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Environmentally Friendly Features Incorporated into New National Children's Museum Building

The National Children's Museum (NCM) today unveiled plans for its new Pelli Clarke Pelli-designed building, slated to open in 2013 at National Harbor, as a physical demonstration of the Museum's mission to inspire children to care about and improve the world

22 Apr 2009

Minnesota Power's Wind Energy Project in North Dakota Moves Forward

Minnesota Power's first fully owned and operated commercial wind project in North Dakota is moving forward with an agreement to purchase 33 wind turbines and the initiation of the regulatory approval processes in North Dakota and Minnesota

22 Apr 2009

NREL Installs Inkjet Workstations for Photovoltaics Research

iTi Solar announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has installed inkjet and spray workstations supplied by iTi Solar in NREL's advanced Atmospheric Processing Platform, which is located in the Process Development and Integration Laboratory at the National Center for Photovoltaics

22 Apr 2009

SunChips and National Geographic Launch Green Effect To Encourage Consumers to Go Environmentally Friendly

Inspired by the belief that small steps can create big change, SunChips, PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division's popular line of multigrain snacks, and National Geographic today announced the launch of the Green Effect, a national initiative that encourages consumers to take their own small steps toward helping the planet

22 Apr 2009

First Production Facility Opened for Abound Solar

Abound Solar (formerly AVA Solar), a manufacturer of low-cost, thin-film photovoltaic solar panels and one of Colorado State University's most successful spinoffs, on Tuesday opened its first full-scale production facility in Longmont with about 400 invited guests

22 Apr 2009

Miami Smart Grid Sets Them Up to Lead the Nation in Energy Efficiency

Mayor Diaz joins with FPL, GE, Cisco Systems and Silver Spring Networks to launch 'Energy Smart Miami', a model electricity system for American cities and the cornerstone of a broader $700 million statewide investment

22 Apr 2009

Air Force Says Earth Day Means They Will Rededicate to Responsible Environmental Stewardship and Green Innovation

On April 22, the US Air Force will join the nation in observing Earth Day. On this occasion, they will take the opportunity to reflect on their daily commitment to excellence and leadership in protecting and preserving the environment and natural resources

22 Apr 2009

Nanotechnology Experts Discover Important Step In Turning Water to Hydrogen Using the Power of the Sun

A research team has discovered, serendipitously, that a residue of a process used to build arrays of titania nanotubes-a residue that wasn't even noticed before this-plays an important role in improving the performance of the nanotubes in solar cells that produce hydrogen gas from water

21 Apr 2009

First Commercial Offshore German Wind Farm in Germany to be Built Using Siemens Equipment

At this year’s Hanover trade show Siemens Energy and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG today signed a contract for the supply of 21 SWT 2.3-93 wind turbines for the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm

20 Apr 2009