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First Dealership in the Country to Receive LEED Gold Certification from USGBC

Once a symbolic target of environmentalists, auto dealerships are now playing a leading role in the development of buildings and facilities exemplifying leading-edge environmental construction standards.

16 May 2008

University's New Sculpture Building Added to AIA's Green Projects List

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) voted on 22 April 2008 to add Yale University's new Sculpture Building in New Haven, Connecticut to its list of "Top 10 Green Projects 2008", which pays tribute to environmentally sustainable architecture and innovative building envelopes from Schuco.

15 May 2008

Citywide Energy-Saving LED Lighting Project

Diguang International Development Co., Ltd., an emerging, China-based leader in CCFL and LED backlights and LED general lighting technology, today announced launch of a citywide LED lighting project in Xiangfan, Hubei Province, a city of 6.5 million.

15 May 2008

Detroit Edison Helped Ford Earn Third Consecutive Energy Star Partner of the Year Award

Through its Energy Partnership program, Detroit Edison has helped Ford Motor Company earn its third consecutive Energy Star Partner of the Year Award in Energy Management from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

14 May 2008

Dell Commits to Increasing Laptop and Desktop Energy Efficiency an Additional 25 Percent

Dell today announced aggressive plans to further reduce the energy consumption of its products, avoid millions of tons of CO2 emissions worldwide and drive unprecedented customer value.

14 May 2008

Consumers Energy Plans to Add Renewable Energy Features to Marshall Training Center Expansion

Consumers Energy is planning to add renewable energy features to its $5 million Marshall Training Center expansion, now under construction.

14 May 2008

Latest Cutting-Edge Green Innovations for Large-Sized TFT-LCDs

AU Optronics Corp. will exhibit its latest cutting-edge green innovations for large-sized TFT-LCDs at SID (Society for Information Display) 2008, from May 20 through 22 in Los Angeles, California.

14 May 2008

Ultra-Low Turn-Off Energy Boosts Efficiency and Enables Higher Operating Frequencies

STMicroelectronics, a world leader in power semiconductors, has introduced IGBTs that use innovative and efficient lifetime-control techniques to reduce energy loss during turn off.

13 May 2008

BrightPhase Energy Signs Letter of Intent for a Beta Test Installation of Photensity Product

BrightPhase Energy, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of high efficiency solar energy tri-generation products designed specifically for large buildings, announced today the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with Appalachian Energy, LLC for a beta test installation of the company's patent-pending and proprietary Photensity(TM) product.

13 May 2008

Climate Change Might Have a Critical Impact on Small Migrants' Energy Budgets

Pointed wings together with carrying less weight per wing area and avoidance of high winds and atmospheric turbulence save a bird loads of energy during migration. This has been shown for the first time in free-flying wild birds by researchers at Princeton University, the University of Montana, and the German Max Planck Institute for Ornithology.

13 May 2008