An extensive experimental database of inorganic thin-film materials that organizes a decade’s worth of research at the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is now publicly available (‘An open ...
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At a roll-out event for customers and partners in Zurich, Flisom AG of Niederhasli, Switzerland – which has the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) as a technology partner – showcased its ...
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Gogoro Inc, a Taiwanese-based venture-backed company that develops and sells electric scooters and battery swapping infrastructure, has raised another US$300 million (NT$9 billion) as it looks to further expand to new regions and product ...
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A new Apple data powered entirely by renewable energy will allow its excess heat energy to be used to keep local homes warm, a report by Macworld says. Data centres generate a great deal of excess heat, and are generally not regarded as ...
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San Jose-based Solar Frontier Americas, the US subsidiary of Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – has sold its 40MWDC (30MWAC) Midway ...
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Shell has also published details of payments made to governments in 2014 in some of the key countries where it operates. This is the fourth consecutive year that Shell has made this voluntary disclosure. The 2014 Sustainability Report ...
John Abbott, Shell’s Downstream Director, said: “Low-carbon, sustainable biofuels play an important role today and will be required long term for heavy duty and long distance transport. We are pleased with Raízen’s ...
Glanbia Nutritionals will put the spotlight on protein, gluten-free and immune boosting ingredients for a range of applications at HiE 2016. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the experts and learn more about Glanbia ...
Electric car-maker Tesla Motors has agreed to acquire German company Grohmann Engineering. Accelerating a sustainable energy future is only possible with high-volume factories. They allow us to manufacture high-quality products with ...
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The Tinley Beverage Company, the parent company of Hemplify, has created its new Hemplify Energy Shot. The Company has placed a purchase order for this product with its California manufacturer and is proceeding with final testing and ...
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A third of the world’s investment in renewable energy last year came from China, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency has said. Adnan Amin, director-general of IRENA which has 149 member states and works with ...
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Since the Industrial Revolution, people ceaselessly exploited and used fossil energy on large scale, which led to many global difficulties such as resource constraints, environmental pollution, and climate change. Socio-economic development ...
Projects to focus on solar and battery technologies, plasma physics and Arctic sea-ice modeling ExxonMobil has committed $5 million toward Princeton partnership for new energy research ExxonMobil engaged in similar energy ...
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Vision Ridge Partners has made a major investment in EVgo, a public electric vehicle charging solutions provider. The investment will allow EVgo to expand its charging network and will accelerate and support widespread deployment of ...
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Schaeffler, a German supplier of rolling element bearings to automotive and aerospace industry has unveiled a bio-hybrid powered personal mobility concept vehicle. The company says that increasing traffic and increasing emission levels in ...
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