Tag: Press Releases
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New-Age Cement Made from Recycled Fly Ash
VHSC Cement produces Pozzoslag 1.2 using coal fly ash as a raw material through its patented reactor system, which uses both physical and chemical means to create a new cementitious material. Developed to overcome the early set time issues that have historically hindered the use of higher volumes of fly ash and slag in many…
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Waterless Urinals on Display at Green Schools Exhibition in Washington, D.C.
Waterless Co.—and its no-water urinal systems in particular—is no stranger to being acknowledged for sustainability efforts. Earlier this year the company earned one of the highest scores—4.5 out of a possible 5—in the newEnvironmental Leader Technology Reviews program.
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New Record Efficiency For Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
A new efficiency record for dye-sensitized solar cells has been achieved by researchers at EPFL in Switzerland — the new record of 15% has now been achieved thanks to a new fabrication process created by the researchers. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a very promising type of solar cell — largely as a result of…
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NRG Solar Achieves Commercial Operation of Two Solar PV Projects in California
NRG Energy, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, today announced that two of the solar photovoltaic facilities the company acquired from Recurrent Energy earlier this year have reached commercial operation. The two California based solar PV facilities, totaling 40 megawatts (AC), deliver electricity to Southern California Edison (SCE) and Pacific Gas & Electric…