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Student Works On An Energy Revolution Of Solar Powered Cars

Research is underway that is aimed at creating a thin, flexible organic solar cell that could power a tent or keep a car charged between trips to work and back home again

5 Aug 2009

Lotus Systems To Build Solar Cell Production Line in Germany

Lotus Systems has received an order from a large German solar cell manufacturer to install fully automated wet chemical process lines for cell production

5 Aug 2009

Shin-Etsu Launches Product Range for Solar Power Marketplace

Shin-Etsu Chemical, one of the world's largest suppliers of semiconductor materials, has introduced a range of products specifically designed for the PV (photovoltaic) and solar marketplace

4 Aug 2009

UNIFEM Joins United Nations Seal the Deal Campaign on Climate Change

UNIFEM Executive Director Inés Alberdi has signed onto the United Nations Seal the Deal campaign, joining several other UN agencies and organizations that are encouraging governments to reach an ambitious and effective global climate agreement in Copenhagen this December

4 Aug 2009

Exxon Ignores Petition to Stop Threatening Endangered Whales

ExxonMobil has ignored a petition from more than 50,000 people demanding the oil and gas giant and several other companies suspend activities that harm the Western gray whale, one of the world’s most critically endangered whales

4 Aug 2009

Solar Cells Made From Plastic Promise to Change the Way Electricity is Generated

University of Washington researchers have found a way to measure exactly how much electrical current is carried by tiny bubbles and channels that form inside nanoscale solar cells, paving the way for development of more efficient materials

4 Aug 2009

Algae-to-Biofuels Pilot Facility Proposed for Cape Cod by Plankton Power and RTDC

A new public-private consortium will produce biofuels from algae. Led by Plankton Power, the consortium includes the Regional Technology Development Corp. of Cape Cod, Mass. Nat’l Guard, Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst., Marine Biological Laboratory, and Cape Cod Commission and will establish a facility to develop cost-competitive algae biodiesel

4 Aug 2009

Guidelines for Modernization of Chemical Safety Laws Released by American Chemistry Council

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today released its specific guidelines for the modernization of our nation’s chemical safety laws

4 Aug 2009

Fusion Energy and Biofuels Research To Benefit From New Department of Energy Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will receive $40.3 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support research in biofuels, fusion energy and the nation’s power grid and to ensure scientists have state-of-the-art equipment for their investigations

4 Aug 2009

LED Lamps Shown to be Environmentally Friendly Over Their Life Cycle

A study on the life-cycle assessment (LCA) of LED lamps by OSRAM shows the latest generation of lamps achieves a very high score for environmental friendliness

4 Aug 2009

Increased Sustainability and Lower Cost The Focus of Small Green House Plans

Eco friendly small house plans launched to focus on sustainability and reducing cost of housing

4 Aug 2009

Biofuel Made From Camelina Powers Hydroplane in World First

The Boeing U-787 unlimited hydroplane is the world’s first to be powered by 100 percent sustainable biofuel during a demonstration run by legendary hydroplane driver Chip Hanauer at the annual Chevrolet Cup at Seafair

4 Aug 2009

Pine Trees May Benefit From High Levels of Carbon Dioxide

Pine trees grown for 12 years in air one-and-a-half times richer in carbon dioxide than today's levels produced twice as many seeds of at least as good a quality as those growing under normal conditions

4 Aug 2009

Consumer Reports Rates Hybrid Ford Fusion and With Toyota Camry Hybrid As Excellent

The new Ford Fusion Hybrid is now Consumer Reports' top-rated domestic sedan. Essentially tied with the Toyota Camry Hybrid, the Fusion Hybrid achieved an excellent 34 mpg overall in CR's fuel economy test and offers sportier driving

4 Aug 2009

ZIP System Wall Sheathing and Tape Exceed Air Barrier Code Requirements

Huber Engineered Woods, leading manufacturer of innovative building solutions, recently reaffirmed its ZIP System wall sheathing and ZIP System tape as the premier air barrier assembly for builders seeking green certification by passing the rigorous ASTM E 2357 Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage of Air Barrier Assemblies

4 Aug 2009