontent: Loss of Arctic sea ice is stacking the deck in favor of harsh winters in the U.S. and Europe” in the upcoming December 2012 issue of Scientific American.

4 Dec 2012

Kubokura to Install T5 Solar Roof Tile System on Rooftops in Kanagawa Prefecture

SunPower Corporation today announced that systems integrator Kubokura Densetsu Co. Ltd. has signed a supply agreement for its T5 Solar Roof Tile. Kubokura will install the T5 Solar Roof Tile on four leased rooftops in the Kanagawa Prefecture. Utilizing the country's new feed-in-tariff, Kubokura will sell the electricity generated by the 540-kilowatt solar systems back to the grid through the local utility. The clean energy generated will be enough to serve more than 180 homes.

From SunPower Corporation 4 Dec 2012

Novel Ultrasonic Technology Enhances Ability of Water to Clean

A novel ultrasonic technology invented by researchers at the University of Southampton, which enhances the ability of water to clean, has been recognised at the 2012 Institute of Chemical Engineers Awards.

4 Dec 2012

Solar-Powered Chiller Container Prevents Spoilage of Harvests

A new product is set to roll out in India. It’s a food-storage device that uses solar panels to cool produce and preserve crops on their way to market, needed in India where 30 to 40 percent of the harvest is lost because of the lack of cold-chain facilities to store and transport food.

4 Dec 2012

Inventors Called on to Develop Solar Powered Wheelchairs for People with Cerebral Palsy

Inventors, designers and developers from all corners of the globe are being urged to put their creativity to the test and turn three ideas into reality to help change the world for people with cerebral palsy.

3 Dec 2012

FoodChek's Listeria spp. Assay Receives AOAC Performance Tested Method Certification

FoodChek Systems Inc. ("FoodChek" or the "Corporation") is very proud to announce that the AOAC Research Institute, the approval body for all U.S. food safety tests, has validated and certified as a Performance Tested Method ("PTM"), FoodChek's patent pending Actero(tm) Listeria Enrichment Media (License #111201) and the FoodChek(tm) Listeria spp. Assay Cassette (License #111202).

3 Dec 2012

Doctor's Wellness Solutions Celebrates Sale of 20,000,000 Bottles of ViaViente

Doctor's Wellness Solutions (D.W.S.) with its ViaViente product celebrates the company's 10th year anniversary and the ViaViente product achievement of 20,000,000 bottles sold in 26 countries and territories around the world.

3 Dec 2012

enLighten Australia Participates in Global Cleantech Open Global Forum

A hectic week at the beginning of November gave LED lighting innovation company enLighten firsthand experience of how well established the clean technology industry is in the United States. After winning the Australian Cleantech Open competition in October, Sydney-based enLighten was awarded the opportunity to participate at the global Cleantech Open Global Forum to engage with hundreds of other clean tech innovators and potential investors.

3 Dec 2012

Aggressive Measures Needed to Limit Use of Fossil Fuels

Despite an international consensus reached in 2009 to limit climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions, scientists say the likelihood of meeting that goal is diminishing.

3 Dec 2012