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UNEP Welcomes Green Growth Program

Achim Steiner, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), today welcomed the 'Green Growth' Declaration by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) saying it underlined the way environment was rapidly being brought into the centre of economic discourse and policy-making

29 Jun 2009

Revolutionary Toilet Allows You To Cook Your Food With Your Own Poo

A new project under development in London is turning human waste into an environmentally friendly fuel for cooking

29 Jun 2009

Biofuels, Telecommunications and Bio-Related Nanotechnology The Hottest Research Fields on the Planet

Biofuels based on algae are among the hottest areas of R+D in the global intellectual property marketplace, according to an analysis of world patent activity published today

29 Jun 2009

Researchers on the Way to Creating an Artificial Leaf For Making Power From Sunlight

An international team of researchers has modified chlorophyll from an alga so that it resembles the extremely efficient light antennae of bacteria. The team was then able to determine the structure of these light antennae. This is the first step to converting sunlight into energy using an artificial leaf

29 Jun 2009

Advnaced Composite Materials Helping With Renewable Energy Generation From Wind, Wave and Solar Sources

Advanced composite materials are playing a vital role in improved design and reduced operating costs for renewable energy technologies. Research presented at the 'Composites for Energy' seminar will highlight how wind, marine and solar power could address these challenges within the renewable energy industry

29 Jun 2009

Batteries and Ultra-Capacitors for the Smart Power Grid

NanoMarkets, the leading provider of industry analysis and market and technology research services for companies competing for or interested in thin film, organic and printable electronics related markets, today announced that it has added a new report to its schedule titled, "Batteries and Ultra-Capacitors for the Smart Power Grid: Market Opportunities 2009-2016"

29 Jun 2009

Report Released into Building Integrated Solar Power Generation

NanoMarkets, the leading provider of industry analysis and market and technology research services for companies competing for or interested in thin film, organic and printable electronics related markets, today announced that it has added a new report to its schedule titled, "Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Markets 2009 and Beyond"

29 Jun 2009

Higher Light Output From New Cost-efficient White DomiLED Light

DOMINANT introduces a new high intensity white DomiLED, the DDW-KJG. This product family also includes a High Color Rendering Index (CRI) version, the DDW-KJC

29 Jun 2009

Will Falling Solar Module Prices Lead to a Big Boost in the Photovoltaics Industry?

The third edition of the international Global Demand Conference will discuss the demand dynamics in the world's major PV Markets. This event will provide a platform to exchange crucial market information with leading experts, creating a true global market demand-side overview

29 Jun 2009

Siemens Gets Order for Large Solar Power Plant

Siemens Energy has received an order from Italy for turnkey construction of a large ground-based photovoltaic plant

29 Jun 2009

Carbon Capture Technology Research Deal For Coal Power Plants Signed by Siemens

Siemens Energy and TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement aimed at the further advancement of amino-acid salt-based carbon capture technology

29 Jun 2009

Dow Releases Biodegradable Surfactants for Cleaning Products

Dow customers now have another reason to select Dow's new biodegradable surfactants for their cleaning formulations. A new surfactant product line from The Dow Chemical Company, ECOSURF EH specialty surfactants, has been successfully accepted and is now listed on the CleanGredients Database

29 Jun 2009

Ford Takes The Mystery Out of Cash For Clunkers Program and Offers to Recycle Your Car

Beginning Thursday, June 25, Ford will dedicate a section on its Web site to take out all the guesswork on the Cash for Clunkers program, as well as show consumers if their current vehicle qualifies as a clunker, through an interactive calculator

25 Jun 2009

Ford Releases Blueprint For Sustainability

Ford Motor Company’s Blueprint for Sustainability includes the introduction of a range of global environmental technologies to provide more fuel-efficient vehicles that emit fewer greenhouse gases without compromising customer expectations for safety, interior room or performance

25 Jun 2009