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Nanotechnology Brings Apealling White Light to Highly Efficient OLED Light Bulbs

New type of light bulbs use nanotechnology to bring the appeal of old style bulbs to highly efficient OLED bulbs

15 Jul 2008

University of Sydney Launches Institute for Sustainable Solutions

University of Sydney launches a new research group which will focus on some of the world's most urgent issue, sustainability.

15 Jul 2008

Award Given to Environmentally Friendly De-Icer for Airport Runways and Aeroplanes

A team of scientists from the Battelle Memorial Institute and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory won a regional award from the American Chemical Society for an environmentally friendly deicer

15 Jul 2008

Low Income Communities to Get Green Energy Funding From Tufts University

Tufts University students, faculty and staff are first college campus in Massachusetts to join an effort that will finance development of renewable energy projects in low-income communities across the state. School will also solicit donations to purchase renewable energy credits (REC's)

15 Jul 2008

Offices, Workshops and Dealership for Volvo Trucks Now Environmentally Sustainable and Climate Neutral With Solar Power

Last month Volvo Trucks inaugurated its first climate-neutral dealership facility. The inauguration took place in Verona, Italy. With the help of solar cells on the building’s roof, more energy will be produced than is needed to heat up the offices and workshops

14 Jul 2008

Breakthough Fuel Cell Means You May Never Need Charge Your Cell Phone Again

Mobion Fuel cell for small electronic devices passes test of 2700 hours of continuous use. May replace rechargeable lithium ion batteries in mobile phones as the average cell phone has a lifetime use of only 1200 hours

14 Jul 2008

Thames Gateway Plan for Clean Water to be Built by Interserve Consortium

Interserve, in consortium with the Spanish company Acciona and Atkins Water, has won the contract to build the Thames Gateway Water Treatment Plant for Thames Water

14 Jul 2008

Solar Power Laboratory for Arizona State University

Arizona State University is strengthening its commitment to boost Arizonas economic development prospects in the renewable energy industry by establishing the Solar Power Laboratory to advance solar energy research, education and technology

14 Jul 2008

Environmentally Sustainable Cooling With Greenhouse Gas and Ozone Friendly Solar Air Conditioning

New environmentally friendly cooling technology developed that does not harm the ozone layer reduces the use of greenhouse gases by using solar energy

14 Jul 2008