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The Targeted Global Wind Turbine Market is Growing at Over 20 Percent Per Year

Parker Hannifin, the world leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that it was awarded a $1 million grant from the Ohio Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program for the commercialization of a hydraulic system developed by Parker for use in wind turbines. The targeted global wind turbine market for this technology is growing at over 20 percent per year.

26 Mar 2008

Shell Announces Joint Effort to Convert Plant Sugars Directly into Gasoline

Shell and Virent Energy Systems, Inc., (Virent(TM)) of Madison, Wisconsin USA, today announced a joint research and development effort to convert plant sugars directly into gasoline and gasoline blend components, rather than ethanol.

26 Mar 2008

New Center Focuses on Solutions for Environmental Monitoring and Sustainable Energy

The PerkinElmer Inc. Center of Excellence in Singapore comes as part of PerkinElmer's continued global R&D expansion efforts, and will focus on the development of new precision instrumentation and chemistries for a range of scientific and industrial laboratory applications, including drug discovery and development, environmental monitoring, food safety, and sustainable energy.

26 Mar 2008

New Methods of Measuring Forest Carbon Stores on a Large Scale

CSIRO is collaborating in a NASA-funded project, using a CSIRO-designed instrument, to help develop new methods of measuring forest carbon stores on a large scale.

26 Mar 2008

Timely Support Led to Significant Advances in Portable Fuel Cell Technology

PolyFuel president and CEO Jim Balcom credits the U.S. Department of Energy in providing "critical and timely" support of his company's development efforts, in a program that has led to significant advances in portable fuel cell technology.

26 Mar 2008

Inkjet Technology to Fabricate Highly Efficient Solar Energy Cells

FUJIFILM Dimatix, the world's leading supplier of drop-on-demand inkjet printheads for industrial applications, today announced that its cartridge-based Dimatix Materials Printer (DMP) has been used in the world's first known demonstration of inkjet technology for manufacturing photovoltaic solar cells.

26 Mar 2008

Emissions Index Designed to Provide Investors Insight into Rapidly Growing Market

Merrill Lynch Global Research has introduced a new global emissions benchmark, the MLCX Global CO2 Emissions Index, which is designed to provide investors with a clear and balanced insight into the rapidly growing global CO2 emissions market.

26 Mar 2008

Combination Will Create a Leading Market-Maker in Carbon Emission Reductions

JPMorgan through its investment bank, and ClimateCare, a pioneer in carbon emission reductions, announced today that they will join forces in an acquisition to invest in quality, large-scale carbon emission reduction projects and to advance the development of a liquid financial market that trades in carbon emission reduction credits.

26 Mar 2008

MU Professor Finds Americans are Hesitant to Support Global Environmental Efforts

Results from a recent survey conducted by a University of Missouri professor reveal that the U.S. public, while aware of the deteriorating global environment, is concerned predominantly with local and national environmental issues.

26 Mar 2008

Increase in Climate Anomalies Drives Many Small Farmers to Ruin

A six-year study of Amazonian small farmers and their responses to climate change shows the farmers are vulnerable to natural catastrophes and risky land use practices, say Indiana University Bloomington anthropologists Eduardo Brondizio and Emilio Moran.

26 Mar 2008

Distributed Energy Systems Receives Order from Fourth Largest Utility Company in Canada

Distributed Energy Systems Corp., an innovative leader in wind power technology, announced today that it received an order for its advanced Northwind 100 gearless wind turbines from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro), the fourth largest utility company in Canada.

26 Mar 2008

Think Green, Change the Market

Uniboard's Nu-Green particleboard, the greenest solution on the market, is now certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

26 Mar 2008

Promoting Clean Energy and Combat Climate Change

Visionary entrepreneur and computer and video game pioneer Henk Rogers revolutionized the virtual realm when he introduced Tetris(R) to the west and other world markets two decades ago.

26 Mar 2008

Solar-Powered Kitchen Showcases Importance of Renewable Solar Energy

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is providing the key ingredient for this year's California Ag Day -- the power of the sun -- to cook up a successful event recognizing the state's agricultural industry.

26 Mar 2008

Green Document Destruction Company Offers Shredding Services in Chicago

The Federal Trade Commission estimates that as many as nine million Americans have their identities stolen each year. Now, Secure Eco Shred, one of the fastest-growing document destruction companies in the Chicago area, is pleased to offer shredding service to walk-in customers at its new facility, located at 4455 North Elston Avenue in Chicago.

26 Mar 2008