Imec, a Leuven, Belgium headquartered nano-electronics research company, and its 16 project partners have declared the launch of X10D, the European FP7 project.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Nov 2011
Nanometrics Incorporated today announced that a major manufacturer of advanced thin film solar photovoltaic (PV) cells has selected and successfully installed the latest generation of the TSM™ (Trajectory Solar Monitor) metrology system for in-line process monitoring and control of CIGS films.
Vista Solar, a commercial PV solar installer located in Santa Clara, CA, recently completed a 234 kW commercial solar installation for AER Worldwide, a global electronics recycler and independent distributor of electronic components headquartered in Fremont, California.
Car Charging Group, a supplier of electric vehicle charging facilities declared that it has signed a contract with California-based Ace Parking Management, one among the biggest private parking management business to offer EV charging services at the car parking facilities owned by the company.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
Laser equipment installed at the Wind Energy Manufacturing Laboratory of Iowa State University is designed to scan each stratum of the flexible fiberglass fabric utilized in the manufacture of wind turbine blades.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
Plug-In Vehicle Solutions declared that as a distributor of Gexpro Electrical Distribution, it will distribute GE electric vehicles charging stations to business customers all over the nation.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
Keele University has declared the opening of a Sustainability Hub within the campus to showcase the extensive sustainability related activities of the university.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
Brammo, a North America-headquartered electric vehicle technology company, declared that it has concluded a $28 million Series B financing round in order to speed-up the development plans of the company.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
SOLON, a turnkey solar power plant provider in the USA, has declared that it will be constructing a 10 MW solar PV plant close to Kingman, Arizona, to supply cost-effective and clean power to UniSource Energy Services (UES) customers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
First Wind, a USA-based, independent wind energy business focused on utility-level wind power projects, declared that it has started commercial power generation at the 40 MW Sheffield Wind project owned by the company and located in Vermont.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
Our environment is changing - global warming, population growth and lifestyle changes will all impact the future of the environment. In a bid to better understand and anticipate plausible futures and associated environmental impacts, Defra and ten partners from across UK government have invested £1.8million in a new Centre for Environmental Risks and Futures (CERF) at Cranfield University.
The energy of amorphous silicon - an essential material for the new generation of photovoltaic panels and for flat panel displays - is 50% lower than the value so far assigned to it.
Bayer MaterialScience LLC’s EcoCommercial Building (ECB) Conference Center is a sparkling example for promoting Pennsylvania’s clean-energy economy.
A new report titled, Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of US Biofuel Policy,” on biofuels prepared and published by the National Research Council, questions several issues that need urgent attention.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
27 Oct 2011
Viral Genetics’s subsidiary, VG Energy has announced that its Chief Scientist Dr. M. Karen Newell Rogers has delivered a keynote presentation at the NanoEnergy Summit conducted by the Colorado School of Mines, the National Renewable Energy Lab of the U.S. Department of Energy and the biofuels industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
27 Oct 2011