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Superconductor Smart Grids Get US Department of Energy Funding

American Superconductor Corporation, a global energy technologies company, today announced that the United States Department of Energy (DOE) has provided more than $12 million in funding to AMSC under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to complete ongoing superconductor smart grid projects

22 Jul 2009

Blue Light Nanocrystals Could Store Carbon and Stop Global Warming

Berkeley Lab researchers have produced non-toxic magnesium oxide nanocrystals that efficiently emit blue light and could also play a role in long-term storage of carbon dioxide, a potential means of tempering the effects of global warming

21 Jul 2009

Environmentally Friendly, Biodegradable Plastic Water Bottles Now Available

BioGreen Bottles, the environmentally innovative plastic water bottle that is completely biodegradable once its drinking days are over, is now available nationally at mass retailers, in select markets across the country, making it easier than ever to go green

21 Jul 2009

Energy Research, Nanotechnology and Water Quality Among Technology Award Winners

Idaho National Laboratory researchers posted an unparalleled performance this year, earning R and D 100 Awards for three of four nominated technologies during the 2009 international competition

21 Jul 2009

Four Seasons Hotel To Renerate Renewable Electricity From Moving Cars

New Energy’s newly completed MotionPower energy harvester prototype to test at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC following recently announced tests at prominent Burger King franchise in New York metropolitan area

21 Jul 2009

EcoloBlue Generators Provide Clean, Pure Water From the Air

EcoloBlue generators are something that are useful in helping to provide clean drinking water in places where it is not only a luxury but a necessity

21 Jul 2009

Largest Green Living Wall In North America Planned by PNC

PNC plans to create an environmentally friendly living wall at its Pittsburgh headquarters. The 2,380 sq. ft., soil-based Green Living Wall on the south-facing exterior of One PNC Plaza will be the largest in North America

21 Jul 2009

Fully Recyclable School Desk, the Qdesk, Brings Cool to School

Put the Cool in the School. The Qdesk from Qproducts will put the "cool" in the "school"! This award winning school desk is made in one piece with 100 percent recyclable polyethylene and is now available for schools in Americas and Europe

21 Jul 2009

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plants for Vehicles Refined by Scientists

Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs) can be an important part of the solution to America’s energy crisis, says Dr. Andrew Goudy of Delaware State University. He is leading a research team striving to solve a key technical FCV puzzle

21 Jul 2009

Sandia Researchers Move Single Atom to Provide Purer Water

By substituting a single atom in a molecule widely used to purify water, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a far more effective decontaminant with a shelf life superior to products currently on the market

21 Jul 2009

Better Batteries For Electric Cars The Goal Of German Consortium

Development of high-performance batteries is an indispensable prerequisite for the economic efficiency of electric cars. For Germany to reach a top level in international electrochemistry research again, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is now funding a consortium of selected universities and non-university research institutions in southern Germany

21 Jul 2009

Free Insulation From Rockwool For Homeowners in Wales

Rockwool's great insulation giveaway has now finished with the company handing out, free of charge, more than 200 tonnes of loft insulation to 500 Welsh homeowners

21 Jul 2009

Biofuel Development to Benefit From Fast and Efficient Protein Screening Method

Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a fast and efficient way to determine the structure of proteins, shortening a process that often takes years into a matter of days. The high-throughput protein pipeline could allow scientists to expedite the development of biofuels

21 Jul 2009

Awards for Technological Advances Go To Department of Energy Research

Four of R and D Magazine's prestigious R and D 100 Awards for 2009, which recognize the 100 most significant proven technological advances of the year, have gone to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and their colleagues

21 Jul 2009

Budget Boost to Bio Solar Cell Technology

On Friday, July 10, the research program Towards Biosolar Cells was granted a budget of 25 million euros by the Dutch Government. The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality recommended the program because it will contribute to green energy, improve food supplies and a create a more sustainable biomass

21 Jul 2009