ULVAC offers solutions for various kinds of solar cell manufacturing, including: a-Si thin film type, compound CIGS type, crystalline type, and flexible PV.
iSmithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of Practical Guide to Green Technology for Ground Engineering.
PPG Industries, an architectural glass and exterior and interior coatings manufacturing company, has declared that a number of its glass and coating products can assist the construction projects to get the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) pilot credit instituted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Oct 2011
Heliodyne, a solar collector producing company based at Richmond, California, has declared the using of Basotect melamine foam produced by BASF as insulating material in its Gobi range of solar plate collectors manufactured in the USA.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Oct 2011
The service bay rooftop of Westgate Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (CJDR) overlooking Glenwood Avenue, at Raleigh, North Carolina, will soon sport a 98.7 kW solar PV installation offering a clear view of the solar arrays to thousands of Airline Passengers using the planes that are landing and taking off at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Oct 2011
Walgreens, a drugstore chain in the USA, has opened its first electric vehicle (EV) charging station at its International Drive and Sand Lake Road facility in Orlando.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Oct 2011
A new discovery in pine tree breeding method is expected to assist forests to get adjusted to climate changes and boost bio-energy usage. The new technique appeared in New Phytologist, a scientific journal, which points out that new tree varieties can be created in half the time than the duration taken by the currently followed methods.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Oct 2011
Draker Laboratories, a supplier of reliable and turnkey type of solar PV monitoring systems, has declared the introduction of Utility Suite of services and products exclusively designed for use in grid connected utility-scale solar systems.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Oct 2011
TimberRock Energy Solutions declared that it has put into service the first ever solar EV charging station of Maryland at Allison Transmission Plant of General Motors in White Marsh, Maryland.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Oct 2011
Encore Wire, a manufacturer of copper electrical wires utilized for interior wiring at industrial buildings, production houses, apartments and homes, declared that its Research and Development Center measuring 13,000 sq.ft has been granted LEED Platinum Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, which is verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBSI).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Oct 2011
The National Museum of the American Indian of the Smithsonian Institution has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver rating. It is the first museum of the Smithsonian Institution to secure the LEED certification.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Oct 2011
Natcore Technology and MX Holding have signed a Letter of Intent to work out a partnership that will perform research and development work on three important areas, which will assist in improving the efficiency of solar energy generation while cutting down the costs.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Oct 2011
Unirac, a developer and supplier of infrastructure for solar power installations, has declared the availability of its ISYS Ground Mount racking system for use in commercial installations.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Oct 2011
Virgin Atlantic Airways has declared the development of a new low carbon aviation fuel that emits just half the level of carbon dioxide emissions when compared to normal fossil fuel. It has entered into a joint venture with LanzaTech to produce aviation fuel by capturing waste gases released during the industrial steel production process, ferment them and chemically change them into jet fuel by utilizing a Swedish biofuels technology.
Array Technologies, declared that it has completed the first shipment of its solar tracking systems meant for a utility-scale solar photovoltaic project being built by Recurrent Energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Oct 2011