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Dramatic Improvement in Cheap Solar Cells Now Being Developed in Laboratories

By using a popcorn-ball design - tiny kernels clumped into much larger porous spheres - researchers at the University of Washington are able to manipulate light and more than double the efficiency of converting solar energy to electricity.

11 Apr 2008

Leading By Example, Parducci Adopts 100% Green Power

Parducci Wine Cellars, the nation's first carbon neutral winery, announces the company's conversion to 100% solar and wind power.

11 Apr 2008

An Oil Company Agreed to a Date Certain End of Production

The Environmental Defense Center (EDC), Get Oil Out! (GOO!), and Citizens Planning Association of Santa Barbara (CPA) announced today that they have signed an historic and unprecedented agreement that will allow for development by Plains Exploration + Production Company (PXP) of the Tranquillon Ridge Oil and Gas Field off Lompoc, while curtailing the life of existing oil and gas operations offshore Lompoc and the Gaviota Coast.

11 Apr 2008

Bayer Corporation to Help Sponsor World Environment Day Celebration

To help today's students understand their role as tomorrow's environmental stewards, Bayer Corporation announced today it will partner with the United Nations Environment Programme's Regional Office in North America (UNEP RONA) to help sponsor the 36th annual World Environment Day celebration.

11 Apr 2008

Automotive Glass Technology Increases Fuel Efficiency

PPG Industries is showcasing its Safe and Sound laminated glass in booth 1751 during the SAE World Congress at Cobo Center in Detroit during the week of April 14. Safe and Sound glass is the platform for many of PPG's enhanced glazing technologies.

11 Apr 2008

Catching the Clean Energy Wave

While the U.S. economy mourns a first quarter loss of 232,000 jobs, California job seekers, students, contractors, public officials, and others interested in breaking into the green-collar job boom will hear where the jobs are and how to train for them from some of the nation's preeminent experts at SOLAR 2008.

11 Apr 2008

Free Workshops to Help Business Owners Find Ways to Reduce Soaring Energy Costs

The Department of Environmental Protection will host a series of free workshops at seven locations across the state this spring to help business owners find ways to reduce soaring energy costs.

10 Apr 2008

The Great Energy Efficiency Day Quickly Becoming a "Must Attend" Discussion

John W. Conover IV, president of the Trane commercial business in the Americas, will discuss energy-efficient building solutions in a presentation at 1:40 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, in Room G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Off...

10 Apr 2008

Saft to Provide Li-Ion Batteries for Hybrid Electric Combat Vehicles

Saft, the world's leading manufacturer of high-end batteries for defense applications, was recently awarded a multi-year follow-on contract by BAE Systems for Future Combat Systems (FCS), the Army's premier modernization initiative led by the Lead Systems Integrator team of Boeing and partner Science Applications International Corporation.

10 Apr 2008

Environmental Issues Top the List of Challenges Facing the Automotive Industry

A new survey conducted by DuPont and the Society of the Automotive Industry (SAE) shows that environmental issues top the list of challenges facing the automotive industry, outranking cost reduction for the first time in 14 years.

10 Apr 2008

Biochar Enhances the Natural Carbon Seizing Ability of Soil

Fifteen hundred years ago, tribes people from the central Amazon basin mixed their soil with charcoal derived from animal bone and tree bark. Today, at the site of this charcoal deposit, scientists have found some of the richest, most fertile soil in the world.

10 Apr 2008

Reducing Waste and Cost Associated With Direct Mail

UAA Clearinghouse and GrayHair Software today announced the most powerful partnership geared towards reducing the waste and cost associated with undeliverable as addressed (UAA) mail for Direct Marketing mailers.

10 Apr 2008

Corsair Eco-Friendly PSUs Deliver Performance and Efficiency

Corsair(R), a worldwide leader in enthusiast computer and flash memory products, announced today that it has been awarded 80 PLUS Certification across the entire Corsair line of Power Supply Units (PSUs), including the award winning modular HX Series, powerful TX Series and value-performance VX Series.

10 Apr 2008

New Company Formed to Accelerate Production of High Performance Insulating Glass

Southwall Technologies Inc., a worldwide innovator of energy-saving films and glass products, announced today the formation of Southwall Insulating Glass, a joint venture with Chicago-based manufacturer Sound Solutions Windows + Doors.

10 Apr 2008

Patented Flexible Solar Panels that Disappear into Product Design

SUPERB Industries Inc. has introduced a solar power technology that can be disguised as a corporate logo, brand ID or high-tech decal. It is ideal for situations where running wiring is cost-prohibitive and in applications where conventional power sources are not available.

10 Apr 2008