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“Entirely New Option For Low Cost Offshore Wind” Got $4.5 Million From ARPA-EBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 15, 2016
Last fall, an offshore wind energy startup called Accio Energy won $4.5 million in funding from ARPA-E, the US Energy Department’s transformational energy accelerator. That’s a huge chunk of... Read more.. |
A ‘Fitbit for the oceans’ aims to boost ailing seasBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 11, 2016
A tool recently developed by Conservation International (CI) and partners can accurately isolate the ocean’s ills — and even help prescribe a cure. ... Read more.. |
First Emissions-Free Fossil Fuel Power Plant Under ConstructionBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 10, 2016
A power plant that will produce low-cost electricity with zero emissions is being built in La Porte, Texas. ... Read more.. |
Scientists use micro-organisms to produce 'green' plasticBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2016
Korean researchers have developed a unique biorefinery system to create non-natural polymers from natural sources, allowing various plastics to be made in an environmentally-friendly and... Read more.. |
SolarWorld’s New Mono-PERC Bifacial MulodesBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 9, 2016
SolarWorld announced that the first North American installation of New Mono-PERC Bifacial Mulodes, will be as part of a 205-kilowatt system at the University of Richmond, Virginia. This will be... Read more.. |
New Research Posits Ocean Currents As Reliable Source Of Clean EnergyBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2016
New research has proposed a design for a submerged marine turbine that could harness ocean currents as a potential renewable energy resource. ... Read more.. |
Panasonic Photovoltaic Module Achieves World's Highest Energy Conversion Efficiency of 23.8% at Research LevelBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 3, 2016
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has achieved a photovoltaic module conversion efficiency*1 of 23.8%*2 (aperture area*3: 11,562 cm2) at research... Read more.. |
BioMason Makes Bricks From Bacteria Without Heat Or ClayBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2016
BioMason is a North Carolina startup company that manufactures bricks without heat or clay. About 8% of global carbon emissions come from making bricks, according to the company’s co-founder,... Read more.. Subject Tags: innovation , sustainability |
SunPower smashes installation time record for commercial solarBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 1, 2016
SunPower announced that its SunPower Helix Roof product has smashed the installation time record offering at least two and a half times faster than competing commercial rooftop solar power... Read more.. Subject Tags: innovation , Solar Rooftop |
Flexible solar cells as light as soap bubbles developedBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 29, 2016
MIT scientists have developed the thinnest, lightest flexible solar cells ever produced that could be placed on almost any material or surface, including clothes, smartphones or even a soap... Read more.. Subject Tags: innovation , solar cell |