Latest environmental company news
Capstone Turbine Corporation has announced that it has received an order from HelioFocus for the development and modification of Capstone Turbine’s C65 MicroTurbine® to operate on solar energy.
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel, HelioFocus Ltd. is engaged in the development of modular, high efficiency Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) systems. These systems will convert sunlight to grid electricity using a parabolic solar concentrator to focus the sun’s energy into a solar ... [more]
General Physics Corporation (GP), a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation has announced the addition of Clipper™ Windpower Technology courses to the current Wind Farm training program on GPiLearn™.
GPiLearn is an online, “blended” learning resource dedicated to the power industry. There are over 3,200 lessons and exams available on GPiLearn.
Adding the Clipper Windpower Technology content allows GP to help more power companies train Wind Farm technicians and comply with government regula... [more]
Industrial facilities and power plants release significant amounts of excess heat into the atmosphere in the form of hot exhaust gases or high pressure steam. Energy recovery is the process of recovering vast amounts of that wasted energy and converting it into usable electricity, dramatically lowering energy costs.
Energy recovery systems are also capable of capturing the majority of carbon emissions and other harmful pollutants that would otherwise be released into the environment. It is e... [more]
EDF Energies Nouvelles has announced the signature of a deal with Clipper Turbine Works, a subsidiary of US manufacturer Clipper Windpower, to supply 27 wind turbines, each with 2.5 MW in capacity, to build the La Ventosa wind farm in Mexico.
This order will help EDF Energies Nouvelles to take a decisive step forward with its plans to build the 67.5 MW wind farm in Oaxaca, Mexico. Construction is due to be completed by year-end 2009. The electricity generated will supply several Wal-Mart stor... [more]
Steam autoclaving is an established, well-tried and safe system which uses steam to sterilize municipal and household waste in autoclaves – large, enclosed vessels about the size of a long fuel tanker. The technology has been used for a long time in hospitals and surgeries, to sterilise equipment.
Graphite Resources Ltd has announced a circa £50 million deal to build the world’s largest steam autoclave recycling plant on the banks of the river Tyne in Gateshead, North East England. The compa... [more]
Converted Organics Inc. has begun implementing plans to expand capacity at the company’s manufacturing facility in Gonzales, CA. The equipment required to commence receiving food waste was delivered to the plant earlier this week, and is expected to be installed and operational before the end of the week.
Converted Organics acquired the Gonzales plant in January of this year, with the intention of upgrading the facility. The equipment currently being installed constitutes phase one of the upg... [more]
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