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A Manned Airplane Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Boeing announced today that it has, for the first time in aviation history, flown a manned airplane powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

3 Apr 2008

Thin Film Technology Optimizes Environmentally Friendly Energy Production

MALIBU, a joint venture of Schuco International KG and German energy giant E.ON, is building a $135 million production facility for manufacturing large-scale photovoltaic modules based on state-of-the-art thin film technology. This project promises to be highly significant for the future of environmentally friendly solar power. The foundation stone laying ceremony took place in Magdeburg, Germany, on February 7, 2008.

3 Apr 2008

Institute Retrofitting Buildings with Green Technology

Office lights that turn themselves off when no one is around and lab bench fans that shut down when you walk away are two of a series of new campus energy conservation projects that will help MIT reduce its carbon footprint.

3 Apr 2008

Direct Heat Exchange Between Data Center and Public Swimming Pool

IBM and GIB-Services today announced a new energy efficient "green" data center at a former military bunker outside of Zurich.

3 Apr 2008

Using the Power of the Sun from Advertising to Producing Snacks

SunChips, Frito-Lay's popular line of multigrain snacks, announced today that it is living up to its name by using the power of the sun itself in everything from advertising to producing the product.

3 Apr 2008

Clean Diesel Now Provides Verified Emissions Reduction Solutions in Scotland

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc., the cleantech emissions reduction company, today announced approval for the inclusion of their Purifier e4 retrofit technology in the Scottish Government Emissions Reduction Register program.

3 Apr 2008

The Market Potential for the Production of BioOil in Taiwan and China

Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation, a leader in cellulose based fuels technology, announced it has signed a cooperation agreement with Marketech International Corporation (MIC) to jointly review the commercial feasibility and, if warranted, develop and construct the first two commercial BioOil plants in Taiwan.

3 Apr 2008

Wind Turbine Core Electrical Components to be Delivered to Sinovel Over Next 15 Months

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, today announced that it has received an order worth more than $18 million for wind turbine electrical systems and core electrical components from Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Corporation Limited.

3 Apr 2008

The Second Largest Source of New Electrical Capacity in the Nation

Wind energy leaders in most categories held onto their #1 positions in the latest version of the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) annual rankings of wind power leadership in the United States, released today by the trade group.

2 Apr 2008

Water Heaters Designed to Meet New Energy Requirements

In the wake of the Department of Energy's announcement yesterday that creates ENERGY STAR® criteria for residential water heaters, GE® is proud to introduce two innovative products that will meet the new requirements.

2 Apr 2008