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Planning Decision Leave Sydney Solar Panels in the Dark

A local government planning decision in Sydney will leave solar electricity panels overshadowed by neighbouring building

17 Jun 2008

Efficient LED Lighting Systems Developer Named Inventor of the Year

Famed inventor Dean
Kamen presented the 35th Annual National Inventor of the Year Award to Dr.
Ihor Lys of Color Kinetics (now Philips Solid State Lighting Solutions) at
the Old Patent Office building in Washington last week

17 Jun 2008

Intel Now Involved in Solar Cell Technology

To spur new development and demand for renewable energy sources, Intel Corporation is spinning off key assets of a start-up business effort inside Intel’s New Business Initiatives group to form an independent company called SpectraWatt Inc. Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment organization, is leading a $50 million investment round in SpectraWatt and is joined by Cogentrix Energy, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., PCG Clean Energy and Technology Fund and Solon AG

17 Jun 2008

Green Energy Plan from Helio to Deliver Residential Solar Power With No Upfront Costs

Helio Micro Utility, Inc., a residential green energy provider, today announced The Helio Green Energy Plan, a revolutionary way for homeowners to go solar. Unlike a traditional photovoltaic system purchase that relies on a large cash investment or financing, the Helio Green Energy Plan(TM) does not require an upfront payment for panels. Consumers pay only for solar electric power -- not panels -- at pricing below their utility's electric rates

17 Jun 2008

Green School Experiment to Show Children How to Reduce Classroom Waste by 70 Percent

IXG Education Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable, impactful pro-green behaviors in children, families and communities, today announced the results of the first ever “Green School Experiment” at a special event at the Fisher Elementary School in North Walpole, Mass.

17 Jun 2008

Solar Powered Rice Plant to Get Electricity from Mitsubishi Photovoltaic Panels

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. provided over 5,500 photovoltaic (PV) modules for a one megawatt solar electric system at Far West Rice Mills in Nelson, Calif. The system is expected to deliver 1,440,000 kWh a year, approximately 70 to 80 percent of the plant’s total energy need. The multi-million dollar solar project, installed by Pacific Power Management of Auburn, Calif., qualifies for $1.8 million in rebates from Pacific Gas & Electric

17 Jun 2008

Iowa Wind Farm to Be Completed by End of the Year

EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the signature of an agreement with MidAmerican Energy to build the Walnut wind farm in Iowa. This 100.5 MW project is due to be delivered in late 2008.

17 Jun 2008

Titan Global Grows Biofuel Distribution With Growing Ethanol Market

Appco Distributes 2.4 Million Gallons of Ethanol Fiscal Year to Date as Titan Executes Corporate Strategic Vision Focused on National Vertical Integration of Biofuels

17 Jun 2008

Greenfleet Environmental Program Gives Fuel Savings Up To 20% and Wins Stevie Award

PHH Arval, a subsidiary of PHH Corporation has won an American Business Award(SM), also known as a "Stevie" award. The company won for PHH GreenFleet, the fleet management industry's most comprehensive program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in the category "Best New Product or Service

17 Jun 2008

Climate and Ecological Change Adds to the Importance of Polar Land and Life Day

On June 18th, 2008, the International Polar Year 2007-8 (IPY) will launch its fifth ‘International Polar Day' focusing on Land and Life: the plants and animals of polar lands and the changing permafrost and hydrologic systems

17 Jun 2008

Spray Foam Insulation Not Only Saves Energy But Is Sustainable and Made From Regrowable or Renewable Sources

SoyThane, spray-in-place urethane foam made from regrowable and renewable alternative energy sources, is now available from SprayMax Industrial Coatings Inc. The do-it-yourself spray foam insulation is applied via the SprayMax FastKick combination spray gun proportioner, which requires no electricity or heat.

16 Jun 2008

Magnesium Nanoparticles Shown to Have Promise as Hydrogen Storage Materials

An international research team led by Swedish Professor Rajeev Ahuja, Uppsala University, has demonstrated an atomistic mechanism of hydrogen release in magnesium nanoparticles – a potential hydrogen storage material

16 Jun 2008

The First Climate-Neutral Dealership Facility

Volvo Trucks has inaugurated its first climate-neutral dealership facility. The inauguration took place in Verona, Italy. With the help of solar cells on the building's roof, more energy will be produced than is needed to heat up the offices and workshops.

15 Jun 2008

Project Aims to Reduce Deforestation and Lung Disease

In many villages throughout Tibet, there are two ways to cook a meal. There's the traditional open fire, fueled by yak dung or the region's increasingly scarce wood. And then there are solar cookers, concentrating mirrors made of two-inch-thick concrete and covered with a mosaic of small glass mirrors.

15 Jun 2008

Company Bringing Exhilaration of Sailing to a Road Near You

A family startup company hopes to bring the exhilaration of sailing to a road near you. With the price of gasoline increasing and the growing environmental awareness to the benefits of zero-emission vehicles, Pterosail Trike Systems, L.C. believes the timing couldn't be better.

14 Jun 2008