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solarX Launches Solar Certification Program For Commercial Buildings Mountain View CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2008 
solarX has announced its XFactor Solar Certification program for commercial buildings. As commercial building owners strive to meet growing tenant demand for clean energy, solar certification becomes an important factor to any decision to "go green." While LEEDs and Energy Star programs allow for clean and/or efficient energy, neither program focuses on solar energy usage alone. ... read more
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Weather clouds future of biofuels
New York (UPI) Jul 1, 2008 U.S. energy experts say recent storms and flooding highlight the risk of the nation's increasing reliance on corn for fuel. The cost of filling U.S. gas tanks could soon be influenced "as much by hail in Iowa as by the bombing of an oil pipeline in Nigeria," The New York Times reported Tuesday. "We are holding ourselves hostage to the weather," ethanol expert John M. Reilly of ... more UN agency hails green energy 'gold rush' 
Nairobi (AFP) July 1, 2008The world is enjoying a "green energy gold rush", the UN's environmental agency said Tuesday as it published a report outlining a 60 percent hike in investment in renewable energy in 2007. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) study, published in Nairobi, said more than 148 billion dollars (93 billion euros) of new funds were ploughed into the quest for cleaner energy last year. The massive ... more Renewable Energy Finance Forum-Wall Street Maps Out Industry's Future 
New York NY (SPX) Jul 03, 2008The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Euromoney Energy Events (EEE) are pleased to report on the success of this year's 5th annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum that was held on June 18-19th at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Over 600 Senior executives from the renewable energy and financial community gathered at REFF-Wall Street to partake in the leading forum ... more Standards Set For Energy-Conserving LED Lighting 
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Jul 03, 2008Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with national standards organizations, have taken the lead in developing the first two standards for solid-state lighting in the United States. This new generation lighting technology uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) instead of incandescent filaments or fluorescent tubes to produce illumination that ... more Encore Energy Systems Expands Product Range With Apricus Solar Collectors 
Oxford MO (SPX) Jul 03, 2008Encore Energy Systems has announced it has added Apricus Solar products to its offerings and solutions. The Company is already a Sales Partner for the Caribbean and Southeast Florida for AMK-SOLAC Systems. The Caribbean market is virtually untapped in regards to geothermal and solar systems. Electricity costs frequently exceed $0.30 per kWhr. This fact allows a rapid return on ... more |
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New York NY (SPX) Jul 03, 2008There has been much attention in the press recently about co-op member led lawsuits against senior operating management and Boards. Specifically, in the first half of 2008, a Texas based group brought a class action alleging the following: excessive director compensation in the form of salary, benefits, bonuses, and retirement funding, lavish spending on company credit cards, and ... more Iran warns about attack amid mixed signals on nuclear crisis 
Madrid (AFP) July 2, 2008Iran warned Wednesday of a fierce response and radically higher oil prices if the country was attacked, but also signalled possible progress in its five-year nuclear standoff with the West. "Iran, if there were any kind of activity of any sort, is not going to be quiet and would react fiercely," Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said here when asked what Tehran would do in the event ... more CTDC Starts Installation Of Advanced Production Line 
Hong Kong (SPX) Jul 03, 2008China Technology Development Group has announced that its current production line has successfully produced SnO2 base plates which meets the advanced specifications desired for commercial sales. The initial batch has already shipped to China Stream Fund Solar, a-Si thin-film modules producer in Jiangsu for pilot use. SnO2 base plates are key components of a-Si thin film PV products ... more Exposing The Sensitivity Of Extreme Ultraviolet Photoresists 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2008Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have confirmed that the photoresists used in next-generation semiconductor manufacturing processes now under development are twice as sensitive as previously believed. This finding has attracted considerable interest because of its implications for future manufacturing. If the photoresists are twice as sensitive as ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 02, 2008China and Japan have done the unthinkable. For the first time since the end of World War Two, a Japanese warship docked in a Chinese port on June 24 and stayed there until June 28. Several hundred Chinese sailors welcomed the destroyer Sazanami by holding up signs with slogans and chanting praises for bilateral relations as ordered by their commanders. The Sazanami's visit is in ... more Oil shock helps put global warming on G8's back burner 
Paris (AFP) July 1, 2008The Group of Eight (G8) is set to fudge its decision on climate change next week, reflecting the issue's weaker status in the absence of European campaigning and in the face of sky-high oil prices. A year ago, on the back of blunt warnings by UN scientists, global warming dominated the G8 summit in Heiligendamm. Overcoming fierce US resistance, Germany coaxed the rich nations' club into ... more Wool Proves Its Worth In Respirator Market 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 02, 2008Cutting-edge wool textile technology developed by CSIRO for industrial air filtration systems has found its first lucrative commercial application in the manufacture of respirators for the personal protective equipment (PPE) market. Developed in collaboration with Australian Wool Innovation Ltd. and Michell Pty Ltd, the new filters consist of a combination of wool and synthetic fibres. ... more West Bank faces grave water shortages: Israeli rights group 
Jerusalem (AFP) July 1, 2008The occupied West Bank faces grave water shortages largely as a result of "discriminatory" Israeli policies, an Israeli human rights group said on Tuesday. "The shortage will have serious repercussions on the economy and the health of tens of thousands of Palestinians," the B'Tselem group said in a statement. "The chronic water shortage results in large part from Israel's discriminatory ... more
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