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Ventera 10kW VT10-240 Wind Turbines Suitable for Farms and Rural Homes

Ventera 10kW Model VT10-240 has a rated power of 10kW at 29mph. The wind turbine can generate rated energy of 2,000kWh per month at 14.3mph. The cut-in wind speed is 6mph with the propeller running, and the survival wind speed is 130mph at 55m/s. The rotor has three blades, direct drive, free yawing control and it has downwind configuration.

4 Dec 2009

Eco2 Solar Hot Water Systems with Schuco Premium Line Solar Panels

The solar panel used in the Eco2 solar hot water system is a flat plate collector type. The flat plate solar collector can be integrated to the roof, and it is especially suitable for new roofs. The Schuco Premium line flat plate panel includes low iron glass as front covers. As the solar collector is made in the same format as the solar electric panel, it allows installing both solar electric and solar collector panels in the same roof.

4 Dec 2009

Solarflo In-roof Collector Panels Minimize Carbon Emissions

The Solarflo In-roof collector panel has the ability to reduce the annual hot water heating costs by a maximum of 60 percent. Depending on the fuel replacement, the solar hot water collector can minimize carbon emissions by about 400kg every year. The solar thermal collector can also be combined with the traditional heating system.

4 Dec 2009

USA's Tallest LEED Certified Building gets Helping Hand from PPG Energy Saving Glass

At 58 stories tall, Comcast Center in Philadelphia recently became the tallest LEED-certified building in the United States with an assist from energy-saving Solarban 60 Starphire glass by PPG Industries

3 Dec 2009

Live Christmas Trees are the Sustainable Option

Going ‘green’ for the first time this Christmas? Climate change expert Clint Springer, Ph.D., of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, suggests live trees are a great way to begin. “From start to finish, this one choice has an effect that reaches far beyond your living room,” says Springer, a botanist and assistant professor of biology.

3 Dec 2009

Metabolix Recognised for Commitment to Sustainability by World Economic Forum

Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX), a bioscience company focused on developing sustainable solutions for the plastics, chemicals and energy industries, announced today that it has been named to the 2010 Class of Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

3 Dec 2009

Meyer Burger to Distribute SOLARIS Thin-Film Coating Equipment from Oerlikon Systems

Oerlikon Systems and Meyer Burger signed a strategic distribution and cooperation agreement for the SOLARIS thin-film coating equipment. As part of the agreement, Meyer Burger's sales + service organization will represent the SOLARIS for crystalline Silicon PV application in most regions, such as China , Taiwan , Europe, Middle East , India + the Americas .

3 Dec 2009

Increasing the Efficiency of Next Generation Solar Cells

In a world first, a Monash University-led international research team has developed an innovative way to boost the output of the next generation of solar cells.

3 Dec 2009

Energy Efficient Water Purification Technology Based on Carbon Nanotubes

Research Triangle Park-based Cnanoz Inc. unveiled the first energy-efficient, single-treatment water purification system NanoPure™ developed from carbon nanotubes to Andhra Pradesh, Minister of Rural Water Supply, Hon. Minister Viswarup and other leaders in Hyderabad, India recently.

3 Dec 2009

New CNG Station Opened to Support Refuse Collection Trucks

Major trash operators in Idaho, New Jersey, Florida, and California have opened new compressed natural gas (CNG) stations that support the fuel needs of refuse collection trucks.

3 Dec 2009

GreenEcoCertified.com Provides Green Business Certification Service to Small Businesses

GreenEcoCertified.com has launched a green business certification service for small businesses intending to adopt, and obtain a verification and registration of all the green practices carried out in their organizations.

3 Dec 2009

Kohl’s Department Stores Assure Commitment to Avoid Greenhouse Emissions

Kohl’s Department Stores have announced its commitment to reach net zero U.S. greenhouse emissions, which is a part of its partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Climate Leaders program. In order to achieve this goal, Kohl’s will continue to invest in projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Facilities including distribution centers, stores, and corporate offices of Kohl will account for the greenhouse gas emissions. The goal once realized will equal to removing more than 130,842 vehicles from the road for a year or avoiding emissions from electricity, which is used by 99,084 homes.

3 Dec 2009

Clinton Landfill Causes Environmental Hazards to Residents

Neighboring residents of the central-Illinois facility has told o ‘The Pantagraph’ about the asthmatic attacks, migraines, frequent headaches and other uneasy symptoms that affect them, due to emission of landfill gas from the Clinton Landfill. The Clinton Landfill that covers 375 acres is the dumping yard for special and nonspecial waste, and municipal solid waste. According to ‘The Pantagraph,’ individual residents have complained that the smell developed in the year 2008 and this smell has now become much more intensified.

3 Dec 2009

Reportlinker Uploads China Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013

Reportlinker has updated its website with a report titled, ‘China Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013’. The report provides a detailed forecast and detailed analysis of the bioethanol market at global level and in particular to China bioethanol market. The report discusses and analyzes key metrics, which are related to installation capacities, market growth and size. It also gives information that is related to the major bioethanol projects and also about the future projects in China.

3 Dec 2009

Waste Management Strategies Help to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Aalborg

SAGE has published a report ‘Waste Management and Research’ which highlights the usage of water management strategies in many cities. This has indeed created a huge impact on the emissions of greenhouse gases in few regions of Europe. These strategies state that energy can be produced when the emissions of greenhouse gases are reduced.

3 Dec 2009