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Silicon thin film deposition for photovoltaic device applications AGC Flat Glass North America, Alpharetta, Ga., and Asahi Glass, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,273,595) developed by Christopher R.
New SUNGATE 600 glass also to be highlightedPITTSBURGH, Oct. 10, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) will preview SOLARBAN(R) 67 glass and showcase new SUNGATE(R) 600 glass during the GREENBUILD(R) International Conference and Expo in booth 1827S at…
Loughborough-based SmartGen Ltd has revealed that it was overwhelmed by the UK industry’s response to its SmartShield system.  SmetGen claims its SmartShield polymeric resin is capable of boosting yield by almost 10 percent.
Clear, durable shower glass by PPG among 101 best new products of 2012PITTSBURGH, Oct. 9, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that CLARVISTA(R) glass, a highly transparent and exceptionally durable shower door glass by PPG, was named by…
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 5, 2012 – Richard A. (Dick) Beuke, PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) vice president, flat glass, has been named by USGlass magazine as one of the glass industry’s 100 most influential individuals.
V3Solar (V3Solar.com) has contracted with Nectar Design (an award-winning product development company located in Southern California) to complete the engineering and commercial design of V3Solar’s Spin Cell Technology – “The most efficient energy…
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 28, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) today announced that Bryan Iams has been named vice president, corporate communications and marketing, effective Oct. 1.
Continuing education event can earn participants up to four AIA credits PITTSBURGH, Oct. 1, 2012 – Darijo Babic, PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) national architectural manager for flat glass, will present two American Institute of Architects Continuing…
A number of glass companies traveled to Las Vegas last week to take part in GlassBuild America. While the show primarily targets glazing companies, exhibitors reported that they were also seeing a few architects walking the show, and were featuring…
Beneq, global supplier of thin film coating equipment, will deliver a large-area batch atomic layer deposition (ALD) coating system to a leading Asian customer developing OLED products.
Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Menlo Park, CA USA, September 24, 2012 — Brisbane Materials, a specialty materials company, today announced that the company has closed its AUD$5,000,000 Series A funding round.
An Australian startup lines up $5.2 million in venture capital to push its inaugural product: a coating that reduces reflection so that more sunlight can stay inside solar cells to generate electricity.
Advanced low-e glass helps improve sustainability of award-winning building Photograph ©2010 Bruce Damonte.
Montreal, Quebec. September 19, 2012 – Orbite Aluminae (TSX: ORT; OTCQX:EORBF) (the “Company”or “Orbite”) today announced that, leveraging its patented processes for high-purity and smelter-grade alumina production, the Company has developed a…
Activity could resume next year at the former Schott Solar facility.On Monday, McCune Solar Works LLC, a McCune Works Inc. company, said it is in final negotiations to assume the production of the solar panels Schott Solar was making at its facility…
Düsseldorf/Vineland, September 13, 2012 – Being the leading global partner for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, Gerresheimer is committed to sustainability and environmental protection.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) announced today that it is increasing its precipitated silica production capacity at the Lake Charles, La., manufacturing location by more than 22,000 tons per year in response to growing…
SAN MATEO, CA—(September 12, 2012) — Pythagoras Solar, provider of “powered by Pythagoras” solar windows, announced today that its photovoltaic glass unit (PVGU) has been tested to the UL 1703 standard by Intertek and has successfully gained ETL…
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 11, 2012 – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that two projects featuring its glass were among the winners of the 2012 Glass Magazine Awards announced earlier this month.
Advanced glasses increase efficiency of solar components PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7, 2012 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) flat glass business will exhibit its complete line of ultra-low-iron and coated glass products for the solar industry at booth 756 during…
Unique and Innovative Approach to Designing FaçadesLED Solar Power Façade by MAGE SUNOVATION at nightElsenfeld, Germany, August 2012 – MAGE SUNOVATION GmbH, manufacturer of solar modules for architectural use, introduces an innovative LED solar…
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Buchanan Energy and Environmental Research Center earns design award PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced that SOLARBAN(R) 70XL glass is featured on the Buchanan Energy and Environmental Research Center in Clovis, Calif., which in November earned a…
A challenging and pioneering refurbishment project in Rushenden, Isle of Sheppey, is now complete, the results of which are hoped to be significant enough to offer the potential to develop a National Code for Retrofit.
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