Environmental applications news articles 
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants and Gehrlicher Solar America Announce Joint-Development of Solar Systems in the Southwest
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants and Gehrlicher Solar America Corp. announced a strategic joint-development agreement focused on providing solar energy to water and wastewater treatment facilities in California, Arizona and Nevada. Since 1919, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants has specialized in the planning, evaluation and design of water and wastewater treatment facilities. With a significant client network in the western US, including 250 facilities in Calif... [more]
Test completed on advanced generator for wind turbines
Wind Technologies, a new entrant to the wind turbine market, has recently completed testing on a radically different type of generator – one that has the potential to make radical cuts in the cost of operation & maintenance of wind turbines. Operating and maintenance costs are a growing issue, particularly for off-shore wind farms. The design is for a brushless doubly-fed induction generator, which not only increases the reliability of wind tur... [more]
British Plant Nursery Guide announce new biodegradable seedling pots which makes a significant step towards sustainable gardening
The creative new brand in horticulture, the British Plant Nursery Guide, have achieved another first to make gardening more sustainable by becoming the exclusive UK retailer of a new innovative product range which is set to change the way we garden for good. The product is on sale now for a short time prior to the public launch at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May. In addition to encouraging more people to support British independent... [more]
Wind turbine installed for Gloucestershire Farmer
A Gloucestershire dairy farmer is reaping the benefits of installing a new 10kW wind turbine installed by renewable company Ploughcroft that will see him making savings on energy costs and income from Feed in Tariff of up to £7,000 per year. Mr Godsell, who runs a 200 head dairy farm near Stroud, was looking for a source of sustainable energy for his dairying business that would complement his existing renewable technologies. Calculations b... [more]
The future role of fossil power generation (1/2)
Fossil power plants with a highly versatile operating response are the key to integrating renewables into the power grid and are an essential prerequisite if the intended rapid growth of these energy resources is to be accommodated. Andreas Pickard, Siemens AG Energy and winner of POWER-GEN Europe 2012 Best Paper Awards examines what the integration of renewable energy into the European power generation market means for the design and construct... [more]
Other Environmental applications news and reviews
Leading Environmental Consulting Firm GLE Associates, Inc. Implements Deltek Vision
Deltek , the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for professional services firms and government contractors, today announced that GLE Associates has selected Deltek Vision as its project-based, enterprise management solution.
Environmental entrepreneur shares tales of business
Richard Sandor gave a lecture with Joseph Stanislaw at the Ohio Union performance hall at May 22 on the topic of environmental innovations.
SAIC Recognized As A Leader In U.S. Environmental Services
MCLEAN, Va., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it was recognized as a leader in the environmental services market in the "Green ...
New environmental laws taking shape
The Regulatory Reform Act is filled with hodgepodge of issues. Senate committee will be first to take a look at it.
FMC Environmental Solutions Featured in 54 Papers at Battelle Conference on Remediation, 2012
PHILADELPHIA, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) announced today that its soil and groundwater remediation technologies will be featured in more than 50 professional papers and poster ...
New environmental laws taking shape in N.C. Senate
What is likely to remain in the bill is a declaration that airborne discharges from industrial or agricultural operations can’t be considered waste discharges into water. The change comes about because of a controversy going on in Hyde County, where a massive egg farm is challenging the state’s authority to regulate its air emissions under federal clean-water laws.
Bureaucrats Aim To Put Nanotech 'Under The Electron Microscope,' Says Veteran Environmental Attorney
NEWARK, N.J., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal regulators want to launch a series of in-depth studies into the risks of nanotechnology and nano-scale materials. While some in the industry might want ...
Customized Energy Solutions Selects Encore Networks for SCADA Applications
Encore Networks, a leader in Machine-to-Machine and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition solutions for fixed and wireless communications, today announced that Cus
Innovative projects reducing environmental impact
Malta Enterprise announced that the European Union’s Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) is assisting public and private entities, particularly SMEs, to embark on eco-innovation projects through which they make better use of resources or reduce negative environmental impact of their operations.
Environmental bike ride goes through the private sector Kemerova
Today, 18 may, in the days of protection from environmental hazards “cycle race” clean city-healthy city “aimed at educating the population of the city of Kemerovo on the regulations for the treatment of municipal waste.
