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Gehrlicher Solar: Gehrlicher Solar America expanding to Massachusetts

(30/01/2012)

The international photovoltaic company completed two additional solar power plants. Springfield, NJ. Gehrlicher Solar America recently completed two additional commercial solar installations in the US. With the completion of a 151 kW ground-mounted system in North Dartmouth, MA, Gehrlicher Solar has successfully entered the Massachusetts market and plans over the course of 2012 to build at least 5 MW of projects in the state. The Dartmouth system covers approximately seven acres in a sem... [more]

GROHE: GROHE participate at The World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi in January 2012 for the first time

(16/01/2012)

For the first time, GROHE is sponsoring and participating in the World Future Energy Summit 2012 (WFES) being held in Abu Dhabi from 16th through to the 19th of January 2012, which is now a key industry forum for local, regional and multinational organizations that focus on the challenges and solutions of the world’s energy needs. The summit is in its fifth year and is based in Abu Dhabi, the emerging global hub for renewable energy. WFES includes a world class Summit, an international exhibi... [more]

Gehrlicher Solar America Corp.: Gehrlicher Solar: Successful market entry into the U.S.

(29/12/2011)

Springfield, NJ. With two completed systems and six more currently under construction, Gehrlicher Solar has successfully entered into the U.S.-market, Gehrlicher Solar America Corp. announced today. The U.S. subsidiary of Gehrlicher Solar AG, one of the global leaders in commercial solar photovoltaic power systems, began operations in late 2010 and is headquartered in Springfield, NJ. “The expansion into the U.S. market has been an important strategic goal for the Gehrlicher group”, explains... [more]

Greenpeace: Greenpeace and Facebook collaborate to promote renewable energy

(16/12/2011)

Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1). The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacentres with clean energy instead of coal (5). As a ... [more]

Green Deeds Ltd: Liverpool entrepreneur goes green with recycling business start up

(06/12/2011)

A Liverpool man who went from unemployed to green entrepreneur is celebrating a successful year of expansion. Ray Bowen from Aigburth launched Merseyside recycling firm Green Deeds Ltd in 2010 after a year without a job. Over the past year the firm has tripled its customer base and now diverts over two tonnes of recyclable materials each week away from landfill sites. Ray, 26, launched the business with support and advice from leading Merseyside business start up organisation ELECT. ... [more]

Greenhill Dairy Farm Biogas plant: Greenhill Dairy Farm Biogas plant provides sustainable heat and power from cow dung

(10/11/2011)

A farm near Ardstraw in Northern Ireland uses technology that allows the production of heat and power from animal waste and vegetation. Fuelled by organic matter produced on the farm, this power plant is also one of the most environmentally friendly of its kind. The plant is very efficient and wastes very little compared to other energy companies. Normally, central power plants pump more than 50% of the energy into the air while turbines waste 75% of the wind’s energy. Now, run on muck, the ... [more]