Penn State’s New LionGlass Is 10X Tougher & Has Half The Carbon Emissions
Researchers at Penn State have created LionGlass, which is much stronger than conventional glass and has lower carbon emissions.
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Chalk Up Another Win For Invisible Solar Windows
See-through solar windows turn ordinary energy-sucking, carbon-spewing buildings into climate action heroes.
New Report Reveals The Most Energy-Intensive Industries In Denmark
In a new report, based on the newest Danish statistics, Thea Gehrchen from GreenMatch.dk has summed up just how much energy the different industries in Denmark consume, which comes in quite handy while we wait for our new government to release a new proposal for a national climate law for the country, with binding targets no less.
Low-Cost Glass Coating Could Increase Building Sustainability
Originally published on Green Building Elements. Glass is specified by many architects for the exterior of new buildings. It makes for an attractive building façade and helps keep the cost of interior lighting low. However, it often allows too much heat from the sun to enter the interior of buildings … [continued]
EU Trade Sanctions Soon To Rectify Solar Glass Price
After crashing nearly 50% between 2009 and 2014, the price of solar glass is set to rebound beginning in 2015, as a result of anti-dumping duties levied by the European Union on Chinese suppliers. According to IHS, the average price for glass used in solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing fell from … [continued]
New Coating Inspired By The Pitcher Plant Turns Glass Into ‘Super-Glass’
An incredibly slippery, self-cleaning “super-glass” can be created from ordinary glass with the application of a simple, transparent coating that was recently invented by researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The super-glass is so slippery that … [continued]
