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News you might have missed: 8 May 2009

newspapersNeed a briefing on the latest developments in cleantech? Greenbang’s here with our daily review of news you might have missed:

  • Photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings has joined the Belgium-based PV CYCLE association, which is establishing a voluntary take-back and recycling programme for end-of-life PV modules;
  • Brute force rather than aerodynamic efficiency is the key to bumblebee flight, Oxford University scientists have discovered;
  • A 15 May panel discussion at Washington’s House of Sweden will examine the links between adaptation, climate change, and development;
  • The Lemnis Lighting company in the Netherlands recently unveiled a new 6-watt LED light bulb, About My Planet reports;
  • Philips says a study by the Dutch Metrology Institute finds that its MASTER LED lamps easily met and in some cases exceeded the various test criteria laid down by the independent Netherlands-based research and measurement body.

Published by:

Dan Ilett

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