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Fortum Commissions Brista Waste-to-Energy Combined Heat and Power Plant

Fortum has taken into use a new unit at the Brista combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Sigtuna, Stockholm. The new power plant unit, Brista 2, produces district heat for local residents and electricity for the Nordic power market from sorted municipal and industrial waste.

30 Nov 2013

Joint Project to Promote Responsible Water Management in Guangxi

Stora Enso and Kemira have today announced the launch of a joint project to promote responsible water management and community engagement in Guangxi Province in Southern China.

29 Nov 2013

Northwestern University Recognized for Green Efforts

The state of Illinois has named Northwestern University a gold Campus Sustainability Compact award winner.

27 Nov 2013

GSEP Launches New Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Electricity Development Program

The first hybrid wind-diesel electricity park in Ecuador's famed Galápagos World Heritage Site, built by the private sector in partnership with the national and local governments, has for the past five years successfully reduced costly diesel imports to San Cristóbal Island by a third while mitigating oil spill risks in a priceless, fragile marine ecosystem.

20 Nov 2013

University of Bristol Wins Green Gown Award for Environmental Efforts

The University of Bristol has won a Green Gown Award for its environmental efforts – its second accolade in just a week - and will now compete at an international level.

16 Nov 2013

Covanta TARTECH JV Begins Metals Recovery and Recycling System Operations at Peabody Ash Monofill

Covanta TARTECH, LLC, a joint venture of Covanta Energy Corporation, a world leader in sustainable waste management and renewable energy, and Germany-based TARTECH eco industries AG, announced today the commencement of operations of a metals recovery and recycling system at an ash monofill located in Peabody, MA.

16 Nov 2013

Vivint Solar Honored with 2013 Sustainable Business Award

Vivint Solar, the second largest U.S. residential solar provider, today announced that it has been awarded a 2013 Sustainable Business award from Utah Business magazine.

15 Nov 2013

USDA Awards Grant to Develop Beetle-Killed Wood as Sustainable Feedstock for Distributed Bio-Refineries

Cool Planet Energy Systems, a developer of small scale bio-refineries for the conversion of non-food biomass into biofuels and soil enhancing biochar, as a member of the Bioenergy Alliance Network of the Rockies (BANR), was awarded a grant by the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to develop the scientific underpinnings for using beetle-killed wood as a sustainable feedstock for distributed bio-refineries.

8 Nov 2013

UCSB Earns National Recognition for Innovative Advances in Water Conservation

Long lauded for its commitment to the environment and all things sustainability, UC Santa Barbara has earned another such accolade: national recognition for its innovative and "remarkable" advances in water conservation.

8 Nov 2013

Using Mobile Catalytic Pyrolysis Technology to Produce Bio-Oil from Wood Chips

Battelle engineers and scientists have developed a mobile device that transforms unwanted biomass materials such as wood chips or agricultural waste into valuable bio-oil using catalytic pyrolysis.

From Battelle 8 Nov 2013