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Jeld-Wen Proves Boosting Energy Efficiency Means Big Money Savings

JELD-WEN put energy efficiency to the test when the company set out to find the worst utility bill in the nation last year. The goal was to see just how much of a difference the latest energy efficient window technology could truly make

19 Mar 2009

Power Consumption Reduced to Zero For Standby Mode Appliances Connected to New Device

A team of researchers from the UPC Center for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Actuators (CITCEA-UPC) has designed the device 100 Percent Off, which disconnects electronic appliances in stand-by mode and reduces their power consumption to zero

18 Mar 2009

Making Solar Cell Production Cheaper With the Applied HCT MaxEdge Wire Saw From Applied Materials

Applied Materials, Inc. today released its Applied HCT MaxEdge wire saw, a new platform for slicing ingots into ultra-thin wafers that can help customers drive down the cost of manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) cells

16 Mar 2009

Proposed United States Coal Plants Would Create Nearly 18 Million Tons of Waste Annually

Proposed coal plants across the United States would produce nearly 18 million tons of dangerous waste, including toxic metals, each year

16 Mar 2009

Michigan University PowerNap Data Center Plan Could Save 75 Percent of Computer Energy Consumption

Putting idle servers to sleep when they're not in use is part of University of Michigan researchers' plan to save up to 75 percent of the energy that power-hungry computer data centers consume

15 Mar 2009

Better Fuel Cells Set To Be A Commercial Reality Due To Nanowires

The creation of long platinum nanowires at the University of Rochester could soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells by providing significant increases in both the longevity and efficiency

11 Mar 2009

Energy Efficiency Tax Credit Available For Adding Home Insulation in 2009

Individuals who purchase and install products including home insulation, heating and cooling equipment, roofing, doors and energy efficient windows will be eligible for a US Government tax break

10 Mar 2009

IBM Consulting Now Helping Government Departments to Reduce Energy and Water Use, Waste and Lessen Their Environmental Impact

IBM has introduced the first consulting service designed to help government organizations analyze energy and water use, assess waste management, evaluate overall environmental impact and develop improvement strategies

10 Mar 2009

KFC and Taco Bell Operate First Green Restaurant

Yum! Brands the world's largest restaurant company and parent of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, has opened an environmentally-friendly KFC-Taco Bell restaurant in Northampton, Massachusetts

9 Mar 2009

Saint-Gobain Wins EPA's ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Saint-Gobain as a 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for outstanding energy management and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions

4 Mar 2009