Aquatherm Industries, Inc. of Lakewood, NJ announced today it has increased energy efficiency of its solar pool heater collector manufacturing by 18%. Through improved processes developed over 35 years of solar manufacturing experience, the manufacturer has been able to reduce the amount of energy required to produce its efficient solar pool heating systems.

Dave Sizelove, President and Co-Founder of Aquatherm Industries, cites these efficiency improvements as a direct result of improved manufacturing processes and quality control. “Through the years, Aquatherm has remained committed to solar pool heating, while other manufacturers have diversified into other solar technologies such as hot water and photovoltaic,” says Sizelove.

“Our commitment to solar pool heating has resulted in a laser focus, and has allowed us to innovate and improve on the technology time and time again.”

Sizelove also credits the manufacturer’s 2011 registration as an ISO 9001:2008 company for improving quality control inside the walls of its 50,000 square foot facility. ISO 9001:2008 is a quality management system developed by the International Organization of Standardization requires a manufacturer demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

“Aquatherm has always been dedicated to making a quality product. Through the process of becoming ISO-registered, we pursued even greater levels of quality control – from the minute raw materials enter the building to the shipment of finished product. This, in turn, resulted in the creation of less waste in our facility, which helped to increase our process efficiencies.”

Aquatherm was recognized earlier this year for its eco-friendly efforts by the New Jersey Department of Department of Environmental Protection Environmental Stewardship Initiative, which it hopes to parlay into an ISO 14001 certification.

“Being a polymer product and therefore derived from oil,” says Sizelove, “the process by which we manufacture our product is already inherently energy efficient compared to the alternative. If you were to take three gallons of oil and refine and burn it using a conventional fossil-fuel pool heater, that three gallons would provide about 400,000 British thermal units (BTUs) one time only. By using that same three gallons to manufacture one 4′ x 12′ solar pool heating collector, you are creating a product that will produce over 10,000,000 BTUs a year, and keeps producing year after year.”

About Aquatherm:

An ISO 9001:2008 registered company, Aquatherm Industries, Inc. is the largest U.S. manufacturer of low-temperature, unglazed polymer solar collectors ? primarily used for residential and commercial swimming pool heating as well as domestic hot water and process pre-heat applications. Within the company?s ?pellets to panels? approach, Aquatherm?s extrusion, welding, and injection molding processes have been awarded four U.S. and two International Patents for its technology. In addition, Aquatherm?s collectors were the first NSF-50 listed solar collectors in the word. Aquatherm distributors currently serve Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, all of North, Central, and South America, France, Egypt, and Jordan.

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Art Gilbert Heating, a comprehensive HVAC service contractor in Olean, N.Y., has added a new product to its line of home air purification products. Art Gilbert Heating is now offering the RGF Environmental Group Guardian Air HVAC Cell. The Guardian Air HVAC Cell is designed to eliminate building syndrome risks by reducing odors, air pollutants, chemical odors, smoke, mold bacteria and viruses.

The Guardian Air HVAC Cell can be easily mounted into air conditioning and heating system?s air ducts where most sick building problems start. When the HVAC system is in operation, the Guardian Air creates an advanced oxidation process consisting of hydro-peroxides, super oxide ions and hydroxide ions. All are friendly oxidizers that revert back to oxygen and hydrogen after the oxidation of the pollutant. Guardian Air does not use dangerous negative ionization.

The Guardian Air HVAC Cell is an air treatment product that is designed to improve the air quality in homes and businesses. The Guardian Air HVAC Cell is part of the RGF line of germicidal ultraviolet light, photohydroionization and reflective electro-magnetic energy products that address odors, microbes, mold spores, gases, chemicals and particulates. These products can be essential components for maintaining excellent indoor air quality and easing symptoms of asthma and emphysema caused in part by pollutants in the air.

The techs at Art Gilbert Heating can engineer and design systems and provide customers with written estimates so they will know exactly what the costs will be. They have consultants available for custom installation. For more information, call Art Gilbert Heating at 716-261-9852 or visit http://www.oleanhvacservice.com/.

About the company:

Art Gilbert Heating has been installing and servicing heating and air conditioning systems for over 13 years. Art Gilbert specializes in boiler repair for boilers that provide comfortable living even in the coldest temperatures.

