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The Most Environmentally Friendly and Resource-Sparing Energy Supply for the Future

Hydrogen-powered fuel cells and solar energy are the best hope for a more environmentally friendly and resource-sparing energy supply in the future. A combination of the two is considered to be particularly “clean”: the production of hydrogen by splitting water with sunlight.

9 Feb 2010

Novel Strategy for Engineering Semiconductors Could Make Hydrogen Fuel More Viable

A novel strategy for engineering semiconductor materials can boost the performance of water-splitting solar cells for hydrogen production, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

8 Feb 2010

Alcoa Calls on Businesses to Develop Sustainable Strategies

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and a diverse group representing 29 leading global companies across 14 industries today called on businesses around the world to develop strategies that would enable a global population of some 9 billion people to live well within the resources of the planet by 2050.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 8 Feb 2010

New Technique Could Make Hydrogen Fuel Production and Storage Less Complicated

An international team of researchers has identified a new theoretical approach that may one day make the synthesis of hydrogen fuel storage materials less complicated and improve the thermodynamics and reversibility of the system.

5 Feb 2010

DuPont Open Solar Energy Research Lab in Geneva

DuPont opened the Meyrin Photovoltaic (PV) Application Laboratory at the European Technical Center in Meyrin, Switzerland, this week to meet the needs of the fast-growing solar energy market. This lab expands capabilities at the leading European R&D hub for DuPont teams developing next-generation products.

4 Feb 2010

Obama Targets Clean Energy Strategies to Improve America's Energy Independence

President Barack Obama today announced a series of steps his Administration is taking as part of its comprehensive strategy to enhance American energy independence while building a foundation for a new clean energy econo...

3 Feb 2010

VDMA to Focus on Photovoltaics Production Equipment

VDMA's Photovoltaic Equipment Forum has appointed a steering committee consisting of well-known industry representatives at the beginning of this year. The steering committee will focus on further concentrating the interests of VDMA members involved in photovoltaics production equipment.

2 Feb 2010

Automotive Manufacturer Creates Environmentally Friendly Engine Cover for 2010 Ford Fusion

Leading automotive manufacturer MPC Inc. (Walworth, WI) and PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) created an eco-friendly engine cover for the award-winning 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Earlier this month, the Ford Fusion Hybrid w...

1 Feb 2010

FKuR Begin Producing Bioplastics in North America

At the beginning of 2010, FKuR Kunststoff GmbH (Willlich, Germany) began operations of its newly founded subsidiary, FKuR Plastics Corporation, in Cedar Park, Texas, USA with a team of 4 people. Mr. Patrick Zimmermann wa...

1 Feb 2010

American Superconductor Receives Order for Wind Turbine Electrical Control Systems

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, announced today that it has received an initial order for full wind turbine electrical control systems from China's Shenyang Bl...

1 Feb 2010

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