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Breakthrough in Low Cost LED Lighting to Cut Electricity Consumption by Around 10 Percent

Timothy D. Sands, at left, director of Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center in Discovery Park, and graduate student Mark Oliver, operate a "reactor" in work aimed at perfecting solid-state lighting

17 Jul 2008

California Warned, Climate Change to Cause Frequent Extreme Heat Waves, Energy Use Will Skyrocket and Lead to Power Shortages

As the 21st century progresses, major cities in heavily air-conditioned California can expect more frequent extreme-heat events because of climate change

10 Jul 2008

Environmental Nitrogen Cycles May Determine how Ecosystems Respond to Global Warming

Trees capable of extracting nitrogen directly from the atmosphere often thrive where it is readily available in the soil, but not where it is in short supply. Now scientists from the Carnegie Institution have explained the paradox by recognizing the role of two other factors: temperature and the abundance of another key element, phosphorous

18 Jun 2008

Biotechnology is the Key to Sustainable Industries

Despite recent controversies over crop-based biofuels, biotechnology offers some of the best opportunities to create a more sustainable world, with applications as diverse as new sources of energy, new materials for industrial and consumer uses, and high quality agricultural products with better production economics

18 Jun 2008

Intel Now Involved in Solar Cell Technology

To spur new development and demand for renewable energy sources, Intel Corporation is spinning off key assets of a start-up business effort inside Intel’s New Business Initiatives group to form an independent company called SpectraWatt Inc. Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment organization, is leading a $50 million investment round in SpectraWatt and is joined by Cogentrix Energy, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., PCG Clean Energy and Technology Fund and Solon AG

17 Jun 2008

Fuel Tech Announces Demonstration Order from Electric Utility Customer

Fuel Tech, Inc., a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems in utility and industrial applications, today announced a FUEL CHEM® demonstration order from an existing Canadian electric utility customer.

14 Jun 2008

$45 Trillion is Needed to Prevent Energy Shortages and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (Mantra) releases its latest information on the on-going commercialization of its ERC technology.

12 Jun 2008

EU "Cap-and-Trade" System has No Negative Impact on EU Economy

In a bid to control greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change, the European Union has been operating the world's first system to limit and to trade carbon dioxide. Despite its hasty adoption and somewhat rock...

11 Jun 2008

34 Acres of Purchased Land Will House 8MW Solar Photovoltaic Farm

Clear Skies Solar, Inc., a leading provider of turnkey solar electricity installations and renewable energy solutions, announced today the purchase of 34 acres of land in Cantil, California - the future site of a $44 million 8MW solar farm.

11 Jun 2008

Cooperative Effort Urging Congress to Revisit Nation's Food-to-Fuel Policies

Today, the Food Before Fuel Campaign - a partnership of more than 20 environmental, retail, hunger, Hispanic and food industry groups - launched a cooperative effort urging Congress to revisit the nation's food-to-fuel policies, a key factor in the growing global food crisis.

10 Jun 2008