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National Nuclear Security Administration Launches Website Focusing on Green Stories

In the wake of the Earth Week celebrations the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has declared the launch of an exclusive website focusing on green stories that will highlight the efforts and contributions of NNSA in improving the environment.

22 Apr 2011

DOW Associates with Oak Ridge National Lab and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to Introduce Energy-Efficient Cool Roofs

Dow Chemical declared that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will finance a part of an important lab research that is being conducted by Dow and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) of DOE under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA).

22 Apr 2011

Li-air Batteries Promise the Much Needed Energy Breakthrough for Electric Cars

A recent research by Tejs Vegge, a senior scientist who works in the Materials Research Division at Risø DTU, (Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy) states that Li-air batteries promise the much needed energy break-through for the electric cars.

21 Apr 2011

CertainTeed Receives ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award

CertainTeed has received the 2011 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to become the first ever fiberglass insulation producer to receive such an award in recognition of its contributions to energy savings.

21 Apr 2011

WindTamer to Supply Renewable Power Storage and Management System to PGM

WindTamer, a company that develops and produces wind turbines, solar power systems and power storage and management equipment for generating renewable energy, has declared the receipt of an order from PGM.

20 Apr 2011

General Motors Receives 135 Clean Energy Patents in 2010

The latest patent growth index on clean-energy in the U.S. indicates that General Motors, a leading automaker in the U.S., has obtained 135 patents constituting around 14% of the total 1,881 patent applications received from 700 companies.

19 Apr 2011

Charging of Electric Vehicles at Night to Reduce Formation of Ozone

Researchers from the University of Texas and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. conducted a study on the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) to determine the optimum way to charge these vehicles.

19 Apr 2011

Plasma Nanoscience for Efficient Creation and Storage of Energy

Plasma nanoscience could help tackle the challenge faced by the world today regarding creation and storage of energy by conducting more research in this field.

18 Apr 2011

European Commission’s Joint Research Center Announces Winners of Green Programmes

The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the in-house science arm of the European Commission, has announced winners of its GreenLight, GreenBuilding and Motor Challenge programmes.

18 Apr 2011

NASA Awards $16.5 Million to Develop Fuel Efficient and Low Noise Aircraft

The Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate of NASA has recently awarded $16.5 million to four teams from academia and industry through its Fundamental Aeronautics Program for developing a new technology to reduce fuel intake, carbon discharge and noise in aircrafts.

15 Apr 2011