Nick Gilbert

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Whole Foods Market Receives 2012 EPA Green Power Leadership Award

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a 2012 Green Power Leadership Award for sustained excellence to Whole Foods Market, a food retailer, for purchasing 800 million kWh of renewable energy.

26 Sep 2012

EDF Renewable Energy’s 102.5 MW Shiloh IV Wind Project to Deliver Carbon-Free Electricity by December 2012

EDF Renewable Energy’s Shiloh IV Wind Project is expected to generate carbon-free electricity for the state of California by December 2012. A blade signing ceremony will mark the celebrations for the successful construction and development of this project by the company.

26 Sep 2012

Eminent Personalities in Global Energy to Speak at WEC DAEGU 2013

The 22nd World Energy Congress is to be held in Daegu, South Korea from 13 to 17, October 2013. The World Energy Council (WEC) and the WEC Daegu 2013 Organising Committee have released a list of additional speakers for the event.

25 Sep 2012

SunPower, Porterville Unified School District Install Solar-Electric Systems in Six District Schools

SunPower, in collaboration with Porterville Unified School District (PUSD), has installed 3.7 MW of solar-electric systems in six district schools. Over a period of 25 years from now, these solar-electric systems are expected to bring down the electricity costs of the district by 44 million US dollars.

25 Sep 2012

Climate Change Cannot Be Dealt with by Restricting World Trade

Researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) believe that imposing restrictions on world trade will have little impact on climate change.

25 Sep 2012

Qantas, University of Sydney Partner for More Efficient Flying

The University of Sydney has inked a four-year partnership agreement with Qantas for the development of a flight planning system, which will facilitate Qantas to get optimized route profile, enhance operational efficiency and reduce fuel usage.

24 Sep 2012

Scottish Government Establishes £2.5m Loan Scheme for Plastics Recyclers

In an effort to boost recycling of plastics, the Scottish government is offering loans to recyclers. A £2.5m loan scheme has been set up by the government. The Scottish Enterprise and Zero Waste Scotland are to administer the loan scheme.

18 Sep 2012

EPA’s Announcement on Renewable Fuels Applauded by Renewable Energy Group

Renewable Energy Group has recently applauded the EPA report on the predicted increase of the 2013 Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) renewable volume to 1.28 BG.

18 Sep 2012

Carefully Nudging Consumers May Encourage Eco-Friendly Behavior

A new study has found that in order to encourage eco-friendly behavior consumers need to be carefully nudged along. They may not be inclined to do so if they were told to follow a certain practice. Encouraging voluntary commitment may induce them to change their behavior.

13 Sep 2012

DUNMORE’s New DUN-SOLAR TPE Backsheet Increases Productivity and Longevity of Solar Modules

DUNMORE has unveiled a new version of its DUN-SOLAR TPE solar module backsheet, which offers DuPont Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride film’s proven performance in a solar module construction that surpasses existing market prerequisites for durability and total cost of ownership.

12 Sep 2012