The US Department of Energy concluded that all 38 models of PAR38 lamps tested surpass halogen lamps in terms of energy efficiency. Subjective testing of some models by IES members determined that single emitters performed best. The US ...
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Increased liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports could have some impact on the US natural gas price, but it may not be as high as the chemical industry fears, the chief economist for the American Petroleum Institute said in Houston Wednesday. ...
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China and the United States, the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, are increasing their cooperation in fighting climate change. US Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern said the US has a very good relationship with ...
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The Center for Tomography Research Laboratory (CTECH Labs) introduced the latest technology in brain scanning at the 6th International IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Conference on Neural Engineering at the Sheraton Hotel, ...
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Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Toshimitsu Motegi, Thursday asked visiting US energy secretary Ernest Moniz to move forward the two countries' bilateral agreement on methane hydrate cooperation, a METI source said. The ...
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ARPA-E deputy director Cheryl Martin has announced $27m in funding from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for 14 projects aimed at developing next-generation power conversion devices that ...
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published the 2013 edition of the Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing R&D Roadmap, which complements the SSL R&D Multi-Year Program Plan that guides the Core and Product Development R&D programs. One ...
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A look at disruptive solar innovations finds that technologies built around crystalline silicon (x-Si) modules are the most likely to find commercial success even though they will not meet the "SunShot" targets of US$1/W installed set by ...
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has contracted VIA Motors, an American electric vehicle development company, to develop and deliver electric pick-up trucks and vans to more than 50 participating fleets. As a part of the $20m deal, ...
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Analyst: existing solar tech to miss 'SunShot' goal 25 Sep 2013 Lux Research says that large corporations must partner with academia to innovate. PV adoption roadmap through 2030 The US Department of Energy's ambitious "SunShot" ...
Third-generation LED modules provide a broader range of lumen output and beam-spread options for developers looking to jumpstart solid-state lighting (SSL) product designs. GE Lighting has announced the Gen3 family of its Infusion LED ...
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The Federal Trade Commision won a federal court ruling against Lights of America, while Intematix announces new green aluminate phosphor patents, and Veeco buys Synos to support OLED manufacturing. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ...
The US Department of Energy is trying to unload repayments of the loan it granted electric car maker Fisker Automotive?following the company's failure to repay federal loans of US$168 million ($178 million). Fisker won a US$528 million ...
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Novaled and Colnatec hope to control film thickness with novel sensing technology on OLED roll-to-roll production lines, while researchers at the University of Utah have tuned a plastic polymer that could yield true white OLEDs. While ...
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Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Florida-based Chemergy Inc plan to demonstrate a bioenergy technology that converts wastewater treatment plant byproducts into hydrogen gas to produce electricity. The ...