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Swedish Pavillion at Expo 2010 to Use Energy Saving Steel

An energy-saving steel that can dissipate heat from solar radiation will enclose the buildings at the Swedish pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai next year

14 May 2009

Better Solar Panels to Come From New Dupont Products

DuPont today announced the commercialization of two new families of photovoltaic encapsulant sheets that are expected to improve durability and efficiency of photovoltaic modules

14 May 2009

Scientists Develop Efficient Fuel Cell Catalyst

Material scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a technique for a bimetallic fuel cell catalyst that is efficient, robust and two to five times more effective than commercial catalysts

14 May 2009

University of Tennessee Joins Oak Ridge National Lab in State Solar Initiative

University of Tennessee will join Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority as a partner in Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposed Volunteer State Solar Initiative announced today

13 May 2009

Deal Signed by AMSC and ACCIONA Energy for Wind Turbine Low Voltage Ride Through Solution

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a leading energy technologies company, today announced that it has received an order worth more than $10 million from ACCIONA Energy, a division of ACCIONA SA (MC: ANA) and a world leader in renewable power, for its new Dynamic VAR Ride Through (D-VAR RT) solution

13 May 2009

Siemens Wind Energy Headquarters in Europe Opened in Hamburg

Siemens is greatly expanding its wind power activities in Germany and Europe. As part of this expansion, Siemens has now established its European headquarters for wind power sales and project execution in Hamburg, Germany

13 May 2009

Solar Photovoltaic Division, QD Soleil, Launched by Nanostart Holding Nanosys

Nanostart holding Nanosys recently announced the creation of QD Soleil, a wholly owned division focused on the use of its proprietary nanotechnology in solar panel cell designs. Nanotechnology is the next step in the natural evolution of a solar generated grid-ready energy supply

13 May 2009

Students Get Funding For The Development of Solar-Powered Pasteurization System in Peru

A team of students from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be spending part of the summer designing and starting to build solar-powered pasteurization systems for communities in rural Peru. The group of engineers was one of four student teams nationally to win a highly competitive SEED grant from nonprofit volunteer organization Engineers for a Sustainable World

13 May 2009

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Minor When Compared to Natural Seeping Petroleum

A new study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is the first to quantify the amount of oil residue in seafloor sediments that result from natural petroleum seeps off Santa Barbara, California

13 May 2009

Global Action Needed to Preserve World Wide Water Supplies

Chinese, Indian, American, British scientists release conference declaration urging a region-by-region response to increased water scarcity, heightened hazards

13 May 2009