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New Fully Biodegradable Thermosetting Resins

Modern synthetic resins are made from fossil sources, are not biodegradable and can only be burned under strict precautions due to the release of toxic substances. Prof. Gadi Rothenberg and Dr. Albert Alberts of the Univ...

16 Jan 2011

SoCalGas Invests $1 Million in ClearEdge Power to Accelerate Fuel Cell Development

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced it has invested $1 million in ClearEdge Power, an Oregon fuel cell manufacturer. The investment is a strategic addition to the utility company's growing clean en...

14 Jan 2011

Cox Communications Completes Two Next-Generation Fuel Cell Construction

Cox Communications has completed construction of two next-generation fuel cells totaling 800 kilowatts (kW) that will generate enough onsite power to reduce the company’s dependence on the local power grid and decrease its carbon footprint.

14 Jan 2011

Woodland Biofuels Closes Equity Investment to Help Build Ethanol Demonstration Plant

Woodland Biofuels announced today the closing of a common equity investment in Woodland to help build a groundbreaking demonstration plant that will efficiently produce cellulosic ethanol from renewable wastes. The c...

12 Jan 2011

China National Bluestar Buys Elkem from Orkla ASA

Orkla ASA has signed a binding agreement with China National Bluestar (Group) Co., Ltd (Bluestar) for the purchase and sale of Elkem.

12 Jan 2011

GCL-Poly to Supply Wafers and Polysilicon to Trina Solar

Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, announced today through its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. Ltd., has signed a supplemental long-term wafer and polysilicon product supply agreement with GCL (Changzhou) Solar Energy Technology Company Limited, a subsidiary of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited ("GCL-Poly", the "Company" or the "Group"; stock code: 3800.HK).

12 Jan 2011

Chinese Solar Cell Manufacturer Validates Natcore's Antireflective Coating Technology

The antireflective (AR) coating technology of Natcore Technology Inc. has been independently validated by a prominent Chinese solar cell manufacturer.

11 Jan 2011

AQT Solar to Build Second Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility in South Carolina

AQT Solar, a leading developer of low-cost CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-diselenide) thin-film solar cells today announced the company has selected Richland County, South Carolina as the location for its second manufacturing facility.

10 Jan 2011

Innovalight, Motech Industries Join to Develop High Performance Solar Cells Using Silicon Ink

Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held company that provides proprietary technologies and materials for the production of high efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells, announced today that it signed an agreement with Motech Industries, Inc. ("Motech") to develop high performance solar cells using silicon ink manufactured by Innovalight.

10 Jan 2011

PPG to Market and Distribute a Urethane Gel Coat for the Wind Energy Market

PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) commercial coatings group has announced that it will globally market and distribute a new urethane gel coat for the wind energy market. Developed and manufactured by Plasticolors, Inc., of ...

From PPG Industries Inc. 9 Jan 2011

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