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New reduced petrochemical foam material

March 23, 2007 - by Dana Childs - Company has found a way to replace much of the oil used in the production of foam used in making furniture, and elsewhere.
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New green building panels from... polystyrene?

March 21, 2007 - by Dallas Kachan - Company claims its new building panels are green, even though they're based on plastics. Full Story »

Nanotech starting to gel

February 12, 2007 - by Dallas Kachan - It's taken 80 years, but nano-based aerogels are finally finding applications in new markets, like insulation. Full Story »

New reverse mergers in biofuel and solar

November 30, 2006 - by Dana Childs - NextGen and Nuvo Solar take the back door to the public markets in this week's greentech dealflow. Full Story »

BP Solar expanding and greening its headquarters

November 16, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan -

BP Solar plans to spend $70M expanding its North American manufacturing and administrative headquarters in Frederick, MD, and use sustainable building techniques.

The expansion will nearly double the facility's current silicon photovoltaic cell casting and sizing capacity to approximately 150 MW.

But it's not quite happening yet. Construction is to begin in the first half of 2007 and finish by the end of 2008 pending approval of local permits. Initial engineering feasibility studies into the project have been completed.

The expansion plans call for the construction of 140,000 square feet of new building space. Plans also include the relocation and integration of local warehousing and shipping facilities to the current site.

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The International Sustainable Energy Forum in pictures

October 12, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan - Who was there, what they did, and what they looked like after a beer or two. Full Story »

New Columbia Green roofs sip water

October 3, 2006 - by Dallas Kachan - Full Story »
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