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A&B and KIUC Complete Construction of 6 MW Port Allen Solar PV facility at Kaua'i

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (A&B) and Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) today jointly announced the completion of construction of A&B's 6‑megawatt solar PV (photo-voltaic) facility at Port Allen, Kaua'i. The facility is located on a 20-acre parcel of land owned by A&B adjacent to KIUC's Port Allen Station power plant.

28 Dec 2012

U.S. EPA and LG Enter Collaboration on Environmentally Beneficial Goals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and LG Electronics USA (LG) have entered into an agreement to collaborate on a number of environmentally beneficial goals.

28 Dec 2012

Sempra Completes Construction of 21 MW Auwahi Wind Farm

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy today announced the full commercial operation of the 21 megawatt (MW) Auwahi Wind facility. The power project includes eight new wind turbines on the southeast ridge of Maui's Haleakala volcano.

28 Dec 2012

Tips to Save Energy in Winter

Georgia Power offers the following tips to help customers save money and energy as winter approaches.

28 Dec 2012

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Awards WHOI $5.2M for Marine Microbiology Research

There are more microbes in a bucket of seawater than there are people on Earth. Despite their abundance, humans are only just beginning to fathom the complex role marine microbes play in the ocean ecosystem.

28 Dec 2012

Sempra to Sell 625 MW Block of Mesquite Power Natural Gas Plant to SRP

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell one 625-megawatt (MW) block of its 1,250 MW Mesquite Power natural gas-fired power plant to the Salt River Project (SRP) Agricultural Improvement and Power District for $371 million.

27 Dec 2012

Homeowners Confused About Savings from Energy Efficiency Products

Americans are deferring action on energy savings because of confusion about the benefits according to Soluxe Energy Solutions, a Connecticut-based marketing company said today.

27 Dec 2012

Yingli Solar PANDA Modules Achieve Great Performance in TUV Rheinland 2011 Energy Yield Test

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand " Yingli Solar ," today announced that its PANDA module achieved great performance in the "TUV Rheinland 2011 Energy Yield Test", ranking the second best among all fourteen modules from eleven PV manufacturers in Europe, North America and Asia.

27 Dec 2012

Major Residential Solar Specialist Earns Angie's List Super Service Award

Verengo Solar, one of the nation's largest residential specialists, today announced that it has earned the service industry-coveted 2012 Angie's List Super Service Award, an honor awarded annually to approximately 5 percent of all the companies rated on Angie's List, the nation's leading provider of consumer reviews on local service companies.

27 Dec 2012

Covanta to Provide Sustainable Waste Disposal at Bristol Resource Recovery Facility

Covanta Energy Corporation, a world leader in sustainable waste management and renewable energy, today announced a new 20 year agreement with municipalities in the Bristol, CT area. Covanta will provide sustainable waste disposal at the Bristol Resource Recovery Facility, in addition the agreement provides for bundled services including recycling, bulky waste disposal, e-waste recycling and the management of organics/composting.

27 Dec 2012

SCS to Present Sustainable Growing Practices at National Green Centre Conference

SCS Global Services will provide expert insights about sustainable growing practices at the National Green Centre Conference in St. Louis this January.

27 Dec 2012

IEI Receives Favorable Ruling by the Supreme Court of Israel for Oil Shale Project

Israel Energy Initiatives, Ltd. (IEI), a subsidiary of Genie Energy Ltd., said that it was pleased by a favorable ruling issued today by the Supreme Court of Israel. The Court’s decision clears a major legal roadblock and enables this nationally important project to move forward to the permitting phase.

26 Dec 2012

IDTechEx Prepares Encyclopedia on Present and Future of Electric Vehicles

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Electric Vehicle Encyclopedia

26 Dec 2012

Hybrid Cars for Rent in Los Angeles

It is not surprising that of all American citizens, Californians lead the rest of the country in eco-friendly automobile sales. Reports released in the past month reveal that Californians are responsible for a quarter of hybrid car sales, with Green Car Reports proclaiming that the Toyota Prius is the top-selling car in California. Indeed, residents in both the northern and southern parts of the Sunshine State preserve an environmentalist reputation, at least on a general level, through their current automotive interests.

26 Dec 2012

Ontario Ministry Awards EWS New ECA Permit for TR900 Tire Recycling System

Environmental Waste International Inc. (EWS) has received its new Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) permit from the Ontario Ministry of Environment for its TR900 tire recycling system in Sault Ste. Marie. EWS will resume at will operation of the system after the required post combustion treatment for the power generator is installed, which it expects will occur before the end of January, 2013.

26 Dec 2012