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Company Poised to Reduce Cost of Solar Energy by Swapping Petroleum for Renewable Components

BioSolar, Inc. announced today that it has filed a patent application to protect the novel inventions and processes behind its proprietary bio-based backsheet, a protective covering for the back of photovoltaic solar cells traditionally made from expensive petroleum-based film.

24 Oct 2008

Solvay Joins Holst Centre Research Program on Systems-in-Foil

The international chemical and pharmaceutical group Solvay today signs an agreement to become part of the research network of Holst Centre, an open-innovation initiative by IMEC (Belgium) and TNO (The Netherlands).

24 Oct 2008

Satcon to Deliver World's First Hybrid Fuel Cell Energy System

Satcon Technology Corporation, a leading provider of utility scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, today announced that it has partnered with FuelCell Energy Inc. and Enbridge Inc. in the pro...

24 Oct 2008

UNSW Claims 25 Percent Solar Cell Efficiency Title

UNSW's ARC Photovoltaic Centre of Excellence has again asserted its leadership in solar cell technology by reporting the first silicon solar cell to achieve the milestone of 25 per cent effiency.

24 Oct 2008

ORNL Nanomanufacturing Technologies Wins $8.4 Million in Funding from DOE

Eight Oak Ridge National Laboratory nanomanufacturing technologies have won $8.4 million in funding from the Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program. The awards, which will bring $6.8 million to the...

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 24 Oct 2008

Global Market for Lithium Batteries Expected to Register Robust Growth

Penetration of battery technologies in developing countries, together with the spiraling popularity of consumer electronic devices, mobile communication equipment, medical applications and personal computers/laptops are ...

From Global Industry Analysts 23 Oct 2008

GE Makes its Sixth Investment in Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturer

GE is recharging the electrification of transportation by making its sixth equity investment in lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123Systems. GE invested $30 million in A123's $102 million Series E financing, making ...

23 Oct 2008

Hague Corp Announces Solterra has Concluded Worldwide Exclusive License with Rice University

Hague Corp, a resource exploration company, has announced that Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. has concluded the worldwide exclusive license with the William Marsh Rice University for intellectual property which in...

23 Oct 2008

AXT Becomes First Charter Germanium Substrate Member to Join Consortium

AXT, Inc., a leading manufacturer of compound semiconductor substrates, today announced that it has become a charter member of the CPV Consortium, a global industry organization that supports the development and long-ter...

22 Oct 2008

First-Ever Glimpse of Nanoscale Catalysts in Action

The first-ever glimpse of nanoscale catalysts in action could lead to improved pollution control and fuel cell technologies. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory observed catalysts restructuring themselves in response to various gases swirling around them, like a chameleon changing its color to match its surroundings.

22 Oct 2008