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, [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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In a presentation before national policymakers and analysts today, leading clean energy CEOs, venture capitalists and academics unveiled the “Gigaton Throwdown,” an assessment of the nation’s clean energy potential that identifies seven industries capable of creating 5 million clean energy jobs and reducing CO2 emissions by 5-7 gigatons by 2020. The report, a collaborative [...]