As a company that has been working in the industry since 1989, Art Gilbert Heating contractors have expertise in all things related to heating. They’ve put all their focus on learning everything there is to know about this important part of homes. Art Gilbert?s technicians are professionally trained in many types of systems and are certified B.O.C.E.S. instructors. They bring this depth of experience to all the jobs that they do.

A solar cell is a device that captures solar energy and converts the light energy into electricity using organic electronics. This is done due to the photovoltaic characteristics of the solar cell that helps in converting the light energy into electricity. Organic solar cell use is one of the recent developments in this field. It holds the potential to reduce the overall cost involved in manufacturing and installing of silicon solar cells.

Organic solar cells are manufactured from thinner films of organic semiconductors that comprise of polyphenylene vinylene and tiny molecules of copper phthalocyanine. These solar cells also include carbon fullerenes and fullerene derivatives.

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As silicon prices are continuously soaring, the market for organic solar cells is expected to grow effectively. Hence, the fluctuating silicon prices are acting as one of the crucial driving factors for the organic solar cell market. The small and compact size of thee organic solar cell are rather more beneficial and preferred by the consumers , which also reduces the weight and width of the solar cell compared to traditional or silicon based solar cells. Depleting fossil fuels, the rising demand for electricity, and the rising global temperature owing to burning of fossil fuels are diverging consumers across the globe to use organic solar cells. This in turn is boosting the market growth.

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Research and development is responsible for the high cost of manufacturing and production. Hence, the high cost acts as an inhibiting factor for the growth of the market. Over the years the cost involved in manufacturing organic solar cells would reduce and provide new market opportunities. The new upcoming regulations of EPA and Greenpeace, imposing strict ban over the silicon based semiconductor, would further create new market opportunities for the organic solar cell.

Some of the major players of the market are Sono-tek, Heliatek, Solarmer, Mitsubishi, Plextronics, Dyesol, EPFL, Peccell, G24i and others.

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Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective medical devices, is commenting on a notification that Intuitive Surgical, maker of the da Vinci surgical robot, issued to hospitals and other customers on May 8, 2013, regarding an ?urgent medical device notification? regarding ?a potential issue? with the da Vinci surgical robot. The alert revealed that some models of the da Vinci monopolar curved scissors have “micro-cracks” in them that can create ?a pathway for electrosurgical energy to leak into tissue during use and potentially cause thermal injury.?

The notification also revealed, in bold type, that the “micro-cracks may not be visible to the user.”

The notification added that the company ?apologizes? for this inconvenience and will inform its clients ?immediately? as to when scissors ?without the potential for micro-cracks are available for replacement.? Meanwhile, the company included in the notification a list of precautions and warnings for using the EndoWrist monopolar curved scissors.

?It?s certainly great to hear that Intuitive Surgical has taken responsibility in notifying hospitals and other clients about the defect it has discovered in some of its monopolar curved scissors,? said Gary Falkowitz, Managing Attorney at Parker Waichman LLP. ?I can only hope that Intuitive is as proactively vigilant and responsive regarding any other potential issues that may influence the da Vinci?s ability to successfully assist with an operation on a human being.?

Parker Waichman LLP offers free legal advice to patients who suffered injuries that may have been caused by the robotic system and is actively seeking cases.

The company?s notification regarding the faulty scissors occurs in the face of an ongoing lawsuit against the medical device maker, entitled the Estate of Fred E. Taylor v. Intuitive Surgical, 09-2-03136-5, Superior Court, State of Washington, Kitsap County (Port Orchard). It alleges it failed to properly train surgeon Scott Bildsten, who performed a robotic prostate removal on Fred Taylor, who allegedly died as a result four years later, as reported by Bloomberg on May 8, 2013. The trial is in its fourth week.

Intuitive?s da Vinci system is currently the only approved robotic surgical device for use on soft tissue in the United States. According to the May 8 Bloomberg report, Taylor?s lawsuit is the first of at least 26 lawsuits against Intuitive over injuries allegedly caused by the robot. In light of mounting injury reports, the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine issued an advisory warning of complications on March 16, 2013. The state?s board cited cases of complications, including bleeding, adhesions, damage to the bowel and ureter, and one specific case in which a piece of rectal tissue was left inside the patient?s abdomen.

Parker Waichman LLP continues to offer free legal consultations to alleged victims of da Vinci surgical robot injuries. If you or a loved one experienced surgical burns, perforated or torn organs, torn blood vessels or other injuries that could be associated with the da Vinci surgical robot, please contact their office by visiting the firm’s da Vinci Surgical Robot Lawsuit page at yourlawyer.com. Free case evaluations are also available by calling 1 800 LAW INFO (1-800-529-4636).

