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Calpine Corporation Dedicates Geothermal Visitors Center to Company Founder

In an effort to honor the founder of Calpine Corporation Pete Cartwright, the company has decided to dedicate its Geothermal Visitors Center at a ceremony at the Cartwright Geothermal Visitors Center located in Middletown, California.

19 Apr 2010

U.S. Still a Long Way Behind Europe in Converting Waste into Energy

The United States is still a long way behind Europe in terms of converting waste into energy, according to a report from the New York Times. For instance, an energy plant in Horsholm, Denmark, burns huge quantities of industrial waste and household garbage for producing 20% of the electrical energy and 8% of the heat energy required for Horsholm. Currently, Denmark has 29 similar plants and has led the country to perceive garbage as an alternative, clean fuel. This trend is being followed all across Europe, as there are around 400 such plants located in Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark.

19 Apr 2010

Green Mountain College Establishes a Novel Biomass Facility

Green Mountain College (GMC) has established its $5.8-million novel combined heat and power (CHP) biomass facility, which is likely to generate 85% of the heat energy required by GMC and produce 20% of its electrical energy.

19 Apr 2010

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