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Collaboration Aims to Provide Foundation for New CO2 Storage Technologies

At a ceremony at Imperial College London, Qatar's Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Industry, His Excellency Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Ms. Linda Cook, Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell plc, Dr Tidu Maini, Executive Chairman of Qatar Science + Technology Park (QSTP), and Sir Roy Anderson, Rector Elect of Imperial College London launched a joint research collaboration that will focus on further understanding carbonate reservoirs, which constitute the vast majority of hydrocarbon reservoirs across the Middle East, and CO2 storage.

10 Jun 2008

VIASPACE Receives Order to Design and Produce Formic Acid Fuel Cell Cartridges

VIASPACE Inc., a company that transforms proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions, announced today that its Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC) subsidiary has received an order from Lynntech Inc. of College Station, TX to design and produce formic acid fuel cell cartridges.

10 Jun 2008

DuPont Expands Production of Solamet to Support Fast-Growing PV Market

To meet the needs of the fast-growing photovoltaic (PV) solar energy market, DuPont today announced that it will expand production of DuPont(TM) Solamet(R) thick film metallization pastes at its Electronic Materials DuPont Dongguan Ltd. (EMDD) facility here.

10 Jun 2008

Duke Energy Plans to Install Solar Panels at up to 850 North Carolina Sites

Duke Energy Carolinas is proposing a $100 million plan to install electricity generating solar panels at up to 850 North Carolina sites including homes, schools, stores and factories.

10 Jun 2008

Having the Best of Both Worlds

Conventional wisdom assumes 'green' products also are boring, bland ... or worse ... downright ugly. Guess what: Conventional wisdom is misguided.

9 Jun 2008

Simple Conservation Measures Can Keep You Comfortable and Save Money

Dominion Virginia Power urges customers to stay safe in the heat and to use electricity wisely as regional temperatures and humidity are expected to remain extremely high today and Tuesday, forecasted to top 100 degrees in some locations.

9 Jun 2008

Verizon Earns Energy Star Award for Operating Nation's Largest Fuel Cell Site

Verizon has earned the federal government's prestigious Energy Star Award for operating the nation's largest fuel cell site of its kind, an environmentally friendly call-switching center and office building here.

9 Jun 2008

Largest Residential Solar Electric System Still Standing After Tornado

Bella Energy, a Louisville, Colorado-based solar energy company serving the Rocky Mountain Region, found that one of their systems, the largest residential solar electric system in Colorado, is still standing after a Class F3 tornado blew through Northern Colorado last week. Tornados are rated 1-5, with 5 being the strongest.

9 Jun 2008

New Research Shows Animals are Moving Uphill

New research from the American Museum of Natural History provides the first detailed study showing that global warming forces species to move up tropical mountains as their habitats shift upward.

9 Jun 2008

Point Carbon Announces Opening of Boston Office

Point Carbon, a world-leading provider of independent analysis and consulting services for governments and companies in the global power, gas and carbon markets, today announced the opening of a Boston office to be headed by Dr. Jurgen Weiss, Managing Director of Advisory Services North America.

9 Jun 2008

Researchers from Five Continents Agreed to Join Green Star's Algae Testing Program

Green Star Products, Inc. announced today that research institutes, universities and commercial companies from five continents have agreed to join Green Star's global algae testing program.

9 Jun 2008

Reducing Department of Defense’s Carbon Footprint

Enviance, the leading provider of Internet-based, on-demand systems for the management and automation of environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance activities, today announced that the U.S. Army has implemented the first real-time greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting and management system at the Fort Carson military base.

9 Jun 2008

Company Reports Reduced Energy Usage and Solid Waste Generation in 2007

Rockwell Automation today announced its 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report is now available. Titled Growing Responsibly, the report reviews how Rockwell Automation's products and services help customers meet their sustainability objectives.

9 Jun 2008

Meeting the Increasing Energy Demands in Pakistan

MWH, a global provider of environmental engineering, strategic consulting and construction services, today announced that it was selected by the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to provide engineering and construction management services for the Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric Project.

9 Jun 2008

Democratic and Republican National Conventions to be Powered by Renewable Energy

The 2008 Democratic and Republican national conventions will be powered with clean, renewable wind and solar energy, Xcel Energy announced today. This is also the first time the same electric utility will serve both conventions in separate cities in the same year.

9 Jun 2008