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Green Gasoline On The Horizon Norman OK (SPX) Jan 20, 2009
University of Oklahoma researchers believe newer, more environmentally friendly fuels produced from biomass could create alternative energy solutions and alleviate dependence on foreign oil without requiring changes to current fuel infrastructure systems. According to Lance Lobban, director of the School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, the development of "green" fuels is ... read moreSpin-Polarized Electrons On Demand With a single electron pump, PTB researchers provide 'counted' electrons with the desired spin Many hopes are pinned on spintronics. In the future it could replace electronics, which in the race to produce increasingly rapid computer components, must at sometime reach its limits. Different from electronics, where whole electrons are moved (the digital "one" means "an electron is present ... more
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Spallation Neutron Source Gets Initial Go-Ahead On Second Target
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jan 20, 2009The U.S. Department of Energy has given its initial approval to begin plans for a second target station for the Spallation Neutron Source, expanding what is already the world's most powerful pulsed neutron scattering facility located at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Critical Decision Zero (CD-0) status is the first step in an approximately $1 billion construction project. The Se ... more More Chip Cores Can Mean Slower Supercomputing
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Jan 20, 2009The worldwide attempt to increase the speed of supercomputers merely by increasing the number of processor cores on individual chips unexpectedly worsens performance for many complex applications, Sandia simulations have found. A Sandia team simulated key algorithms for deriving knowledge from large data sets. The simulations show a significant increase in speed going from two to four mult ... more German Solar Integrator Agrees To Buy Modules From Solar Power Inc
Roseville CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2009Solar Power Inc. ("SPI") has completed its first sale to a prominent German solar integrator of its photovoltaic ("PV") solar modules for use in the integrator's Germany-based installation projects. An initial supply of SPI's 200-watt panels was shipped to the integrator at the end of December 2008. The transaction follows IEC certification in early December 2008 of SPI's family of solar m ... more |
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Yingli Green Energy Signs 15 MW Sales Contract with GOLDBECK Solar
Baoding, China (SPX) Jan 20, 2009Yingli Green Energy Holding Company has announced that it has entered into a sales contract with GOLDBECK Solar GmbH, a leading German PV system specialist company for PV applications on industrial buildings. Under the terms of the contract, Yingli Green Energy is expected to supply a minimum of 15 MW of PV modules to Goldbeck Solar in 2009. In addition, the contract provides a framework ... more WorldWater And Solar Technologies Renamed Entech Solar
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Jan 20, 2009WorldWater and Solar Technologies has changed its corporate name to Entech Solar, Inc., effective January 12, 2009. The Company's ticker will remain "WWAT.OB" temporarily until the Company is reassigned a new one. Entech, Inc. will continue as a subsidiary of Entech Solar, Inc. "Entech Solar is a name that more accurately reflects the transformation of our business since our acquisition of ... more Starwood Energy Acquires a Majority Stake in Nautilus Solar Energy
Greenwich CT (SPX) Jan 20, 2009Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC has announced an investment affiliate has acquired a majority interest in Nautilus Solar Energy LLC ("Nautilus Solar"), a leading solar power generation developer headquartered in Chatham, New Jersey, to help fund future growth of Nautilus Solar. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed. However, the companies said Starwood Energy's investment ... more Abu Dhabi to keep investing in solar energy despite crisis
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Jan 19, 2009Oil-rich Abu Dhabi said Monday it will press ahead with plans to develop solar energy, shrugging off a huge drop in oil prices which is cutting the emirate's revenues. "The current economic situation has no impact on Masdar's intended and planned projects," said Sultan al-Jaber, chief executive of Masdar, the government-owned Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company charged with developing clean ... more |
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