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ABB Wins Contract to Supply Energy Efficient Propulsion Systems for Six Ships

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, won orders worth around $45 million in the first quarter to supply six new vessels with electric propulsion systems, power systems and drilling drive systems at shipyards in South Korea and Japan

3 Jun 2009

Report Released into Clean Energy Investments

$155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide - not including large hydro, a new report launched today says

3 Jun 2009

Electric Cars From Coda Automotive to be Sold in California Next Year

Coda Automotive, today announced that it will be introducing an affordable, full performance all-electric sedan to the mainstream California market in 2010

3 Jun 2009

Wind Power Workshop at Cornell

To harvest the wind: Cornell University will host “Large-Scale Wind-Generated Power,” a scientific workshop on gathering wind energy, June 12-13, 2009, at Hollister and Kimball halls on the Cornell campus

3 Jun 2009

Invasive Super Weed May Become More Powerful Due to Climate Change

Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a new reason why the tall, tasseled reed Phragmites australis is one of the most invasive plants in the United States. The UD research team found that Phragmites delivers a one-two chemical knock-out punch to snuff out its victims, and the poison becomes even more toxic in the presence of the sun's ultraviolet rays

3 Jun 2009

Low Energy Lights Being Researched at West Virginia University

Add the search for economical, long-lasting, brighter lights that use less energy to the list of energy topics occupying the attention of West Virginia University scientists and engineers

3 Jun 2009

Energy, the Environment and Climate Change Research to Benefit From NIST Grants

NIST is looking for proposals that advance the state of knowledge and practice of measurement science in six identified research areas of critical national importance including energy, environment and climate change

3 Jun 2009

Nuclear Power Plants of the Future

Information exchange processes developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be at the center of the effort to design and build the next generation of modern, highly efficient nuclear power plants

3 Jun 2009

Ethanol Production Could Lead to Soil Productivity Problems

Crop residues possess a critical role in sustaining soil organic matter, and as it is increasingly being used for the production of cellulosic-based ethanol, this removal may impact the long-term productivity of soils

3 Jun 2009

Materials Challenges for Clean Energy to be Focus of NIST Symposium

For the materials research community, all roads will lead to the headquarters of the National Institute of Standards and Technology during the week of June 21, 2009, when the agency hosts two major international meetings. First up is the Symposium on Materials Challenges for Clean Energy

3 Jun 2009