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Tyco Thermal Controls to Show Raychem Energy Efficient Heating Solutions at Interbuild 2008

Tyco Thermal Controls will be exhibiting its extensive range of Raychem energy-efficient heating solutions for commercial and residential construction projects at Interbuild 2008

23 Jul 2008

Photovoltaic Manufacturing Breakthough Makes Solar Electricity Competitive With Coal Electricity

An Arizona firm has found a way to make solar cells in panels vastly larger than anyone could manage before, allowing for far more cost-effective energy generation.

22 Jul 2008

Beijing Air Quality, Before, During and After the Olympic Games

As the world watches China prepare for the Olympic Games, Cornell researcher Max Zhang has his eye on less visible matters -- the particles in Beijing's air that millions breathe every day, and that many more will be breathing when they descend on the city this summer

22 Jul 2008

Surfers Get Chance to Go Green With Off The Grid Living Near World Class Surf Spot

Balcones de Majagual is now offering off-grid homes at its uniquely designed eco-development project on Nicaragua's lush Pacific Coast. This highly anticipated oceanfront project is located near San Juan Del Sur, just 30 miles from Costa Rica, and within walking distance of Maderas Beach, a world-class surf break

22 Jul 2008

Breakthrough in Ethonal Technology Turns Solid Waste into Ethanol for Vehicles

InEnTec LLC has announced that its proprietary technology, the Plasma Enhanced Melter, or PEMTM, will be used to convert municipal solid waste to ethanol for cars and trucks in the first commercial-scale production facility of its kind in the U.S.

22 Jul 2008

Chlorine Resistant Desalination Membrane Holds Promise for Wider Access to Clean Water

A chemical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin is part of a team that has developed a chlorine-tolerant membrane that should simplify the water desalination process, increasing access to fresh water and possibly reducing greenhouse gases

22 Jul 2008

Brookhaven Lab Scores Award for Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells

Brookhaven lab chemist Radoslav Adzic receives the U.S. Department of Energy's hydrogen program R and D award

22 Jul 2008

Nanoparticle Additives Boost the Energy Efficiency of Industrial Cooling Systems

Nanoparticle additives to lubricants commonly combined with refrigerants used in chillers may encourage secondary nucleation--bubbles on top of bubbles. The double-bubble effect enhances boiling heat transfer and, ultimately, could help to boost the energy efficiency of industrial-sized cooling systems

22 Jul 2008

Biofuel Leaders Rebuke OPEC Claims and Criticisms

The world biofuels industry have issued a sharp rebuke to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its president, Chakib Khelil, in the pages of the Financial Times

21 Jul 2008

Large Scale Battery Storage System Validated for Use by Electric Utilities

KEMA, a global energy and utility industry consulting firm, tested and validated the successful use of new large-scale battery storage technology for electric utility system applications

21 Jul 2008