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Special Steel Provides Enery Saving Benefits to Swedish Pavillion at Expo 2010

A unique facade and roofing sheet that reduces the need for artificial indoor cooling in hot climates by up to 15 percent covers the Swedish pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai. The product, Prelaq Energy from the steelmaker SSAB, is an energy-saving steel that can dissipate heat from solar radiation.

29 Apr 2010

New Study Allows LCA Comparison of Glass Packaging to Aluminum and PET

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI), the world's largest manufacturer of glass packaging, today released the results of a comprehensive global study of the complete life cycle of glass containers. O-I's life cycle assessment (LCA), which measures the carbon emissions generated by each phase in the life of a glass container, is foundational to the company's ambitious new sustainability program.

29 Apr 2010

New Plastic Resins to Help Boost Performance of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

At Chinaplas 2010 in booth W2G41, SABIC Innovative Plastics announced a new portfolio of advanced Noryl* and Valox* automotive resins designed to help customers create alternative power train solutions by displacing weight and increasing performance for hybrid, plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery electric vehicles (BEV).

29 Apr 2010

element14 Sponsors The Power of One Solar Car Project

element14 has announced interest to sponsor The Power of One Solar Car Project. element14 is a collaborative community and online technology resource for electronic design engineers.

29 Apr 2010

GreenFix Energy Introduces OASIIS Technology

GreenFix Energy has developed the OASIIS technology, which was invented and patented by GreenFix Energy CTO Richard Henderson. Built on an area spanning 1–3 km2, the system by combining the OTEC technology and solar thermal technology can produce commercial-scale electricity and distilled water.

29 Apr 2010

Students Use Solar Energy to Provide Sustainable Solutions in Peru and Haiti

Students from the Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are harnessing the sun to help an improvised school in Haiti and start a novel dairy industry in Peru.

29 Apr 2010

Researchers at Two U.S. Universities Develop New ‘Gasification’ Process

Researchers of the University of Minnesota and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have found a novel method to produce sustainable fuel from biomass feedstock.

29 Apr 2010

Sony Electronics Building Receives LEED Certification

The headquarters building of Sony Electronics in San Diego has received the LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council Institute.

29 Apr 2010

WAYNE Pumps Introduces Two Energy-Efficient Sump Pumps

WAYNE Pumps has introduced two different energy-efficient sump pumps that utilize around 50% less energy when pumping water.

29 Apr 2010

Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Introduces TSM-PC14 Module

A subsidiary of Trina Solar Limited Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd has introduced its novel utility-scale solar module named TSM-PC14.

29 Apr 2010

Suntech Power Holdings Brings Clean Energy to Communities

Crystalline silicon solar panels manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has announced plans to take part in Earth Day efforts.

29 Apr 2010

TD Canada Trust Expands its Green Mortgage Rebate

TD Canada Trust has added solar panels that are approved by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) to its list of products that are eligible for its Green Mortgage rebate.

29 Apr 2010

Arkema Collaborate to Develop Polyamides Derives from Renewable Sources

Arkema and Toyobo have decided to form a strategic partnership to develop high temperature polyamides made from renewable resources.

28 Apr 2010

ESS to Develop Technologies to Counter Climate Change

Colin Carlile, Director of ESS AB and Prof. Winfried Petry, Director of the FRMII research facility in Bavaria today signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement covers technological collaboration, as well as scientific cooperation in order to prepare for the future scientific opportunities at ESS, notably within energy research, life sciences, nano technology and materials for the mitigation of climate change effects.

28 Apr 2010

NextLight Renewable Power to be Acquired by First Solar

First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:FSLR) and NextLight Renewable Power, LLC today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for First Solar to acquire NextLight, a leading developer of utility-scale solar projects in the southwestern United States.

28 Apr 2010