Students Build Water Filtration System In 48 Hours Using Clay & Sawdust

Penn State, water filtration system, ceramics, Kenya, Africa

$200 and a little elbow grease mean residents of Nyeri, Kenya know the pleasure of safe drinking water available just steps from their door. Read more →

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Weaving Solar Magic With Super-Thin Fiber Cells

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For the first time, a silicon-based optical fiber with solar-cell capabilities has been developed that has been shown to be scalable to many meters in length. Read more →

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LEED Gold Building For A Different Penn State

Penn State Berks Leed Gold building

Penn State Berks goes LEED Gold with a building boasting recycled content, sustainable wood, natural lighting, graywater collection systems and more. Read more →

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Wastewater Into Electricity Gets An Ionic Twist

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Microbes that use wastewater in a fuel cell to make electricity get help from a technology that grabs energy from the difference between salt and fresh water. Read more →

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Bacteria Generate Electricity From Waste

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Penn State researchers are developing microbial fuel cells that use bacteria to generate electricity from waste. Read more →

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ConocoPhillips Energy Prize Now Open

ConocoPhillips Energy Prize

The 2011 ConocoPhillips Energy Prize is now open to innovative proposals that help to address new energy sources, energy efficiency, and climate change. Read more →

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Obama Unveils Building Efficiency Plan

President Obama, Penn State University, Better Buildings Initiative

President Obama introduces a five-point plan to spur commercial building retrofits, aiming to improve energy efficiency by 20 percent by 2020. Read more →

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Philadelphia To Be Green Buildings Lab

Philadelphia Green Buildings

More than 90 different academic, state and federal agencies have come together to develop a laboratory for more energy-efficient buildings based in Philadelphia. Read more →

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Solar Home Project Sees New Life as Eco-Education Showroom

Natural-Fusion

Natural Fusion, a solar home designed and constructed by a student-led team from Penn State for the 2009 Solar Decathlon will now see new life as an eco-education showroom. Read more →

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