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Solar Power to Help Power Nissan Electric Cars

Nissan's plan to build 5,000 short-haul electric cars with a range of 100 miles will get a boost from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The laboratory will help to provide a solar power infrastructure to relieve the nation's electric grid power supply

9 Aug 2009

More Funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers

In a major effort to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build a new 21st-century energy economy, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation

9 Aug 2009

Department of Energy Throws Open Doors of Argonne National Laboratory for Open Day

U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory will open its gates to the community on Saturday, August 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a day of discovery and fun for the whole family

9 Aug 2009

Air Products Gets DoE Funding for Thin Film Solar Cells

Air Products has been selected to receive more than $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under DOE’s Solar Energy Technology Program

7 Aug 2009

Solar Powered Day Care Center Opened by Dow Corning

Dow Corning today announced the opening of an anganwadi (daycare center) in the Indian village of Karde that features a 28-panel solar power system. This system generates enough electricity for cooling fans and proper lighting for the anganwadi and an adjacent school that previously had no power

6 Aug 2009

Stimulus Money to Help Develop Nanotechnology Based Energy Storage

EnerG2, a Seattle based company focused on introducing advanced nano-structured materials for next-generation energy storage breakthroughs, today announced that the United States Department of Energy has awarded the company $21.3 million in Federal stimulus
funds allocated for makers of advanced automotive batteries and energy storage technologies

6 Aug 2009

Electrolux Introduces Green Vacuum Cleaner

Don't let the color fool you - the newest Electrolux vacuum, though
mostly black, is actually "greener" than it appears. Made of 55 percent recycled plastic and incorporating "greener" energy-saving features, UltraSilencer Green offers cleaning convenience in a quiet, eco-friendlier design

6 Aug 2009

ECOtality's eTec Teams Up With Nissan for the Largest Deployment of Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality, has been selected by U.S. Department of Energy for a grant of approximately $99.8 million to undertake the largest deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure in U.S. history

6 Aug 2009

Environmentally Friendly Treatment For 1930s Style House

A 1930s house built in 2008 is about to undergo the first of three energy efficiency upgrades which will ultimately convert an energy inefficient house into a zero carbon home designed to meet the Government's 2016 CO2 targets for all new housing

6 Aug 2009

SANYO 'eneloop' Rechargeable Batteries to Replace All Dry Cell Batteries at California Center for Sustainable Energy

SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO), has partnered with the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) to replace all traditional dry cell batteries in the CCSE’s facilities with SANYO ‘eneloop’ rechargeable batteries

5 Aug 2009

Ford Takes Their Sustainable Vehicle Paint Global

Global paint shops in India, Romania, Mexico and China are in the process of rolling out a Ford-exclusive paint technology that will not only save the shops time and money, but will lessen their environmental footprint and result in a high-quality product

5 Aug 2009

A123Systems Gets Grant For Electric Vehicle Power System Development

A123Systems announced today that it was awarded a $249 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative. Under the terms of the $249 million grant, A123 will be required to match the funds over time as they are used

5 Aug 2009

Nansulate Launches Green Projects Photo Gallery to Show Energy Saving Solutions

Industrial Nanotech, announced today that the Company has launched a "Green Projects Photo Gallery" on its website to educate consumers on the wide range of projects worldwide that have utilized the Company's patented Nansulate line

5 Aug 2009

Insects May Spread Nanotechnology Pollution Around the Environment

A new study raises the possibility that flies and other insects that encounter nanomaterial "hot spots," or spills, near manufacturing facilities in the future could pick up and transport nanoparticles on their bodies, transferring the particles to other flies or habitats in the environment

5 Aug 2009

Space Research Helps to Save Money and Energy For Transport Companies

At the 2008 European Satellite Navigation Competition, backed by ESA's Technology Transfer Programme, German T-Systems/DHL put up a prize for the best idea on how to utilise transport capacity better. They were looking for a solution to scrutinise vehicles' shipping space and identify and localise unused capacity automatically, which would then be filled by short-notice shipping orders

5 Aug 2009