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Growing Gap Between Supply and Demand Means Solar Industry May Hit Hard Times

Solar energy (PV) module production capacity will be almost twice as great as global market demand for PV by the end of this year. This could lead to an oversupply situation and can put many manufacturers in a difficult position

21 Aug 2008

New Appliance Elminates The Need for Detergent or Hot Water When Washing Clothes

Living Life Better is offering a new appliance which attaches to a standard washing machine to replace the need for detergent and hot water and is set to change the way laundry is done

21 Aug 2008

Hawaiian Coal Plant to Transform into BioEnergy Facility

U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka and U.S. Representatives Neil Abercrombie and Mazie Hirono helped launch Hawaii's newest renewable energy project at a Hawaiian blessing ceremomy for the Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility in the community of Pepeekeo, on the Big Island's Hamakua Coast

21 Aug 2008

NASA Using Earthworms to Understand Weather, Floods, Droughts and Landslides

Why would an agency whose cosmic vision knows no bounds care about the nitty-gritty crawling-grounds of lowly critters?

21 Aug 2008

Microbatteries Made From Viruses May Become Power Sources for Future Devices

Forget 9-volts, AAs, AAAs or D batteries: The energy for tomorrow's miniature
electronic devices could come from tiny microbatteries about half the size of
a human cell and built with viruses

21 Aug 2008

Scientists Working on New Materials That Are Set to Make Solar Electricity Cheaper

Scientists work to convert sunlight to cheaper electricity

21 Aug 2008

Construction Begins on Thin Film Solar Cell Plant

Less than three months after announcing a strategic investment into thin-film photovoltaics, Masdar, the Abu Dhabi renewable energy company, yesterday broke ground on its first photovoltaic production plant in Ichtershausen

21 Aug 2008

Microorganisms Capable of Converting Hydrocarbons into Natural Gas

When a group of University of Oklahoma researchers began studying the environmental fate of spilt petroleum, a problem that has plagued the energy industry for decades, they did not expect to eventually isolate a community of microorganisms capable of converting hydrocarbons into natural gas.

19 Aug 2008

Beijing Olympic National Stadium Insulated by Owens Corning FOAMULAR XPS Insulation

Owens Corning announced that its FOAMULAR(R) XPS foam insulation was used in the construction of the floors, steps and parking lot of the main 2008 Beijing Olympic venue, National Stadium, in Beijing, China, and in other sports stadiums for the Olympic games

19 Aug 2008

New Research Assesses the Sustainability of Corn Stover as a Biofuel Crop

With oil prices skyrocketing, the search is on for efficient and sustainable biofuels. Research published this month in Agronomy Journal examines one biofuel crop contender: corn stover.

19 Aug 2008