Southern Energy Management (SEM) announced that it has been certified by the NAHB Research Center as the NAHB Research Center Green Partner of the Year for 2011. The award demonstrates the support provided by the company to its customers in acquiring the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) ICC-700 certification.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2012
Heliatek GmbH, technology leader in the field of organic solar films, has won the Materials Award at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics EUROPE 2012 in Berlin. This is the latest in a succession of awards for Heliatek's innovative organic solar film technology that promises to deliver a lighter, greener and more versatile alternative to traditional solar panels.
Symbiosis Gathering , a social event based on five Rs for environmental livelihood, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Respect and Restore, will be held from May 17 to 21, 2012 at the Pyramid Lake shore situated in Paiute Reservation, Nevada.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Apr 2012
The second International Conference on Silicon Photovoltaics began on April 3, 2012 at Leuven. This scientific conference focuses on state-of-the-art crystalline silicon solar cell technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Apr 2012
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), a regulated public utility, has entered into two 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the subsidiaries of Silverado Power, an independent solar development group, for a total of 15 MW of solar energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Apr 2012
DUNMORE, a global supplier of engineered coated and laminated films, is supplying solar PV module backsheets to US-based Advanced Solar Photonics (ASP). ASP produces crystalline silicon solar PV modules for residential, commercial and utility applications. It owns a state-of-the art manufacturing facility in Orlando, Florida, which has an annual production capacity of 100 MW.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Apr 2012
Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) at the Arizona State University (ASU) will receive $27.5 million from the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Fund to accelerate sustainability initiatives.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Apr 2012
According to environmentalists, a national container deposits system (CDS) will provide $1.78 billion to perform the recycling process in the initial five years of operation. This amount is 17 times more than that offered by the national bin network from the beverage industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Apr 2012
Eighteen major research and industrial partners have teamed up in a European Union (EU) Fast Track project to develop high-efficiency thin-film silicon solar modules using nanotechnology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Apr 2012
On March 29, 2012, the Max Planck Society entered into an agreement with Princeton University to establish a new center that focuses on fusion research. The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald and Garching are the partners of the new center.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Apr 2012
In a national recycling campaign, school children across Norway have collected 11 million used tea light cups made of aluminium. The campaign has been started by WWF in collaboration with IKEA and Hydro and they invited first to fourth grade students from throughout the country to collect the largest number of aluminium tea light cups for recycling.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Apr 2012
According to a report published by IBISWorld, the revenue of the wind power industry is anticipated to reach $4.3 billion in 2012 at an annual growth rate of 19.3%. The revenue is expected to grow by 7.6% from 2011 to 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Apr 2012
Recently, Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, has constructed a wind energy facility in Lewiston, Minnesota through its Envision environmental stewardship program.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Apr 2012
MidAmerican Renewables, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, has acquired the ongoing Bishop Hill II wind energy project from Invenergy Wind, a developer and operator of large-scale renewable energy generation facilities in North America and Europe.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Apr 2012
A Chinese manufacturer of solar cells and modules, China Sunergy has started solar module production in France.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Apr 2012