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Interest free loan programme enables public sector bodies to reduce energy bills
Thanks to a £57m government funded interest free loan programme that enables the installation of simple energy efficiency measures, public sector bodies including schools, hospitals and local authorities are expected to save a projected lifetime total of £244m in reduced energy bills. The Salix Energy Efficiency Loans (SEELS) fund administered by Salix Finance has been fully subscribed, less than one year after the launch of the scheme followi... [more]
SunEdison receives approval to construct a 72 Megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant in Northeastern Italy
SunEdison, a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. has received final approval from the Italian government to develop and construct a 72 Megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar power plant in Northeastern Italy, near the town of Rovigo. When completed, this is expected to be the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Europe. Power generation will begin in the second half of 2010 with final completion expected by year end. In the first f... [more]
EMMA energy and micro-generator controller can divert surplus energy to additional storage devices
To date, an average of 50 per cent of what is generated by a micro-generator is uncontrollably exported to the grid due to the unavailability of a smart energy management device that can manage and match energy supply and demand in any household. Coolpower Products Ltd. has launched a technology solution for the UK market, that will provide a smart energy management device for both domestic and commercial buildings, that more effectively mana... [more]
PassivSystems and ModCell combine forces to unveil a blueprint for the eco schools of the future
The Government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is the biggest-ever school buildings investment programme, with the aim being to rebuild or renew every school in the UK. Two British clean technology firms have combined forces to unveil a blueprint for the eco schools of the future. PassivSystems is to work with ModCell® on the creation of the ModCell Renewable Schools across the UK, targeting the BSF programme. The schools wil... [more]
UK Government Retrofit for the Future funding to test low carbon building technology
Science Minister Lord Drayson and Housing Minister John Healey have announced eighty seven social housing projects across the UK are set to benefit from a share of £17 million of government funding to test low carbon building technology. The programme, entitled ‘Retrofit for the Future’, is the first of its kind in the UK, and will see social housing units across the country retrofitted with new, innovative technologies. Understanding and ... [more]
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USDA Still Accepting Applications for Organic Initiative (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David Brown, Acting State Conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Pennsylvania has announced that applications are still being accepted for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) organic initiative.
Environmental monitoring gets a boost from NUS-SLA partnership (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : Environmental monitoring and management is set to get a boost from a collaboration between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Land Authority (SLA).
Silver proves its mettle for nanotech applications (PhysOrg)
The self-assembling properties of the DNA molecule have allowed for the construction of an intriguing range of nanoscale forms. Such nanoarchitectures may eventually find their way into a new generation of microelectronics, semiconductors, biological and chemical sensing devices and a host of biomedical applications. Now Hao Yan and Yan Liu, professors at the Biodesign Institute's Center for ...
Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. and Benchmark Performance Group, Inc. Announce Successful, Large-Volume ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LITTLE RIVER, S.C.----Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. and Benchmark Performance Group, Inc. jointly announced today that the EPA-registered product, Excelyte®, has again been successfully used in a gas well fracturing treatment, this time in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale.
Silver proves its mettle for nanotech applications (Science Daily)
Scientists have introduced a new method to deterministically and precisely position silver nanoparticles onto self-assembling DNA scaffolds.
March 31 deadline for environmental studies scholarship applications (CaptivaSanibel.com)
Tarpon Bay Explorers Scholarship for Environmental Studies for the fifth consecutive year will award $1,000 to each of one or more local high school seniors or college students in April, reported Doris Hardy, chair of the "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) Education Committee.
Silver Proves Its Mettle For Nanotech Applications (redOrbit)
Image Caption: A long single-strand of DNA has been folded into a triangular building platform through a process known as DNA origami. This architectural foundation was then "decorated" with one, two or three silver nanoparticles, which self-assembled at pre-determined locations on the DNA nanostructure. Credit: Hao Yan, Yan Liu, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University
News Digest: Applications sought for Winnetka Preservation Awards (Winnetka Talk)
The Winnetka Landmark Preservation Commission is accepting applications for its annual awards program. The deadline for submissions is April 21.
Conservancy offers seniors chance for scholarships (The Citizen of Morris County)
BOONTON - The Land Conservancy of New Jersey is accepting applications through Thursday, April 1, for its 2010 scholarship program.
New York State Environmental camps accepting applications (Canandaigua Daily Messenger)
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation urges families looking for outdoor adventure experience to enroll kids ages 12 to 17 in one of four camps offering a week of outdoor activities, games teaching the wise use of natural resources and overnight hiking or canoe trips. With prior permission, hunter safety training is also available.
