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Clean Up and Demolition of Nuclear Site Featured in Film

UK Government Minister Lord Hunt today visited the site of Scotland’s most successful nuclear clean-up project and watched the first screening of a film about its clean-out and demolition

8 Sep 2009

World First With Truly Environmentally Friendly Bottled Water With Totally Biodegradable and Recyclable Packaging

A new type of bottled water, from Good Vibes for You, is packaged in 100% biodegradable materials, everything from the cap, to the label, to the bottle itself will naturally decompose leaving only useable soil. Unlike other biodegradable bottles currently available this bottle is also 100% recyclable. This is the first bottle of its kind

7 Sep 2009

Next Generation Solar Cell Research at UQ Boosted With $2 Million Grant

University of Queensland researchers have received almost $2 million from the Queensland Government to lead an international alliance working on the next generation of solar cells

7 Sep 2009

Cleaning Up Nuclear Waste With Bacteria

Using bacteria and inositol phosphate, a chemical analogue of a cheap waste material from plants, researchers at Birmingham University have recovered uranium from the polluted waters from uranium mines

7 Sep 2009

Brewers Hard at Work Making Environmentally Friendly Beer

A cool, freshly drawn beer – for many a person this is the greatest of pleasures. But, in fact, a bad conscience should haunt us when we drink beer as it is among the most energy-intensive foodstuffs during production. Brewing engineers are working hard to improve the energy balance of the amber beverage

7 Sep 2009

Thin Films Have Strong Future in Solar Cells

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed thin films that exhibit carrier multiplication (CM)

7 Sep 2009

Construction to Begin on America's First Net Zero Energy House Powered by Solar and a Fuel Cell

A team of experts who have assembled the technology to build America's first Net Zero Energy house to be powered by solar energy and a hydrogen fuel cell will break ground and begin construction of the energy independent house of the future

7 Sep 2009

Environmental Excellence Award Given To Aggregate Industires

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) has recognized Aggregate Industries with the 2009 Grand Prize Award for Environmental Excellence

7 Sep 2009

Thousands of Green Jobs to be Created as Solyndra Starts Work on New 500 Megawatt Solar Plant

Solyndra, Inc. today commenced construction of its second solar panel manufacturing plant

7 Sep 2009

UQM Technologies and BorgWarner Team Up on Electric Powertrain Systems for Hybrid and Electric Cars

UQM Technologes, a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it is collaborating with BorgWarner on electric powertrain products for all-electric and hybrid-electric passenger automobiles

7 Sep 2009

Paris-Dakar Rally Gets Ethanol Powered Category

For the first time in its 31-year history, the world's largest rally competition, formerly known as Paris-Dakar, will include in its 2010 edition a category in which competing vehicles will run on ethanol

7 Sep 2009

Using a Green Roof to Improve Storm Water Management, Energy Conservation, Biodiversity and Reduce Air Pollution

One way to maximize the eco-friendly factor of a structure is to include a green roof—and this doesn't refer to the paint color. "Greening" a roof, or covering a roof with vegetation, is gaining popularity in North America

7 Sep 2009

US Postal Service Hybrid Electric Vehicles Use Generator From Aura

Aura Systems announced today that Azure Dynamics Corporation incorporated the AuraGen generator into its Balance Hybrid Electric vehicle, which is the newest addition to the United States Postal Service fleet

7 Sep 2009

More Efficient Fuel Cells Could Be Made Using Bacteria

Bacteria that generate significant amounts of electricity could be used in microbial fuel cells to provide power in remote environments or to convert waste to electricity

6 Sep 2009