A research team led by Roland Winston of the University of California, Merced (UC Merced), has devised a system that collects and concentrates sunlight onto its uniquely designed collector tubes. Using current technologies, the heat produced can be utilized for heating, cooling and other applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Oct 2011
Iowa State University researchers have developed a novel technique dubbed as fast pyrolysis to produce inexpensive sugars from biomass such as wood chips and corn stalks.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Oct 2011
The Aerogel business of Cabot will display its Lumira aerogel-based new daylighting product at the 2011 Greenbuild International Conference and Exhibition, which will take place from 4th to 7th October in Toronto, Canada.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Oct 2011
Solutia, a manufacturer of interlayers for laminated glass made of polyvinyl butyral (PVB)s, has declared that its Saflex S Series Interlayer is commercially available for automotive applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Sep 2011
The initiative brochure from EU CONCERTO focuses on saving energy in cities and facilities and discuses about successful approaches that have been undertaken in communities and cities across Europe.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Sep 2011
Scientists at the VU University Amsterdam and TU Delft have illustrated that the release rate of hydrogen stored in a metal hydride depends on the size of a metal alloy nanoparticle.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Sep 2011
Gehrlicher Solar has secured the "TÜV Rheinland LGA tested Quality" certificate and the "EC Certificate of Factory Production Control" from TÜV Rheinland LGA Bautechnik for GehrTec Base, which is the foundation for the photovoltaic ground-mounted systems, during September 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Sep 2011
Schletter Canada has delivered the solar mounting system for the entry of Team Canada in the Solar Decathlon, which is currently going on in Washington D.C.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Sep 2011
Fyda Energy Solutions is the most recent addition to the Alliance AutoGas network as a certified conversion center. Fyda joins the network by expanding its alternative fuel service products to include propane autogas vehicle conversions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Sep 2011
The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP) had selected Monument Roofing Systems for installing the Duro-Last Cool Zone roofing system on its apartment units. The residential complexes are situated at 5300 E. Paisano Drive.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Sep 2011
Scientists of the Kavli Institute and the Chemical Engineering department of TU Delft have established that light can influence the free movement of electrons in layers of linked semiconductor nano-particles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Sep 2011
The doctoral thesis submitted by Maria Jonstrup, a student in Biotechnology at the Lund University presents an eco-friendly purification process that can break down the hazardous chemicals utilized in the textile dying process and clear them before they are released out in agricultural lands or rivers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Sep 2011
A study being performed by the Kansas State University researchers utilizing renewable energy to produce a nimble distribution system has the prospects to transform the industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Sep 2011
The name of Ecolab has been included in the 2011 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Performance Leadership Index recognizing its efforts to palliate climate change.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Sep 2011
CFGnet has declared the publication of a sustainability concepts paper titled, ‘Cities as Forces for Good in the Environment: Sustainability in the Water Sector,’ written by M Bruce Beck.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Sep 2011