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Environmentally Friendly, Community Focussed Strategy For Revamped Starbucks

Inspired by Starbucks Shared Planet, the company’s ongoing commitment to ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship and community involvement, the new store designs will reflect the character of each store’s surrounding neighborhood and help to reduce environmental impacts

30 Jun 2009

Energy and Money Savings With Microsoft Hohm

Microsoft has announced Microsoft Hohm, a new online application that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage, get recommendations and start saving money

30 Jun 2009

Washing Machine Developed That Uses Almost No Water

Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a new way of cleaning clothes using less than 2% of the water and energy of a conventional washing machine

30 Jun 2009

Simple Roof Addition Makes for More Environmentally Friendly Homes

Homeowners seeking energy efficiency and savings could soon be making an environmentally friendly addition to their roofs

30 Jun 2009

Electric Vehicles Set To Have Improved Performance and Battery Life Thanks to Oak Ridge Research

Electric vehicle technology is accelerating at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Researchers at the lab's Power Electronics and Electric Machinery Research Center have developed an innovative cooling concept that could improve vehicle performance, life expectancy and overall efficiency without increasing costs

30 Jun 2009

UNEP Welcomes Green Growth Program

Achim Steiner, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), today welcomed the 'Green Growth' Declaration by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) saying it underlined the way environment was rapidly being brought into the centre of economic discourse and policy-making

29 Jun 2009

Revolutionary Toilet Allows You To Cook Your Food With Your Own Poo

A new project under development in London is turning human waste into an environmentally friendly fuel for cooking

29 Jun 2009

Biofuels, Telecommunications and Bio-Related Nanotechnology The Hottest Research Fields on the Planet

Biofuels based on algae are among the hottest areas of R+D in the global intellectual property marketplace, according to an analysis of world patent activity published today

29 Jun 2009

Researchers on the Way to Creating an Artificial Leaf For Making Power From Sunlight

An international team of researchers has modified chlorophyll from an alga so that it resembles the extremely efficient light antennae of bacteria. The team was then able to determine the structure of these light antennae. This is the first step to converting sunlight into energy using an artificial leaf

29 Jun 2009

Advnaced Composite Materials Helping With Renewable Energy Generation From Wind, Wave and Solar Sources

Advanced composite materials are playing a vital role in improved design and reduced operating costs for renewable energy technologies. Research presented at the 'Composites for Energy' seminar will highlight how wind, marine and solar power could address these challenges within the renewable energy industry

29 Jun 2009

Batteries and Ultra-Capacitors for the Smart Power Grid

NanoMarkets, the leading provider of industry analysis and market and technology research services for companies competing for or interested in thin film, organic and printable electronics related markets, today announced that it has added a new report to its schedule titled, "Batteries and Ultra-Capacitors for the Smart Power Grid: Market Opportunities 2009-2016"

29 Jun 2009

Report Released into Building Integrated Solar Power Generation

NanoMarkets, the leading provider of industry analysis and market and technology research services for companies competing for or interested in thin film, organic and printable electronics related markets, today announced that it has added a new report to its schedule titled, "Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Markets 2009 and Beyond"

29 Jun 2009

Higher Light Output From New Cost-efficient White DomiLED Light

DOMINANT introduces a new high intensity white DomiLED, the DDW-KJG. This product family also includes a High Color Rendering Index (CRI) version, the DDW-KJC

29 Jun 2009

Will Falling Solar Module Prices Lead to a Big Boost in the Photovoltaics Industry?

The third edition of the international Global Demand Conference will discuss the demand dynamics in the world's major PV Markets. This event will provide a platform to exchange crucial market information with leading experts, creating a true global market demand-side overview

29 Jun 2009