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Second Generation Biofuels Critical to Ensure Compliance with Future Biofuel Mandates in Europe

News - 21 Jan 2009

First generation biofuels are outdated and second generation biofuels are not yet commercially feasible. Improvements in conversion processes of second generation biofuels will be an important factor...

Lexus Introduces Hybrid at North American Motor Show

News - 20 Jan 2009

A welcomed addition to Lexus's entry-luxury sedan line-up, the HS 250h fits nicely between the IS luxury sport sedan and the ES luxury sedan. Research has shown that more than 60 percent of...

Air Liquide Consolidating Position As Leading Supplier to Photovoltaic Industry

News - 19 Jan 2009

The solar photovoltaic industry (PV) is experiencing a period of significant volume growth despite the current economic crisis. The challenge for industry leaders is to maintain the trend of lowering...

Free Recycling Added to HP Trade-In Program

News - 6 Jan 2009

HP (NYSE:HPQ) today introduced a program that offers consumers in the United States a simple way to receive cash for their unwanted technology equipment or, if there is no value, to recycle it. The...

Compact Fluorescent Lights About to Become More Pleasant

News - 30 Dec 2008

For those who love “green” compact fluorescent bulbs but hate their cold light, here’s some good news: Researchers are closer to flipping the switch on cheaper, richer LED-type room...

2009 Green Car Vision Award Finalists Named

News - 23 Dec 2008

Five nominees have been identified for Green Car Journal's 2009 Green Car Vision Award(TM), which acknowledges a vehicle that best envisions the road ahead. One of these five finalists -- the...

MIT Researchers Find Way to Make Solar Cells More Efficient

News - 24 Nov 2008

New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers at MIT. Using...

Pimped Rides Go Green With Spoiler Design to Improve Vehicle Fuel Economy

News - 10 Nov 2008

As if the drivers of mini vans and utility vehicles needed any more encouragement to drive fast between jobs, US researchers have designed a new rear spoiler for bluff-backed vehicles that can reduce...

First Hybrid Motor Yacht Uses a Combination Solar - Diesel - Electric Drive System

News - 3 Nov 2008

Reuben Trane, president of Island Pilot, LLC, announced today that the company will introduce the first-ever truly "green" motoryacht in America this week at the Ft. Lauderdale International...

UNSW Sets Solar Cell Efficiency Record at 25 Percent

News - 23 Oct 2008

UNSW's ARC Photovoltaic Centre of Excellence has again asserted its leadership in solar cell technology by reporting the first silicon solar cell to achieve the milestone of 25 per cent...