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Solar Cell Production Begins for Suniva

Suniva Inc, a manufacturer of high value monocrystalline silicon solar cells, today announced that in less than 12 months after the initial planning it successfully began production of solar cells on its new 32MWp line in Norcross, Georgia

4 Nov 2008

Innovative Use of Solar Panels Provides Electricty and Parking Lot Shade at Caltech

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world's largest manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced the completion of the California Institute of Technology's (Caltech) 238 kWp solar array

4 Nov 2008

Coal Mandate for the Next President

Today is Election Day and whichever candidate is elected, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity is calling for the new President to back the use of coal for electricity generation

4 Nov 2008

Looking to Environmentally Friendly Technologies to Solve Economic Problems in the US and California

One California school district has turned part of its focus to saving and even making money via the use of renewable energy in the form of solar power

4 Nov 2008

Patagonian Forest Fungus Produces New Type of Diesel Fuel, Myco-Diesel

A team led by a Montana State University professor has found a fungus that produces a new type of diesel fuel, which they say holds great promise

3 Nov 2008

Chinese Air Cargo Carrier Signs On With EcoPower to Boost Engine Power, PErformance and Efficiency

Chinese cargo carrier Great Wall Airlines has signed an exclusive agreement to use Pratt & Whitney's EcoPower engine wash service. EcoPower washes reduce engine fuel burn and cut back carbon dioxide emissions

3 Nov 2008

Detecting Illegal Nuclear Testing By Analyzing 'Inaudible Sounds'

By measuring 'inaudible' sounds, events like illegal nuclear tests can be detected. This 'infrasound' can also help us understand more about the upper atmosphere.

3 Nov 2008

Scrap Iron Being Used to Clean Up Industrial Wastewater Pollution

Researchers use zero valent iron to detoxify pollutants in industrial wastewater

3 Nov 2008

Ice That Burns, Water and Sunshine Set to be Fuels of the Future

Move over, oil, gasoline, and coal. Researchers are describing key advances in developing new fuels to help supply an energy-hungry world in the 21st Century

3 Nov 2008

Wireless Technology Being Used to Produce Better Wine With Less Resource Demand

European researchers are offering the continent’s winemaking industry the opportunity to improve quality, save water and reduce pesticide use without giving up age-old practices

3 Nov 2008

Water Isotype Analyzer Deployed at 11000ft By Climate Scientists

Climate scientists from the University of Colorado and the University of New Mexico studying the water cycle have successfully deployed a Picarro precision water isotope analyzer at a remote monitoring station near the top of Mauna Loa, Hawaii

3 Nov 2008

Supporters of Coal Fired Electricity Weigh into Presidential Campaign

As the hours of the 2008 election wind down, both Senator Obama and Senator McCain continue to express their strong support for coal, America's most abundant energy resource, during a campaign that has seen energy security and costs at the forefront of the national debate

3 Nov 2008

Sara Lee Coffee to be More Sustainable in 2009

Sara Lee further increases its commitment to sustainable coffee as the company will buy 26,500 tons of certified coffee beans in 2009. That is approximately 30percent more than in 2008 and a tenfold increase since the company formalised its sustainable sourcing commitment five years ago

3 Nov 2008

Spruce Forest Mushrooms Slowing Climate Change in Northern Forests

The fight against climate warming has an unexpected ally in mushrooms growing in dry spruce forests covering Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and other northern regions, a new University of California, Irvine study finds

3 Nov 2008