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Eco-Friendly Batteries From PowerGenix Now Available From Amazon

PowerGenix, developer and manufacturer of nontoxic, high performance Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries, announced today its AA NiZn batteries are available for sale online through Amazon.com, GreenBatteries.com and DepotEco

30 Jul 2009

Smart Building Approved for Schools

Project FROG, leading manufacturer of smart buildings, has received pre-check approval from the California Division of State Architect for FROG 2.1, the company’s newest addition to its expanding line of high-performance, pre-engineered commercial building solutions

30 Jul 2009

Stimulus Funds To Help Modernize the National Power Grid

Electrical engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas and the University of South Carolina were informed this week that they will receive federal economic stimulus funds via the National Science Foundation to continue and strengthen their efforts to modernize the national power grid

30 Jul 2009

Ascent Healthcare Solutions Green Lab Helps Bring Sustainability to Hospitals

Ascent Healthcare Solutions, a leader in delivering healthcare resource sustainability, announced today the unveiling of its innovative Green Lab™, a physical workspace that represents the company’s unique approach to the responsible use of resources in healthcare

30 Jul 2009

Segway Inventor Takes His Private Island Off The Grid

Segway inventor Dean Kamen has resolved to live only on the energy he can produce with the island's renewables - a wind turbine, solar panels, and his own redesign of the Stirling engine. The key to using energy within his means is cutting energy consumption

30 Jul 2009

Battery and Supercapacitor Market for Smart Grids Set to Boom

The market for battery and supercapacitor storage systems for Smart Grid applications will grow from $1.5 billion in 2012 to $8.3 billion in 2016, according to a new report from NanoMarkets

30 Jul 2009

EnerDel and Nissan Team Up On Developing New Batteries for Electric Vehicles

Advanced lithium-ion automotive battery producer EnerDel and the Nissan Motor Co. of Japan are teaming up to research a new generation of electrical conductive material intended to reduce cost and improve the performance of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries

30 Jul 2009

Renewable Fuels Association Happy With Obama Support for American Ethanol

Ethanol producers around the country are very pleased by the Obama Administration’s rapid action to clarify its continuing support and strong belief in the American ethanol industry

30 Jul 2009

Extinctions on Earth Probably Not Caused By Comet Collisions

A likely comet collision on Jupiter last week caused a minor sensation, but new research shows that similar impacts on Earth are most likely not responsible for any of the planet's mass extinctions, nor have they been responsible for more than one minor extinction event

30 Jul 2009

Coal Power Industry Told to Stop Deception and Pleading Over Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

The Climate Institute has called on the coal industry and other big polluters to end their campaigns of relentless special pleading and deception over the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme as it threatened to stifle growing jobs and profits in a clean energy economy

30 Jul 2009

World's Largest SOFC Fuel Cell Made by NexTech Materials

NexTech Materials, Ltd. recently completed scale-up of its FlexCell solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology to a nominal area of 1200 cm2 and power output of 400 watts per cell, believed to be the largest production planar fuel cells

30 Jul 2009

Record Breaking Results for LED Lights

SRI International, Showa Denko K.K. and Itochu Plastics Inc., have achieved record-breaking results using SRI’s new cavity organic light-emitting diode (COLED) technology and SDK’s light-emitting polymers to produce a highly efficient light source that could one day replace incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs

30 Jul 2009

Biodiesel Fuel Made From Shrimp Shells

Call it a "shrimp cocktail" for your fuel tank. Scientists in China are reporting development of a catalyst made from shrimp shells that could transform production of biodiesel fuel into a faster, less expensive, and more environmentally friendly process

30 Jul 2009

CSIRO Scientist Honored For Greenhouse Gas Storage Work

CSIRO scientist Dr Martin Leahy has been honoured for his work in carbon dioxide storage technologies, receiving a Victorian Fellowship award and an Australian French Association for Science and Technology (AFAS) FEAST-France Fellowship top up

30 Jul 2009

Increased Demand for Wind Power Means Contract Changes for American Superconductor Wind Turbines

American Superconductor Corporation, a global energy technologies company, today announced that it has amended its multi-year contract with Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Corporation Limited, China's largest wind turbine manufacturer, to enable Sinovel to meet increased demand in China for its 1.5 megawatt (MW) wind turbines

30 Jul 2009