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Corn Furnace Model 500-FA from Year-A-Round

The Corn Furnace Model 500-FA offered by Year-A-Round has an on forced air furnace allowing increased heat transfer using the air flow chamber.

27 Apr 2010

Logistics Model Could Make Recycling of Electrical Eqipment More Efficient

Italian researchers have developed a logistics model that could allow old equipment from refrigerators to mobile phones to be recycled more efficiently under product take-back regulations.

27 Apr 2010

SPL 500 Wood Pellet Burner from TermoCabi

Fluid dynamic system used in the SPL 500 wood pellet burner offered by TermoCabi allows mixing similar kinds of fuels and the combustive agent with high level output and works under minimum air levels.

27 Apr 2010

OPEL SF-20 CPV Dual Axis Tracker Solar Module from Opel Solar

The OPEL SF-20 CPV Dual Axis Tracker provided by Opel solar has a vertical height of 5.2 m, width of 4.2 m, a horizontal depth of 5.1 m and this module weighs 345 kg.

27 Apr 2010

Pokeberries Could be the Secret to Spreading Solar Power Across the Globe

Pokeberries – the weeds that children smash to stain their cheeks purple-red and that Civil War soldiers used to write letters home – could be the key to spreading solar power across the globe, according to researchers at Wake Forest University’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials.

27 Apr 2010

Scientisits make Breakthrough for Development of Adffordable Fuel Cells

In a breakthrough that should help to solve one of the biggest problems holding back development of affordable fuel cells, a team of University of Massachusetts Amherst scientists has discovered a way to improve proton conductivity under very low humidity conditions, where few materials perform well at present.

27 Apr 2010

Vitronic to Present Machine Vision Solutions that Conserve Resources and Environment

The "Green Automation" initiative of the VDMA and the tradeshow AUTOMATICA will be presented for the first time at this year's AUTOMATICA that takes place in Munich June 8-11, 2010. Robotics and automation make work processes efficient and therefore economical. This actively contributes to the conservation of resources and of our environment.

26 Apr 2010

Get an Early Taste for Organic and Dye-Sensitized Cell Photovoltaics Market Report

NanoMarkets, a leading provider of market research and analysis for emerging energy markets, has just released PowerPoint slides and the first chapter from the firm's upcoming report, "Organic and Dye-Sensitized Cell Photovoltaics: Materials, Applications and Opportunities 2010"

26 Apr 2010

Bacardi Corporation Harnesses Wind Energy to Power Distillery

Rum provider Bacardi Corporation, a part of Bacardi Limited, has completed the installation of large wind turbines in Puerto Rico specially designed for harnessing wind energy to assist power a distillery of Bacardi near San Juan.

26 Apr 2010

Con Edison Development and Panda Solar Establish Joint Venture Agreement

A Panda Energy International Inc. affiliate Panda Solar Ventures LLC and a Consolidated Edison Inc. subsidiary Con Edison Development have established a joint venture agreement for developing, constructing and operating solar electric power projects of utility-scale in the U.S.

26 Apr 2010

Biofuel Production Affects Food Security in African Countries

With the increase in worldwide demand for biofuels that necessitates changes in the types of crops being grown, more and more farmers in Africa face the risk of being evicted from their homelands by government projects and investors.

26 Apr 2010

LEED Certification for West Allis Facility of Poblocki Sign Company

Poblocki Sign Company has received LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for its manufacturing plant having an area of 120,000 square feet at West Allis, a Milwaukee suburb.

26 Apr 2010

IKEA to Install Solar Energy System in Tempe, Arizona

Home furnishings retailer IKEA has plans to install a solar energy system on one of its stores located at Tempe, Arizona.

26 Apr 2010

Heartland SP6000 FS Multi-Fuel Stoves from Breckwell

The Heartland SP6000 FS multi-fuel stove has a maximum heat input from 13,000 to 50,000 BTU using corn. It is capable of heating an area of 2,000sq.ft.

26 Apr 2010

BioMax Modular Biopower Systems from Community Power Corporation

Community Power Corporation has developed automatic, modular, biopower systems. BioMax, ThermalMax, and LiquiMax are the bioenergy modular products designed and developed by Community Power Corporation. BioMax converts biomass into a renewable fuel gas that can be converted into liquid fuels, chemical fuels, and electrical, thermal or mechanical fuel.

26 Apr 2010