Konarka Technologies, a company that developed and commercialized light weight and flexible Konarka Power Plastic organic solar film to generate solar power, declared that it has formed a partnership with Webasto, an automobile supplier for incorporating its Power Plastic organic solar film over the roofing systems of Webasto automobiles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Oct 2011
Pike Research, a market research and consulting company, has declared the availability of its first yearly ‘Fuel Cells Annual Report’, which examines the present status of the worldwide fuel cell industry, the growth drivers and barriers experienced by the industry, where it will be placed in 2017 and why the year 2015 is said to be a vital factor for the industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Oct 2011
A new research conducted under the Sustainable Energy (SusEn) program of the Academy of Finland to develop transport fuels was able to achieve a breakthrough in treating and converting both biogas and bio-butanol into fuels suitable for use in the transport sector.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Oct 2011
The new headquarters of CodeGreen Solutions, a pioneer in the green building market, has secured a LEED-CI Platinum certification, the highest certification issued by the U.S. Green Building Council.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Oct 2011
FirstEnergy’s West Virginia Operations Headquarters located in Fairmont has secured a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Oct 2011
Laurel BioComposite LLC announced today that it has introduced Bio-Res™, a patent pending product for the plastic molding market. The company developed the unique material to cost-effectively raise the renewable or “green” content of plastic products by as much as 40 percent.
Teijin Limited@announced that it has developed film and sheet versions of its BIOFRONT highly heat-resistant bioplastic, which already is available as fiber and resin, opening up many new possibilities for this versatile, plant-based, high-performance bioplastic.
BASF will deliver a seminar in the ‘The Battery Show’ trade expo to be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Detroit, Michigan from 25th to 27th October.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Oct 2011
Siemens Energy has declared the construction completion and commissioning of the Les Mées solar farm in the sub-division of Alpes-de- Haute-Provence located in the south of France.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Oct 2011
Southern Energy Management (SEM), a company based at Morrisville, along with Piedmont Biofarm, Piedmont Biofuels, and Miraverse Power and Light has declared the ground breaking ceremony of a novel solar project known as ‘Solar Double Cropping’ project to be located in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Oct 2011
Hutchinson SRL, a Rivoli, Italy-based supplier of fluid transfer systems, has specified a renewably sourced long-chain nylon grade of DuPont for the manufacturing of fuel lines utilized for both biodiesel and diesel.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Oct 2011
The dramatic influence of polymer processing conditions on the performance of polymer solar cells is highlighted by a new paper in the Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics.
How can we strike a balance between megatrends like climate protection and rising global mobility? What possibilities do plastics offer for increasing the range of electric cars? When it comes to lighting, can energy efficiency, safety and modern design be combined? And how can we conserve dwindling resources if product quality is to remain at a high level?
SunLink, a company that provides balance of systems products, has declared the introduction of its HomeRun combiner box range of products. The HomeRun products range is being showcased at the Solar Power International held in Dallas, TX.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Oct 2011
Dow Corning, a globally known company for the manufacture of silicones and silicon-based technology, declared that it has chosen Bangkok Thai Electronic Chemical, a Bangkok, Thailand headquartered company, to distribute its silicone-based solutions to the solar industry for the production of solar PV modules in Thailand.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Oct 2011