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Gulf Alternative Energy Turns Non-Food Plant Matter Into Bio Fuel

Transforming cellulose to ethanol efficiently is a technical challenge that will transform the biofuels industry. Gulf Alternative Energy believes it has moved the industry much closer to economic viability with its preprocessing technology

6 Apr 2009

Methane Gas From Landfill to Generate Electricity Near Seattle

King County, Puget Sound Energy and Bio Energy-Washington, are joining forces to turn the public's garbage into natural gas - an innovation that will generate enough electricity to power an estimated 24,000 homes in the area while at the same time cutting greenhouse-gas emissions and creating green jobs

6 Apr 2009

Energy Efficient Retrofit for Empire State Building

World's most famous office building's more than $500 million upgrade program to incorporate comprehensive project with goal to reduce energy use by nearly 40 percent

6 Apr 2009

Forecast Report Released into the Worldwide Electric Vehicle Market

Worldwide Nanotechnology Electric Vehicle EV Market Shares Strategies and Forecasts 2009 to 2015 report released

6 Apr 2009

Swinburne University and Suntech Power to Develop Solar Cells That Are Twice as Efficient But Half the Current Cost

The Swinbourne University and Suntech will collaborate to develop solar cells that are twice as efficient and run at half the cost of those currently available

6 Apr 2009

Spire Semiconductor Wins Contract to Develop Highly Efficient Solar Cells

Spire Semiconductor, LLC, has been awarded an 18-month, $3,706,359 program by the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop next-generation manufacturing technology to produce 42% efficient III-V three junction tandem concentrator solar cells

6 Apr 2009

Research Team Looks For New Way to Make Hydrogen By Splitting Water With Sunlight

Weizmann Institute scientists have identified a new mode of bond generation between oxygen atoms. This work is a step toward development of an efficient artificial catalyst for solar-driven splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen, which is a major goal of renewable, clean energy research

6 Apr 2009

Study Shows Natural Daylight Is Preferred Light For Building Interiors

A decade-long trend in building science research indicates people are more comfortable, productive and feel healthier in buildings that use daylight as the primary source of workplace illumination. Advances in lighting research and technology at UNC Charlotte have opened up new horizons for daylighting

6 Apr 2009

Fuel Cell Power Sources Offer Clean, Reliable, Energy for Leisure and Industrial Applications

This Earth Day, SFC Smart Fuel Cell, leading supplier of fuel cell products for mobile and off-grid power applications, points out that fuel cells, operating in a hybrid system with batteries and solar power systems, can power a range of leisure and industrial equipment in any weather conditions

6 Apr 2009