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A Plan to Make Clean Energy Affordable Has Won the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition

A plan to make clean energy affordable around the world to poor, rural households without access to electricity won the grand prize of the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

24 Apr 2008

Installation of Rooftop Solar Panels Supports New Jersey Clean Energy Pilot Program

Manheim, the world's leading provider of vehicle remarketing services and a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., today unveiled the installation of solar panels at its Manheim New Jersey facility (formerly National Auto Dealers Exchange).

24 Apr 2008

Voters Rate Energy Issues as Very Serious Concerns

When it comes to energy, Americans worry most about dependence on foreign oil. Almost half of the 1,200 voters polled by Peter D. Hart Research Associates Inc. rate imports as one of their two biggest energy concerns....

24 Apr 2008

A Realistic Option for Increasing Water Supplies

Recent advances in technology have made removing salt from seawater and groundwater a realistic option for increasing water supplies in some parts of the U.S., and desalination will likely have a niche in meeting the nation's future water needs, says a new report from the National Research Council.

24 Apr 2008

Permit Gives Ridgeline Approval to Build 150 Wind Turbinesin Bingham County

Ridgeline Energy is pleased to announce that last night the Bingham County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a Special Use Permit for the Goshen South wind farm. The permit gives Ridgeline approval to build 150 wind turbines on leased land in Bingham County, Idaho.

24 Apr 2008

Battery System Solutions Will Help Lead the Alternative Energy Automotive Industry

EnerDel, the advanced automotive battery systems subsidiary of alternative energy company Ener1, Inc., today announced confirmation by a U.S. government laboratory of the energy, power and efficiency, as well as thermal performance, of the company's lithium-ion automotive battery system.

24 Apr 2008

The Next Evolution in Residential Construction

Calling green building "the next evolution in residential construction," the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress today that the best way to help small home builders promote residential energy efficiency and sustainability technology in home construction is by extending tax incentives for new energy-efficient homes.

24 Apr 2008

SILFAB S.p.A. Supplies Trina solar cell, with Polysilicon Sufficient to Produce 225 MW of Solar Modules

Trina Solar Limited, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced that the Company has signed a long-term polysilicon supply agreement with SILFAB S.p.A.

24 Apr 2008

Breakthrough Technology in the Fight to Cut Greenhouse Gases

Scientists at Newcastle University, UK, have pioneered breakthrough technology in the fight to cut greenhouse gases.

24 Apr 2008

Renewably Sourced Materials Offer Several Benefits Over Petroleum-Based Products

DuPont today announced the expansion of its renewably sourced portfolio of offerings for the packaging market with the launch of new DuPont(TM) Biomax(R) TPS thermoplastic starch and DuPont(TM) Biomax(R) PTT (polytrimethylterephtalate) injection moldable resin. The launch took place at the global Interpack packaging trade fair here.

24 Apr 2008