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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has joined with the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) and its Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to announce the opening of the $12 million i6 Green Challenge.

Minimizing barriers to trade for green building products, materials and services in the Asia Pacific region through cooperation on standards and conformity assessment took significant steps forward at the March 3-4 Conference on Green Buildings and Green Growth.

Owens Corning announced it has been named to Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 12th annual list of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens™.”

FLEXcon recently announced that its backsheets are being used by Unconquered Sun Solar Technologies as part of a newly certified solar module.

Growth will be driven by Asia, North America and Europe, as these regions lead in their efforts to increase production of energy from renewable sources.

This company has expanded its FlextraTM family of flexible packaging adhesives with Flextra QuietTM laminating adhesive.

From left: Larry Brotherton, board chairman, SOCMA; Dan Hawkinson, Torsten Hauschild, Rob Hampe, and Rainer Eischeid, LANXESS; and Larry Sloan, president, SOCMA. The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA)

Research and Markets has released a new report entitled “Global & China Wind Turbine Market by Offshore/Onshore Type, Geography, Installed Capacity, Price Trends & Forecasts.”

According to a new survey from Pike Research, consumer support for renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, is extremely high.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu have announced major steps in support of offshore wind energy in the U.S.