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Los Angeles Trade-Technical College Offers Range of Green Degrees and Courses

The Los Angeles Trade-Technical College has a range of green-related courses and programs that range from alternative fuels and emissions reduction in the Diesel Technology Program to a Supply Water Technology AS degree with an emphasis in water purification. Currently the college has 52 green-integrated courses and four green-related degree and certificate programs in career-technical, [...]

2010 Photovoltaics World Conference Program Finalized

NASHUA, N.H., — The conference program for the Photovoltaics World Conference & Expo, to be held February 23-25, 2010 in Austin, Texas, has been finalized. Recent advances in photovoltaics technology and manufacturing processes will be addressed, as well as emerging applications for photovoltaic-based solar power generation systems. Information will be presented in two different tracks [...]

4.5 Million Net New Green Jobs Predicted in US

A new report suggests that tackling climate change will be a major net job creator for the U.S. economy. According to the report, aggressive deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency can net up to 4.5 million new U.S. jobs by 2030 and provide the greenhouse gas emission reductions necessary to tackle climate change.

3M and Plug Power Sign Strategic Supply Agreement for Fuel Cells

Press Release – LATHAM, NY – October 8, 2009 – 3M (NYSE:3M)and Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, today announced that they have entered into an exclusive commercial supply agreement for 3M membrane electrode assemblies (MEA), to be used as a critical component in Plug Power’s GenSys proprietary [...]

University of Texas Granted $2.5 Million to Research Splitting Water in Hydrogen with Sunlight

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have received about $2.5 million to identify new materials that will efficiently absorb sunlight and split water (H2O) into clean hydrogen fuel, which could power cars and be used to generate electricity.

For the next three years, chemical engineering Professor Charles Mullins, chemistry Professor Allen Bard and mathematics [...]

University of California San Diego to Install Fuel Cell Generation & Storage Facility

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The California Center for Sustainable Energy in San Diego announced today that the University of California, San Diego will receive $11 million in incentives from California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program for the installation of an innovative fuel cell energy generation and storage system.

This is the largest amount ever awarded by the California Public [...]

Oregon Plant Benefits from German Demand for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

BEND, ORE., USA, July 22, 2009 – IdaTech, a global leader in the development and manufacture of clean and reliable extended run backup power fuel cell products, today announces that it has received an order for 30 ElectraGen™ hydrogen fuel cell systems from its German OEM partner, b+w Electronic Systems GmbH (“b+w”), for delivery in [...]

U.S. Efforts to Double Renewable Energy Capacity and Create Green Jobs

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As part of an innovative partnership aimed at increasing economic development in urban and rural areas while setting our nation on the path to energy independence, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy announced an estimated $3 billion for the development of renewable energy projects around the country and made [...]

Green Jobs in New Jersey, Fuel Cell Manufacturing Facility

BASF announced it has officially opened its BASF Fuel Cell production facility in Somerset, New Jersey. The modern facility uses advanced production and automation technologies to fabricate ready-for-use high-temperature Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) units — the heart of the fuel cell. In a MEA, hydrogen and air react to water generating electrical power and heat. [...]

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