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Clean Coal Group Claims Using Renewable Energy For Electricity Will Harm Electricity Supply Grid

Drastically reducing carbon emissions through fuel switching could prove detrimental to the effectiveness of North America's transmission infrastructure, this according to a new report by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation

11 Nov 2008

Carbon Trust Standard Achieved by Keele University

Keele University has been officially certified with the Carbon Trust Standard after taking action on climate change by reducing its carbon footprint by three per cent

11 Nov 2008

ABB Robotics Supplying Robots to Assist in Making Photovoltaic Solar Cells

From high-speed FlexPicker robots to larger industrial robots for glass and ingot handling applications, ABB Robotics, a leading robotics manufacturer, provides a diverse robot range for customers in the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry

11 Nov 2008

SunPower Signs Deal to Supply Solar Panels to Italy

SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced it has signed a customer contract with Italian solar plant integrator Ecoware

11 Nov 2008

Climate Change Predictions Using Clouds

The properties of clouds can be a key to predicting coming climate changes. This is shown by research at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden - which has also studied urban pollution

10 Nov 2008

Ocean Energy Could Supply 10 Percent of the World's Electricity

Global warming, energy security and rising oil prices have resuscitated the marine energy sector. Ocean energy is a predictable and abundant source of energy with the ability to supply approximately 10 percent of the world's electricity needs

10 Nov 2008

Next Generation Solar Products to be Cost Effective Competitors With Fossil Fuel Electricity

Extrusion Dies Industries is working with solar industry innovators to help develop next-generation products that will enable solar-generated electricity to be cost-competitive with energy from fossil fuel-burning power plants

10 Nov 2008

BioSolar to Commercially Produce Photovoltaic Solar Cells from Biobased Materials

BioSolar developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar cells, today announced that the company expects to begin commercial production of its BioBacksheet over the next few months

10 Nov 2008

WynGreen to Grow With Solar Nanotechnology

Wyncrest Group announces plans to target acquisitions in solar nanotechnology. WynGreen, a strategic Green Technology Division, is positioning the company to grow with the promise of solar nanotechnology

10 Nov 2008