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New Generation Type of Solar Cell Made Using Silicon Ink

JA Solar Holdings Co., a leading manufacturer of high-performance solar products, today announced that it is working to commercialize a new generation of high-performance solar products using silicon ink technology from Innovalight

17 Sep 2009

Nanotechnology and Photovoltaics Trends and Market Potential Report Released

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Nanotechnology and Photovoltaics Trends and Market Potential" report to their offering

17 Sep 2009

Electric Car Maker Tesla Delivers Roadster Number 700

Tesla Motors delivered its 700th vehicle Tuesday at the Frankfurt Motor Show, where the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer unveiled the production version of the Roadster Sport

16 Sep 2009

Mercury Remediation Method From Soil Patented by Brookhaven Lab

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have patented a new method to remove toxic mercury from soil, sediment, sludge and other industrial waste

16 Sep 2009

Renault and RWE Partner on Zero Emissions for Transport

Renault and German electric utility RWE have signed a cooperation agreement to create a large-scale zero-emissions individual transport and travel system in Germany. The objective is to establish electric cars as a viable and attractive transport solution for German consumers

16 Sep 2009

EPA Expected to Revise Wastewater Discharges Rules For Power Plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to revise the existing standards for water discharges from coal-fired power plants to reduce pollution and better protect America’s water

16 Sep 2009

Nominations Open for UNEP Champions of the Earth 2010

From pioneers driving the shift to a more resource-efficient development path to visionary leaders steering global environmental policy, UNEP will celebrate its 2010 Champions of the Earth on 22 April 2010 at a spectacular ceremony in Seoul

16 Sep 2009

CSIRO Collaboration to Develop Energy Efficient Aluminium Smelting

Scientists from CSIRO and five Universities will research sustainable energy-efficient technologies for the Australasian aluminium industry through a collaboration launched today

16 Sep 2009

Greenpeace Tells Obama and Harper That Climate Leaders Aren't Interested in Tar Sands

As Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper prepares to meet US President Barack Obama in Washington, 25 Greenpeace activists from Canada, the US, and France have blocked a mining operation at the Shell Albion Sands open-pit mine in Northern Alberta, and placed a giant banner reading “Tar Sands: Climate Crime.”

16 Sep 2009

Alcoa Grows One Millionth Plant for Mine Site Rehabilitation

Alcoa’s (NYSE:AA) Australia Operations have been recognized by national and international organizations as a world leader in mine site rehabilitation for its long term management of the ecosystem. Once again, Alcoa has demonstrated its leadership after growing its one millionth plant at its state-of-the-art laboratory near Perth, Australia

16 Sep 2009

NSF Grant to Support Sustainable Living Research

A new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will support 30 graduate students working in the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) on the development of materials to advance sustainable living

16 Sep 2009

Prototype Biomass Electric Generator Completed by Cyclone Power Technologies

Cyclone Power Technologies announced today that is has completed development of a working prototype biomass power generator, the first system of its kind capable of allowing homes, farms and small commercial enterprises to produce electricity from vegetative waste and byproducts

16 Sep 2009

US EPA 2009 Green Power Leadership Award Given To Applied Materials for Green Energy

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has received a 2009 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

16 Sep 2009

EcoSafe Inflator Introduced as an Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Airbag Inflator

ARC Automotive Inc., a leading producer of airbag inflator technologies, today announced a new, ‘greener’ alternative – the EcoSafe Inflator™ – to engage airbag passive safety restraint systems in passenger vehicles

15 Sep 2009

Spanish Forestry Unsustainable Due to Energy Consumption

Spain is one of the leading European countries, along with Sweden, in terms of wood production for paper paste, but this uses large amounts of energy. Spanish and Swedish scientists have compared the environmental load stemming from forestry operations, and have concluded that the Spanish sector uses more energy than the Swedish one

15 Sep 2009