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Powering Wireless Environmental Sensors With Vibration and Solar Energy

Midé Technology has combined the Volture™ Vibration energy harvester with the Volture™ Solar Energy Harvester to power physical or environmental condition monitoring systems with a wireless hybrid product

27 Oct 2008

Window Film Use Can Give 30 Percent Energy Savings

Energy Experts Agree: Look to Solar Gard® or Panorama® Window Films for Proven Energy Savings

27 Oct 2008

UNSW Sets Solar Cell Efficiency Record at 25 Percent

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 effiency

23 Oct 2008

Carbon Disclosure Project Recognises PPG as Environmental Leader

PPG Industries has been recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) as one of the leading S and P 500 companies and as the No. 1 company in the chemicals and pharmaceuticals sector in the CDP’s 2008 Leadership Index

21 Oct 2008

New Home Energy Appliance Helps Consumers Save Energy and Money While Protecting the Environment

With electrical consumption in the U.S. up 54% in the past twenty years, rising fuel costs, and growing concerns about the environment, who wouldn’t want to make better use of one’s energy while saving money ...

20 Oct 2008

America's Largest Solar Cell Manufacturing Plant Opened by SolarWorld

SolarWorld, a world leader in high quality solar power technology, today opens North America's largest solar cell manufacturing facility

20 Oct 2008

New Generation Energy Gives Low Interest Loans for Renewable Energy Projects

New Generation Energy, a non-profit organization that supports community-based renewable energy projects, today announced that it will be launching a Project Development Initiative to provide low interest loans to support community solar, wind, biomass, and efficiency projects

16 Oct 2008

New Solar Energy Material Captures All the Energy of Sunlight

Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power - it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight, and generates electrons in a way that makes them easier to capture

16 Oct 2008

120-Megawatt Solar Cell Manufacturing Plant to be Built by Energy Conversion Devices

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced Battle Creek, Mich., as the location for its new 120MW solar cell manufacturing facility

15 Oct 2008

Shea Homes Makes Solar Power an Option for New Homes

Victoria Gardens by Shea Homes announced today that solar power systems will be an included optional feature on its Shea Green Certified homes, beginning immediately

15 Oct 2008