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Low Carbon Cities: Creating sustainable cities

(05/08/2008)

Although not usually considered as being ‘green’, cities in the UK are focusing all of their attention on lowering carbon emissions and the results are setting a benchmark for the rest of the country. UK cities are currently responsible for 30% of the country’s carbon emissions, which represents 140 million tonnes annually. This has been recognised and they are now leading the way by cutting energy use, reducing CO2 emissions and supporting the growth of the country’s renewable and low carbo... [more]

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED certification: Washington Major League Baseball stadium is LEED-certified

(12/05/2008)

The DC Sports and Entertainment Commission (DCSEC) has offset 70 percent of the electricity use at Nationals Park, home of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Washington Nationals, with its purchase of 14,600,706 kWh of renewable energy credits (RECs), from Boulder, Colo.-based Renewable Choice Energy, helping the ballpark to achieve silver-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The DCSEC oversaw the stadium’s construction and now serves as its landlord. The archi... [more]

Light Electric Thermal Generator LETG: Global Warming Solutions initiates R&D for a small LETG Solar Power Plant with a capacity of up to 1MW

(29/02/2008)

Global Warming Solutions has announced that the company initiated research and development for a small LETG Solar Power Plant with a capacity of up to 1MW. The LETG (Light Electric Thermal Generator) is a hybrid solar and thermal energy technology that generates energy by heating up liquids that circulate on the surface of a solar panel to produce electricity even during periods of no sunlight. Recently Global Warming Solutions announced that it was preparing to develop a prototype electri... [more]

Life Cycle Inventory: Reduction in total greenhouse gas emissions from the production processes of aluminium

(11/12/2007)

Recycling of aluminium products needs only 5% of the energy required for primary aluminium production. The aluminium industry has taken a leadership role to establish a uniform global monitoring approach to greenhouse gas emissions reduction. The International Aluminium Institute reports a 14% reduction in total greenhouse gas emissions from the production processes of aluminium, including bauxite mining, from 2000 to 2005 The production processes of primary aluminium, including bauxite mi... [more]