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Government Asked to Support Research into Recycling Used Nuclear Fuel

As the White House and U.S. Congress create a new national strategy for managing used nuclear fuel, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is encouraging lawmakers to support the research and development necessary for recycling nuclear fuel

22 Jun 2009

Solar Cell Components Made From Cotton and Beans Set to Cause a Solar Power Revolution

BioSolar, Inc. has introduced “a robust protective backing for solar cells derived from cotton and castor beans, which may possibly revolutionize the solar power industry as we know it today”

22 Jun 2009

Digital EcoStart from KONE and Power Efficiency Corporation to Bring Increased Energy Efficiency to Escalators

The KONE EcoStart is a unique motor efficiency controller that incorporates Power Efficiency’s proprietary E-Save Technology to improve the efficiency of electric motors in escalators. The EcoStart is a complete motor control device that soft starts a motor, bringing it from rest to full speed, and then protects the motor from adverse conditions, such as voltage and amperage spikes

22 Jun 2009

NASA Technology Used to Increase Energy Efficiency

Power Efficiency Corporation, a clean tech company focused on energy efficiency technologies for electric motors, announced today that the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) has created a video about the development of Power Efficiency’s energy saving technology, its roots in NASA research, and its importance for the nation’s climate and energy challenges

22 Jun 2009

Diesel Engines Shown to be Dramatically Cleaner Than Those From Just a Few Years Ago

In a study released today, the Coordinating Research Council (CRC) reports that a comprehensive emissions testing program of advanced technology heavy-duty diesel engines demonstrates that today’s diesel engines are 99% cleaner than engines produced just a few years ago

22 Jun 2009

ABB to Power Sea Water Desalination Plant Providing Clean Water to 5 Million People

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $28 million from environmental solutions company Hyflux for a turnkey electrical solution to power the world’s largest membrane based reverse osmosis seawater desalination plant

22 Jun 2009

UNEP Welcomes Action On Combatting Climate Change Via Restriction of Hydrofluorocarbons

A scientific paper, highlighting the need to accelerate action over a group of gases known as Hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) as part of the climate change agenda, was today welcomed by the head of the UN Environment Programme

22 Jun 2009

Siemens Expecting Economic Stimulus Packages to Bring Them €15 Billion Including €6 Billion in Cleantech

Siemens expects to win new orders of around €15 billion in the next three fiscal years 2010 until 2012, which will be generated by government stimulus programs already announced around the world. Green technologies are expected to account for 40 percent or approximately €6 billion of this total

22 Jun 2009

UN Report Says Climate Change is Real and Happening Right Now

A new report presents the newest scientific evidence that warns that ocean temperatures, sea levels, extreme climate conditions and the retreat of the Arctic sea ice have picked up more pace than experts predicted two years ago

22 Jun 2009

From Clean Diesel to Electric Cars, Nissan Green Program 2010 Moves Forward

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today provided an update on its comprehensive environmental action plan, Nissan Green Program 2010 (NGP 2010), along with a preview of future actions

22 Jun 2009

Geothermal Energy Production Gets Boost From Nanotechnology

The Stanford Geothermal Program had a noteworthy result this week, having achieved a proof of concept in the use of tiny particles called nanoparticles as tracers to characterize fractured rocks

22 Jun 2009

Report Released on Reducing Carbon Emissions From Coal Fired Power Plants

Professor Ernest Moniz, director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and former undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, today unveiled a report on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants

22 Jun 2009

What Happens When Nanoparticles Enter The Food Chain?

Too tiny to see or touch, manmade nanoparticles are increasingly becoming a by-product of industry and chemical and pharmaceutical technology. But once these super small materials enter the water supply, do t...

22 Jun 2009

Efficient Vehicles, Environmentally Friendly Packaging and Renewable Plastics Part of the Big Picture from DuPont Performance Materials

2009 is a milestone year for the DuPont Performance Materials (DPM) platform in responding to today's global mega trends - particularly in addressing the need to reduce energy and environmental footprints in important end-use markets

22 Jun 2009