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Microbial Fuel Cell Research Increases Power Output of Fuel Cells

In their most recent experiments with Geobacter, the sediment-loving microbe whose hairlike filaments help it to produce electric current from mud and wastewater, scientists supervised the evolution of a new strain that dramatically increases power output per cell and overall bulk power

29 Jul 2009

Efficient LED Lights Suffering From 'Droop'

LED lights are bedeviled by a problem known as droop, which kicks in just as the power levels begin to get high enough for general lighting

29 Jul 2009

Bond University Students Develop Green Toolkit to Show Businesses How to Make Money While Reducing Emissions

Bond University students have designed a CSIRO award-winning 'green business toolkit' which shows companies how reducing carbon emissions can increase their returns

29 Jul 2009

Energy Efficient Fuel Tanker Under Development

Alcoa and CIMC Vehicles, a leading specialty truck manufacturer in China, announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership, to design and develop a new, energy-efficient, aluminum fuel tanker trailer for the Asian market

29 Jul 2009

Global Cooling the Likely Result of Nuclear War

While global warming looms large as a serious threat, a leading physicist visiting Sydney this week says we should be just as concerned about the catastrophe that would result from widespread global cooling following a nuclear war

29 Jul 2009

Lubricants Made From Sunflower Oil Just As Good As Petro Chemical Ones

A research group of the University of Huelva (UHU) has proven with a lab trial the efficiency of high-oleic sunflower oil to get industrial lubricants that are more environmentally friendly and with similar characteristics than the traditional ones

28 Jul 2009

Cheaper and Better Flexible Solar Cells A Step Closer to Reality

A new class of economically viable solar power cells-cheap, flexible and easy to make-has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent work at NIST, where scientists have deepened their understanding of the complex organic films at the heart of the devices

28 Jul 2009

Dimmable LED Lights From Nexxus Lighting to be Featured on Energy Saving Website

Nexxus Lighting's, Array LED lamps will be the dimmable LED lamp line series chosen for addition to the Green Lighting Supply Inc energy saving website

28 Jul 2009

Greenpeace Says Hewlett-Packard Means Hazardous Products

A Greenpeace action in the US today exposed Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) continuing contribution to the toxic electronic waste crisis. The peaceful protest is in response to HP backtracking on its commitments to phase out toxic chemicals from its products by the end of this year

28 Jul 2009

Eco-materials Distribution Partnership Formed Between Metro Hardwoods and Kirei

Kirei USA LLC, producer of eco-friendly design materials, announces a new partnership with leading lumber and green building materials distributor Metro Hardwoods to stock and represent Kirei products throughout Minnesota and the Dakotas

28 Jul 2009

Small, Bright LED Lights Launched by DOMINANT Semiconductors

Small in size, providing a powerful performance - that is DOMINANT Semiconductors’ new series product, K Nova 3W AlInGaP. This LED is the ideal choice for exterior automotive lighting, general lighting and signage

28 Jul 2009

EPA's "Design for the Environment" Seal to Adorn Spic and Span Multi-Surface Cleaners

Two Spic and Span multi-surface cleaning products will now carry the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) "Design for the Environment" (DFE) seal, recognizing the ingredients in these products as safer for the environment, families and pets

27 Jul 2009

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targeted by Transportation Website

A new website is being launched by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials to highlight strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation

27 Jul 2009

High-Efficiency Sun-Tracking Solar Panels Installed at UC San Diego

Workers install Concentrix Solar’s sun-tracking concentrating photovoltaic panel at UC San Diego’s East Campus Energy Complex

27 Jul 2009

PET Trade Organization Says PET and PLA Plastics Cannot Be Recycled Together

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) today refuted the premise that polylactic acid (PLA) containers can be successfully mixed in to the existing stream of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers, citing concerns over cost of separation; increased contamination and yield loss; and impact on recycled PET (RPET) quality and processing

27 Jul 2009