LANXESS, a Germany-based specialty chemicals business, has declared the formation of a strategic partnership with BioAmber, a Minneapolis, USA-based company, for the manufacture of phthalate-free plasticizers from biomaterials based on succinic acid from the year 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
27 Oct 2011
KONE, a globally known escalator and elevator company, has been nominated as one among the 26 companies that figured in the Nordic Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index of Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
27 Oct 2011
Bayer MaterialScience is meeting the challenges of increasing urbanization with cross-industry concepts for sustainable urban development.
Australian renewable energy innovation continues to lead the way with the launch of the worlds’ quietest wind turbine, released to market this week.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) today introduced its next generation of power management integrated circuits (ICs) for energy harvesting.
Camco, a global developer of clean energy solutions and projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been crowned “Sustainable Consultancy of the Year” for its work in the sustainable housing sector.
Taking a cue from Mother Nature, researchers at the Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Science Center have undertaken a first-of-its-kind study of a naturally occurring phenomenon in trees to spur the development of more efficient bioenergy crops.
Sandia National Laboratories has reduced its water use by 30 percent since 2008 and its energy intensity by more than 8 percent since 2005 in nationally recognized efforts to integrate sustainable planning and design into its operations and facilities.
Organic solar cells have the potential to convert sunlight into electrical energy in an economical and environmentally friendly fashion. The challenge is that they still work less efficiently than inorganic semiconductors. Ultrafast measurements on hybrid cells now reveal a route to double their efficiency.
The president of the Murcia Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, and Klaus Gehrlicher, founder and CEO of the German photovoltaic company Gehrlicher Solar AG, met on October 20th to announce major solar power investments within the next five years.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), a leading global manufacturer of coatings and fiber glass for the wind energy industry, showcased its products in Booth EC07 during the China Wind Power 2011 conference and exhibition, Oct. 19-21 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing.
A new study that appeared in the journal, Solar Energy moves off from the conventional theory that solar energy will produce either heat energy to produce hot water or steam or electricity alone.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Oct 2011
Office Depot has proclaimed that its global headquarters situated in Boca Raton, Florida, has been awarded the ENERGY STAR rating of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its energy efficiency efforts.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Oct 2011
Energy harvesting has become vital for the electric vehicles to overcome the present inadequate energy availability to traverse long distances and to avail the eco-friendly benefits provided by them.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Oct 2011
The Executives of Ontario Clean Technology Alliance, a confederation privileged with generous R&D tax credits, a low-risk business environment, good growth opportunities and educated workforce, and supported by various government companies of the state, are participating in the Solar Power International Expo at Dallas, Texas.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Oct 2011