Ford Motor Company sources state that the US auto-giant will supply the first allotments of its Focus Electric Hatchback this week, to its dealers in North America.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 May 2012
Anticipating superior illumination with energy-efficiency, the parking garage lighting of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was replaced with Cooper Lighting’s LED fixtures.
By Nick Gilbert
22 May 2012
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a scientific, engineering, and technology applications company has received recognition as a leader in the U.S. environmental services market.
By Nick Gilbert
22 May 2012
Suntech Power, a solar panel producer, is set to launch a new compact 60-cell module at the Intersolar Munich exhibition. The module will feature a novel compact frame design.
By G.P. Thomas
22 May 2012
Global Information has announced the addition of two Pike Research reports covering residential clean energy and smart grid markets to its offering.
By G.P. Thomas
22 May 2012
The Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) today unveiled its new hydrogen fuel cell bus and opened their alternative fuel facility in Grand Blanc Township. The MTA is the first transportation agency in the Midwest with a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. The vehicles will be stored at the Grand Blanc Service Center and Alternative Fuel Facility location.
Researchers at the University of York will take part in a new research and development project called the Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystem Services and Food Security in Eastern Africa (CHIESA) in order to explore the effects of climate change in Jimma Highlands in Ethiopia, Taita Hills in Kenya, and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
By G.P. Thomas
22 May 2012
Harvard environmental scientists have found that the accumulation of a toxic element, mercury in the Arctic has resulted due to circumpolar river flow as well as atmospheric forces carrying the element north into the Arctic Ocean. The atmospheric source was discovered previously, however it has been discovered only now that twice as much mercury comes from the rivers.
By G.P. Thomas
22 May 2012
The Volvo Group, a provider of sustainable transport solutions, has hosted two seminars - "Mobility and Quality of Life in Megacities" and "Corporate Climate Summit 2012" in its efforts to encourage and raise awareness about sustainable solutions for reducing the environmental footprint. These seminars were held in Miami during the Volvo Ocean Race stopover.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 May 2012
Oxfam, an international agency, cautioned that the ‘New Alliance to Increase Food and Nutrition Security’ concentrates highly on the contribution of the private sector to address the major food insecurity issues in the developing countries.
By G.P. Thomas
21 May 2012
Club Assist has announced that a WORLD FIRST lithium mobile electric vehicle (EV) charger has been launched. This new charger is the first green, clean and Level 2 EV charging solution for assisting in emergency roadside charging.
By Nick Gilbert
21 May 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided a comprehensive assessment of Bristol Bay in Alaska, which has won the support of environmentalists, conservation activists, sportsmen, hunters, anglers and people belonging to the fishing industry.
By Nick Gilbert
21 May 2012
Westport Innovations, a natural gas engine provider, revealed that Volvo Trucks has announced plans to introduce a 13-L heavy-duty natural gas engine that will feature Westport high pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology.
By Nick Gilbert
21 May 2012
EV Xchange Technologies disclosed that the company has been awarded a US patent (No. 8,146,694), which covers a modular battery packs arrangement system for use in electric vehicles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 May 2012
Fluor has announced that the company has built a polysilicon facility for LDK Solar in China, which will be one of the largest production plants in the globe. Engineering, procurement and construction management services (EPCM) were offered by the company to the facility that manufactures solar-grade silicon for use in the photovoltaic industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 May 2012