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Hitachi's Lithium-Ion Batteries Installed in More Than 100,000 Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

Hitachi, Ltd. announced today that it has received an order for lithium-ion battery systems from General Motors Corporation (GM). Hitachi’s lithium-ion battery systems will be installed annually in more than 100,000 hybrid-electric vehicles (HEV), which is scheduled to launch in North America market in 2010.

4 Mar 2008

Going Green is Good for Business

Frost & Sullivan announces the launch of its “Green Excellence Awards,” recognizing companies that are pioneering technologies that exhibit exceptional innovation and leadership. To recognize recipients of these Awards, Frost & Sullivan will host the first annual Global Green Excellence Award banquet on September 17, 2008 in Monterey, California.

4 Mar 2008

New Biodegradable Printable Plastic Material

Cereplast, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced today its multi-year contract with Pace Industries, a maker of high quality printable plastic sheets and rolls for the graphic arts industry.

4 Mar 2008

Alcoa Reaches Agreement on New Renewable Energy Contract

Alcoa today announced it has reached an agreement with the government of Quebec on a new, renewable energy contract to supply all three of the Company’s aluminum smelters in the province.

4 Mar 2008

GE Receives 2008 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have awarded GE Consumer & Industrial the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year "Sustained Excellence" award for the third straight year.

4 Mar 2008

JCPenney Earns Award for Protecting the Environment Through Energy Efficiency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named J. C. Penney Company, Inc. a 2008 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for outstanding energy management and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

4 Mar 2008

New Diesel Particulate Filter Technology

Most diggers and construction machines discharge unfiltered exhaust fumes into the air. This is because special vehicles are made in small batches, and each requires a different filter geometry. Diesel soot filters of varying shapes can now be produced at competitive prices.

4 Mar 2008

Latin America Could Become Important Suppliers of Ethanol

Latin American nations could become important suppliers of ethanol for world markets in coming decades, according to an Oak Ridge National Laboratory study released recently.

4 Mar 2008

Promoting Living Roofs and Walls

Alumasc, the Mayor of London and Design for London have today launched their technical report promoting living roofs and walls at this year's Ecobuild at Earl's Court. The report informed the Mayor's policy on living roofs and walls which was incorporated into the consolidated London Plan earlier this month.

4 Mar 2008

Hand Shaped Bamboo Fins Allow Surfers to Unlock the Full Potential of Their Boards

Greenlight Surf Supply has teamed up with ProBox Fin Systems to successfully enable surfers to unleash the full potential of their surfboards through infinite fin choices. The unique combination of hand shaped bamboo fins installed into ProBox Fin boxes provides personal fin design freedom and dynamic adjustability to dial in a surfboard's performance potential.

4 Mar 2008

Konarka Use High Efficiency Ink Jet Printing to Manufacture Solar Cells

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power PlasticR, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company successfully conducted the first-ever demonstration of manufacturing solar cells by highly efficient inkjet printing.

4 Mar 2008

New Environmental Partnership with Rolls Royce to Focus on Lower Fuel Burn

Virgin Atlantic, one of the world's leading long-haul airlines, today announced it has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to power its Boeing 787-9 fleet of aircraft.

4 Mar 2008

SCHOTT Breaks New Ground on Solar Systems Manufacturing Facility

Executives from SCHOTT AG of Mainz, Germany, Governor Bill Richardson (D - NM) and local dignitaries ceremonially broke ground today for the company's new manufacturing facility for SCHOTT Solar, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SCHOTT.

4 Mar 2008

Titanium Dioxide Sites Save Equivalent of 3 Million Barrels of Oil

DuPont Titanium Technologies has managed to cut its energy consumption per pound of product by nearly 30 percent - saving more than $100 million in the process as oil prices hover at the $100 per barrel threshold. The business estimates that it has saved the equivalent of three million barrels of oil since 2001.

4 Mar 2008

Company Introduces the Power-Save Solar and Power-Save Wind Turbine

Power-Save Energy Company, an emerging leading retailer of renewable energy and energy savings products, today announced the successful launch of its new Renewable Energy product line, The Power-Save Solar and Power-Save Wind Turbine.

4 Mar 2008