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Is the Future of Solar Power All Blue Skies?

Have economic conditions improved for solar cell manufacturers or just changed in the past six months are questions detailed in the report Opportunities in The Solar Market For Crystalline and Thin Film Solar Cells

17 Jun 2009

Reflectkote Acquired by High Velocity Alternative Energy Corp

High Velocity Alternative Energy Corp. announced today that the Company has acquired Reflectkote, Inc, a developer of reflective coatings application

17 Jun 2009

Legal Loopholes Need Closing To Stop Nanotechnology Facing Same Litigation Disaster as Asbestos

Billions of dollars in potential asbestos-like litigation risks for nanotechnology companies and investors are now hidden due to weak regulations governing disclosures of liabilities, according to a major new report from the Investor Environmental Health Network

17 Jun 2009

Energy Research to be Boosted by National Synchrotron Light Source II Project

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory announced today that it is beginning construction of the conventional facilities at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a project that will advance energy research for the nation

17 Jun 2009

Single Tool for Rating Environmental Assessment and Certification of Building to be Developed by UK and France

BRE Global, CSTB and CERTIVEA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a pan-European building environmental assessment method

16 Jun 2009

Climate Change Report Includes Assessment by Arizona State University Professor

Arizona State University professor Nancy Grimm is one of the authors of a new and authoritative federal study assessing the current and anticipated domestic impacts of climate change

16 Jun 2009

Climate Change Impacts on Where Americans Live and Work

Climate change is visible and occurring throughout the U.S., but the choices we make now will determine the severity of its impacts in the future, according to a Texas Tech University climate scientist who served as a lead author on a report released today by the White House

16 Jun 2009

Green Jobs Already Overtaking Those in Polluting Industries

With over three million jobs across Europe, green economic activities are overtaking polluting industries in terms of employment, says a new WWF study

16 Jun 2009

Americans Calling For More Solar Power Generation

A new survey indicates that a majority of people surveyed believe in the potential of solar technology and want the U.S. government and utilities to do more to speed its adoption

16 Jun 2009

Half a Million Years of Climate Change Revealed by Sediment Sample

Researchers have used sediment from the deep ocean bottom to reconstruct a record of ancient climate that dates back more than the last half-million years

16 Jun 2009

Green Energy from Organic and Printed Electronics

Current trends and the latest developments in renewable energy from organic materials will be on display at LOPE-C in Frankfurt, Germany from June 23-25, 2009

16 Jun 2009

Water Shortages to Result in Strong Demand for Water Recycling and Desalination Systems

Rising water shortages and cost reduction achieved through technical innovations are spurring the growth of the desalination industry

16 Jun 2009

Bio-Based Foamable Resin from Cereplast Could Replace Styrofoam in Packaging

Cereplast, Inc., developer of proprietary bio-based sustainable plastics, today announced the launch of a breakthrough bio-based foamable resin to compete with Styrofoam and other foamable petroleum-based resins

16 Jun 2009

Kenworth Trucks Honored By US EPA With Clean Air Excellence Award

Kenworth Truck Company was recently honored by the Environmental Protection Agency with the prestigious Clean Air Excellence Award. The EPA recognized Kenworth's outstanding innovative efforts and progress in developing advanced environmentally friendly vehicles

16 Jun 2009

Sun Helps Keep Ice Cream Cool as Ice Cream Parlour Installs Solar Power Tiles on the Roof

SRS Energy, a leading developer of sustainable solar roofing products, has installed the Sole Power Tile system, the first building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing product designed for curved roofing systems, at Zwahlen's Ice Cream & Chocolate Co

16 Jun 2009