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Creative financing Key to Effectively Implementing Solar in the Current Market

Open Energy Corporation announced today that it has signed a development agreement with San Diego based John DeWald + Associates to create its first "solar community" project which will enable homeowners in the Pacific Station development in California to gain the benefits of rooftop solar power systems at no upfront cost to the developer or homeowner.

31 Mar 2008

Study Examines Reliability of UPS Systems and Offers Approaches to Improving System Reliability

According to a new study by MTechnology, Inc., the Active Power flywheel-based CleanSource® 300 UPS (uninterruptible power supply) system is seven times less likely to fail versus a conventional, double conversion UPS system with batteries during a short power outage.

31 Mar 2008

Leader in Sustainable Investing launches Global Green, Small Cap, and International funds

Pax World Management Corp., investment adviser to Pax World Funds ("Pax"), which launched the nation's first socially responsible mutual fund in 1971, today announced that it has launched three new mutual funds: Pax World Global Green Fund, Pax World Small Cap Fund, and Pax World International Fund.

31 Mar 2008

Leading Corporations to Discuss Green Supply Chain Management

Ethical Corporation has announced the launch of their new supply chain conference, 'The Green Supply Chain Summit 2008', to take place on the 24th and 25th June in London. The conference follows in a long line of supply chain-focussed events run by Ethical Corporation.

31 Mar 2008

Only Vehicle Technology Option That Will Respond Effectively to Global Warming

Fuel cells and hydrogen fuel are the only motor vehicle technology option that will respond effectively to global warming during this century, according to a new analysis by a Washington expert in alternative fuels.

31 Mar 2008

Generating Excitement and Interest in Fostering New Energy Ideas and Solutions

ConocoPhillips and Penn State today announced they are launching the ConocoPhillips Energy Prize, an awards program that seeks to recognize new ideas and original, actionable solutions that can help improve the way the United States develops and uses energy.

31 Mar 2008

How Much Abuse Can Batteries Take Before They Blow Up

Researchers in the Power Sources R+D group at Sandia National Laboratories have been driving nails into batteries, heating them to extreme temperatures, overcharging them, and putting them into some of the most adverse conditions possible to see how much abuse they can take before they blow up.

31 Mar 2008

Quantum Awarded Contract for Modular Hydrogen Refueling Station

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., today announced that it has been awarded a contract from Shell Hydrogen LLC for a modular hydrogen refueling station. The unit will be sited by Shell Hydrogen at a yet to be determined location within the United States.

31 Mar 2008

Providing Energy-Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Replacement for Traditional Traffic Signals

The Brazilian government has awarded a first-place Rational Use and Energy Conservation National Award to a project by electric power distributor Bandeirante Energia S.A. that replaced all the incandescent-based traffic lights in a Sao Paolo suburb with LUXEON LED-based lamps.

31 Mar 2008

In-Home Energy Displays has Reached New Heights

With home energy costs and environmental awareness both soaring, consumer interest in in-home energy displays has reached new heights, according to a recent survey by Energy Insights, an IDC company.

31 Mar 2008