The Town of Hempstead, New York, has completed a major construction on its 100 kW wind turbine. As part of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, the Town had received more than $4.5M in federal grants for its various energy projects.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Dec 2011
The Redlands, California distribution center of Kimberly-Clark, has received a major single rooftop solar power installation.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Dec 2011
The Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC), Polyera and Solvay have achieved a record 8.3% efficiency for organic solar cells having an inverted device architecture.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Dec 2011
Gehrlicher Solar has successfully forayed into the U.S.-market. Gehrlicher Solar America (GSAC), a subsidiary of Gehrlicher Solar AG, announced that the company has completed two systems and is in the process of constructing six more systems.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Dec 2011
Collins Bus, a provider of Type-A school and school activity buses in North America, and BAF, a supplier of natural gas vehicles, have partnered to build a Type-A school bus featuring a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Dec 2011
This semester, a North Carolina school district scores high in energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR labels have been presented to thirteen buildings from Henderson County Public Schools this fall, after a complete verification by Morrisville-based Southern Energy Management (SEM). This project includes twelve elementary, middle and high schools, besides involving the district's Information Technology Center.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Dec 2011
Stone House Development's newly constructed Overlook located at Hilldale Apartments, Madison, was honored with the ENERGY STAR title on November 22.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Dec 2011
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sandia National Laboratories’ Vice President Rick Stulen have declared a three year $15 million agreement to construct a joint Center for Energy Transformation and Innovation at the University of Vermont.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Dec 2011
Three new advanced resin grades from Cereplast have received the DIN CERTCO certifications of compostability. The Compostable 3002, Compostable 3010, and Compostable 3020 resin grades have improved properties and are designed for applications on blown film extruder lines during compostable bag manufacture.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Dec 2011
The AMI Polymers in Photovoltaics 2012 international conference is to take place in Cologne, Germany at the Maritim Hotel from 24-26 April 2012. The conference will bring together industry experts for debating on economical and optimum polymer solutions for solar power.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Dec 2011
Soitec, a manufacturer of innovative semiconductor materials for energy and electronics industries, has added a new Plug&Sun product to its portfolio of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) products.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Dec 2011
Solar3D, a developer of innovative three-dimensional solar cell technology for maximizing conversion of sunlight into electricity, has reported results from its test of a novel design of solar cells.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Dec 2011
A team of scientists led by Hui Hu from the Iowa State University are conducting tests on mini turbine models to establish how the placement of wind turbines amidst hills and valleys affects the productivity of a wind farm.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Dec 2011
Riso DTU is part of the network called Integrated non-CO, Greenhouse Gas Observing System (InGOS) and funded by the EU for measuring harmful greenhouse gases other than CO2. The main focus of the network is to provide accurate measurements and other information on nitrous oxide and methane and initiate stronger action for environmental conservation.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Dec 2011
Tecnalia Research + Innovation’s novel waste recycling system had won the EARTO prize, which has been recognized as an innovative project at a European level.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Dec 2011