Members of AFCENT are taking initiatives to increase the energy efficiency in locations where they have been deployed. They are implementing strategies to increase supply, reduce demand and conserve energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Oct 2011
Managing the pollution of our environment is a highly complex matter and full of fundamental dilemmas. To make the right choices, science and society need each other to address questions such as which environmental problems to solve first, and which to leave until later, said Prof. Carolien Kroeze in her inaugural address as Professor of Pollution Management
New research by scientists at the University of Southampton has shown how London's trees can improve air quality by filtering out pollution particulates, which are damaging to human health.
Everyone is talking about electric drives, and the scientists from Fraunhofer are also working on them. Engineers have replaced a battery box for lithium-ion batteries with a lightweight component. Not only does the housing save weight and sustain no damage in an accident – for the first time ever, it can also be mass-produced.
Sorubin, the leader in ‘new generation’ energy efficient aeration products for water treatment, has reached the final of the first edition of Skype founder Niklas Zennström’s Green Mentorship Award, a prize that has been founded to focus on the work being done by entrepreneurs to tackle climate change and create a low carbon future.
Bayer MaterialScience LLC announces it will utilize energy monitoring solutions from Noveda Technologies to optimize the energy performance of its EcoCommercial Building (ECB) projects around the world.
Master International, the parent company of Master Distributors, a leading distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, announces the launching of a dedicated solar photovoltaic division with its marketing engine at www.solarmasterdirect.com.
Just beyond the DNA-like helical staircase in Drexel University’s new Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, the atrium’s great showpiece is a vertical wall of living plants, 20 feet wide, rising five stories (75 feet) in height – the largest such wall in North America and the only one at a U.S. university. But the biowall is not just for show. It is an active living filter that removes volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the air.
Ferro Electronic Materials, a leading supplier of materials for fabricating photovoltaic silicon solar cells for more than 30 years, will introduce two series of metallization paste products enabling next generation high-efficiency cell technologies at PV Taiwan 2011, 5-7 October in Taipei, Taiwan.
Sandia National Laboratories will begin researching how to use glitter-sized photovoltaic cells in utility-scale solar power systems, which eventually could cut the costs of solar panels in half and nearly double their efficiency.
PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has activated a new 4,800-watt solar system at the PPG Glass Business and Discovery Center in Harmar, Pa., about 15 miles from the company’s headquarters in Pittsburgh.
Thermal imaging is now even more affordable than ever for builders with the FLIR i3 camera. This small yet versatile infrared camera is designed to suit all budgets and is available now from Pyrosales Pty Ltd.
From energy-efficient insulation and durable, aesthetically pleasing polycarbonate glazing to advanced coatings and sealants and a burgeoning green building network, Bayer MaterialScience LLC will feature its broad portfolio of sustainable building solutions at this year’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo.
Supreme Chemicals of GA, Inc., the manufacturer of Krud Kutter® products, is proud to announce that Original Krud Kutter® - Cleaner/Degreaser and Krud Kutter® Tough Task Remover have received Biodegradable Certification in compliance with the SCS Biodegradable Standard V3-0.
The 16th Annual National Solar Tour, a popular solar event organized by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), has attracted thousands of Americans.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011