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New Lighting Strategies Needed for Increasing Energy Efficiency and Reducing Greenhouse Gases

A study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers argues that new lighting technologies can be a key player in the portfolio of strategies needed to promote energy efficiency and to help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases

9 Jun 2009

Green Energy and the Future of Space Propulsion To Be Examined at Conference

Alternative fuels, electric propulsion systems, fuel cells, and futuristic aerospace propulsion systems will take center stage at the 7th International Energy Conversion and Engineering Conference

9 Jun 2009

Motion Power Devices Capture Energy From Movign Trucks and Buses to Generate Clean Energy

New Energy Technologies, a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that the Company is immediately expanding its product range of MotionPower technologies for harvesting the kinetic energy of moving vehicles to generate clean electricity

9 Jun 2009

More Than 10 Million Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Handed Out By Puget Sound Energy

Puget Sound Energy announced today that the utility has now distributed more than 10 million free and discounted compact fluorescent light bulbs to its more than 1 million electric customers in Western Washington since the residential lighting program launched in 2002

8 Jun 2009

Solar Innovations Skylights Pass Impact Testing

Solar Innovations, a custom manufacturer of residential and commercial conservatories, greenhouses, sunrooms, folding, tilting, and sliding glass doors, walls, windows, and screens announces the completion of Florida Impact Testing on two skylight options

8 Jun 2009

Sustainable Buildings Boosted by Lexan Polycarbonate Sheeting

SABIC Innovative Plastics’ growing portfolio of Lexan polycarbonate (PC) multiwall sheet products are contributing to the green building movement and are strengthening sustainable building designs by increasing energy conservation, improving working/living environments and promoting recycling

4 Jun 2009

Dilitronics Introduces Solar LED Controller

The high-tech company dilitronics presents the Solar LED controller ESoLUX as a world first

3 Jun 2009

Invasive Super Weed May Become More Powerful Due to Climate Change

Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a new reason why the tall, tasseled reed Phragmites australis is one of the most invasive plants in the United States. The UD research team found that Phragmites delivers a one-two chemical knock-out punch to snuff out its victims, and the poison becomes even more toxic in the presence of the sun's ultraviolet rays

3 Jun 2009

Low Energy Lights Being Researched at West Virginia University

Add the search for economical, long-lasting, brighter lights that use less energy to the list of energy topics occupying the attention of West Virginia University scientists and engineers

3 Jun 2009

UK Campaign To Show How Scientists Are Solving World Challenges

A national campaign to demonstrate how UK scientists and engineers are solving some of the biggest challenges facing society is launched today at the Cheltenham Science Festival by Britain's largest funding body for science, the EPSRC

3 Jun 2009