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On Feb. 21, 2013, Ankaka, a marketing research institute in China, released the latest China?s Electronics Market Report. The report stated that: ?Huaqiang North, the world’s biggest electronics market in China and Asia is experiencing changes of great magnitude. Many wholesalers and manufacturers have closed their doors or steadily left Huaqiang North following dismal profits.? The report also points out some crucial alterations on the market of Huaqiang North today.

Huaqiang North, the world’s biggest electronics market in China and Asia, is experiencing changes of great magnitude. Huaqiang North Road, or Huagiangbei, is one of the major business areas in Shenzhen. In Huagiangbei, there are plenty of shopping malls, wholesalers, and electronics retailers. It is situated 1 kilometer from south to north, and 1.5 kilometers from west to east. The amount of people that traveled through there each day was 0.5 million. With more than 10,000 retailers, and over 20 shopping malls, Huaqiang North was a bustling retail amalgamation.

Huaqiang North Street Empty Shop Tide

As of late, many wholesalers and manufacturers have closed their doors or steadily left Huaqiang North following dismal profits. In a few markets, the vacancy rate of stores is as much as 40% although there was no renting fee. The substantial vacancy rate is cause for concern and will almost certainly persist for some time. The scant shops, with many stores displaying sublet signs, total over 3500. The vacant shops are chiefly in mobile-phone and accessories based stores.

Rumor has it that the economy of Huaqiang North could just disappear due to the situation. As a matter of fact, it is the market of bogus knockoffs that are the most in decline, which in turn hurts the trade tremendously. Previously, factories were assertively increasing production in counterfeit no-brand tablets and phones due to their huge demand. They flourished in the market for a while; nevertheless, these types of items are no longer in big demand, especially during the last few years.

It seemed inevitable. The speedy growth of bogus phones saturating the market leading to unwanted price competition together with inferior quality and high repair rate, would undoubtedly put a dent in the counterfeit goods market. The cost of tablets and name brand phones have reduced greatly, which makes the counterfeit brands lose their appeal.

Name brands increasingly won approval for authoritative protection of intellectual-property rights overseas; therefore, the demand for replica items have dropped due to the fear of provoking a lawsuit. This makes it difficult for knockoffs to openly appear on the market.

There are Three Crucial Alterations on the Market Today

-There is a record increase in brand stores and retail shops, drawing a large amount of customers. Many sizeable and name brand stores triumphed with entering and positioning themselves in important shopping markets like Huaqiang North. Their goal is to provide smart phones and tablets with better pricing and high quality. To put it bluntly, reasonably priced, superior quality smart phones make it difficult for fake mobile phones to endure.

-Unique and creative products are now drawing more attention on the markets. Wholesalers selling cool devices are becoming the big players currently on the market. Innovative electronics such as “stylish and handy luggage travel trolley scooters” and “USB solar-panel power battery charger tree including ten connectors” from Ankaka are winning the wallets of both western and Chinese customers.

-A large sector of manufacturers and market-sellers have altered their business to phone and tablet accessories like accessories for iPods and iPhones.

Undoubtedly, under the depression of the global market, the opening up of China?s electronics market will present great opportunities for multinational corporations and local companies. How to gain a firm foothold in this market with huge potentials? It will be exciting to see.

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Paul Granillo, stated that IEEP “is continuing their mission to develop the political and financial capital to support and enhance the economic vitality and quality of life for the region.” IEEP was created by a small group of business magnates in the cities of Riverside and San Bernardino. They were companies like Yeager Construction and others who saw a need for a regional approach to reach out to federal and state governments in order to deal with many of the expanding population issues.

?These two cities are separated by only 12 miles, so there definitely was a need for cooperation,? Granillo said.

Granillo has been president of the IEEP for three years and says that too often the Inland Empire is forgotten in the vast economic landscape of California despite being the home to 4.2 million residents. ?If we were a state,? he said, ?we?d be the 26th largest in the country.?

The IEEP works with labor and business leaders to make sure the region is represented in federal as well as state governments. Granillo says the IEEP is ?well received? because they are a ?convener.? Their mission, he says, is to create a leadership group that comes together to tackle some very important issues that affect many people.

