Hensel Phelps Construction Company and Fentress Architects have announced that the UC Irvine Humanities Gateway building has achieved the LEED Platinum certification.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Dec 2011
Soitec, a global manufacturer of semiconductor materials for energy and electronics industries, has acquired a manufacturing facility in San Diego for producing concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Dec 2011
The California-based Bio Architecture Lab (BAL), along with its subsidiaries in Chile, BALChile and BALBiofuels Chile, has broken ground on a seaweed-to-advanced biofuels experimental pilot facility.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Dec 2011
Stellar Solar has recently designed a 60 kW commercial solar system for the San Diego Cardiac Center. Stellar Solar had also performed the installation of the 252-panel solar system for the cardiac center.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Dec 2011
Concordia University has announced the opening of its new Solar Simulator - Environmental Chamber and the launch of the NSERC Smart Net-Zero Energy Buildings Strategic Network, in December, 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Dec 2011
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