US-based home furnishings retailer has formally plugged-in four Blink Pedestal charging stations for electric vehicles at its Carson, California branch in partnership with ECOtality, who is a green electric transportation and storage technology expert.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
JNS Power and Control Systems has been granted another contract to install 50 KW wind turbine at the Governor’s State University. This was announced by Ulysses Diversified Holdings.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
In a research programme funded by a grant from biofuels company LS9, scientists at Stanford University are investigating the ability of E. coli to convert sugar into bio fuels. Traditionally, biodiesel is made from animal fat or plant oil.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
Qualcomm, a company specialising in 3G and next generation mobile technologies has announced that it has launched the first trial for Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) system in partnership with the government of UK.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
Boeing and Hawaii BioEnergy have agreed to collaborate in identifying sources of renewable energy to create fuel for aviation. The announcement was made at the Asia Pacific Economic Conference CEO Summit.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
Handan Iron and Steel Group has chosen technology from GE to convert emissions from its 170 MW plant located in China into cleaner electricity. Gas waste resulting from the blast furnace and coke oven will be converted to electricity through the use of GE’s 9E Gas turbine.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
Our industrialized world is largely dependent on fossil resources, whether for the generation of energy, as a fuel, or as a feedstock for the chemical industry. The environmental problems related to this are known, and these resources will eventually run out.
Amorphous silicon is a key constituent in next-generation flat-screen televisions and solar panels. The University of Girona scientists along with assistance from laboratories of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and University of Barcelona, conducted a new study, which has unveiled that the amorphous silicon’s energy in its most stable state is 50% less than the normal value.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Nov 2011
FIRA will be sharing the findings of a key furniture industry research project that has assessed the feasibility of providing the UK furniture industry with product carbon footprint benchmarks.
Students belonging to the Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (ETSEIAT) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011
Bioconstruccion y Energia Alternativa’s headquarters building located in Monterrey, Mexico, has utilized paint, glass and coating products of PPG Industries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011
Carbon emission control is critical in order to handle climatic changes globally.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011
A new contract awarded by officials enabled the expansion of the recycling program of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing by incorporating new features and offering additional colored dumpsters and bins across the wing.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011
Led by scientists at Binghamton University and its collaborators, the University of Texas at Arlington and Villanova University, have partnered with 15 US-based firms to establish a collaborative research center to combine the fields of cooling systems, electronic devices, telecommunications and information technology to address energy efficiency problems in data centers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011
According to a study reported in the Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining journal, the cost and efficiency of producing ethanol using materials having high lignocellulose content such as waste paper, wood residues, straw and utilized cardboard is not as competitive as with corn starch. It may take years to achieve the same efficiency, probably by 2020.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2011