One of the many issues is energy independence. ?We need to change our mindset,? he said. The Inland Empire is a vastly arid region, and according to Granillo, water and energy conservation are priorities because the population will increase by two million people. Southern California Edison and The Gas Company are members of the IEEP, and he says they are constantly looking at these issues.

When asked about the need to increase the number of electric vehicle charging stations, Granillo replied by saying that we should help the construction community if possible because they are ?gun-shy? of investing in a new technology that has yet to be worked out. However, he added, ?There are ways right now in new construction to make sure that we?re putting in the basic infrastructure so that when those decisions are made, when the need is there, it?s not going to be cost prohibitive. We can be thinking ahead to provide this service down the road.?

About the commercialization of solar energy, Granillo said, ?We have to look at the almost 20,000 square miles of desert that is part of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. There?s a great opportunity for us to use pieces of that in order to provide solar energy into the grid.? He also sees it as a jobs issue, and believes the Inland Empire could be an ?absolute leader in renewable energy,? but also voiced his concern at proceeding ?with respect to the environment.?

However, when asked about the need to build new transmission lines, he cautioned, ?it is a hard issue to grapple with. You see a lot of people who look at renewable energy as the future. We need to see that the same people, who are really in favor of renewable energy, also don?t become a stumbling block when it comes to putting in place the infrastructure that would make that possible. It calls for a need of political leadership in a very difficult decision of land use.?

Industry leader, Syndicated Solar, is excited to announce the opening of a new Midwest office in St. Peters, MO. The new office supports a staff of 15 sales professionals, the Midwest sales manager, and the Midwest operations manager. With the new office, Syndicated Solar is better positioned to expand services to more customers in the Midwest region of the country.

Syndicated solar started business in 2009 in Grand Junction, Colorado, and has developed a strong presence in the residential, and commercial solar markets. Growth has been spurred by drops in solar pricing, and the fact that Syndicated Solar offers both direct sales of solar systems, and power purchase agreements, that make it more affordable for people to invest in solar power. A power purchase agreement puts a solar system on the roof of a home at no cost, and provides lifetime maintenance of the equipment at no additional cost. The homeowner?s only obligation is to buy power from the installed solar system at a lower rate than electricity can be purchased from the local utility. It?s a win-win situation for the customer and for the company that owns the system. Power purchase agreements have really fueled the growth of the company and according to CEO, Justin Pentelute ?We?ve tripled our staff in 12 months and are growing like crazy.?

Syndicated Solar is an expert in solar financing and a leader in installation, monitoring and maintenance of solar systems. All staff complete advanced industry training to ensure the highest quality installations, monitoring and maintenance services. With affiliations to industry educational institutions like Eco-Tech, Syndicated Solar also brings solar education into the public domain with their Solar Academies. This combination of technical skill, expertise, education, and customer service is at the root of Syndicated Solar?s quick growth and popularity.

As a way to celebrate the opening of the new regional office, and the growth of the company, Syndicated Solar will be offering a free solar assessment for consumers interested in learning more about solar power. This is a great opportunity to separate solar energy facts from fiction. Solar assessments will help educate Ameren customers about solar energy advantages, and the various options open to residential, and commercial, customers to buy electricity for less, and add value to their home or office building at the same time.

In 2011 Syndicated Solar moved its headquarters to Denver, CO. Seeing quick growth through its educational programs, commercial business, and power purchase agreement program. The company now has four regional offices in Grand Junction, CO; Denver, CO; St. Louis, MO; and San Jose, CA. With the addition of offices in the Midwest and on the west coast, Syndicated Solar is able to serve customers throughout the Midwest and Western regions of the US.

For more information about Syndicated Solar?s new office, or to schedule a free solar assessment please call 888-410-3883 or visit http://syndicatedsolar.com/.

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The top 20 solar photovoltaic (PV) module suppliers accounted for almost 70% of global PV shipments in Q1?13, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz Module Tracker Quarterly report.

?The continued consolidation of solar PV manufacturers is creating opportunities for the leading tier 1 module suppliers,? explained Ray Lian, Senior Analyst at NPD Solarbuzz. ?The market share of the top 20 module suppliers increased significantly in Q1?13 to 70%, up from 58% in Q1?12.?

As the solar PV industry continues to show increasing globalization of end-market demand, tier 1 solar PV module suppliers are implementing aggressive overseas marketing strategies to increase market share. This is most evident among the top 10 Chinese tier 1 PV module suppliers such as Yingli Green Energy, Trina Solar, Canadian Solar, Jinko Solar, and Renesola.

