LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design attracts USGBC members to new industry forum

Exton, Pa (PRWEB) April 18, 2005 ## U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announces the availability of four workshops at SBIC's Ecobuild America, a new cutting-edge technology show, June 20 – 23, in Orlando, Florida.

Nevada's two largest utility companies have asked state regulators to exempt them from fines for failing to meet the state's renewable energy requirements last year.

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Stefan Lovgren
for National Geographic News
January 14, 2005

Scientists have invented a plastic solar cell that can turn the sun's power into electrical energy, even on a cloudy day.

The plastic material uses nanotechnology and contains the first solar cells able to harness the sun's invisible, infrared rays. The breakthrough has led theorists to predict that plastic solar cells could one day become five times more efficient than current solar cell technology.

Scientists designed a single, compact device that can both convert solar energy to electricity and store the electricity.

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