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Unwanted blooms of Cladophora algae throughout the Baltic and in other parts of the world are not entirely without a positive side. A group of researchers at the Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala University have discovered that the distinctive cellulose nanostructure of these algae can serve as an effective coating substrate for use in environmentally [...]
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StableFlow Technology Key to Maximizing Efficiency in Large Power Generators
Wallingford CT based hydrogen-technology producer Proton Energy Systems (www.protonenergy.com) said today it earned a patent for its proprietary control system for regulating the purity and pressure of the hydrogen gas used to cool large electric power generators.
Proton’s StableFlow system is a breakthrough product for electric power [...]
Obama Administration Announces $85 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Early Career Scientists’ Research
WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $85 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 50 early career researchers for five years at U.S. [...]
JUSUNG, one of the world’s leading suppliers of equipment for semi-conductor and thin-film technology manufacturers, and CEA LITEN (the Laboratory for Innovation in New Energy Technologies and Nanomaterials) have signed a Joint Development agreement for a two-year project to develop high-efficiency silicon solar cells (>20% efficiency).
The two partners are to pool their expertise in this [...]
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today made opening remarks at the first U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue Roundtable at the Department of Energy Headquarters in Washington, DC. The public-private meeting, which will be held June 29-30, is bringing together leaders from private industry to meet with U.S. and Canadian energy leaders to solicit industry input on [...]