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Ground-Breaking Program that will Further Advance Colorado to a New Energy Economy

The Colorado Governor's Energy Office (GEO) has selected The Climate Trust to implement the Colorado Carbon Fund, a ground-breaking program that will further advance Colorado to a New Energy Economy.

6 May 2008

Exploring the Opportunities for Production of Cellulosic Biofuel

The Energy Biosciences Institute, the world's largest public/private consortium dedicated to the application of biosciences to the energy sector, has announced an initial set of 49 research projects for funding during the first year of EBI's 10-year program.

6 May 2008

DCSEC's Commitment to Building a Green Ballpark

The DC Sports and Entertainment Commission (DCSEC) has offset 70 percent of the electricity use at Nationals Park, home of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Washington Nationals, with its purchase of 14,600,706 kWh of renewable energy credits (RECs), from Boulder, Colo.-based Renewable Choice Energy, helping the ballpark to achieve silver-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

6 May 2008

Fast-Recovery MOSFETs Delivering All-Round Energy Savings

STMicroelectronics, a world leader in semiconductor devices for power applications, has announced a new family of fast-recovery MOSFETs that combine enhanced switching performance with on-resistance improved by more than 18% over existing devices, to meet the needs of efficiency-focused applications, including renewable-energy controllers.

6 May 2008

Converting to Biodiesel is a Win-Win for DTE Energy and the Environment

DTE Energy is lightening the environmental footprint of its 800 diesel-fueled trucks and service vehicles by converting the fleet to cleaner-burning biodiesel fuel.

6 May 2008

Emission Targets and Efficiency Standards to Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas

More than three-quarters of companies in the chemical, energy and natural resources industries worldwide are looking to policy makers to set a clear and consistent framework that supports technology innovation and lays out global emission targets and efficiency standards to help reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study on climate change released today by Accenture.

6 May 2008

82000-Square-Foot Facility Designed to Handle Increased Demand for Solar Inverters

Global solar technology giant SMA Technologie AG, the parent company of SMA America, Inc., has broken ground on an 82,000-square-foot solar inverter manufacturing plant in Kassel, Germany.

6 May 2008

New Research, Development and Production Facilities for Growing Solar Energy Market

DuPont today announced it will soon begin construction on a research center in Hong Kong and a manufacturing facility in Shenzhen to support the rapidly growing photovoltaic (PV) solar energy industry.

6 May 2008

Xantrex Announces Launch of Latest Innovative Product for the Off-Grid and Backup Power Markets

Xantrex Technology Inc. announces the launch of its latest innovative product for the off-grid and backup power markets. The Xantrex Trace Series Inverter/Charger is a durable, reliable, and economical power conversion solution for renewable energy and backup power applications.

5 May 2008

Xantrex Technology Adds Solar Inverter to its Renewable Power Product Line

Xantrex Technology Inc. is expanding its renewable power product line with the addition of the Xantrex GT3.8 Grid-Tie Solar Inverter. The new GT3.8 offers improved solar system sizing with a wide Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) window and a high efficiency rating as determined by the California Energy Commission (CEC) inverter test protocol.

5 May 2008