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Alcoa to Use Clean, Renewable Energy at Aluminium Smelters in Quebec

Alcoa finalized with Hydro Quebec the renewal of existing power agreements in Quebec as well as the signing of new agreements for additional power

23 Dec 2008

Wall Mounted Rainwater Harvesting System Reduces Flooding and Water Consumption

Environmental engineering company and water expert MWH is working with Dwr Cymru Welsh Water and manufacturers Aqualogic, to produce affordable wall-mounted rainwater harvesting systems that can be fitted to homes to reduce water consumption and down stream flooding

23 Dec 2008

International Photovoltaic Trade Mission to India Explores New Opportunities for Solar Industry

India could become top player in world's solar market with huge power deficit. International trade mission gives rare look inside factories, opportunities and trends in India

23 Dec 2008

Scientists Engineer Algae to Make Fuel

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley describe a method for using microalgae for making biofuel

23 Dec 2008

MIT Researchers Working to Capture Wave Energy

MIT researchers are working with Portuguese colleagues to design a pilot-scale device that will capture significantly more of the energy in ocean waves than existing systems, and use it to power an electricity-generating turbine

23 Dec 2008

How Much of the World's Energy Could Come from Solar and Wind Power

Only 1 percent of the world's energy consumption comes from modern renewable energy technologies such as wind, solar and bioenergy. The upcoming energy workshop will contribute to raise that figure

22 Dec 2008

Siemens X-Ray Plant Gets Solar Electricity

Siemens Energy has installed a turnkey photovoltaic (PV) plant on the roof of the Siemens Healthcare x-ray systems manufacturing plant in Forchheim

22 Dec 2008

Dow Corning Puts Billions into Solar Energy

Dow Corning Corporation announced today several billion dollars of investment to provide critical materials to the fast-growing solar technology industry

21 Dec 2008

Sustainable Building Products Brochure Published by PPG

PPG Industries has published EcoLogical Building Solutions, a new brochure highlighting its sustainable architectural glass, coatings and paint products

17 Dec 2008

No Need for Batteries in Energy Harvesting Radios for Monitoring Bridge Safety

If changing the batteries in the remote control or smoke detector seems like a chore, imagine having to change hundreds of batteries in sensors scattered across a busy bridge

17 Dec 2008