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French Solar Power Plant Gets Working

Neoen and Arkema announce the start-up of a photovoltaic power plant on Arkema’s Serquigny industrial site in Haute-Normandie, France

8 Nov 2009

Artificial Leaf Turns Sunlight into Liquid Fuel For Vehicles

Scientists are making progress toward development of an "artificial leaf" that mimics a real leaf's chemical magic with photosynthesis - but instead converts sunlight and water into a liquid fuel such as methanol for cars and trucks

5 Nov 2009

DOE Invests in Solar Power Research

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Argonne National Laboratory nearly $2.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for three solar-energy related research projects

5 Nov 2009

mPhase Gets Patent For Environmentally Friendly 'Green' Battery

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: XDSL.OB) reported today that it has been granted a United States patent for its concept for a battery that is safer for the environment

5 Nov 2009

Parker Hannifin Expands Focus on Renewable Energy

Continued growth in the demand for sources of renewable energy has led Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, to expand still further its range of products, systems and customer services in the power sector

5 Nov 2009

MIT and Total Research Solar Power Batteries

Total announces the signing of a research agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop new stationary batteries that are designed to enable the storage of solar power

3 Nov 2009

Biogas Engines Generating Renewable Power From Cow Manure Methane

Methane from manure is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the fluid milk value chain while also representing a largely untapped source of renewable energy

2 Nov 2009

Konarka Making Shade Structures in Africa and the Middle East From Materials That Converts Light to Power

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company is collaborating with Enviromena Power Systems, leading developer of solar projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to investigate the integration of Konarka Power Plastic into various Enviromena shade structure projects

29 Oct 2009

Project Started to Turn Organic Residues into Renewable Biofuel

Aston University in Birmingham, UK is involved in a € 3.73m (£3.4 million) research project, which will transform organic residues from biofuel production processes into a renewable biofuel that can reduce reliance on fossil diesel imports

29 Oct 2009

Applied Materials SunFab Thin Film Line Makes Manufacturing Solar Cells Cheaper

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has significantly lowered the cost for customers to manufacture solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on its SunFab Thin Film Line using its next-generation module technology

29 Oct 2009