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LG to Showcase Latest Energy Solutions Technologies at 22nd World Energy Congress

LG Corp., a leading global business group based in Korea, is actively pushing its energy solutions business forward – making significant strides in developing new business opportunities in the clean energy market by presenting a total solutions package consisting of energy generation, storage and delivery.

10 Oct 2013

Shipments of Full Electric Vehicles to Increase at 48% CAGR to Reach 2.36 Million in 2020

According to ABI Research, the number of full electric vehicles (EV) shipping yearly will increase from 150,000 in 2013 to 2.36 million in 2020, representing a CAGR of 48%.

9 Oct 2013

UT Arlington Engineers Win ONR Grant to Improve Thermal Properties of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Two UT Arlington engineering faculty members have won a $152,077 Office of Naval Research grant to study the thermal properties of lithium-ion batteries and devise better designs for cooling and operating them safely on Navy ships and planes.

9 Oct 2013

Unwanted Byproduct of Cellulosic Biofuel Increases Ethanol Yield

Scientists report in Nature Communications that they have engineered yeast to consume acetic acid, a previously unwanted byproduct of the process of converting plant leaves, stems and other tissues into biofuels. The innovation increases ethanol yield from lignocellulosic sources by about 10 percent.

9 Oct 2013

Stanford Solar-Powered Racecar to Participate in Australian Bridgestone World Solar Challenge

The 2,000-mile drive across the Australian outback is on some of the world's most grueling roads. In many places, the single-lane highway that traverses the center of the continent is barely better than a dirt road, peppered with potholes and bumps.

9 Oct 2013

Redondo Beach Unified School District to Save Millions with 1.6 MW Solar Energy Project

In November 2012 the voters of Redondo Beach passed Bond Measure Q which included funding for a district wide 1.6 Mega Watt solar energy project. The solar system will offset 70% of energy used by the schools, reducing the District's electricity bills, and consumption from Edison, totaling approximately $15 Million in savings over 25 years.

8 Oct 2013

NextFuels Searches for Site in Southeast Asia to Produce Biofuels from Palm Plantation Residue

NextFuels, a pioneer in transforming agricultural residue into biofuels, is actively narrowing the search for a site for its initial pilot plant to Southeast Asia. The pilot plant will demonstrate how NextFuels can economically produce transportation and industrial fuels from wet, unprocessed agricultural waste from palm oil plantations.

8 Oct 2013

FCO Power Develops Low-Cost Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack with High Volumetric Power Density

FCO Power Inc. today announced the development of a next-generation solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The Printed Fuel Cell™ achieves high volumetric power density – 3 kW/L – at low cost.

8 Oct 2013

‘Sustainable Houston Town Hall Meeting’ to be Hosted b y Rice University

Rice University’s Shell Center for Sustainability will host the “Sustainable Houston Town Hall Meeting” Oct. 8 and 9 on the Rice campus.

8 Oct 2013

LG Solar to Demonstrate Innovative Mono X NeoN PV Module at Solar Energy UK

LG Solar will give the first UK demonstrations of its award winning Mono X™ NeoN at Solar Energy UK in Birmingham this week. The innovative photovoltaic module, which has over 18 per cent efficiency and capacity of up to 300 watts per module, will make a huge impact in the European market.

8 Oct 2013

Effective Recycling of Radicals Demonstrated by Juelich Researchers

Hydroxyl (OH) radicals – known as the detergent of the atmosphere – decompose isoprene in the air. This leads to the creation of new OH radicals, which are then able to purify the air of other pollutants and trace gases. The scientific community had previously only been able to speculate about this mechanism.

7 Oct 2013

Sumitomo Electric to Showcase Redox Flow Batteries and Superconducting Products at IGEM 2013

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. will exhibit at 4th International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM) for the first time. Held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for four days from Thursday, October 10 to Sunday, October 13, 2013, IGEM is one of the largest environment- and energy-related general exhibitions in Southeast Asia.

7 Oct 2013

VIETWATER Expo & Forum Returns to Ho Chi Minh in October 2013

Widely renowned as the country's No.1 international water, wastewater and industrial wastewater treatment and purification show, VIETWATER 2013 Expo & Forum will return to Ho Chi Minh from 16 to 18 October at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC).

7 Oct 2013

Winners of ‘Sustainable is Beautiful’ Exhibition Space Design Competition Announced

The awards ceremony of the student competition entitled "Sustainable is beautiful" took place on 23rd September. On this occasion, the jury awarded a mention to the project "SIB" conceived by Ivan Lopes Ferreira and Ahmed Al-Atwi and the first prize to the project "Espace Verre", conceived by Christophe Alhanko and Simon Zangger.

7 Oct 2013