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Goodwill Industries International offsets energy use with renewable wind energy certificates from Constellation NewEnergy

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) encourages and accelerates global adoption of green building and promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., has entered into a two-year green electricity purchase ag... [more]

How to reduce your offices' environmental impact

A recent business poll revealed 92% of office workers believe it is important for businesses to be environmentally responsible but only 51% of companies have a green policy in place. Making your workplace more environmentally efficient will help conserve resources, lower carbon emissions, save energy and keep bills down. UK recycling is estimated to save more than 18 million tonnes of C02 a year – the equivalent of taking five million cars off... [more]

SmartBin generates real-time tracking data to assure compliance with waste management regulations

SmartBin has announced it has patented the only technology that can both keep customers in full compliance with data security and waste management regulations, while saving them time and money in the process. The SmartBin monitoring technology allows those with the responsibility of managing bin-fill, ranging from textiles, paper, glass, plastic or waste, to know the exact fill level in real time via the SmartBin advanced Web portal. Smar... [more]

6 MW solar system installed at Aerojet's Sacramento Site

Aerojet, Solar Power, Inc. and SMUD have completed the 2.4 megawatts (MW) expansion of the existing 3.6 MW solar system at Aerojet’s Sacramento, Calif. facility. The site is located within the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and has now increased its capacity to 6MW, making it the largest single-site industrial photovoltaic solar electric generating facility in California and one of the largest in the country. The installation of... [more]

IESD works with the local authority in Figueres to help them to become one of Europe's low energy cities

A city in the northeast of Catalonia is hoping to become low energy with help from sustainability specialists in Leicester. Experts from De Montfort University’s (DMU) Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) are working with the local authority in Figueres, helping them to become one of Europe’s low energy cities. The institute is taking up the role of training partner for the city in the area of energy and sustainability and ho... [more]

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Energate Deploys Industry-Leading Home Energy and Demand Response Solution Across Select Ontario Homes
Peterborough, Cambridge, Hamilton and Kitchener-Waterloo Consumers connect their homes to the OPA's Advanced Demand Response Pilot

TAT Technologies Ltd. to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Investment Conference on Monday September 13th at 10 ...
TAT Technologies Ltd. , a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries, reported today that Dr. Avi Ortal, CEO Limco Piedmont is scheduled to present at the Rodman & Renshaw 2010 Annual Global Investment Conference, to be held September 13-15, 2010, at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

products in action - OE September 2010
Release of the new OpenFrac family of hydraulic fracturing fluid additive systems was announced by Schlumberger; Intergraph has interfaced Smart 3D (SmartPlant and SmartMarine 3D) design software with GexCon’s FLACS explosion analysis software; A hydrate liquefying tool rated to 15,000psi has been introduced by the Wood Group Logging Services; In the first of several planned extensions, Rockwell ...

Frost & Sullivan: Electric Vehicles Fuelling Demand for Battery Technology and Supply
LONDON, Aug. 30, 2010 -- The batteries used to propel electric vehicles (EVs) can be derived from one of several chemistries, including lead acid, nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium-ion (Li-ion).

August Arrigo Joins ThermoEnergy as Vice President of Project Management
ThermoEnergy Corporation today announced the appointment of August Arrigo, P.E. as Vice President of Project Management. Among Arrigo's primary responsibilities will be the management of ThermoEnergy's $27.1 million project in New York City to deploy a state-of-the-art ammonia recovery system at the City's 26th Ward wastewater treatment plant situated on Jamaica Bay.

Neo-Neon International Ltd. to participate at Light Middle East 2010
Dubai, UAE - 29 August 2010 - Neo-Neon, an industry leader in the production of LED based lighting solutions will broaden its presence and further promote the use of environmentally friendly LED materials in the Middle East by confirming their participation in the upcoming Light Middle East trade show which is going to be held at the Dubai International Exhibition Center on October 31 to ...

Algae.Tec Signs MOUs for China and Australia Pre-Listing
Algae.Tec Limited , which has secured the exclusive global rights to a pioneering highly-efficient algae growth and harvesting system that produces algal products that can be used to generate sustainable bio-fuels, today announced two MOUs for non binding commitments to deploy the technology in China and Australia.

Coloring the nation green
WITH an increasing number of companies taking on green initiatives for the future of the planet and its human inhabitants, now comes the timely campaign of Canon Marketing Philippines Inc. (CMPI), dubbed Canon GreenNation. Being a responsible imaging company, Canon Philippines is introducing its own efforts in support of the worldwide Canon Green campaign.

BioWatch: United BioSource agrees to $730 million sale
Donna Moore, a repository specialist, works at Fisher BioServices in Frederick, which plans to expand from 33,000 to 55,000 square feet and add eight jobs this year. The company, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific of Waltham, Mass., has eight locations in Maryland.

NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 August 2010
All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.