Environmental applications news articles 
Now Levi Strauss makes jeans with less energy
Vacon NXS ac variable speed drives supplied and fitted by Digicon Solutions Limited are delivering large energy savings at the Northampton plant of Levi Strauss, one of the world’s largest brand-name apparel companies. The drives were installed as part of a continuous improvement programme at the site that supports Levi Strauss’ commitment to ensuring that its operations always have the minimum possible impact on the environment. Retrofitted t... [more]
Climate change and agriculture top the agenda : 22-23 February 2012, Bill Gates and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame to attend IFAD’s annual meeting
The annual Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will feature international personalities who will address climate change issues affecting the agricultural sector – more storms, droughts and rising sea levels.At the very intersection of these challenges are smallholder farmers in developing countries. Why should we focus on them? How can smallholders make a difference? How can they help lead the ... [more]
International Water Summit launched in Abu Dhabi
The launch of the International Water Summit was announced collaboratively in january by the Abu Dhabi government, Masdar and the International Water Association, providing a global platform to discuss and find solutions to the global challenges of water scarcity and security. The inaugural summit will take place alongside the World Future Energy Summit 2013 in Abu Dhabi. “The launch of the International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi is a bold and... [more]
Largest wind farm in south east Asia to be developed
Mott MacDonald, a leading management, engineering and development consultancy, has successfully supported financial close as independent engineer for the first utility-scale wind farm in Thailand, which will also be the largest wind farm in south east Asia. The consultancy is working on behalf of lenders Kasikorn Bank PLC and Siam Commercial Bank PLC. The 207MW wind farm is being developed by Wind Energy Holding Co. Ltd, in the hillside area o... [more]
New partnership between Budget Pack and CCR UK to provide unrivalled compliance management and ‘next generation’ take-back solutions across the UK
Reverse Logistics Group, the parent company of CCR Logistics Systems AG and its UK subsidiary, CCR UK Ltd, and Budget Pack have agreed a working partnership which acknowledges their shared commitment to providing a forward-thinking compliance scheme solution and ‘return-to-value’ waste management approach for companies and organisations of all sizes across the UK. Under the new partnership agreement, Budget Pack will take on the compliance sc... [more]
Other Environmental applications news and reviews
West Virginia American Water Now Accepting Applications for 2012 Environmental Grant Program
West Virginia American Water announced today that applications are now being accepted by for the company’s 2012 Environmental Grant Program awards. The Environmental Grant Program
Trimble and SmartBin Partner to Develop Productivity Solutions for the Environmental Services and Recycling Markets
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB - News) and privately-held SmartBin Corporation of Dublin, Ireland announced today that they have signed an agreement to collaborate on the ...
Environmental Security: Sensing the World in 4-D
We live on a planet with at least four dimensions. The fourth, that of time, is an important, yet often overlooked metabolic component of our day-to-day resource management approaches and Standard Operating Protocols. Two relatively new companies, TrifectaGIS and Groundswell Technologies Inc. have joined forces to apply a patented constellation of remarkable ecological and human infrastructure ...
Heumann Environmental Company begins operations, providing solutions for industrial processing, recovery and pollution ...
Heumann Environmental Company has launched its business, working with industrial customers to optimize production processes, enhance product recovery efforts and address poll
Environmental Groups to Take Root in Singapore: Rikvin
Company registration specialists Rikvin has determined five factors that will continue to attract international NGOs to set up in Singapore in the coming years.Singapore (PRWEB) February 09, 2012 According to a recent news report, more international environmental advocacies are following in the footsteps of NGOs like World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Conservation International, choosing ...
GENIUS Olympiad environmental competition invites worldwide entries
The GENIUS Olympiad, SUNY Oswego's global environmental competition for high school-age scientists and artists near and far, has opened applications for a 2012 edition that also invites young writers and architects to submit projects. Continue reading ?
New Sustainability Committee to advocate environmental awareness on campus
By: Julia LeefElections currently taking place to fill positions on the committee Among the open positions in this semester's Student Government Association elections are the sustainability senator and seven specialized Willingness-to-Serve spots for the new Sustainability Committee, which the
Trimble Introduces Cloud-Based Data Management and Deployment for the Environmental Services ...
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today cloud-based data management for its SiteFID® Gas Monitoring solution used in the environmental services market-the Trimble® Connected Community - Environmental. The Connected Community - Environmental provides real-time management and deployment of SiteFID landfill gas surface monitoring data. It allows field monitoring data to be ...
ASTM International Releases New Compilation on Testing and Use of Environmentally Acceptable ...
Available in print or as eBook, publication STP 1521, Testing and Use of Environmentally Acceptable (EA) Lubricants, includes 10 peer-reviewed papers concerning biobased lubricant fundamentals, industrial trends, applications, new test methods, and environmental policies. This collection is of use to those in agricultural, construction, forestry, lumber, and mining industries where involuntary ...
Environmental leaders
Taking a lead environmentally has paid off for two local schools - St Mary’s Primary School and Hennessy Catholic College - who have each received grants of more than $50,000 under the Gillard Government’s National Solar Schools program.
