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Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Could Soon Be More Efficient and Dimmable

Long touted as an energy-saving alternative for home lighting, compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) now have the potential to be even more efficient, as well as dimmable

7 Apr 2009

Americans Encouraged to Recycle Cell Phones

The EPA is launching National Cell Phone Recycling Week as part of its efforts to celebrate Earth Day the entire month of April

6 Apr 2009

SABIC Innovative Plastics Honored for Reducing Vehicle Emissions With Next Generation Polymers and Composites

SABIC Innovative Plastics has been honored with a 2009 Green Dot Award in Transportation for its pioneering work on the Hyundai QarmaQ Advanced Technology Demonstration Vehicle

6 Apr 2009

Leader in Wind Energy, Vestas Partners with UW College of Engineering

Vestas, the world’s leading producer of wind power technology, has entered into a long-term partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering that promises to propel wind-energy research, provide student learning opportunities and give the company a long-term presence in Madison

1 Apr 2009

North Carolina Army National Guard Becomes Environmental Leader Through Green Design

A green-design maintenance shop has set a foundation for further pollution prevention efforts for the North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG)

1 Apr 2009

Ener1 Joins Energy Systems Network Cleantech Consortium

Ener1, Inc., the only lithium-ion battery manufacturer with commercial-scale production facilities in the United States of automotive grade quality, today announced its membership to the newly launched Energy Systems Network

1 Apr 2009

Ipods and Cells Phones May Be Charged With a Wave of the Hand by Nanogenerator

Scientists from Georgia describe technology that converts mechanical energy from body movements or even the flow of blood in the body into electric energy that can be used to power a broad range of electronic devices without using batteries

26 Mar 2009

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Aeroplane Takes Silently to the Air

Anyone expecting to hear the engine roar into life when the "Antares DLR-H2" motor glider takes off, will be in for a surprise, the aircraft rises almost soundlessly from the runway powered by electricity producing fuel cells

26 Mar 2009

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gets $1.6 Million DoE Grant to Develop Faster, Cheaper Fuel Cells

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have won a $1.6 million DoE grant to develop new methods for manufacturing a key fuel cell component. The multi-year grant aims to create new technology and processes for faster, more cost-effective manufacturing of fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies

25 Mar 2009

Photoconductors Get Green Shine Thanks to Zinc Oxide

Photodetectors - devices found in cell phones, digital cameras and other consumer gadgets that utilize photoconducting materials - are a green technology in performance (converting light into electricity), but the manufacture of very powerful photodetectors needs to be improved before they can qualify for solid green status

24 Mar 2009