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Rohm and Haas Introduces New Line of Enlight Products for Solar Cell Manufacturers

Rohm and Haas Company will introduce its new line of Enlight products for photovoltaic manufacturers at this year's 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC) in Valencia, Spain

26 Aug 2008

Solar Sunroof From Sunrise Solar Keeps Vehicles Cool and Charges Batteries While Parked

Sunrise Solar Corp has announced the introduction of a solar sunroof for automobiles. This unique technology replaces the traditional glass sunroof with an advanced solar replacement. The solar sunroof will generate electricity to recharge the vehicle’s batteries while simultaneously cooling the car when parked in a hot climate or warm the car when parked in a cooler climate

26 Aug 2008

Agricultural Researcher Develops Drought Tolerant Corn

An AgriLife Research corn breeder is working with crosses between temperate and tropically adapted varieties of corn to find a drought tolerant plant that performs well under reduced irrigation

26 Aug 2008

Key to Energy of The Future Lies With Photosynthesis of Cyanobacteria

Amid mounting agreement that future clean, "carbon-neutral", energy will rely on efficient conversion of the sun's light energy into fuels and electric power, attention is focusing on one of the most ancient groups of organism, the cyanobacteria

25 Aug 2008

Wind Turbines Can Endager Bats As Well As Birds

Power-generating wind turbines have long been recognized as a potentially life-threatening hazard for birds. But at most wind facilities, bats actually die in much greater numbers

25 Aug 2008

Healthy Eating Promoted in 'Fruits and Veggies - More Matters' Month

“This month, make it a priority to increase your consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits and treat your body to the vitamins and minerals it craves,” says The Association for Dressings & Sauces (ADS). The Atlanta-based trade association of salad dressing and sauce manufacturers and suppliers joins the Produce for Better Health Foundation in celebrating September as “Fruits and Veggies – More Matters” Month

25 Aug 2008

EPA Says to Look for the ENERGY STAR When Purchasing a DTA Converter Box

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that conventional DTAs could consume more than 3 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) per year and cost Americans $270 million annually in electricity costs

25 Aug 2008

Pollution Prevention Institute Launched in New York

Pete Grannis, Commissioner of New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, hosted an open house today at Rochester Institute of Technology, showcasing the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, also known as NYSP2I

25 Aug 2008

Energy Independence Within Reach Says Architecture 2030 Founder

Energy independence is within our grasp, according to Edward Mazria, founder and executive director of Architecture 2030

24 Aug 2008

Plyboo Bamboo Flooring Passes Californian Emissions Tests

Plyboo bamboo plywood products have passed emissions testing under the criteria of California Section 01350, the most stringent volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions standards

24 Aug 2008

New York Mayor Offerred Free Roof Top Wind Turbine

Marquiss Wind Power Offers To Give City A Chance To Test Roof-Top Power

24 Aug 2008

Solar Power Plant to be Build in China by Yingli Green Energy

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated photovoltaic product manufacturers, today announced that it has entered into a framework agreement with the local government of a county in Beijing regarding the proposed construction of a 10 MW solar power plant

24 Aug 2008

Biofilm Research Sets Standards for Household Items Like Antibacterial Products

Montana State University scientist Darla Goeres knows that there is more than one way to grow a biofilm, a fact that she uses to make sure that when a product claims it kills "99 percent" of bacteria, it really does the job

24 Aug 2008

International Beach Preservation Finds New Home at Western Carolina U

Western Carolina University is the new home to the offices of the Santa Aguila Charitable Trust, an international organization devoted to the protection and preservation of beaches around the world, and recent WCU graduate Adam Griffith has been hired as director of the trust’s Beachcare program

24 Aug 2008