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Understanding the Energy-Transfer System in Photosynthesis

Imagine a technology that would not only provide a green and renewable source of electrical energy, but could also help scrub the atmosphere of excessive carbon dioxide resulting from the burning of fossil fuels.

27 Apr 2008

Eighth Grade Students Developed Mini-Car Powered by Solar Energy

Applying lessons learned in the classroom, eighth grade students from Denison (Iowa) Middle School have developed a mini-car that is powered by solar energy.

27 Apr 2008

Solar Energy is Expected to Take a Much More Important Position in the Future

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Solar Polysilicon Industry Report, 2007-2008 to their offering.

25 Apr 2008

80 Percent Endorse Using Incentives to Promote Carbon-Free Energy Technologies

Nearly 80 percent of Americans endorse the use of federal financial incentives to help promote development of carbon-free energy technologies, including new nuclear power plants, according to a new national survey of 1,000 adults.

25 Apr 2008

Turning Citrus Fruit Waste into Ethanol

Xethanol Corporation, a renewable energy company, today announced its subsidiary Southeast Biofuels LLC has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).

25 Apr 2008

A Plan to Make Clean Energy Affordable Has Won the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition

A plan to make clean energy affordable around the world to poor, rural households without access to electricity won the grand prize of the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

24 Apr 2008

Installation of Rooftop Solar Panels Supports New Jersey Clean Energy Pilot Program

Manheim, the world's leading provider of vehicle remarketing services and a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., today unveiled the installation of solar panels at its Manheim New Jersey facility (formerly National Auto Dealers Exchange).

24 Apr 2008

Voters Rate Energy Issues as Very Serious Concerns

When it comes to energy, Americans worry most about dependence on foreign oil. Almost half of the 1,200 voters polled by Peter D. Hart Research Associates Inc. rate imports as one of their two biggest energy concerns....

24 Apr 2008

SILFAB S.p.A. Supplies Trina solar cell, with Polysilicon Sufficient to Produce 225 MW of Solar Modules

Trina Solar Limited, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced that the Company has signed a long-term polysilicon supply agreement with SILFAB S.p.A.

24 Apr 2008

Event Highlights Growing Industry in the Garden State

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and its Clean Energy Program today announced its 2008 Clean Energy Conference & Leadership Awards Program will be held October 17th at the Jersey City Hyatt Regency Hotel. This year's conference -- "Investing in a CleanTech Economy" -- will engage businesses, regional organizations and municipalities in harnessing cleantech investment and growth opportunities.

23 Apr 2008