Chinese solar PV module suppliers continue to dominate the global supply landscape, with 41% of module shipments coming from the top 10 tier 1 Chinese suppliers over the past four quarters. Emerging Chinese tier 1 suppliers that had previously been focused on PV cell manufacturing, such as JA Solar and Hareon Solar, also gained market share as they increased solar PV module shipments.

?The top 10 Chinese suppliers have been less successful in countries where there is strong competition from domestic module suppliers or attractive solar PV policy incentives,? added Lian. ?In the US and Japanese solar PV markets, for example, local manufacturers still rank at the top for domestic PV module shipments.?

Over the last four quarters, US based manufacturers First Solar and SunPower were the leaders in module shipments to the US market. In Japan, leading domestic PV module suppliers Sharp, Kyocera, Panasonic, and Solar Frontier also outperformed Chinese competitors during the same time period.

Solar PV module supply to the US and Japan is contrasted by the dominance of tier 1 Chinese module suppliers in European countries, emerging solar PV regions, and in China and Australia. Over the past four quarters, for example, almost 50% of modules shipped to the Australian PV market have been supplied by a small group of tier 1 Chinese manufacturers led by Trina Solar, followed by Renesola, Suntech, China Sunergy, and Canadian Solar.

Leading European tier 1 PV module suppliers, such as Conergy and SolarWorld, continue to target European and North American PV markets that are characterized by brand recognition and higher pricing levels. However, this strategy comes at the expense of global penetration, as their market share within the top 20 module suppliers declined from 10% in Q1?12 to 7.5% in Q1?13.

While solar PV module pricing levels continue to vary across the key solar PV end-markets, the average sales price for the top 20 tier 1 suppliers showed signs that it was stabilizing at $ 0.76/Watt in Q1?13. This compares to $ 1.03/Watt in Q1?12.

?The stabilization of module prices during Q1?13 was driven mainly by a geographic shift in demand from end markets during the quarter, with strong demand from higher price countries such as Japan preventing further global declines,? added Lian. ?However, pricing continues to vary considerably among different countries and for the various module technology types being supplied.?

Trade disputes and domestic manufacturing incentives are creating import restrictions across a range of PV end markets, so supplier market share and country specific pricing levels will increasingly dominate the global strategies being rolled out by leading tier 1 module suppliers for the remainder of 2013.

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Security and Sustainability Radio announced that over 5,600 people listed to its first three live broadcasts and archived recordings since launching on March 7, 2013.

S&S Radio is an online talk show featuring live interviews with global experts on the impacts to society from climate and other disruptions to natural systems. The audience can call in to talk to the hosts. Dr. Edward Saltzberg Managing Director of the station’s parent, the Security and Sustainability Forum, conducts the interviews.

The initial broadcasts covered the following topics.

1. Solar Energy’s Coming of Age – with Solar Expert Dave Buemi

In the past 24 months, PV solar energy costs have dropped while performance has increased significantly. Also, 3rd party ownership and leasing business models can eliminate upfront capital costs while shortening the return on investment. Dave lead business development for solar leader Gehrlicher Solar America Corp.

2. The Sustained Climate Assessment – with Jim Buizer

The Sustained Assessment is a recommendation in the draft National Climate Assessment released by the US Global Change Research Program.Jim Buizer, a lead author of the report, discusses the importance of this critical recommendation.

3. A Conversation with America’s Waterway Founder, Anne Lewis

America’s Waterway, advocates a National Dialogue for the future of the Mississippi River to build unified, holistic approaches to the great American watershed.

“S&S Radio will host interviews about important current issues and long-term threats to the security of mankind. Issues of food security, availability of clean water, extreme weather events, wildfires, etc., and the instability and conflict they cause are the primary focus of the interviews. The response so far, measured by the number of people who have listened to the initial interviews, have far exceeded our expectations,” said Dr. Saltzberg.

About Security and Sustainability Radio

S&S Radio is a division of the Security and Sustainability Forum, a public interest organization that produces free educational events about addressing the social threats from disruptions to natural systems. Our core products are free webinars featuring global experts on these topics. Our archived recorded videos are used for by schools and colleges for curriculum enrichment and for a variety of other educational purposes. The archive can be accessed through a free SSF membership. Register at http://www.ssfonline.org.