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Environmental Achievements Above and Beyond Legal Requirements

Lafarge today announced that its Aggregates SE business unit, based in Douglasville, Georgia, has been named one of only four winners nationwide of the 2008 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Performance Track award for "environmental achievements above and beyond legal requirements," and the only winner in the Small Facility award category.

2 Jun 2008

Services and Parts Infrastructure Key to the Fleet’s High Reliability

GE Energy, the leading U.S. supplier of wind turbines, announced today at WindPower 2008 that its installed fleet of 1.5-megawatt wind turbines has surpassed 115 million operating hours in commercial service worldwide.

2 Jun 2008

Turning Any Location Into an Affordable Source of Wind Power Generation

Renewable energy from the wind, which previously could only be generated in restricted geographic locations - typically off-shore or in remote rural areas - can now be made available almost anywhere, including urban environments, with the introduction of the AeroCam wind turbine.

2 Jun 2008

Educating Students and Families on How to Reduce Waste at School and Home

IXG Education Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable, impactful pro-green behaviors in children, families and communities, today announces the official launch of its "Green School Experiment" educational program.

2 Jun 2008

Rotoblock Announces Joint Plans to Open Modern Manufacturing Facility

Engine technology firm Rotoblock Corp. and Nanjing's Hikom Gottell announce joint plans to open a modern manufacturing facility that will produce advanced energy efficient and environmental machinery and equipment, including small engines, heat pumps and air-conditioning for global markets.

2 Jun 2008

VIASPACE Energy Begins Shipment of Humidity Sensor to Fuel Cell Test Stations Manufacturer

VIASPACE Inc., a company that transforms proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions, announced today that its VIASPACE Energy division has begun shipments of its HS-1000 humidity sensor instrument to Scribner Associates of Southern Pines, NC.

2 Jun 2008

Greenworks Scooped Bronze Award for its Website

Greenworks, a sister company to Jewson, the UK's leading supplier of timber and building materials, has scooped a Bronze award for its B2B business website at the Horizon Interactive Awards 2008.

1 Jun 2008

Heating System Recognized for its Carbon Saving Potential

Mitsubishi Electric's unique low carbon heating system has secured recognition for its carbon saving potential at the Environmental and Sustainability Awards 2008.

1 Jun 2008

Comprehensive Study of Technology and Economics of Harnessing Power of the Sun

In a major new project that could help set the agenda for policymakers, researchers and industry leaders, a team of MIT faculty members has begun a comprehensive study of the technology and the economics of a variety of approaches to harnessing the power of the sun.

1 Jun 2008

Nanowire Mesh Can Absorb Up to 20 Times Its Weight in Oil

A mat of nanowires with the touch and feel of paper could be an important new tool in the cleanup of oil and other organic pollutants, MIT researchers and colleagues report in the May 30 online issue of Nature Nanotechnology.

31 May 2008