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American Superconductor Licenses Wind Turbine Design to Inox Wind

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, announced today that its wholly owned AMSC Windtec subsidiary has licensed its proprietary 2 megawatt (MW) doubly-fed induction wind turbine design to Inox Wind Limited

27 May 2009

Nanophotovoltaics Devices Patent Issued

Spire Corporation, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 7,514,725 B2 entitled "Nanophotovoltaic Devices."

27 May 2009

Silver Markets for Photovoltaics Report Released

NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst, today announced the
release of “Silver Markets for Photovoltaics.” This report is one of a series of “Metals in PV” reports examining opportunities for various metals in the photovoltaics industry

27 May 2009

Photovoltaic Solar Cell Testing Seminar From Keithley

Keithley Instruments, a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, will offer a free, web-based seminar titled “Photovoltaic Measurements: Testing the Electrical Properties of Today’s Solar Cells.” It will be broadcast on Thursday, June 18, 2009

27 May 2009

Distant Planets With Water That Could Sustain Life Could Be Found With New Technique

A team of astronomers and astrobiologists has devised a technique to tell whether small Earth-like planets orbiting other suns harbor liquid water, which in turn could tell whether they might be able to support life

27 May 2009

Hybrid Buses Being Tested by Scania in Stockholm

To further improve the environment in the Swedish capital, Scania is now starting full-scale operational trials with six ethanol-fuelled hybrid buses. The hybrid technology will reduce fuel consumption by 25 percent. The use of ethanol will reduce net carbon dioxide emissions by up to 90 percent

27 May 2009

Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant Built in Record Time by ABB

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has completed delivery and commissioning of the 1-megawatt (MW) Totana photovoltaic power plant located in the region of Murcia in Spain

27 May 2009

Thin Film Solar Panels To Be Used in 'Unmanned Aerial Vehicle'

Ascent Solar Technologies, announced that its state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules will be designed into the development of a hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (H-UAV) called the Silent Sentinel developed by Bye Aerospace, Inc

27 May 2009

Bayer Releases Sustainability Report

Maintaining sustainable and successful business during the global economic crisis: The newly published Sustainable Development Report 2008 contains information on the strategies pursued and programs implemented by the Bayer Group to achieve this goal

27 May 2009

GT Solar Announces Turnkey Solar Cell Fabrication Plant for Greece

GT Solar, announced that it has received final acceptance for the design, installation and commissioning of the first integrated photovoltaic (PV) solar wafer and cell turnkey fabrication line in Greece

27 May 2009

Congress Should Deal With Toxic Chinese Drywall

America's Watchdog calls on President Obama and Congress to intervene in case of toxic drywall from China

27 May 2009

QD Soleil Signs License On Nanotechnology Solar Power Technology

QD Soleil, a division of Nanosys Inc. focused on the use of proprietary nanotechnology in solar panel cell designs, today announced the signing of an exclusive license agreement with Starfire Electronic Development and Marketing Corporation for patents covering the work of nanotechnology pioneer Dr. Avery Goldstein

27 May 2009