Dr. Cameron Chai

Articles from Cameron

SDG+E Signs Two Power Purchase Agreements with Silverado Power

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), a regulated public utility, has entered into two 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the subsidiaries of Silverado Power, an independent solar development group, for a total of 15 MW of solar energy.

4 Apr 2012

ASP Selects DUNMORE’s Solar Module Backsheets

DUNMORE, a global supplier of engineered coated and laminated films, is supplying solar PV module backsheets to US-based Advanced Solar Photonics (ASP). ASP produces crystalline silicon solar PV modules for residential, commercial and utility applications. It owns a state-of-the art manufacturing facility in Orlando, Florida, which has an annual production capacity of 100 MW.

4 Apr 2012

Walton Fund Supports Sustainability Initiatives

Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) at the Arizona State University (ASU) will receive $27.5 million from the Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Fund to accelerate sustainability initiatives.

3 Apr 2012

Container Deposits System Attracts Higher Value Recycling

According to environmentalists, a national container deposits system (CDS) will provide $1.78 billion to perform the recycling process in the initial five years of operation. This amount is 17 times more than that offered by the national bin network from the beverage industry.

3 Apr 2012

New Collaboration to Develop High-Efficiency Thin-Film Silicon Solar Modules

Eighteen major research and industrial partners have teamed up in a European Union (EU) Fast Track project to develop high-efficiency thin-film silicon solar modules using nanotechnology.

3 Apr 2012

Max Planck Society and Princeton University Partner for New Fusion Energy Research Center

On March 29, 2012, the Max Planck Society entered into an agreement with Princeton University to establish a new center that focuses on fusion research. The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald and Garching are the partners of the new center.

3 Apr 2012

Aluminium Recycling Campaign in Norway Ends with Remarkable Results

In a national recycling campaign, school children across Norway have collected 11 million used tea light cups made of aluminium. The campaign has been started by WWF in collaboration with IKEA and Hydro and they invited first to fourth grade students from throughout the country to collect the largest number of aluminium tea light cups for recycling.

3 Apr 2012