CertainTeed has received the 2011 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to become the first ever fiberglass insulation producer to receive such an award in recognition of its contributions to energy savings.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2011
Sempra Generation declared that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has sanctioned the 20 year power purchase accord it contracted with Pacific Gas & Electric.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2011
Two forthcoming events in Germany reflect the intense interest in energy harvesting for electric vehicles.
WindTamer, a company that develops and produces wind turbines, solar power systems and power storage and management equipment for generating renewable energy, has declared the receipt of an order from PGM.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2011
Trinity Solar, a New Jersey-based solar company, has been named by NJBIZ as one among the companies that achieved rapid growth by installing solar electric systems in New Jersey.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2011
SunEdison Canada Origination, an associate company of MEMC Electronic Materials, has declared the receipt of a letter of confirmation from the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) that they are meeting 60% of domestic content requirements to support the solar energy project under the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2011
The latest patent growth index on clean-energy in the U.S. indicates that General Motors, a leading automaker in the U.S., has obtained 135 patents constituting around 14% of the total 1,881 patent applications received from 700 companies.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Apr 2011
Researchers from the University of Texas and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. conducted a study on the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) to determine the optimum way to charge these vehicles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Apr 2011
In 1961, 3M offered people a new, convenient home and office necessity with the invention of Scotch® Magic™ Tape – know for being frosty on the roll, invisible on paper and easy to write upon. Now, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Scotch Magic Tape, 3M is continuing the innovation by launching the first-of-its-kind Scotch Magic Eco-Friendly Tape.
Plasma nanoscience could help tackle the challenge faced by the world today regarding creation and storage of energy by conducting more research in this field.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2011
The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the in-house science arm of the European Commission, has announced winners of its GreenLight, GreenBuilding and Motor Challenge programmes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2011
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), as an element of its SunShot Advanced PV Manufacturing Partnerships Program, has recently declared a grant of $57 million to the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at the State University of New York at Albany.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2011
Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has declared the proposed introduction of the Feed in Tariff (FIT) system, which utilizes the smart grid solar technology, to encourage people to invest in solar power equipment for use in their own houses or buildings.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2011
Opcon Bioenergy, an ancillary of Opcon, declared that it has received a repeat order from Intech Slovakia, a biomass company that is an ancillary of TTS eko and operates a number of plants located in Slovakia and Czech Republic.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2011
India is gearing to become one of the top solar markets in the world. The Indian Government, through its Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, is looking forward to achieving 20 GW of solar power generation by the year 2022.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
18 Apr 2011