Dr. Cameron Chai

Articles from Cameron

Empa Scientists Improve Conversion Efficiency of CIGS Solar Cells

A team of scientists led by Ayodhya N. Tiwari, at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have further improved the power conversion capabilities of flexible solar cells manufactured utilizing copper indium gallium (di)selenide or CIGS.

25 May 2011

A Project Discovers Water Conservation Leads to Energy Conservation

A new project report titled, ‘Drops of Energy: Conserving Urban Water in California to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions,’ emphasizes the need for saving water to save energy and to cut down green house gas discharges.

25 May 2011

UC San Diego Receives Grant to Improve Clean Energy Usage in California

The Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) of the California Energy Commission has declared a grant of $1.4 million for UC San Diego to speedup the growth and usage of green renewable energy in California.

25 May 2011

Community Energy Contracts Accord to Sell Solar Power to Exelon Generation

Community Energy Solar, a utility level solar projects developing company, declared that it has entered into a 15 year power purchase accord with Exelon Generation, a utility company, to supply the power generated from its 6 MW solar power facility being constructed in Lancaster County, PA. The accord also covers the sale of renewable energy credits generated from the project.

25 May 2011

eIQ Energy to Provide Parallel Solar Technology to Granite Construction

eIQ Energy, a company that deploys a unique power management technology to provide inexpensive and efficient solar power, has contracted an accord with Granite Construction to supply Parallel Solar technology for its hot mix facility and aggregate located in Coalinga, California.

25 May 2011

Cellana Gets Funding to Formulate New Algae-Based Animal Feed

Cellana, a Hawaii-based company engaged in the development of algae-based biofuels and bioproducts, has obtained a three year grant of $5.5 million through a competitive selection process to formulate a protein supplement as a spin-off product from algae during the biofuel production process and to establish its dietary and economical value in cattle feeds.

25 May 2011

Opcon Bioenergy to Supply CHP Plant to Falbygden Energi

Opcon Bioenergy, an auxiliary of Opcon, the energy and ecological technology group, has declared the contracting of a final accord with Falbygden Energi to supply a new combined heating and power plant (CHP) utilizing bioenergy source to Marjarp, Falköping.

25 May 2011