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Commercial Geothermal Installation Services from Winslow Pump and Well

The ground source heat pumps can be installed in schools, government buildings, apartments and restaurants or in any commercial property.

22 Mar 2010

Sunoptics Prismatic Solar Skylights from High Point Energy

The Sunoptics prismatic skylight provides flicker-free and full-spectrum light. Studies have shown that use of daylighting improved performance in workplace, retail and education facilities.

22 Mar 2010

Hi-Temp Solar Collectors Provided by Harter Industries

The solar collector from Harter Industries is available with a hip roof header. The surface of the Hi-Temp solar collector is designed using a special synthetic rubber material.

22 Mar 2010

Gobi Solar Hot Water Collectors from Heliodyne

The Gobi solar collector features a low profile tapered design, making its appearance subtle on roofs. This collector, offered by Heliodyne, consists of an anodized aluminum frame that helps enhance its strength and longevity.

22 Mar 2010

NTU and DNV Collaborate on Energy Research

The Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N) and Det Norske Veritas Pte Ltd (DNV) have firmed up plans to collaborate in joint research and development in clean energy and environmental technologies.

21 Mar 2010

Jordan Would Also Like a Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Technology

Jordan has joined the ranks of nations interested in decentralised wastewater treatment technologies. On Thursday, a representative of the German Ambassy officially handed over the first demonstration facility for decentralised wastewater management to Al-Balqa Applied University in the Jordanian town of Fuheis near Amman.

21 Mar 2010

Swedish researcher Wins Nordic Bioenergy Prize

Associate Professor Göran Berndes from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has been awarded the Nordic Council of Ministers' Bioenergy prize. The Bioenergy prize consists of DKK 50,000 and a diploma. He was awarded the prize by the Swedish Minister of the Environment, Andreas Carlgren, at the Swedish Energy Convention in Stockholm on Tuesday 16 March.

21 Mar 2010

Chrysler Group Receives LEED Gold Certification for its New Facility in Michigan

Chrysler Group’s new facility in Trenton, Michigan, South Engine Plant, has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for satisfying the highest environmental standards. The Trenton facility is the only engine manufacturing plant to receive this award in the world and one among the four auto manufacturing facilities to achieve this LEED certification.

20 Mar 2010

Envirepel Energy to Reopen its First Renewable Energy Facility

Envirepel Energy announced that its first renewable facility, the Kittyhawk Project, will be reopened by April 2010. Envirepel Energy, based in California, is a privately held company. To address the challenge of a shareholder proxy effort, the facility was temporarily closed in June 2009.

20 Mar 2010

Vice President Joe Biden Visits Cree to Discuss Clean Energy Economy

Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, visited Cree, a Durham-based company in North Carolina, to discuss important issues in the Obama administration’s radar that are vital to the middle class families in America including developing clean energy economy and creating manufacturing jobs that are well-paying.

20 Mar 2010

Weston Solutions Acquires China Environmental Consultants to Broaden Green Development Capabilities

Weston Solutions has acquired China Environmental Consultants Ltd. (CECL), a Taiwan-based company, to form a new company, Weston Solutions Taiwan, Ltd. and widen the green development abilities that are necessary to extend support to customers across greater Asia.

20 Mar 2010

SunMaxx-M2 Flat Plate Solar Collectors from SunMaxx Solar

The SunMaxx-M2 flat plate solar collector covers a total area of 23.1 square feet with an absorber and aperture area of 21.5 square feet respectively. It has a maximum efficiency of 77.6 percent.

20 Mar 2010

National Renewable Energy Lab and Alcoa to Test New Concentrating Solar Power Technology

With an objective to make the generation of energy through concentrating solar power (CSP) system competitive in the country, Alcoa is partnering with National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) to test a new CSP technology.

20 Mar 2010

Boston Mayor Announces Nation’s Largest Public Housing Energy Efficiency Project

With the announcement of a major green initiative by the Boston Mayor, Thomas M. Menino, facilities of the Boston Housing Authority are set to receive $63 million for improving energy efficiency. In the nation’s history, this represents the biggest public housing project for energy efficiency.

20 Mar 2010

Solar Chill 4212XP Solar Evaporative Coolers from Southwest Solar

The Solar Chill 4212XP solar evaporative cooler is made from stainless steel. This model can be operated directly when connected with a photovoltaic array of 300 to 500 watts.

20 Mar 2010