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Apricus Solar Thermal Collectors Serve Domestic and Industrial Applications

Coger Custom Construction Company supplies the Apricus range of solar thermal collectors. The Apricus collector can be used for various applications including space heating, and providing industrial hot water and hot water for domestic applications.

18 Nov 2009

Calpine’s Bear Canyon Geothermal Power Plant Maintains Minimal Air Emissions

Calpine has set up a number of geothermal power plants for the generation of electricity from clean sources. Some of the major power plants of the company include the Bear Canyon, Big Geysers, Calistoga, Cobb Creek, Eagle Rock, Grant, Lake View, McCabe, Quicksilver, Ridge Line, Socrates, Sonoma, Sulphur Springs and West Ford Flat.

18 Nov 2009

UPSC-2000 Solar Water Pump Controllers from African Energy

African Energy supplies the USPC brand of solar water pump controllers. The UPSC-2000 solar water pump controller comes in a variable speed motor model that can be used in solar powered pumping applications. This pump controller has the capacity to generate power up to 2000 watts.

18 Nov 2009

New Market Research Report on the Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Market for Biomass and Waste-To-Energy

Sustainable power generation from alternative energy sources such as solar, wind and biomass is seeing increasing demand, triggered by concerns on energy adequacy, unpredictable oil prices, and global warming. The expanded pace of economic growth and the threatening rate of global population growth have driven the demand for various energy forms.

18 Nov 2009

Eco-friendly Neighborhood at the US Army Pacific Headquarters

The launch of what is likely to become the most eco-friendly neighborhood on a military establishment was celebrated by the Army Hawaii Family Housing LLC (AHFH) along with over 100 guests. One of the top-notch residential communities in the vicinity of the US Army’s Pacific headquarters located at Fort Shafter was invited to take part in a pilot program called LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) sponsored by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).

18 Nov 2009

Servidyne Launches Fifth Fuel Element Demand Response System

Servidyne has announced the development of a demand response system under the “Fifth Fuel Element” brand name. The company’s well credited energy efficiency programs, practices and its owned technologies have together helped in the development of this technology-driven and all-encompassing system, which leverages the company’s expanded iTendant web platform for achieving real-time energy monitoring, optimization and demand response.

18 Nov 2009

General Environmental Management (GEM) Acquires Santa Clara Waste Water

General Environmental Management, Inc. (GEM) has announced that it has acquired Santa Clara Waste Water (SCWW), a provider of complete environmental services, with a strong focus on the treatment of waste water.

18 Nov 2009

Research and Markets Adds Carbon Management to its Report Portfolio

The changing market and legislative landscape across the globe is forcing the emergence of a low-carbon economy. This is placing tremendous pressure on companies in terms of their use of energy and the level of greenhouse gas emissions, as well the financial implication of these aspects.

18 Nov 2009

TXU Energy, Marriott Forge Partnership for Energy Savings

Marriott International, Inc. is one of the world’s leading lodging companies with over 3,200 lodging facilities in 67 nations. Recently, TXU Energy, a retail provider of electricity in the state of Texas, as part of its electric service partnership with Marriott through 2013, finished energy audits at a number of Marriot’s large facilities spread across the state.

18 Nov 2009

UPMC Green-IT Initiative Targets 50% Reduction in PC Power Consumption Using Verdiem Software

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has decided to install Verdiem’s Surveyor power management software for personal computers across over 30,000 PCs throughout its health care system network. UPMC seeks to drive down the PC power consumption in its network by half as a result of this initiative.

18 Nov 2009