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Ormat Technologies and Montana-Dakota Utilities to Build a 5.3 MW Recovered Energy Generation Facility

Ormat Technologies, Inc. and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. announced today that the two companies entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement to build a 5.3 MW recovered energy generation facility to be located on the Northern Border Pipeline Company's (Northern Border) compressor station in Morton County, North Dakota.

1 May 2008

Averox Installs Wind and Solar Powered Generators for Telecom Base Stations

Averox Inc. today announced that it has added the provision and installation of wind and solar powered generators for telecom base stations to its telecom services portfolio.

1 May 2008

Kopin Awarded Solar Cell Development Contract from NASA

Kopin Corp., the world's leading provider of heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) wafers for cellular phones and wireless local area networks, today announced that it has been selected for the award of a $600,000 solar cell development contract from NASA.

1 May 2008

Securian Center has Earned EPA's Prestigious ENERGY STAR

Securian Center in downtown St. Paul, MN has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection.

1 May 2008

The Economic and Health Benefits of Public Investment in Clean Water and Water Infrastructure

The U.S. Conference of Mayors convened today in New York City a joint meeting of the Mayors Water Council and the Municipal Waste Management Association, an environmental affiliate of the Conference, to examine new information on the economic and public health benefits of local government investment in municipal water and sewer infrastructure and services.

1 May 2008

Hundreds of Carbon Reducing Ideas on Display

Homeowners interested in lowering electricity bills and gardeners interested in growing organic fruit and vegetables will find the Chicago Botanic Garden filled with these and hundreds of other carbon-reducing ideas at the Garden's "Knowledge and Action" marketplace, June 5th.

1 May 2008

Fewer Caribou Calves are Dying in West Greenland as a Result of a Warming Climate

Fewer caribou calves are being born and more of them are dying in West Greenland as a result of a warming climate, according to Eric Post, a Penn State associate professor of biology.

1 May 2008

Benefits of Biochar May Be Somewhat Overstated

There has been greatly increasing attention given to the potential of 'biochar', or charcoal made from biological tissues (e.g., wood) to serve as a long term sink of carbon in the soil. This is because charcoal is carbon-rich and breaks down extremely slowly, persisting in soil for thousands of years.

1 May 2008

IT's Critical Role in Intelligent Energy Connectivity

California may be at the epicenter of an electric power and energy crisis, but the region's expertise in information technology (IT) may also be at the center of a global solution.

1 May 2008

Renewables Registry Enables Companies to Make Environmental Claims

APX, Inc., the leading infrastructure provider for environmental and energy markets, today announced that it has launched the North American Renewables Registry, which enables companies to make and substantiate environmental claims with the highest integrity and transparency.

1 May 2008

Company Recognized For Energy Efficiency and Carbon Footprint Reductions at Global Data Center

Office Depot, a leading global provider of office products and services, was recognized with the Site Facilities Physical Infrastructure Overhead Best-in-Class Award at the 2008 Uptime Institute Green Enterprise IT Recognition Ceremony.

1 May 2008

Examining the Southeastern United States' Vulnerability to Climate Change

Twenty-five high school students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, including four from Alabama, will join WWF and scientists to examine the southeastern United States' vulnerability to climate change under research awards from WWF and Allianz Foundation for North America this spring.

1 May 2008

New Research Collaborations to Further Diversify America's Sources of Energy

The first year of ConocoPhillips' eight-year, $22.5 million research program at Iowa State University (ISU) has supported 26 research projects and helped establish new research collaborations to further diversify America's sources of energy and help meet growing energy demand.

1 May 2008

Modular Solar Array Simulator Offers the Most Power in the Smallest Package

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced a modular solar array simulator that offers the most power (up to 1200W) in the smallest package (2U high).

1 May 2008

Green Windmill Power to Come to the Aid of Thousands of Rural Pond and Lake Owners

Outdoor Water Solutions (OWS) is using old fashioned technology to come to the aid of thousands of rural pond and lake owners employing environmentally friendly windmill power.

1 May 2008