BCC Research’s technical market research report on Biodegradable Polymers (PLS025D) estimates that the worldwide market for biodegradable polymers will reach 932 million pounds in 2011and is anticipated to grow beyond 2.5 million pounds in 2016, thus achieving a CAGR of 22% in a period of five years.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Jun 2011
Total (CAC: TOTF.PA) and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced the success of Total’s all-cash tender on SunPower to create a new global leader in the solar industry.
SINTEF in Norway will lead a team of 10 partners from Europe to demonstrate a technology that captures CO2 from air to run new power production plants.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Jun 2011
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCV), an ancillary of New Jersey Resources, and the McGraw-Hill have declared their plans to construct a 14.1 MW net-metered solar power over the East Windsor, New Jersey-based campus of McGraw-Hill.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Jun 2011
SunPower and Colorado Springs Utilities declared that they have completed the installation of a 6 MW solar PV system in Colorado Springs-based U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Jun 2011
Reportlinker.com has declared the availability of a new market report titled ‘Electric Bicycles and ebikes - the Next Ten Years’ in its range of offerings.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Jun 2011
Christos Takoudis, bio and chemical engineering professor at University of Illinois at Chicago, will lead a team of engineers and scientists to search for ways to introduce nano-scale solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that can operate efficiently in intermediate-range of temperatures between 1,100 to 1,500 degrees.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Jun 2011
Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) today announced that Taiwan-based Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and its Chinese affiliate, Jiangsu Canyang Corporation, have placed a multi-unit order for Veeco's recently released TurboDisc(R) MaxBright(TM) Multi-Reactor MOCVD System for production of high-brightness light-emitting diodes (HB LEDs).
The potential cost and energy savings alone make LED’s (light-emitting diodes) a smarter choice than other lighting technologies for interior and exterior lighting applications. Bayer MaterialScience recognized this trend early on and has supported it by developing special grades of its transparent polycarbonate Makrolon®.
Leading the industry with technological innovation and the latest Organic LED advancements, WAC Lighting has received two Product Innovation Awards from Architectural SSL Magazine, for Sôl™, its Organic LED Chandelier.
A new multivariable photovoltaic measurement system, developed by an engineer from the South Dakota State University, is anticipated to assist researchers and private industry who are engaged in improving the efficiency of solar cells by converting sunlight into electric power.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Jun 2011
The state of Gujarat, India, has commissioned its first 5 MW solar power plant at Khadoda village located in Sabarkantha district, North Gujarat.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Jun 2011
Q-Cells SE has received the Quality Tested seal of approval certification from the Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (VDE) at the Intersolar Europe 2011 trade fair held in Munich, Germany.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Jun 2011
Research and Markets has declared the inclusion of a new report titled, “Biopower - Global Market Size, Feedstock Analysis, Regulations and Investment Analysis to 2020" in its list of offerings.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Jun 2011
Kyma Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of crystalline nitride semiconductor materials, is pleased to announce that it is teamed with Veeco Instruments in a next generation light emitting diode (LED) manufacturing equipment development project which was recently awarded $4 million in funding from the US Department of Energy.