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Annu-Oiled Windmills Designed by Dempster Industries

Leveraging its precision engineering capabilities, Dempster Industries supplies a wide range of windmills and wind energy systems to homes, farms, ranches and councils. The Annu-Oiled windmills from the company are low-maintenance products featuring high reliability.

20 Nov 2009

Outback FX2012T Solar Inverters from Ameresco Solar

Ameresco Solar provides a range of solar inverters including the Outback FX2012T model that delivers sinewave output. The sealed inverter is designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions. The solar inverter features a chassis made of die-cast aluminum that protects the internal components. The aluminum chassis has powder coating to avoid corrosion.

20 Nov 2009

SunDanzer DCR50 DC Powered Refrigerators from Colorado Solar Electric

Colorado Solar Electric provides a range of solar power components including small and large solar panels, inverters, charge controllers, solar trackers, lighting controllers, and DC powered refrigerators and freezers. The SunDanzer DC powered chest refrigerators and freezers offered by the company are available in three models.

20 Nov 2009

Research and Markets Unveils Report on Business Opportunities and Threats of Green Displays

Focusing on display technology, the 2009 Green Display Report by Research and Markets addresses the critical and urgent green displays issues, from a complete and industry-wide perspective.

20 Nov 2009

Celebration to Mark the Completion of the Tekeze Hydropower Plant

Environmental construction and engineering services provider MWH and Energoprojekt, the joint venture partner of the former, completed Ethiopia’s the Tekeze Hydropower Project estimated at an investment of $350 million.

20 Nov 2009

Ingersoll Endorses National Energy-Efficient Retrofits Campaign

The “Rebuilding America” campaign, which has recently been endorsed by sustainable air quality products provider Ingersoll Rand, urges the devising of a countrywide strategy to modify business facilities and homes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save energy and create job opportunities.

20 Nov 2009

Solar Power Rooftop Systems Help to Displace Carbon Dioxide Emissions

High efficiency solar cell provider SunPower has completed the installation of 1-megawatt solar power rooftop system at the headquarters of Agilent Technologies at Santa Clara. In continuation of its installation of a 1-megawatt solar tracking system at Agilent’s campus at Santa Rosa, SunPower has now installed solar power roof systems on three buildings at Santa Clara. Agilent Technologies believes that the system will bring down energy expenses by 3.5 million dollars during the first ten years of operation of the solar power rooftop systems.

20 Nov 2009

VIASPACE to Grow Giant King Grass in Additional Lands

Clean energy firm VIASPACE has leased additional land of 136 acres in the Guangdong Province of China to grow the Giant King Grass, which is a renewable energy crop with low-carbon content. VIASPACE finished planting Giant King Grass in the additional land.

20 Nov 2009

Argus Increases Coverage of the US Biomass Market

Argus Media, an international price reporting agent, has announced that its coverage of the biomass market of the US has been expanded. The expansion will include assessments conducted at delivery locations of the local markets in light of the rise in the level of industrial wood pellets trading.

20 Nov 2009

Mysteriously Warm Times in Antarctica

A new study of Antarctica's climate history shows that in some brief warm periods between ice ages, temperatures were up to 6oC warmer than the present day. The findings, reported this week in the journal Nature, could help us understand more about rapid climate changes.

19 Nov 2009

Australian Attitudes to Climate Change

A major survey on Australian attitudes to climate change released today by the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney mirrors recent polling among Americans.

19 Nov 2009

Solverdi Worldwide Secures Multi-Location Equipment Contract

Global renewable utility firm Solverdi Worldwide has secured a key strategic contract from an undisclosed US environmental company for waste water processing. The deal comes with a value of $1.2 million in the first year and involves the commissioning of processing equipment by Solverdi at the client location by January 31, 2010.

19 Nov 2009

First Wind to Host Celebrations for Stetson Wind Expansion Project

First Wind will host a celebration to mark the commencement of the expansion of its Stetson Wind project. The plant is earmarked for the addition of 25.5 MW generating capacity.

19 Nov 2009

New Recycling Sort Facility Opened by Waste Management of Orange County

Prominent figures in the spheres of business, environment and community participated in the opening of Waste Management of Orange County’s new, advanced recycling sort line at its Processing and Transfer Facility at Irvine.

19 Nov 2009

OSRAM Supply LED Fog Lamps for BMW Motorcycles

OSRAM’s highly efficient LED modules are used in fog lights on BMW motorcycles. The modules are very resistant to shocks and vibrations with a lifespan that usually exceeds that of the motorcycle itself. Therefore, headlamps with LEDs need to be maintained far less often than conventional halogen-based lamps.

19 Nov 2009