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Fresh Water To Every House in Indian Village Thanks to Borouge

Through their Water for the World initiative Borouge and Borealis, leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, are helping the State of Maharashtra in India to supply drinking water 24 hours per day, seven days a week to the residents of Malkapur village, 400km south of Mumbai

24 Jun 2008

Hydrogen as a Fuel Just Got Easier With Simple Reaction Used to Make Hydrogen Storage Material, Ammonia Borane

Chemists in the US have developed a simple reaction to make ammonia borane - a powder more hydrogen-dense than even liquid hydrogen

23 Jun 2008

OSRAM PURITEC Uses Ultraviolet Light to Purify Water

The PURITEC technology exhibited by OSRAM at the EXPO Zaragoza 2008 is an innovative disinfection method for the purification of water using ultraviolet light, in which a special immersion emitter is fitted into water containers such as freshwater tanks and cisterns

22 Jun 2008

Scientists Mimic Nature to Harness Solar Energy the Same Way Plants Do

With gas and oil prices at all-time highs, it's only logical for scientists to try to harness some of that solar energy. To that end, three MIT researchers are building a device that mimics photosynthesis-the process plants use to capture and store the sun's vast energy.

22 Jun 2008

Waste Lightweight Concrete Being Crushed For Use on Green Roofs

Celcon aircrete, already known for helping to cut carbon emissions because of its excellent thermal insulation properties, is now being put to another green use

22 Jun 2008

Econoburn's Wood Gasification Boilers Earn Energy Star Rating for Energy Efficiency

Econoburn's wood gasification boilers -- not to be confused with traditional outdoor wood burners -- have earned the Energy Star rating for energy efficiency.

22 Jun 2008

Ecologically Sustainable Houses Built From Hemp

The Northen Star newspaper is reporting on Australian developments in building houses from ecologically sustainable hemp crops. They report that only need six to eight tonnes of hemp fibre is required to build a house. With that material being able to be grown on .5 hectare of land

22 Jun 2008

Ocean Warming About 50 Percent Greater Than Previously Reported

Increased scientific confidence that ocean observations are accurately reflecting rising global temperatures is central to new Australian research published today

19 Jun 2008

Next Generation Batteries Feature in DoE Awards for Engineered Nanomaterials Company, NEI

NEI Corporation, a proven provider of engineered nanomaterials, announced the award of eight Phase I SBIR awards from the DoE. The contracts range from creation of next-generation battery materials to self-healing anti-corrosion coatings, to innovations in heat transfer fluids

19 Jun 2008

Cereplast Compostables Bio Based, Sustainable Plastic Resins Meet Federal Procurement Guidelines for Bio Based Content

Cereplast, manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced that products made from Cereplast Compostables resins meet new federal procurement guidelines for bio-based content

19 Jun 2008

Apollo Supercar Proves Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Have a Future in Motor Racing

The Apollo supercar passed the finish line at the Nurburgring 24 hour race on May 24, 2008, running on electrical energy alone in front of 200,000 spectators, proving that hybrid technology does have a future in motor racing

19 Jun 2008

Prototype Solar Power System Has Potential to Revolutionise Global Energy Production

A team led by MIT students this week successfully tested a prototype of what may be the most cost-efficient solar power system in the world--one team members believe has the potential to revolutionize global energy production

19 Jun 2008

Australian Government Leaves Solar Industry Without Incentives for Consumers

With the Australian Labor government's first budget, an immediate restriction on the $8000 rebate incentive via a means test qualification was introduced, not to mention unrealistic time frames for implementation of this new rebate system. Many companies and customers have been left stranded, victims of the Labor government's overnight, instant effect, policy change

18 Jun 2008

Researcher Makes Climate Change Discovery

A team of researchers led by a first-year UC Davis faculty member has resolved a longstanding paradox in the plant world, which should lead to far more accurate predictions of global climate change

18 Jun 2008

Environmental Nitrogen Cycles May Determine how Ecosystems Respond to Global Warming

Trees capable of extracting nitrogen directly from the atmosphere often thrive where it is readily available in the soil, but not where it is in short supply. Now scientists from the Carnegie Institution have explained the paradox by recognizing the role of two other factors: temperature and the abundance of another key element, phosphorous

18 Jun 2008