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LTC to Supply Large Rechargeable Batteries for Hybrid Bus Program

Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC), a leading manufacturer in the large rechargeable Lithium battery market, is pleased to announce the receipt of an order of approximately $4.7 million for hybrid bus application for a joint program with Kettering University and Transportation Techniques LLC.

25 Feb 2008

Proprietary Fuel Additive Formulation for Use with Bio-Diesel Fuel Blends

International Fuel Technology, Inc. (IFT) today announced that it had completed research and development efforts on DiesoLIFTTM BD-3, IFT’s proprietary fuel additive formulation for use with bio-diesel fuel blends. DiesoLIFTTM BD-3 is a second-generation fuel additive formulation.

25 Feb 2008

Next-Generation Cadmium Telluride Solar Cell

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. and EPIR Technologies, Inc. are in the process of developing the most advanced cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells. The top experts and leading institutions in the world for CdTe now reside with the companies.

25 Feb 2008

Two-Mode Hybrid Technology Delivers Up to 50-Percent City Fuel Improvement

Freescale Semiconductor, the leading supplier of semiconductors to the automotive industry, is providing advanced microcontroller (MCU) technology for the complete hybrid drive train used in General Motors’ Chevy Tahoe Hybrid and GMC Yukon Hybrid, the world’s only hybrid full-size SUVs.

25 Feb 2008

NREL Confirms Record Conversion Efficiency of GaAs Solar Cell

IMEC has realized a single-junction GaAs solar cell on a Ge substrate with a record conversion efficiency of 24.7%. The efficiency was measured and confirmed by NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US). GaAs solar cells are used in satellite solar panels and earth-based solar concentrators.

25 Feb 2008

NYMEX Introduces First Contract as Part of its Green Exchange Initiative

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., today announced that it will introduce the first slate of futures and options contracts as part of its Green Exchange initiative on March 16 for trade date March 17.

25 Feb 2008

Compost Turning Agricultural Soils into Carbon Sink

Applying organic fertilizers, such as those resulting from composting, to agricultural land could increase the amount of carbon stored in these soils and contribute significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research published in a special issue of Waste Management & Research (Special issue published today by SAGE).

24 Feb 2008

World's First Aircraft to Fly on Biofuel

Virgin Atlantic, one of the world's leading long-haul airlines, will today fly one of its Boeing 747 jumbo jets on biofuel from London Heathrow to Amsterdam -- becoming the first airline in the world to fly on renewable fuel.

24 Feb 2008

Profit through Sustainability

Gleeds, the International Management and Construction Consultancy, are to exhibit at the Ecobuild exhibition in London for the first time, further highlighting their commitment and expertise in the field of sustainability within the built environment.

24 Feb 2008

Photovoltaic Panels Arranged in Concentric Circles Around the Roof of City Hall

The solar panels on the roof of London's City Hall were officially unveiled today. City Hall now has a unique photovoltaic system designed to complement the rounded shape of one of London's most iconic buildings.

24 Feb 2008

Greener Design of High-Power LED Lighting Products

Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. a supplier of analog, mixed-signal and non-volatile memory semiconductors, announced it has received a patent for a unique step-down switching regulator circuit architecture applicable to step-down regulators for driving high brightness LEDs.

23 Feb 2008

LDK Solar Delivers 450 MW of Multicrystalline Solar Wafers to Korean-Based Company

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed an eight-year "Take or Pay" contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Republic of Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (HHI).

23 Feb 2008

Buildings Among the Nation's Top Energy Savers

In 2007, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Energy Star status to 176 office buildings, schools, hospitals, banks, hotels, supermarkets and college dormitories in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

23 Feb 2008

Stimulus Package Provides Economic Benefits for Certain Renewable Energy Projects

The White House 2008 Economic Stimulus Package contains a 50% bonus depreciation and increased Section 179 expense provisions that could provide significant economic benefits for certain renewable energy projects that are acquired and placed in service in 2008.

23 Feb 2008

Top 10 Ways to be More Energy Efficient and Green in 2008

“Going green” and “reducing your carbon footprint” are all the rage, but these trendy concepts are nothing new for the Alliance to Save Energy. That’s because you can’t be green without minimizing your energy use; and energy efficiency has always been and remains the quickest, most cost-effective way to use less energy – and the amount of pollution you produce.

23 Feb 2008