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SiC Transistors Increase Efficiency of PV Systems

A maximum efficiency rating of 98.5 percent for photovoltaic inverters has been achieved by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in a test using prototype silicon carbide-based MOSFETs manufactured by CREE, Inc., USA.

22 Jan 2008

Origin Invests in Wind Farms in NSW

Origin Energy has entered into a strategic relationship with wind generation developers Epuron acquiring an option to develop up to 590MW of wind farm projects starting with the construction of the 30MW Cullerin Range wind farm in NSW, 30km west of Goulburn.

21 Jan 2008

BP Enhances its Commitment to China

BP announced today during a ceremony in the Great Hall of People in Beijing that it had signed a series of agreements to enhance its commitment to China. These agreements involve strategic integration and commercialisation of clean coal conversion technologies, wind power generation and world-class acetic acid production. The British Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown and the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, as well as officials from both British and Chinese governments, witnessed the signing.

21 Jan 2008

Solar Cell Manufacturer Achieves 50% Reduction in Manufacturing Energy

AOS Solar is developing Solar Silicon 4.0 technology that combines crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) efficiency with low cost, high throughput thin film manufacturing economics.

21 Jan 2008

Rsearchers Develop Material with Highest Methane Storage Capacity Ever Measured

In a major advance in alternative fuel technology, researchers report development of a sponge-like material with the highest methane storage capacity ever measured.

21 Jan 2008

Nineteen Hybrid Sedans Replaces Traditional Vehicles in Verizon's Local Fleet

More environmentally friendly Verizon sedans will soon be making their way through New Jersey cities and towns.

21 Jan 2008

California Firm Invests $65 million in Wind Energy

California energy giant Clipper Windpower, Plc has chosen Blyth, Northumberland in the United Kingdom as the site for a new generation of offshore wind turbines, North England Inward Investment Agency (NEIIA) has announced.

21 Jan 2008

Renewable Energy Must Be Developed in Parallel with Nuclear and Coal

Renewable energy must be developed in parallel with nuclear power and a clean-up of coal-fired power station technology, if the UK is to meet increasing demand without relying on enormous and potentially debilitating natural gas imports. That is the conclusion drawn from a report to be published in Inderscience's International Journal of Nuclear Governance, Economy and Ecology.

21 Jan 2008

A1GP Took to Track with Biofuel in Tanks

A1GP World Cup of Motorsport made history om 18 to 20 January as all 22 national teams competing in the A1GP Taupo, New Zealand take to the track with biofuel in their tanks. The landmark event will make A1GP the first truly global motorsport series to race on a 30 per cent biofuel mix.

21 Jan 2008

Recycling and Waste Reduction Saves Millions of Tonnes of CO2 Emission

On 31 January and 1 February 2008, the Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and sustainable Resource management (ACR+) and London Remade will jointly host an international conference on waste and climate change in London.

21 Jan 2008

Energy Storage Systems Provider Selected to Address Clean Equity Monaco 2008

ZBB Energy Corporation, an emerging provider of energy storage systems, announced today that its executives have been chosen to present to the Clean Equity Monaco - Emerging Environmental Technology Conference, February 20-21.

21 Jan 2008

Greater Accuracy is Urgently Needed for Climate Modelling and Forecasting

Climate scientists are collaborating with experts in economic theory to improve their forecasting models and assess more accurately the impact of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Although there is broad consensus that there will be a significant rise in average global temperature, there is great uncertainty over the extent of the change, and the implications for different regions.

21 Jan 2008

Royal DSM Joined Forces with ROQUETTE to Produce Bio-Based Performance Materials

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, and the French starch and starch-derivatives company ROQUETTE have joined forces to implement and commercialize the fermentative production of biorenewable succinic acid, which - amongst other applications - opens the possibility to produce bio-based performance materials. By the end of 2009 a demonstration plant in Lestrem (France) will be operational.

20 Jan 2008

Longer Lasting and More Powerful Hybrid Car Battery

The odometer of a low emission hybrid electric test vehicle today reached 100,000 miles as the car circled a track in the UK using the power of an advanced CSIRO battery system.

20 Jan 2008

Akrion Expands to Solar Market

Akrion, Inc., a supplier of semiconductor surface preparation equipment, announced today that its GAMA system has been qualified for an advanced solar cleaning application.

20 Jan 2008