Michigan Technological University researchers are working to develop a cheaper, lighter, greener and long-lasting battery. They are using an asymmetric capacitor, an electrical storage device, which is half battery and half capacitor for their research.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Nov 2011
Phoenix Solar has formed a strategic alliance with Silicon Ranch to finance, develop and build solar photovoltaic power plants in the Southeast and Tennessee.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Nov 2011
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is planning to produce biofuels from wood waste in the campus. The university will install fuel pumps on its campus from where staff will be able to fill their cars with gasoline or diesel fuel.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Nov 2011
Northern Technologies International (NTIC) has secured $500,000 of a Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (DoD-SBIR) Phase II grant to develop marine eco-friendly and bio-based non-plastic bags.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Nov 2011
Arkema will display its new global coating materials in Chinacoat 2011, which will be held from November 23rd to 25th in Shanghai. These materials will be featured for the coating and paint market.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Nov 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have proposed to set higher greenhouse gas pollution and fuel economy standards for the vehicles to be produced in 2017-2025. Fuel economy standards of 54.5 mpg have been proposed for vehicles such as trucks and cars.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Nov 2011
In a study discussed by a Finnish research team, it is being established that biogas can be more useful for the chemical industry in order to reduce the usage of products derived from oil and gas.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Nov 2011
In a study titled, “Reaching Climate Objectives-Focussing on the Time Aspects of Bioenergy and Allocation Rules in the European Union’s Emission Trading System”, undertaken by scientists at the University of Gothenburg, efforts are being made to establish that using trees as biofuels can take a long time to achieve carbon dioxide neutrality.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Nov 2011
The Government of India and the UK will jointly launch a research programme worth £10 million in the area of sustainable bioenergy. This was announced by the Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willets.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Nov 2011
Carmanah Technologies has introduced the SUNfilm solar battery chargers for the Go Power propriety brand of the company. The Sunfilm chargers are of less weight and feature thin-film technology in order to retain charge in the vehicle battery when the vehicle is not in use and during storage.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Nov 2011
Archer Daniels Midland Company has announced that the company will construct a biodiesel facility of 265 million L capacity in Lloydminster, Canada. The company is planning to start the plant’s construction in spring 2012 and complete it by the fourth quarter of 2013.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Nov 2011
Nanosolar, a pioneer in thin film solar cell printing, has declared that it is in collaboration with EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) and enXco. EDF EN’s subsidiary in the United States, has supplied Nanosolar utility panels to two separate solar power projects having a total capacity of roughly 6 MWp.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Nov 2011
CSIRO engineers have designed and commissioned a new, state-of-the-art air conditioner test facility to evaluate the electrical, cooling and heating performance of conventional and solar-powered systems.
Beneq has been named Best of New Materials by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association. Winning the GCCA Later Stage Award for New Materials demonstrates the significant success of Beneq in the growing cleantech industry
In 2009, Navarre, Spain, the ACR Grupo, Tecnalia and Eguzkitan joined forces to create LUIX, the company that currently markets intelligent public illumination systems that saves 80% of the energy earlier consumed by such systems.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Nov 2011