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School Desks Go Environmentally Friendly and Recyclable

The QDesk, the first eco friendly school desk that offers students an important lesson for the future has been nominated for its innovative product design as a contestant in an international design competition. The QDesk is manufactured using environmentally responsible practices with 100% recyclable polyethylene

31 May 2009

Third Generation Biofuel Production To Come From Fischer-Tropsch Reaction

Microchannel reactors provide the key to intensifying the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reaction, opening up the possibility of economical and environmentally friendly distributed production of third generation transportation biofuels

31 May 2009

Food, Fuel and Fiber Production For the Future Linked to Understanding Lignocellulose Synthesis

Jeffrey Catchmark, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, is co-director of the new Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation

31 May 2009

Applied Materials Thin Film Solar Panels Earn International Electrotechnical Commission Certification

Applied Materials announced today that the 5.7m² solar photovoltaic (PV) modules produced by its SunFab Thin Film Line™, using both single and more advanced tandem junction technologies, were awarded International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) certification, validating their exceptional performance under extended outdoor exposure

29 May 2009

Paving Goes Environmentally Friendly in New England Thanks to Aggregate Industries

Aggregate Industries Northeast Region (AINE) has quickly become one of the leading developers and suppliers of innovative asphalt products designed to ensure high quality solutions that are environmentally friendly

29 May 2009

Solar Cell Manufacturing Simplified by New System From Oerlikon

Oerlikon Systems demonstrated for the first time SOLARIS, a revolutionary production solution that simplifies the manufacturing of crystalline solar cells

29 May 2009

Danish Power Grid to be Strengthened By ABB Power Cables

ABB – the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from SEAS-NVE, a leading Danish energy company, to provide a cable solution. This will help strengthen the existing transmission grid and enable the integration of more wind power from the Rødsand II offshore wind park

29 May 2009

Office Building to be Built From Recycled Steel Shipping Containers

The City of Providence celebrated its newest development project this week; a creative green office building on Harris Avenue on the west side of Providence that will be one of the City's most distinctive contemporary structures

29 May 2009

Kenworth T370 is First Medium Duty Hybrid Truck in New York City's Fleet

A new Kenworth T370 was formally introduced today as the first medium duty diesel-electric hybrid truck in New York City’s truck fleet

29 May 2009

Tesla Roadster Electric Cars House Calls To Fix Manufacturing Fault

Tesla Motors has launched a safety recall covering all 345 Tesla Roadsters manufactured before April 22, 2009

28 May 2009

Recharging Stations For Electric Vehicles Now On Sale

ArcAngel will begin selling and supporting Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint networked charging stations immediately

28 May 2009

NASA Able to Check on Ocean Health From Space

Ocean scientists can now remotely measure the amount of fluorescent red light emitted by ocean phytoplankton and assess how efficiently the microscopic plants are turning sunlight and nutrients into food through photosynthesis. They can also study how changes in the global environment alter these processes, which are at the center of the ocean food web

28 May 2009

Ford Wins National Inventor of the Year Award for Energy-Efficient Engine Technology

The 2009 Inventor of the Year award goes to Ford and Flame-Spray Industries for the collaborative development of the spray apparatus for use with Ford's patented production-ready Plasma Transferred Wire Arc (PTWA) thermal spray coating process for aluminum engine blocks

28 May 2009

President Obama Says Nellis Air Force Base Sets and Example For All to Follow

President Barack Obama held up Nellis Air Force Base, as an example for America to follow toward energy independence during a visit there May 27. The air base is the site of the largest solar electric plant of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, and the president would like to see more such facilities around the country

28 May 2009

Eastman Introduces Biodiesel Additive

Eastman Chemical Company announces the introduction of its new Eastman BioExtend 30 HP additive for biodiesel formulations. BioExtend 30 HP has received No-Harm certification in third-party testing commissioned by AGQM, Germany, and is a registered fuel additive with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA

28 May 2009