The result of a study carried out at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid evidences that to use biodiesel reduces emissions of greenhouse gases.
Heat can damage the batteries of electric vehicles – even just driving fast on the freeway in summer temperatures can overheat the battery. An innovative new coolant conducts heat away from the battery three times more effectively than water, keeping the battery temperature within an acceptable range even in extreme driving situations.
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, a provider of alternative fuel vehicles using hydrogen, hybrid electric and natural gas technologies, as well as fuel storage technologies and advanced vehicle propulsion systems, has reported that it has received a major order for carbon composite compressed natural gas (CNG) storage tanks.
By G.P. Thomas
13 Jul 2012
ET Solar, a global provider of solar modules, PV balance of system components and turnkey solutions, has announced that in tests performed by PHOTON Laboratory, its ET-P660240 module demonstrated higher yield performance.
By G.P. Thomas
12 Jul 2012
Scientists in the UK belonging to various disciplines have joined together to study the effect of devices used for harnessing marine renewable energies on the marine wildlife and environment. The project, called as Flow and Benthic Ecology 4D (FLOWBEC), is a £1.2 million project for three years, and is being led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC).
By Nick Gilbert
12 Jul 2012
Viridis Africa, the clean technology business and investment conference presents a matchmaking platform for African renewable energy, waste management, water conservation, and recycling projects and initiatives on 16th and 17th October 2012 at the Killamey Country Club, Lower Houghton South Africa.
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT), a leading wave energy technology company, and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) have entered into a teaming agreement with the goal of developing a 19 megawatt wave-energy project in Victoria, Australia.
The HISTCAPE project in Europe is aiming for sustainable development of threatened towns and villages that are under the risk of disappearing.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Jul 2012
Frost & Sullivan's research titled, “Advances in Energy Harvesting Technologies for Building Automation”, has revealed that improvements in energy harvesting (EH) technologies increase efficiency in buildings.
By Nick Gilbert
11 Jul 2012
Ikehu Natural, a Hawaii-based startup company that focuses on clean technology, has received the Peak Energy Usage award from the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE). The award recognizes the company for developing Demand Response Incentive (DRIVE) System, a patent-pending solution that delivers incentives to residential customers to reduce power consumption during peak and critical peak times.
By G.P. Thomas
11 Jul 2012
Trina Solar, a manufacturer of high qualitysolar photovoltaic (PV) modules, has expanded into Canada by opening a new sales and business development center in Ontario. The formation of a subsidiary, Trina Solar (Canada), signifies Trina Solar‘s commitment towards the solar PV market in Canada.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Jul 2012
The Corporation for Battery Recycling (CBR) has released a request for proposal (RFP) for a stewardship organization (SO) to manage a national recycling program for household batteries.
By Nick Gilbert
11 Jul 2012
The price of photovoltaic modules and the associated electrics has declined by 50% in recent years. Moreover, the related costs continue to drop. Even though this scenario holds potential for construction of large-scale photovoltaic plants, there is limitation in the price dropping space of the photovoltaic modules.
By G.P. Thomas
11 Jul 2012
Innovative Materials Processing Technologies (IMPT) together with 13 partners have secured a major European research project worth 10 million euro.
At this week’s Intersolar Show in San Francisco (July 9-12, 2012), imec presents a 20.04% large-area industrial-level silicon solar cell (certification results from Fraunhofer ISE-Callab). The cell combines a high efficiency with a low-cost industrial process.