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Water Heaters Designed to Meet New Energy Requirements

In the wake of the Department of Energy's announcement yesterday that creates ENERGY STAR® criteria for residential water heaters, GE® is proud to introduce two innovative products that will meet the new requirements.

2 Apr 2008

Company Ahead of Schedule to Meet Carbon-Neutrality Commitment

Dell is now powering 100 percent of its 2.1 million square-foot global headquarters campus, home to more than 10,000 employees, with 100 percent green power, the latest step in meeting the company’s 2008 carbon neutral commitment.

2 Apr 2008

Reducing CO2 Emissions Will be More Challenging than Society Led to Believe

Reducing global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the coming century will be more challenging than society has been led to believe, according to a research commentary appearing this week in the journal Nature.

2 Apr 2008

Researchers Challenge Canadian Farmers and Utilities

Carnegie Mellon University's Chris T. Hendrickson and H. Scott Matthews along with Alex Carpenter and Heather MacLean of the University of Toronto challenge Canadian officials to take the lead in eliminating dangerous carbon dioxide emissions that fuel global warming.

2 Apr 2008

Mathematics Provides Key to Researching Climate-Friendly Wastewater Treatment

The cost of treating wastewater contaminated with nitrogen could be lowered in future. Soil scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have developed a new mathematical model which can help determine the optimum conditions for microbiological water treatment.

2 Apr 2008

Climate Scientists Performs a 400-Year High-Res Global Ocean-Atmosphere Simulation

Using state-of-the-art supercomputers, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory climate scientists have performed a 400-year high-resolution global ocean-atmosphere simulation with results that are more similar to actual observations of surface winds and sea surface temperatures.

2 Apr 2008

Saving Energy and Reducing Carbon Footprint

Soaring gas prices, a looming recession, and higher energy bills all add more pressure to businesses to effectively make money. However, Visionsoft is doing their part to help these businesses to save energy while positively affecting their bottom line.

2 Apr 2008

The Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program

The National League of Cities (NLC) today presented key Senators with the signatures of nearly 400 local officials from 46 states in support of funding for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.

2 Apr 2008

LDK Solar Announces Ten-Year Wafer Supply Agreement

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a ten-year contract which is a blend of "Take or Pay" linked with market-based pricing to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to India-based Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Limited (MBPV), a subsidiary of Moser Baer India Limited (MBI).

2 Apr 2008

Crown Awarded State Grant to Conduct Fuel Cell Research

Crown Equipment Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of lift trucks, is committed to advancing hydrogen fuel cell technology. The company was recently awarded nearly $1 million in grant money from the state of Ohio to conduct fuel cell research.

2 Apr 2008

Horizon Wind Energy Signs Repeat Order for Wind Turbines

Horizon Wind Energy, owned by Energias de Portugal (EDP), announced the signing of a repeat order with Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation (SWECO), a step-down subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Limited, India, for 200 MW of wind turbine capacity.

2 Apr 2008

New Generation Biofuels Demonstrates Biofuel Technology in Power Generation

New Generation Biofuels Inc. announced today that it has entered into a Test Burn Agreement with FirstEnergy Corp. to demonstrate its proprietary biofuel technology in utility scale power generation applications.

2 Apr 2008

New Customer Financing Eliminates High-Cost Barriers to Solar Installations

SolarCity, a leading provider of solar energy systems, today announced a new financing program backed by Morgan Stanley that will change the way residential solar is purchased.

2 Apr 2008

Investing in Energy Efficiency can Increase Cash Flows and Reduce Carbon Footprints

Investing in energy efficiency can increase U.S. businesses' cash flows by $66 billion annually and reduce carbon footprints by 30 percent, according to the new book "Energy Budgets at Risk (EBaR) (R): A Risk Management Approach to Energy Purchase and Efficiency Choices," published by John Wiley and Sons.

2 Apr 2008

EMCORE Corporation Receives $4.6 Million Follow-on Order

EMCORE Corporation a leading provider of semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber-optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, announced today that it has been awarded a $4.6 million follow-on production order for solar cell receiver assemblies from Concentration Solar la Mancha of Manzanares (Ciudad Real), Spain.

2 Apr 2008