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Lockheed Martin Signs Green Battery Agreement

Lockheed Martin has signed an exclusive international rights agreement to integrate and market Electrical Energy Storage Units (EESU) from EEStor, Inc., for military and homeland security applications. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

10 Jan 2008

nCoat Signs Agreement to Provide Nanocoatings for Concentrated Solar Thermal Power

nCoat, Inc. has announced the signing of an agreement for business collaboration and commercial product development with Sunvention USA, Inc. and BSR Solar Technologies GmbH using nCoat nanotechnology coatings in a Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) system.

10 Jan 2008

Scientists Issues Warning that it's too Early to Sell Carbon Offsets

Leading marine scientists from across the world have issued a warning that it is too early to sell carbon offsets from ocean iron fertilisation.

9 Jan 2008

New Magnet Alloy for Future Ultragreen Electric-Drive Vehicles

A new high performance magnet alloy developed by Ames Lab will help the development of electric cars, which are growing in popularity.

9 Jan 2008

ORNL and SuperPower Signs Agreement for More Efficient Transmission of Electricity

Oak Ridge National Laboratory announces that SuperPower Inc. has signed a license agreement to use an ORNL-developed technology that can lower the cost of producing superconducting wires for more efficient transmission of electricity.

9 Jan 2008

Binary Ionic Liquid Electrolytes Enable Production of Solvent-Free Solar Cells

Solar cells have attracted global attention as one of the cornerstones of alternative energy. In theory, it seems to make abundant sense to tap into the energy of the sun to convert light to electricity with little or no emission of noxious pollutants.

9 Jan 2008

EPA Recognized Accomplishments of Landfill Methane Partners

EPA today recognized the accomplishments of numerous landfill methane partners that are generating renewable energy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

9 Jan 2008

Sustainable Fuel for Road, Rail, Air and Sea Transport

Emissions trading, future fuels and international oil supply are just some of the factors that will be considered as the Forum articulates the main challenges for our nation in arriving at a secure and sustainable transport fuel mix for road, rail, air and sea to 2050.

9 Jan 2008

New Name Expresses Strategic Advancement of Research Center

As of 1/1/2008 the GSF – National Research Center for Environment and Health renamed itself to German Research Center for Environmental Health.

9 Jan 2008

Health Effects from Climate Change

Mounting evidence of global warming has led experts to warn of likely adverse health effects to many Australians who live in rural and remote areas.

9 Jan 2008

Using Nanotechnology to Create Solar Cell 100 Times Bigger

People who follow nanotechnology news have become accustomed to hearing how scientists are making super-small devices even smaller. But here’s a headline from Prof. Arie Zaban, Head of Bar-Ilan University’s Nanotechnology Institute: using nano-based methods, he’s managed to create a solar cell that’s 100 times bigger than his previous design.

9 Jan 2008

enXco Announces Dedication Of Solar Project

enXco announces the dedication of the Sun Harvest Solar Project located on the grounds of the Fresno Adventist Academy in Fresno, California.

9 Jan 2008

Intensive Forest Practices May Negatively Impact Water Quality

In order to increase productivity, forest practices have become more intense in recent decades. Forest fertilization increased by 800% in the southeastern United States from 1990 to 1999, and the total acreage fertilized in the Southeast exceeds the forest area fertilized in the rest of the world.

9 Jan 2008

HP to Reduce PC Energy Usage by 25 Percent

Today at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, HP committed to reduce the energy consumption of its volume desktop and notebook PC families by 25 percent by 2010.

8 Jan 2008

Want to Begin to be More Environmentally Friendly in 2008?

Want to begin to be more environmentally friendly in 2008 but can't afford a hybrid car? Don't worry — there are plenty of ways to lessen your impact on the environment that don't come with such a daunting price tag, says Matt Malten, assistant vice chancellor for campus sustainability at Washington University in St. Louis. And they likely will even save you some money without cramping your carbon-creating lifestyle — much.

8 Jan 2008