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Balfour Beatty launches first Groupwide Sustainability Month

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today launches a groupwide Sustainability Month, entitled “Together for Tomorrow”, to showcase the Company’s progress against its 2020 sustainability vision.

1 May 2012

Siemens to provide long-term service to first hybrid solar power plant in Algeria

30 Apr 2012

LG Electronics USA Focuses on 50% Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

LG Electronics USA, a subsidiary of LG Electronics in North America, has declared that about 50% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will be reduced voluntarily by the company at the end of 2020.

30 Nov 2011

Sorubin Becomes Hot Cleantech Startup in Sweden

Sorubin has been recognized as one of the three hottest cleantech startups of Sweden in the ‘Greentech Top 3’ annual competition for 2011.

28 Nov 2011

GloPak Declares Installation of Solar Power System Delivering 1 MW Energy

GloPak has declared the installation of a solar power system which can minimize the energy consumption and also the environmental impact of its New Jersey manufacturing plant in South Plainfield.

23 Nov 2011

Study Reveals Scarcity Risk for Critical Metals Used in Low-Carbon Technologies

The study titled ‘Critical Metals in Strategic Energy Technologies’ conducted by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) has revealed that five rare earth metals, which include gallium, tellurium, indium, dysprosium and neodymium, used in the production of low-carbon technologies are at risk of scarcity.

14 Nov 2011

UK Trails in Renewable Energy Implementation According to Report

A report appeared in the International Journal of Technology Marketing, indicates that the UK is trailing after the other European countries in use of renewable energy sources for the generation of electricity.

2 Nov 2011

Centre for Environmental Risks and Futures Established at Cranfield University

Our environment is changing - global warming, population growth and lifestyle changes will all impact the future of the environment. In a bid to better understand and anticipate plausible futures and associated environmental impacts, Defra and ten partners from across UK government have invested £1.8million in a new Centre for Environmental Risks and Futures (CERF) at Cranfield University.

27 Oct 2011

Sandia Receives Awards for its Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

Sandia National Laboratories has reduced its water use by 30 percent since 2008 and its energy intensity by more than 8 percent since 2005 in nationally recognized efforts to integrate sustainable planning and design into its operations and facilities.

25 Oct 2011

Beneq Announced as a Finalsit for Global Cleantech Cluster Association Awards

Beneq today has the pleasure to announce that it has been chosen by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) as a 2011 Later Stage Award Top 30 finalist. Inclusion in the GCCA Global Top 30 reflects the strong business and market position of the company in the category sector, and signifies its innovative approaches and technologies are gaining a foothold in the new global green economy.

12 Oct 2011