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Dow Corning Starts New LED Production Unit in Korea

Dow Corning has established a new silicone production unit exclusively for Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) in Jincheon, Korea to support the booming global LED market and meet the needs of customers in Asia

28 May 2009

Photovoltaic Solar Panel Makers Continue to Invest In Additional Manufacturing Capacity

In a period of significant consolidation, leading Photovoltaic (PV)
manufacturers continue to invest in new capacity to cope with the next phase of demand growth, expected during 2010

27 May 2009

Hydrogen Vehicles Kick Off on 2009 Hydrogen Road Tour

The 2009 Hydrogen Road Tour begins today, and Air Products' hydrogen fueling technology will be key to making possible the 1,700-mile
start-to-finish hydrogen powered vehicle trek from California to Vancouver, British Columbia

27 May 2009

Carbon Footprint Calculator Launched by Dalhousie Univeristy Eco-Efficiency Centre

Dalhousie University’s Eco-Efficiency Centre, located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, now offers a cost-free carbon footprint calculator for small- and medium-sized businesses in Canada

27 May 2009

United States and Canada Under Threat From Ice Sheets Melting in Greenland

A melting of the Greenland ice sheet this century may drive more water than previously thought toward the already threatened coastlines of New York, Boston, Halifax, and other cities in the northeastern United States and in Canada, according to new research led by NCAR

27 May 2009

New University of Michigan Solar Car Soon to be Unveiled

The University of Michigan's reigning North American Solar Challenge champions will soon unveil their solar car that will compete in an 1,800-mile race across Australia this fall

27 May 2009

World Hunger Could Be Alleviated by New Discovery

When scientist Loretta Mayer set out to alleviate diseases associated with menopause, she didn’t realize her work could lead to addressing world hunger and feeding hundreds of millions of people

27 May 2009

Rainbow Solar Announces Breakthrough in Power Generation

Rainbow Solar, the innovative clean energy company that introduced the world's first transparent PV window announces the SuperPV: a breakthrough technology that increases the power generation of silicon solar cells by 60 - 200%

27 May 2009

National Semiconductor's SolarMagic Technology Being Evaluated by Suntech Power

Suntech Power Holdings, the world's largest crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to evaluate National Semiconductor's SolarMagic technology with the intention of jointly promoting the technology and developing future solutions

27 May 2009

Record Efficiency for Thin Film Solar Photovoltaics

Oerlikon Solar, the world's leading supplier of thin film silicon photovoltaic (PV) production equipment, today announced that it has achieved a new record efficiency level for commercial thin film silicon PV modules

27 May 2009

American Superconductor Licenses Wind Turbine Design to Inox Wind

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, announced today that its wholly owned AMSC Windtec subsidiary has licensed its proprietary 2 megawatt (MW) doubly-fed induction wind turbine design to Inox Wind Limited

27 May 2009

Nanophotovoltaics Devices Patent Issued

Spire Corporation, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 7,514,725 B2 entitled "Nanophotovoltaic Devices."

27 May 2009

Silver Markets for Photovoltaics Report Released

NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst, today announced the
release of “Silver Markets for Photovoltaics.” This report is one of a series of “Metals in PV” reports examining opportunities for various metals in the photovoltaics industry

27 May 2009

Photovoltaic Solar Cell Testing Seminar From Keithley

Keithley Instruments, a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, will offer a free, web-based seminar titled “Photovoltaic Measurements: Testing the Electrical Properties of Today’s Solar Cells.” It will be broadcast on Thursday, June 18, 2009

27 May 2009

Distant Planets With Water That Could Sustain Life Could Be Found With New Technique

A team of astronomers and astrobiologists has devised a technique to tell whether small Earth-like planets orbiting other suns harbor liquid water, which in turn could tell whether they might be able to support life

27 May 2009