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GeoSmart Premium G Forced Air Heat Pumps with Capacity Scroll Compressors

The GeoSmart Premium G forced air heat pump features a single speed or dual capacity scroll compressors to function efficiently in different weather conditions. It uses R410A refrigerant, which has non-ozone depletion feature. The variable speed ECM blower motor offers 12 airflow selections for enhanced operation.

4 Dec 2009

Premier Series Geothermal Heat Pumps with Troubleshooting Features

PrairieBuilt Homes & Heating is an authorized representative for WaterFurnace. The WaterFurnace Premium Series geothermal heat pump offered by the company is available in 10 different models in horizontal and vertical configurations. It has a cooling capacity of 18.9 EER and a heating capacity of 3.8 COP.

4 Dec 2009

Dunsley Highlander 10 Multi Fuel Stoves with Top and Rear Flue Outlets

The Dunsley Highlander 10 multi fuel stove has top or rear flue outlet and the flue has a diameter of 150mm. Its grate mechanism can be easily adjusted for burning wood fuel or other solid fuels such as coal, coal briquettes, and peat. This solid fuel stove has a steel or stainless steel boiler option to connect directly to a hot water cylinder.

4 Dec 2009

HIT Power 210N Photovoltaic Modules Incorporate Internally Fixed Bypass Diodes

The HIT Power 210N photovoltaic module has three bypass diodes, which are internally fixed. The area required for placing the module is 13.56 square feet. This solar module measures a length of 62.2 inches, width of 31.4 inches and a height of 1.8 inches, and it weighs 35.3 pounds.

4 Dec 2009

2.05 Solar Flat Panel Collectors Suitable for All Seasons

The 2.05 solar flat panel collector features a 60mm thermal insulation that helps to minimize the heat loss. The flat panel collector is suitable for on-roof, in-roof, and flat-roof installations. The solar collector has the ability to provide good performance in different weather conditions such as winter, spring, and autumn.

4 Dec 2009

Ventera 10kW VT10-240 Wind Turbines Suitable for Farms and Rural Homes

Ventera 10kW Model VT10-240 has a rated power of 10kW at 29mph. The wind turbine can generate rated energy of 2,000kWh per month at 14.3mph. The cut-in wind speed is 6mph with the propeller running, and the survival wind speed is 130mph at 55m/s. The rotor has three blades, direct drive, free yawing control and it has downwind configuration.

4 Dec 2009

Eco2 Solar Hot Water Systems with Schuco Premium Line Solar Panels

The solar panel used in the Eco2 solar hot water system is a flat plate collector type. The flat plate solar collector can be integrated to the roof, and it is especially suitable for new roofs. The Schuco Premium line flat plate panel includes low iron glass as front covers. As the solar collector is made in the same format as the solar electric panel, it allows installing both solar electric and solar collector panels in the same roof.

4 Dec 2009

Solarflo In-roof Collector Panels Minimize Carbon Emissions

The Solarflo In-roof collector panel has the ability to reduce the annual hot water heating costs by a maximum of 60 percent. Depending on the fuel replacement, the solar hot water collector can minimize carbon emissions by about 400kg every year. The solar thermal collector can also be combined with the traditional heating system.

4 Dec 2009

USA's Tallest LEED Certified Building gets Helping Hand from PPG Energy Saving Glass

At 58 stories tall, Comcast Center in Philadelphia recently became the tallest LEED-certified building in the United States with an assist from energy-saving Solarban 60 Starphire glass by PPG Industries

3 Dec 2009

Live Christmas Trees are the Sustainable Option

Going ‘green’ for the first time this Christmas? Climate change expert Clint Springer, Ph.D., of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, suggests live trees are a great way to begin. “From start to finish, this one choice has an effect that reaches far beyond your living room,” says Springer, a botanist and assistant professor of biology.

3 Dec 2009

Metabolix Recognised for Commitment to Sustainability by World Economic Forum

Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX), a bioscience company focused on developing sustainable solutions for the plastics, chemicals and energy industries, announced today that it has been named to the 2010 Class of Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

3 Dec 2009

Meyer Burger to Distribute SOLARIS Thin-Film Coating Equipment from Oerlikon Systems

Oerlikon Systems and Meyer Burger signed a strategic distribution and cooperation agreement for the SOLARIS thin-film coating equipment. As part of the agreement, Meyer Burger's sales + service organization will represent the SOLARIS for crystalline Silicon PV application in most regions, such as China , Taiwan , Europe, Middle East , India + the Americas .

3 Dec 2009

Increasing the Efficiency of Next Generation Solar Cells

In a world first, a Monash University-led international research team has developed an innovative way to boost the output of the next generation of solar cells.

3 Dec 2009

Energy Efficient Water Purification Technology Based on Carbon Nanotubes

Research Triangle Park-based Cnanoz Inc. unveiled the first energy-efficient, single-treatment water purification system NanoPure™ developed from carbon nanotubes to Andhra Pradesh, Minister of Rural Water Supply, Hon. Minister Viswarup and other leaders in Hyderabad, India recently.

3 Dec 2009

New CNG Station Opened to Support Refuse Collection Trucks

Major trash operators in Idaho, New Jersey, Florida, and California have opened new compressed natural gas (CNG) stations that support the fuel needs of refuse collection trucks.

3 Dec 2009