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Redland Solar PV Tiles: Renewable technology from Monier Redland at Ecobuild 2012

(01/02/2012)

Redland will present its ranges of solar PV systems at this year’s Ecobuild event in London, demonstrating the company’s commitment to the renewable energy sector. With the ever-increasing need for new homes to be energy efficient, micro generation still represents an excellent mechanism for housebuilders, specifiers and installers looking to comply with regulations and solar PV remains the technology of choice. Redland has more than 90 years experience manufacturing pitched roofing materi... [more]

renewable heating products: Viessmann will present at Ecobuild an easy integration of renewable heating products

(24/01/2012)

Viessmann will demonstrate the benefits of its advanced products and controls to the simple integration of existing heating technologies with renewable energy and heating systems, at Ecobuild (March 20-22, 2012; ExCel; London – stand N2730). Fourteen products from the company’s comprehensive range of quality products for domestic, commercial and renewable applications will be on display including those from the Vitodens boiler (4.8 kW to 840 kW), Vitocal heat pump (1.5 kW to 1 MW) and Vitosol... [more]

rehabilitation of water supply and wastewater treatment systems in Bistrita-Nasaud county: EBRD investment in Romania’s water infrastructure

(03/01/2012)

Following similar EBRD investments in seven other Romanian counties in the past year, the EBRD is supporting the modernisation of water infrastructure in Bistrita-Nasaud county in north-western Romania with a RON 33 million loan (approximatelay €7.8 million) to SC Aquabis S.A water utility company. Extended under the EBRD’s Regional EU Cohesion Fund Co-financing Framework (R2CF), the loan will be used to co-finance the company’s RON 344 million EU Cohesion Fund regional investment programme. ... [more]

Reclaimed wood: Vintage floor are ecologic and have a lot of style

(20/12/2011)

Reclaimed wood is rapidly becoming the most desirable wood on the market. Reclaimed timber is in fact so sought-after that it is becoming increasingly difficult to source. For a start, reclaimed wood ticks the eco requirements - it is rescued from old buildings, then treated and fitted into new homes, making it the epitome of recycling and reusing. Secondly, reclaimed wood is often stronger and more resilient than newly cut wood, as it has been exposed to humidity and changing seasons for... [more]

renewable energy: Greenpeace and Facebook collaborate to promote renewable energy

(16/12/2011)

Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1). The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacentres with clean energy instead of coal (5). As a ... [more]

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation: Olam International Ltd. and Rainforest Alliance team up to produce the world’s first “climate-friendly cocoa” in Ghana

(14/12/2011)

The world’s first “climate-friendly cocoa” will be produced in Ghana as part of an ongoing collaboration between Olam International Ltd. and Rainforest Alliance. Working with cocoa farmers in the Western region of the country, this $1 million project will have huge impact on informing Ghana’s emerging national REDD+* strategy and its Low Carbon Development plans. This programme has been launched in the Juabeso / Bia district, an area that borders a national park and a forest reserve. Cocoa... [more]