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Optoelectronics Forum Examines the Role of Photonics in Our Sustainable Future

The Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) concluded its Green Photonics forum today examining the role of optoelectronics in a sustainable future

11 Sep 2008

Photovoltech Will Double Its Photovoltaic Cell Production Plant Capacity

Photovoltech announces that it will increase the photovoltaic cell production capacity of its plant in Tienen, Belgium, from 140 MWp1 by end-2009 to 260 MWp by end 2010. For this a new production plant will be built at the present site

11 Sep 2008

Government Acceleration of Energy Saving Targets Encouraged by Disenco Energy

Disenco Energy welcomes Prime Minister Gordon Brown's initiatives to provide £910 million in fuel measures to address rising energy costs, but agrees with consumer groups that much more must be done to combat the soaring burden of home energy fuel bills

11 Sep 2008

2008 AlwaysOn Going Green 100 Awards

Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and its Global Network of Funds, the most active global cleantech investors, today announced that fifteen of their portfolio companies were recognized as finalists in the AlwaysOn 2008 Going Green 100 Awards

10 Sep 2008

Earth Animal Found to be Able to Survive the Freezing, High Radiation, Vacuum of Deep Space

New research shows that some animals are able to do away with space suits and can survive exposure to open-space vacuum, cold and radiation

8 Sep 2008

Managing Forests as Carbon Storage Solutions to Offset Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Scientists who have determined how much carbon is stored annually in upper Midwest forests hope their findings will be used to accelerate global discussion about the strategy of managing forests to offset greenhouse gas emissions

8 Sep 2008

Large Hadron Collider Will Not Destroy The World

A new report published on Friday, 5 September, provides the most comprehensive evidence available to confirm that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)'s switch-on, due on Wednesday next week, poses no threat to mankind

8 Sep 2008

Bosch Growing Green Technologies With New Research Facilities

The Bosch Group, a leading German global supplier of technology and services, establishes their Asia-Pacific regional headquarters for Research and Advance Engineering in Singapore

8 Sep 2008

Understanding the Connection Between Climate Change and Aerosols

A group of scientists affiliated with the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) have proposed a new framework to account more accurately for the effects of aerosols on precipitation in climate models

8 Sep 2008

LDK Solar and GT Solar International Deal For Polysilicon Solar Cell Manufacturing in China

LDK Solar signs deal with GT Solar International to purchase polysilicon CVD reactors for installation in LDK Solar's manufacturing facilities in China

8 Sep 2008