Archive for March, 2009
Adage Graphics Selects DURST as New Eco-Friendly Printer, Price Cutter
All the inks used by the DURST, including white, are VOC-free. That means that they do not contain volatile organic compounds such as hydrocarbons, ketones, or formaldehyde. In other words, they are safe for the environment. By printing the inks directly onto a substrate, instead of onto paper which is then adhered to the substrate, the amount of media used is reduced. Production time is also reduced so more units can be turned around in less time, further reducing costs.
18Mar2009 | ecofriendly | 1 comment | Continued
Here’s a hot idea: SVSU creates solar oven to sanitize compost
The oven, built of plywood and fiberglass insulation, is powered by a funnel-like array of reflective mylar that focuses sunlight into the top of the box through a window of double-paned glass.
The contraption is angled toward the sun with brackets and mounted on a cart with wheels, so it can be adjusted throughout the day.
Altogether, the oven cost about $300 to build. Roekle is working on a portable, low-cost unit that could be used at campgrounds, instead of propane and charcoal.
Brady Australia releases Re-form eco-friendly sorbent
According to Brady Australia, the Re-form sorbent is constructed to provide higher absorbency, allowing for less wastage.
A sorbent is a material for adsorbing liquids or gases. The Re-form sorbent is said to be cost-effective, and suited for lean programmes and eco-friendly initiatives. The eco-friendly sorbent comes in pads, rolls and socs.
MIT builds solar-powered race car that runs all day
A group of researchers at MIT have developed an out-of-the-ordinary new race car, one that isnt dependent on gasoline. Thats right, the team has built a car that runs on solar power .
The car, dubbed Eleanor , can reportedly maintain a cruising speed of 55 miles-per-hour and run all day — if the sun is shining, according to MIT. To get that kind of power from sunlight, researchers have designed the car with six square meters of monocrystalline silicon solar cells and an improved electronic systems.
4Mar2009 | ecofriendly | 10 comments | Continued
ESolar to build solar power plants in India
ACME will make a $30 million equity investment in eSolar in return for the exclusive right to develop plants employing the companys modular solar thermal power technology.
The partnership is eSolars first foray outside the United States. The Pasadena, California, company has been racking up deals with U.S. utilities, including an agreement last month with NRG Energy Inc to create up to 500 MW of solar thermal power plants in the U.S. Southwest.
Eco-Friendly Solar Power gains support
Measure B, known as the Green Jobs Initiative, would require the DWP to develop 400 megawatts of solar energy – enough to power 240,000 homes – over the next five years. It’s part of the city’s ambitious plan to develop 1,300 megawatts of renewable power by 2020.
4Mar2009 | ecofriendly | 0 comments | Continued
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