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Saint Louis University Receives Funding to Create Center for Sustainability

The Alberici Foundation has provided a grant of $5 million to the Saint Louis University for setting up a novel Center for Sustainability.

19 Apr 2010

Alaskan Wind Industries’ Proven 15kW Wind Power System - a Boon to High Wind Locations

This 15 kW wind power system is a grid connect type system and uses a windy boy inverter of 230 Vac 50 Hz or 240 Vac 60 Hz.

19 Apr 2010

Verizon Wireless Store Receives LEED Gold Certification

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has given LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification to a Communications Store of Verizon Wireless located in Avondale, Arizona.

16 Apr 2010

Precision Floorcrafters Receives Environmental Craftsmanship Award

Precision Floorcrafters was presented with the Environmental Craftsmanship Award by the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) during the annual convention of NWFA in Washington, DC in March 2010.

16 Apr 2010

Frost + Sullivan Provides Insight on Smart Metering Technologies

A new analysis Smart Metering--A Technology Analysis conducted by Frost & Sullivan concludes that smart metering technologies serve as essential devices to utility companies looking to address issues such as increasing energy prices and environmental concerns.

15 Apr 2010

Verizon Introduces Sustainability Program for Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Verizon has introduced a sustainability program in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint on all its operations worldwide.

15 Apr 2010

Shermco’s Director to Present Paper at Windpower 2010

The renewable energy services’ director of Shermco Industries Kevin Alewine will be presenting the “Statistical Study of Failure Modes in Wind Turbine Generators” study at Windpower 2010 at the Dallas Convention Center located in Dallas, Texas.

15 Apr 2010

NYSERDA Awards Contract to Horizon Wind Energy

In association with the Public Service Commission (PSC), the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded a contract to Horizon Wind Energy for selling renewable energy credits.

15 Apr 2010

Frito-Lay Topeka’s Kansas Facility Receives LEED EB Gold Certification

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded the LEED Existing Building (EB) Gold Certification to the Frito-Lay Topeka’s Kansas facility.

15 Apr 2010

AWS Truewind Launches its windNavigator Compass

Renewable energy consulting company AWS Truewind, LLC, has launched its windNavigator Compass, which is an Internet-based, intuitive tool that provides instantaneous access to the precise and comprehensive renewable resource data of the company. The product integrates with the company’s windNavigator, a wind resource analysis and prospecting application, to considerably accelerate wind project management and site qualification efforts.

15 Apr 2010