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industry-news iconDye-Sensitized Solar Cells Achieve Record Efficiency
by Kevin Maddaford on 11/10/2008

A promising type of photovoltaic solar cell sets a new record for performance.

Researchers working with dye-sensitized solar cells, also known as Graetzel cells, have achieved 10% efficiency, which is a record for the technology. The cells are made of titanium dioxide and... [more]

industry-news iconBailout Bill Extends Production Tax Credit
by Kevin Maddaford on 11/10/2008

The $700 billion financial bailout bill includes an extension of the PTC for renewable energy.

With the passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424), the $700 billion package intended to shore up the ailing financial industry, the Production Tax Credit (PTC)... [more]

industry-news iconRenewable Energy May Find Home on Land Cleanup Sites
by Kevin Maddaford on 11/10/2008

The EPA has identified thousands of sites where renewable energy facilities could be constructed.

Land cleanup sites across the country may provide homes for wind, solar and biomass energy facilities. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), using information from the National... [more]

green-lifestyle iconOctober Sleuth Challenge
by Jen Biederman on 11/10/2008

Answer the October Sleuth Challenge For Your Chance To Win...

This Month's Challenge: Is trashing your fall leaves such a big deal? Yes! Especially if you load yours into plastic bags which preserve leaves in landfills forever! According to... [more]

industry-news iconInnovative Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine to be Installed in NY
by Kevin Maddaford on 11/07/2008

A new wind turbine design will be installed on a community college campus in New York.

The world’s first utility-scale vertical-axis wind turbine will make its debut on the campus of Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake, NY.  Environmental... [more]

industry-news iconFungus to Fuel
by Kevin Maddaford on 11/07/2008

A newly discovered fungus produces a type of diesel fuel.

A fungus found inside the branches of an ancient family of trees in the Patagonian rain forest creates a type of diesel fuel called “myco-diesel.” Led by Gary... [more]

industry-news iconHybrid Solar Energy Technology in Development
by Kevin Maddaford on 11/07/2008

A new hybrid solar power system could provide cost-effective heat and electricity.

An international group of researchers is developing a hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic system that could make solar energy more cost efficient. By combining the two... [more]

industry-news iconFederal Land to be Opened for Geothermal Power
by Kevin Maddaford on 11/07/2008

The Department of the Interior plans to open land in the western U.S. for geothermal development.

More than 190 million acres of federal land in the western U.S. will be opened by the Department of the Interior (DOI) for the purpose of developing geothermal power.... [more]

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