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Air Products Hydrogen Fuelling Station Used to Fill Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles on National Tour

Air Products new hydrogen fueling station at its Allentown, Pennsylvania headquarters today filled the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles of several automakers making their way across the country as part of a tour designed to demonstrate that hydrogen vehicle and fueling technologies are approaching commercial availability

14 Aug 2008

Beat The Heat Climate Change Campaign Kicked off by Earthwatch Institute

Earthwatch Institute is kicking off a two-month regional campaign to support global climate change research at Boston’s Museum of Science this Thursday evening. The Climate Change Campaign - a “first” for Earthwatch—runs from August 14-October 14, 2008

14 Aug 2008

Summer Road Trip to be Redefined by Hydrogen Fuelled Cars

If you thought the old summer road trip had gotten about as hi-tech as it could thanks to technology like GPS, e-books and DVDs, think again. Hydrogen-fuelled cars are the latest development to redefine our national summer pastime

14 Aug 2008

Making Biofuel Production Using Small-Scale FT Microchannel Reactors Economically Viable

A new metal carbide Fischer-Tropsch (FT) catalyst developed by Oxford Catalysts looks set to make second-generation biofuel production using small-scale FT microchannel reactors environmentally and economically viable.

14 Aug 2008

Scientists Discovered Simple Way to Remove Bacteria and Other Contaminants from Water

UniSA scientists have discovered a simple way to remove bacteria and other contaminants from water using tiny particles of pure silica coated with an active nano-material.

14 Aug 2008

Renewable Fuels Provider to Design Biofuel Manufacturing Plant

New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc., a provider of renewable fuels, is pleased to announce it has awarded Chicago-based ECE Design, a design contract to develop the design for its first full production biofuel manufacturing plant, with expected capacity of 25 million gallons of second-generation biofuel a year.

13 Aug 2008

PG+E Cow Powered Ride Highlights Advances in Renewable Energy

Move over horse power, cow power could be the next big thing! The California State Fair today announced that the event will host the first known amusement ride powered entirely by cow manure.

13 Aug 2008

Educational Website Explains How Solar Energy Can Be Harvested and Utilized

SMA America, Inc., the United States division of global solar technology giant SMA Solar Technology AG, has launched www.Solar-is-Future.com. This user-friendly, educational Web site explains how solar energy can be harvested and utilized via animation, illustrations and descriptions in easy-to-understand language.

13 Aug 2008

Earning LEED Gold Certification helps Beijing Games Achieve Goal of being Environmentally Responsible

Environmental Market Solutions, Inc. (EMSI), an environmental and green building consulting company, provided consulting services for the Beijing Olympic Village, the first project in China to achieve LEED(R) ND (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development) certification.

13 Aug 2008

Climate Change Alters Growing Conditions in Many Regions of the World

One in five of Germany's plant species could lose parts of its current range, a study by scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the French Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine reveals.

13 Aug 2008

Energy-Efficient White OLED Lighting Products with Environmental Green Benefits

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., a company that leads the way in creating new value in the field of imaging, and Universal Display Corporation, a major force behind today's evolving displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED technology, today announced the signing of an OLED Technology License Agreement.

13 Aug 2008

Creating Ethanol from a Wide Range of Biomass

Say the word "biofuels" and most people think of grain ethanol and biodiesel. But there's another, older technology called gasification that's getting a new look from researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University.

13 Aug 2008

A2B Electric Bike Offers Urban Freedom for People Who Want to Get Out of Their Cars

Ultra Motor today announced the availability of its new A2BTM electric bike. Developed and manufactured by an international team of expert designers and engineers, the A2B is a state-of-the-art electric bike built specifically for urban transport across the American city landscape.

13 Aug 2008

Agreement Gives Ener1 Sole Ownership of Crucial Assets in Lithium-Ion Battery Race

Ener1, Inc., maker of advanced battery technology designed to power the next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles, strengthened its advantage in the lithium-ion battery race, by acquiring exclusive ownership of EnerDel, including essential manufacturing and intellectual property assets from former joint venture partner Delphi Automotive Systems LLC.

13 Aug 2008

Elephant Seals Helping Scientists to Detect Change in Southern Ocean Circulation

Elephant seals are helping scientists overcome a critical blind-spot in their ability to detect change in Southern Ocean circulation and sea ice production and its influence on global climate.

12 Aug 2008