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Video Game 'Dark Void' Teams Up With Tesla to Give Away Electric Sports Car

Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, and Tesla Motors have partnered to bring gamers the Dark Void(TM) Tesla Roadster Giveaway

13 Oct 2009

ARCADIS Named as a Prime Contractor for U.S. Air Force $3 Billion Worldwide Environmental Restoration Initiative

ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company, today announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Air Force as one of the prime contractors for the $3 billion Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction 2009 (WERC09) program

13 Oct 2009

Affordable Solar Power for Homes in Colorado From SunRun

SunRun, the leading national residential solar company, today announced the expansion of its affordable solar service to Colorado homeowners, becoming first in the state to offer homeowners a solar lease

13 Oct 2009

Carbon Emissions Capture and Storage for the Paper and Pulp Industries

Battelle and Boise Inc. (NYSE: BZ) will conduct the first-ever feasibility study of new carbon capture and storage technology in the $140 billion pulp, paper and paperboard industry

13 Oct 2009

Biosolids Management Reduces Waste and Reduces Energy Requirements

Costs associated with treatment and disposal of biosolids can be half of a communities’ operations budget. As cash-strapped cities are looking for ways to reduce costs, water technology providers such as Siemens are providing answers to reduce the cost of biosolids management, while providing a sometimes unexpected boost to the bottom line

13 Oct 2009

Waste to Energy Wastewater Treatment

Siemens has been awarded the contract to provide process equipment, design and start-up services for a wastewater treatment system at the Pearl Valley Cheese, Inc. production facility in Fresno, Ohio

13 Oct 2009

Science from DuPont Behind the Drive to More Efficient Cars

Automotive manufacturers are improving vehicle efficiency by reducing overall weight, reducing energy loss through friction, boosting output of smaller internal combustion engines and reducing energy used in vehicle production. DuPont is contributing to each of these challenges

13 Oct 2009

Electric Car Battery That Uses Charged Fluid Can Be Refilled Like a Fuel Tank

A new type of redox flow battery presents a huge advantage for electric cars. If the rechargeable batteries are low, the discharged electrolyte fluid can simply be exchanged at the gas station for recharged fluid – as easy as refilling the petrol tank

13 Oct 2009

Ultra Portable Backpack Power Plant Updated in New Version

Bourne has completed a new version of its Backpack Power Plant (BPP-1) hydrokinetic system, a zero-fuel continuous 24/7/365 power generator that is ultra-portable

13 Oct 2009

Qteros Launches Final Stage of Construction of Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

Business leaders, politicians, and venture capitalists were on hand today as Qteros officially launched the build-out of their cellulosic ethanol pretreatment plant site in Chicopee

13 Oct 2009

Scientists to Gather and Discuss the State of the Earth

Thousands of scientists will meet in Melbourne, Australia in mid-2011 to discuss the state of the Earth, including its climate and atmosphere, water resources and oceans, volcanoes and polar regions

13 Oct 2009

Casino Gets Energy Saving LED Display

Federal Heath Sign Company has installed a state-of-the-art LED video display at the Isleta Casino & Resort, located in Albuquerque, NM

13 Oct 2009

Efficiency Environmental Award For Building Products Company

Recognition for aircrete manufacturer H+H’s sustainability effort is coming in from all directions. The first aircrete manufacturer to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard, and the first company to be awarded a ‘very good’ rating in BES 6001:2008 Standard for the Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products, H+H has now also received the award for Achievements in Resource Efficiency at the Environment Awards for Kent Business 2009

12 Oct 2009

Chocolate Powered Racing Car to be Featured on BBC's Blue Peter Television Show

Researchers at the University of Warwick will be appearing on the BBC’s Blue Peter show on Tuesday 13th October to demonstrate their eco friendly “WorldFirst Formula 3 racing car” which can be powered by chocolate, steered by carrots, and as bodywork made partly from potatoes

12 Oct 2009

New Process Makes No Waste BioDiesel With Cosmetics and Food Grade Glycerol As a ByProduct

Yellow Diesel B.V. succeeded in producing high-quality biodiesel in a continuous fixed-bed micro plant based on heterogeneous catalysis. This process gives pure biodiesel plus a cosmetics/food grade glycerol, with practically no waste streams

12 Oct 2009