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Second Annual Conference to Focus on Renewable Heating Fuels

The ‘Heating the Northeast with Renewable Biomass’ conference to be held at the Center of New Hampshire on April 27 – 28 in Manchester, NH is likely to focus on the topic of renewable heating fuels.

3 May 2010

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Manufacturing Plant Awarded LEED Silver Certification

A biologics manufacturing plant of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company located in Devens, Massachusetts has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification.

3 May 2010

The Goal of Creating Hydrogen Fuel from Water Just got Closer

Hydrogen would command a key role in future renewable energy technologies, experts agree, if a relatively cheap, efficient and carbon-neutral means of producing it can be developed. An important step towards this elusive goal has been taken by a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley.

3 May 2010

element14 Sponsors The Power of One Solar Car Project

element14 has announced interest to sponsor The Power of One Solar Car Project. element14 is a collaborative community and online technology resource for electronic design engineers.

29 Apr 2010

Students Use Solar Energy to Provide Sustainable Solutions in Peru and Haiti

Students from the Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are harnessing the sun to help an improvised school in Haiti and start a novel dairy industry in Peru.

29 Apr 2010

Researchers at Two U.S. Universities Develop New ‘Gasification’ Process

Researchers of the University of Minnesota and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have found a novel method to produce sustainable fuel from biomass feedstock.

29 Apr 2010

Sony Electronics Building Receives LEED Certification

The headquarters building of Sony Electronics in San Diego has received the LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council Institute.

29 Apr 2010

Arkema Collaborate to Develop Polyamides Derives from Renewable Sources

Arkema and Toyobo have decided to form a strategic partnership to develop high temperature polyamides made from renewable resources.

28 Apr 2010

PJM Environmental Information Services’ GATS Helps Track Growth of Renewables

The Generation Attribute Tracking System (GATS) of PJM Environmental Information Services (EIS) has been instrumental in finding out trends including growth of solar, captured methane, hydro, wind and other renewable resources of production within PJM.

27 Apr 2010

LEED Certification for West Allis Facility of Poblocki Sign Company

Poblocki Sign Company has received LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for its manufacturing plant having an area of 120,000 square feet at West Allis, a Milwaukee suburb.

26 Apr 2010