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Ohio Board of Building Standards Hearing May Mean Millions of Dollars in Energy Savings

Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance testimony could save Ohio residents millions of dollars, create jobs and protect the environment

9 Nov 2008

Clean Technology Development Boosted by the 2008 Clean Tech Innovation Challenge

San Diego professors who are developing technologies that will fuel the continued growth of the region's clean tech cluster recently received a financial boost through the 2008 Clean Tech Innovation Challeng

7 Nov 2008

Nano Reactor System Produces On Demand Biodiesel From Vegetable Oils and Fats

Cavitation Technologies anounces that the BioForce 9000 Reactor Skid System can produce biodiesel on demand

7 Nov 2008

Tiny Solar Cells Developed For Microscopic Machines

Some of the tiniest solar cells ever built have been successfully tested as a power source for even tinier microscopic machines

7 Nov 2008

Eco Friendly Foam Insulation Proving Better Than Traditional Insulation

More and more, eco-friendly foam insulation - which can lower heating and cooling costs up to 50 percent - is catching homeowners' attention. And it's no wonder. In addition to being better for the environment, foam insulation is proving to be a superior insulator

5 Nov 2008

Solar Cell Efficiency Upgrade from Blue Square Energy

Blue Square Energy, a developer and manufacturer of low-cost silicon solar cells, today announced that it has produced a 14.6 percent efficient solar cell with its patent-pending Bright Point technology

5 Nov 2008

Wine Industry Set to Embrace Sustainability

There is a unique opportunity in South Africa this week for the wine industry to engage with the conservation community and put sustainability on the global wine agenda

5 Nov 2008

Environmental Group Welcomes President Obama

The election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has been welcomed by WWF - provided he sticks to the progressive environmental policies that he promised throughout his campaign

5 Nov 2008

New Lexan Thermoclear Sheet from SABIC Innovative Plastics Offers Superior Thermal Insulation for Glazing, Helping Customers Reduce Energy Costs

SABIC Innovative Plastics has developed a new 9-wall Lexan Thermoclear sheet as an excellent candidate for applications such as flat glazing of sunrooms, conservatories, and rooflights, shopping centers, office buildings, and factories

4 Nov 2008

Hybrid Materials are Under Development as the Future of Solar Cells

Composite materials based on semiconductor nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes are being developed as functional materials for efficient light emitting diodes and photovoltaic devices

4 Nov 2008

Coral Reefs Found in Deep, Cold, Ocean

Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 metres under the surface of the Atlantic. Here the tops of the hills are covered in large coral reefs

4 Nov 2008

Electrovaya Signs MOUs on Electric Cars, Trucks and Manufacturing Equipment

Electrovaya today announced that it has signed three MOU's in Beijing, China in the areas of electric cars, trucks and manufacturing equipment

4 Nov 2008

Eco-Town Standards Thrown Open for Public Consultation

Local communities will get their next chance to have their say on the eco-town proposals as Housing Minister Margaret Beckett today launches the Government's second round of formal consultation on the proposed locations and standards for eco-towns

4 Nov 2008

World Toilet Summit Takes a Good Look at Sanitation

The eighth annual World Toilet Summit and Expo will bring together United Nations agencies, civil society groups, industry pioneers, and other stakeholders in the international development community to discuss strategies for accelerating progress on worldwide sanitation issues

4 Nov 2008

Energy Saving Initiatives of MillerCoors Golden and Shenandoah Breweries Recognized by Department of Energy

MillerCoors recently was recognized by the Department of Energy (DOE) for implementing energy-saving initiatives to reduce electricity and natural gas usage at its Golden, Colo. and Shenandoah, Va. breweries. Both breweries received the DOE Energy Saver Award

4 Nov 2008