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DuPont Says Monsanto Is Restricting Access To Alternate Farming Technologies

DuPont says Monsanto is trying to deny farmers access to alternative technologies at a time when farmers are struggling with weeds that are increasingly resistant to current Monsanto products

6 May 2009

Environmental Excellence Award for Roanoke Cement Company

Yesterday was a day of celebration for Roanoke Cement Company -- the only cement manufacturing facility in the Commonwealth of Virginia -- as it took the top honor winning the Overall Environmental Excellence Award in the Portland Cement Association's 2008 Cement Industry Energy & Environment Awards

6 May 2009

Public Awareness Campaign to Save Rainforests Launched by The Prince of Wales

The Prince of Wales will use the power of digital media today to launch the public awareness campaign of his Prince's Rainforests Project

6 May 2009

Solutia to Supply Solar Thermal Power Plant in Spain With Heat Transfer Fluid

Solutia Inc. announced today that it will be supplying Therminol(R) synthetic heat transfer fluid to a new 50 MW solar thermal power plant in Lebrija, Spain, which will start up in spring 2010

5 May 2009

World's First Commercial Quantum Dot / LED Lamps Come From Nexxus Lighting and QD Vision

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEXS) and QD Vision, Inc. today unveiled the world’s first quantum dot lighting solution that combines the efficiency of LED lighting with the warm color of incandescent bulbs

5 May 2009

New Center to Make Methane a Commercially Viable Fuel

A new center to develop technologies for converting methane gas and other hydrocarbon and fossil resources into readily transportable and higher-value liquid fuels is being established at the University of Virginia under a new $11 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy

5 May 2009

Reaction of RFA to EPA RFS Rule, Biofuels Working Group

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed rule for implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) as signed into law as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

5 May 2009

Senior EPA Official Speaks At DuPont Seminar

DuPont Automotive invited U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Director Christopher Grundler, of EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality, to speak at a recent seminar. Grundler reviewed recent policy changes from the new Obama administration and updated industry leaders on EPA regulatory activities

5 May 2009

Bio-Based Hybrid Race Car to Compete in Shell Eco-Marathon

A student project team at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in
Stockholm, Sweden built a racing car incorporating the one-component resin system Tribest. This environmentally sound product is part of the body of the bio-based urban hybrid concept car that is entering in the Shell Eco-marathon

5 May 2009

Combustion Science to be Studied at Princeton University Energy Frontier Research Centers

Princeton University will be home to a new $20 million energy research center for combustion science, as part of a federal initiative to spur discoveries that lay the groundwork for an economy based on clean replacements for fossil fuels

5 May 2009

Global Renewable Energy Leader, Renovalia Energy, Signs License with Cyclone Power Technologies for Solar Thermal Engines

Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets:CYPW) has signed a license agreement with Renovalia Energy, S.A., based in Madrid, Spain. The signing of this license with one of the world’s leading companies in the field of alternative and solar power marks a major milestone for Cyclone and its award-winning technology

5 May 2009

Climate Change Pollution Targets Set By Australian Government Rely on The Rest of the World Coming On Board

Australia has given a vital and strategic boost to international efforts for an effective global climate agreement by committing to reduce Australia’s carbon pollution 25% by 2020 if other countries join in, said the Southern Cross Climate Coalition of environment, union, welfare and research groups in a statement today

5 May 2009

Dutch Entrepreneurs Take To Solar Power

When it comes to solar energy, Dutch entrepreneurs are successful all over the world. This was evident at The Solar Future in Rotterdam, the biggest solar energy conference ever held in the Netherlands

5 May 2009

Sandia to Take Big Role as Energy Frontier Research Center

Sandia National Laboratories researchers scored big in the $777 million, five-year DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced last week by the White House. Sandia expects to become home to one of 46 new multimillion-dollar centers, be a significant partner in three others, and may be involved in another four

5 May 2009

"Emerging Technology Trends in the Wind Energy Market" to be Discussed at Lucintel Webinar

The wind energy market has been growing at a 27% (CAGR) over the last 5 years in terms of new MW installation and is forecast to grow at double digits over the next 5 years. The wind energy market will require technical ...

5 May 2009