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India's Poor to Benefit From Solar Powered Lamps

Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country's future energy security

27 Apr 2009

Sustainable Living Off The Grid In A Modern Yurt

Everett Boutilett and Louis Johnson always had the intention of building a small, energy efficient dwelling. Although their original plans were to build an earth sheltered home, a close friend convinced them that a yurt might be the way to go

27 Apr 2009

MIT To Get New Multimillion Dollar Energy Research Centers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be home to two of 46 new multimillion-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced today by the White House, in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences

27 Apr 2009

Veeco Glass Coating System Introduced for the Manufacture of CIGS Solar Cells

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced the introduction of its FastLine™ platform of Glass Coating Systems, leveraging Veeco's proven PV-Series™ Thermal Deposition Sources. Veeco's new FastLine platform is designed for high throughput, low cost of ownership production of CIGS (copper, indium, gallium and selenium) solar cells

27 Apr 2009

Proposal For New Buildings in Europe To Generate As Much Energy As They Use

WWF has welcomed a European Parliament vote that proposes a 2019 deadline for all new houses, offices and shops built in the European Union to produce the same amount of energy they consume. The deadline will be 2016 for all new public buildings

27 Apr 2009

Demonstration Plant of Cheap Solar Cells Now Connected to the Grid

As the first in the world, a strong Danish research and industrial collaboration has connected a polymer solar cell plant to the grid

26 Apr 2009

Renewable Energy Technologies to be Promoted by NIST, NREL, ASME and CNSE at Forum

NIST, NREL, ASME and CNSE to jointly present April 26-28 forum designed to accelerate renewable energy technologies by addressing measurements at the nanoscale

24 Apr 2009

On Demand Hydrogen Generator Works at the Flick of A Switch

Global Hydrogen announces a newly developed aluminum nano-nickel hydrogen generator that can be controlled by flipping a switch, producing on-demand hydrogen

24 Apr 2009

DuPont Launch New Photovoltaic Sheets

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) announces commercial availability of new DuPont™ PV5200 Series photovoltaic (PV) encapsulant sheets, based on polyvinyl butyral (PVB) polymer technology

24 Apr 2009

Earthwatch Fellowships by Alcoa Foundation Awarded

As the world celebrates Earth Day, fifteen Alcoa employees are preparing to contribute to help unlock solutions to some of the biggest sustainability challenges of our time, including climate change and global water supply, after being awarded Earthwatch Fellowships by Alcoa Foundation

23 Apr 2009