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Toho Tenax Launches Carbon Fiber Gas Diffusion Layer for Fuel Cells

Toho Tenax Co. Ltd., the core company of the Teijin Group's carbon fibers business, announced today that it has developed a gas diffusion layer (GDL) made of a carbon fiber fabric for use as an electrode component for fuel cells. The new GDL will be marketed from late September.

15 Sep 2010

Bayer MaterialScience Develops Sustainable Shoe Concept

Bayer MaterialScience has developed a unique concept for a "green shoe" that uses a whole host of sustainable materials and technologies. These include renewable polyurethane feedstocks, raw materials for solvent-free coatings and adhesives, and a polycarbonate blend and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) based on renewable resources.

15 Sep 2010

Enzyme Discovery Makes Biofuel Easier to Produce

Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have discovered key plant enzymes that normally make the energy stored in wood, straw, and other non-edible parts of plants difficult to extract. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, can be used to improve the viability of sustainable biofuels that do not adversely affect the food chain.

15 Sep 2010

Researchers Develop Hydrogen Powered Electric Bicycle

A hydrogen-powered electric bicycle prototype has been developed by researchers at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Hydrogen South Africa (HySA). Known as A Hi Fambeni (“Let’s go” in Tsonga), the bicycle contains fuels cells that create a clean source of power by combining oxygen and heat.

15 Sep 2010

University of Akron Installs LEDs Lighting to Pursue Green Goals

Acuity Brands, a market leader in innovative energy efficient lighting and control solutions, is proud to support the University of Akron in its sustainability, design and energy conservation goals for the University's new Multiplex residence hall.

14 Sep 2010

Concentrix Solar Joins Transgreen Initiative

Soitec (Euronext Paris), the world’s leading supplier of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and advanced solutions for the electronics and energy industries, announced today that its Concentrix Solar division focusing on concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems, has joined the Transgreen Initiative.

14 Sep 2010

Hybrid Cars for the City and Natural Gas Power for Longer Trips is the Best Environmental Solution

If you are looking for an environmentally friendly automobile, think about getting a hybrid car or one running on natural gas. In terms of CO2 emissions both perform significantly better than gasoline or diesel fuelled vehicles.

14 Sep 2010

Constellation Wines U.S. Ramps Up Solar Energy Initiatives

Constellation Wines U.S. has ramped up its solar energy initiatives.

14 Sep 2010

Tokyo International Airport to Produce Clean Power with Mitsubishi Solar Panels

The 1,246 kW solar PV systems fixed over the roof of two airport passenger terminals and a car parking extending over an area of 9,411 square meters that is equivalent to the area covered by 36 tennis courts.

14 Sep 2010

Trony Solar to Develop Amorphous Silicon and Microcrystalline Tandem Solar Battery

Trony Solar Holdings Company Limited, a globally known thin film photovoltaic module manufacturing company, has declared the opening of its Hong Kong office located in Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks.

14 Sep 2010

Abengoa Solar Receives Approval to Construct Solar Thermal Plant

The company is planning to start the construction of the plant by the end of this year to become eligible to receive stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

14 Sep 2010

Soliant Energy Plans to Exploit Portuguese Rooftops CPV Market

Soliant Energy, a provider of concentrated photovoltaic solar power systems that is used for commercial rooftops, has announced the completion of its first commercial rooftop CPV solar power installation in the Portuguese market in collaboration with Turiprojecto, a Portuguese construction company.

14 Sep 2010

Despatch Industries Sells 500 Units of Metalization Firing Furnaces to China

Despatch Industries, a technology and tool providing company for the manufacture of solar cell, has declared the receipt of a bulk order for metallization firing furnaces from Trina Solar, a fully owned subsidiary company of Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. Ltd and a manufacturer of solar modules.

14 Sep 2010

PTTAR Planning to Invest in Jet Biofuel and Biodiesel Plant Construction

PTT Aromatics and Refinery Plc, an incorporated aromatics refinery company, has announced its intentions to invest US$150 million for the production of aviation quality jet biofuel and biodiesel products to conform to the European avian regulations that come into force from 2012.

14 Sep 2010

SunHydro Joins Toyota to Introduce Vehicles Utilizing Hydrogen Fuel

The delivered vehicles will receive the fuel supply from the solar-powered hydrogen fuelling station located at headquarters of Proton Energy Systems in Wallingford Connecticut.

14 Sep 2010