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Latest EcoFriend product news
Heritage Solar Slate is a newly released product from PV Systems. Solar Slate embodies the usual benefits of solar, but overcomes some of the obstacles met by traditional installations. Because of its remarkable slate-like appearance, it has been successfully installed on a Grade 1 Listed property in Wiltshire, and has met with full planning approval.
MD of PV Systems, Bruce Cross, comments: “Before Heritage Solar Slate, solar powered roofs were too conspicuous to stand a chance at meeting ... [more]
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the majority of water-related health problems are caused by microbial contamination. A government program to provide clean drinking water throughout Pakistan will use GE ultrafiltration systems at over a thousand distribution sites. This initiative is expected to improve the lives of over one million people by providing them access to treated water that meets World Health Organization (WHO) standards.
About two thirds of Pakistan’s 169 million ... [more]
UPS has ordered 200 hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) – the largest commercial order of such trucks by any company – in addition to another 300 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for its U.S. delivery fleet.
The purchase of the 500 additional vehicles means the UPS alternative fuel fleet, already the largest such private fleet in the United States, will grow 30 percent from 1,718 to 2,218 low-carbon vehicles.
“Alternative fuel research and development is just one of the ways that UPS is m... [more]
The Housing Green Paper made it clear that the housing numbers in existing and in some cases emerging plans were not high enough to address the pressing problem of long term housing affordability. UK Housing Minister Caroline Flint has announced 15 potential locations for the country's first eco-towns will go forward to the next stage, providing the opportunity for a major boost in affordable housing across the country whilst tackling climate change.
Housing Minister Caroline Flint said: "We ... [more]
Converted Organics Inc. has announced that the company’s organic waste recycling system was delivered to Folsom State Prison, near Sacramento, CA.
The unit was designed and developed by Peter Townsley and Philip Townsley of Waste Recovery Industries, Paso Robles, CA. The unit utilizes the proprietary High Temperature Liquid Composting (HTLC®) process that Converted Organics acquired from Waste Recovery Industries to convert various biodegradable waste products into high-quality, organic-base... [more]
Converted Organics Inc. has acquired the assets of United Organic Products, LLC of Gonzales, CA, as well as the assets, including the intellectual property, of Waste Recovery Industries, LLC of Paso Robles, CA.
These acquisitions make Converted Organics the owner of the proprietary technology of the High Temperature Liquid Composting (HTLC) system, which processes various biodegradable waste products into liquid and solid organic-based fertilizer and feed products. Converted Organics also ac... [more]
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