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Skystream 3.7 Wind Turbines Supplied by Mountain View Solar + Wind

Mountain View Solar & Wind supplies a range of renewable energy products including the Skystream 3.7 2.4kW wind turbine. This wind turbine is suitable for residential and small business applications. The Skystream 3....

16 Mar 2010

Solar Boost 3024iL Solar Charge Controllers from Blue Sky Energy

The Solar Boost 3024iL solar charge controller incorporates the Maximum Power Point Tracking technology that aids in increasing the charge current by 30 percent, when compared to conventional charge controllers.

16 Mar 2010

AXN-50-18V Monocrystalline Solar Modules from Auxin Solar

Auxin Solar offers a wide range of solar modules including the monocrystalline solar cell modules. The AXN-50/18V solar module from the AXN-M5A series provides maximum power of 50 watts. This PV module is manufactured through automated production lines using high quality materials and standards. This solar module features bypass diodes that protect the module from partial shading.

16 Mar 2010

Johns Hopkins University Launch Master of Science in Energy Policy and Climate

The Johns Hopkins University today launched a master of science degree in energy policy and climate. Based at Johns Hopkins’ Washington, D.C. Center near Dupont Circle, the part-time graduate program addresses the challenges of climate change and sustainable energy systems.

15 Mar 2010

Technology Removes the Hazards from Lead-Based Paint Abatement

MT2, LLC manufactures the new patented & proven technology that removes the hazards from lead-based paint (LBP) abatement ECOBOND® LBP

15 Mar 2010

Polymer Foams May be Replaced by More Sustainable Materials in Automotive Applications

Crash-test dummies could soon be facing vehicle collision tests in cars padded with cork rather than traditional materials such as polymer foams or porous aluminium metal, according to Portuguese engineers writing in the International Journal of Materials Engineering.

15 Mar 2010

InkCartridges.com Pioneers Environmentally Friendly Remanufacturing Process

InkCartridges.com is ahead of the online green ink cartridge revolution with its new HP ink cartridge product offer. Reacting to consumers wanting high-quality printer cartridges that are both environmentally friendly and budget-friendly, InkCartridges.com has pioneered a new remanufacturing process that delivers quality and environmentalism, all at a low cost.

15 Mar 2010

Desire for Alternative Fuels Expected to Drive the Popularity of Natural Gas Poweered Vehicles

Growing interest in alternative fuels is expected to add more than fifty million natural gas vehicles (NGVs) on the world’s roads in the next ten years. Potentially capturing upward of 9% of the world transport fleet by 2020, natural gas is set to claim its place as a dominant fuel choice after gasoline and diesel.

15 Mar 2010

European DIGESPO Project to Help Households Expoit Solar Energy

The first meeting of the DIGESPO Project – coordinated by FBK and financed by the EU with over 3 million euros – to be held on Tuesday, March 16, at the University of Uppsala. The prototype will enable the household exploitation of solar energy with a 60-70% yield.

15 Mar 2010

PPG Start Converting to Water-Based Automotive Coatings

With volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions regulations expected to be mandated soon for the Northeast (OTC) region, PPG’s display will highlight industry-leading Envirobase High Performance and Aquabase Plus waterborne coatings products. Seminars on the PPG “Convert with Confidence” process will demonstrate the ease of switching to PPG waterborne coatings. An MVP Solutions “Lean Six Sigma” seminar also will be presented.

15 Mar 2010

Harvesting Waste Energy to Convert Water into Hydrogen Fuel

Materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel.

15 Mar 2010

Manhattan Climate Data Shows an Unmistakable Warming Trend

University of Arkansas researchers examined records of 65,987 daily mean temperature observations to reconstruct climate data in Manhattan, Kan., for the past 180 years and have found that 19th century temperatures were significantly cooler than in the 20th and early 21st centuries.

15 Mar 2010

Save Energy with Profienergy During Production Breaks

With the new function blocks it is possible to implement energy management of entire plant sections. They are based on the new Profienergy profile of the Profibus International (PI) and the new I device (Intelligent Device) Profinet functionality that permits I/O communication between one CPU and other higher-level or central controllers.

15 Mar 2010

Breakthrough Could Increase the Recyclability of PET and Plant Based Plastics

In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal, Macromolecules, scientists from IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Stanford University detail discoveries that could lead to the development of new types of biodegradable, biocompatible plastics. The result of a multi-year research effort, the breakthrough also could lead to a new recycling process that has the potential to significantly increase the ability to recycle and reuse.

15 Mar 2010

United States Export-Import Bank Names Suniva as “Renewable Energy Exporter of the Year”

Export-Import Bank of the United States has named Suniva as the “Renewable Energy Exporter of the Year.” Suniva is a producer of monocrystalline silicon solar cells and solar modules in the United States. CEO of Suniva, John Baumstark, received the award at the EX-IM Bank Annual Conference.

15 Mar 2010