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Performance Fluids Business Enables Large Solar Power Plants to Collect Heat to Electricity

The Dow Chemical Company Performance Fluids business is enabling three large solar power plants in Spain to collect heat and convert it to electrical energy. Taking advantage of the sunny climate, and favorable tax incentives, Spain is pioneering large, commercially viable solar power plants.

13 Apr 2008

Mater Dei's 2,843.4 Mpg Achievement Stretches Boundaries of Fuel Efficiency

Mater Dei High School of Evansville, Ind., set a new mileage record at the 2008 Shell Eco-marathon Americas, a challenge to design, build and test fuel-efficient prototype vehicles that travel the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel.

13 Apr 2008

Transmission Technology Playing a Key Role in Bringing Down Fuel Consumption

The often overlooked transmission is proving to be a secret weapon for Ford Motor Company in the quest for improved fuel economy.

13 Apr 2008

The MIT-Fraunhofer Institute for Sustainable Energy Systems

At the MIT Energy Conference this morning, Foreign Minister of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, along with MIT President Susan Hockfield and Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles, participated in the announcement ceremony for the founding of the MIT-Fraunhofer Institute for Sustainable Energy Systems.

12 Apr 2008

Acquisition Brings Leading Edge Expertise on Solar Electric System on Carports

Los Angeles-based energy technology company, PermaCity Solar, Inc., announced today that they have acquired New Millennium Power, Inc. The acquisition brings leading edge expertise on solar electric system on commercial carports and parking structures, industrial and agricultural storage facilities.

12 Apr 2008

Researchers Analysed CO2 Level in Carbonated Semiarid System

Scientists connected with the CEAMA-Andalusian Centre for the Environment (University of Granada-Andalusian Council) are studying these levels in semiarid Mediterranean scrubland, situated in Eastern Andalusia, whose results are comparable to wide regions of the world.

12 Apr 2008

To Detect Signs of Climatic Change Through Temperatures in Spain

This research work is the first step to confirm the existence of a temperature change. Their main goal has been "to detect the signs of the Climatic Change through the temperatures in Spain", explained to SINC the researcher of the department of Applied Physics of the University of Granada and main author, Matthias Staudt.

12 Apr 2008

Nanotechnology Could Improve Life of Lithium Batteries

Nanotechnology could improve the life of the lithium batteries used in portable devices, including laptop computers, mp3 players, and mobile phones.

12 Apr 2008

Best Engineered Vehicles of 2008

Readers and editors of SAE International's Automotive Engineering International (AEI) magazine crown General Motors' Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and GMC Yukon Hybrid as 2008's Best Engineered Vehicles.

11 Apr 2008

Turning Tap Water Into Renewable, All-Natural Cleaner and Sanitizer

With both Spring' housecleaning and Earth Day right around the corner, many people are' re-thinking the idea of using bleaches, concentrated ammonias, degreasers,' and other caustic chemicals to clean their homes. Thanks to a pioneering' company near Niagara Falls, Ontario, now they can do away with such' hazards, thereby cleaning up the environment -- and their homes -- at the' same time.

11 Apr 2008

The Safety of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries supply the power for cell phones and PDAs, and larger devices such as laptops, cordless screwdrivers and lawnmowers are becoming increasingly dependent on this power source. The advantage of these power storage devices lies in their high energy density and voltage (up to four volts).

11 Apr 2008

TRC Earns Award for Protecting the Environment through Energy Efficiency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named TRC's Energy Services division as a 2008 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for outstanding energy management and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. TRC's accomplishments were recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2008.

11 Apr 2008

Mainstream Energy Corporation Completes Equity Transaction with Renewable Energy Corporation ASA

Mainstream Energy Corporation (MSE), a renewable energy company headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California, announced today it completed an equity transaction worth $40 million with Oslo, Norway based Renewable Energy Corporation ASA, the world's largest producer of silicon materials for photovoltaic (PV) applications and multicrystalline wafers. As a result of the transaction Renewable Energy Corporation will have a 20% shareholding in MSE.

11 Apr 2008

Collection Enhances Sustainable Surfacing Offerings from DuPont

DuPont today announced its newest collection of surfaces -- the DuPont(TM) Zodiaq(R) Terra Collection -- with four new colors that contain at least 50 percent pre-consumer recycled glass. The collection will be available through DuPont distributors in the United States in July 2008.

11 Apr 2008

To Encourage Development and Operation of New Renewable Energy Projects in Michigan

DTE Energy has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to purchase Michigan-based renewable energy for the company's GreenCurrents renewable energy program.

11 Apr 2008