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Extending the Benefit of Green Technology on a Global Scale

Voxtel, Inc. plans to announce its entry into the business of manufacturing "green" semiconductor and metal-oxide nanocrystals for a wide variety customer applications.

6 Mar 2008

Providing Businesses with a Simple One-Stop Process for Integrating Solar Electricity

REC Solar, a rapidly growing provider of residential and commercial solar electric systems, today announced it is opening sales offices in Portland, Oregon. The San Luis Obispo, California-based company said it would focus on selling commercial solar electric installations to businesses throughout the state.

6 Mar 2008

New Photovoltaic Method of Capturing Solar Energy

Researchers at Swansea University are developing a new, eco-friendly technology that could generate as much electricity as 50 wind farms.

6 Mar 2008

Quantum and German Solar Partner Awarded Contract to Supply Solar Modules

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. today announced that its German solar partner, Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, has been awarded a contract by AS Solar GmbH for the supply of high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic solar modules.

6 Mar 2008

Green Development Center to Support Green Design and Construction

In its role as the national force behind comprehensive community revitalization, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) today announced the launch of its Green Development Center to support green design, construction, and management principles in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.

6 Mar 2008

Understanding Sea Ice Thickness is Critical for Improving Global Climate Models

Scientists recently developed a new modeling approach to estimate sea ice thickness. This is the only model based entirely on historical observations.

5 Mar 2008

Solar-Thermal Biomass-to-Gas Conversion Project

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop rapid solar- thermal chemical reactor systems for the conversion of biomass material like switchgrass and algae to synthesis gas.

5 Mar 2008

Spire Receives Purchase Order for Solar Simulator from Renewable Energy Laboratory

Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide, today announced that it has received a purchase order for its advanced Single Long Pulse Solar Simulator from the United States Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) located in Golden, Colorado.

5 Mar 2008

Photovoltaic Roof Tile Generates Energy Without Compromising the Look of Home

CertainTeed Corporation, a leading North American manufacturer of interior and exterior building products, announced today it has entered into a groundbreaking partnership with SRS Energy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to advance the development of photovoltaic roofing products.

5 Mar 2008

Well Insulated House Saves a lot of Money and Energy

The LockPlate composite system provides efficient thermal insulation for the facades of buildings. A vacuum enclosed in special panels reduces the exchange of heat. LockPlate is easy to handle and much thinner than conventional heat insulation systems.

5 Mar 2008