http://www.ecofriendnews.com/Latest environmental technology, recycling and renewable energy newsenEco Friend News PortalEco Friend News Portalhttp://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8611.htmlTue, 1 Jul 2008 17:40:34 GMTChanges to the End of Life Vehicle Regulations in 2003 now require sites that keep depolluted waste vehicles to apply for a waste management licence. This is to ensure that premises had the necessary infrastructure to carry out the work safely, such as impermeable surfaces and se ...http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8610.htmlMon, 30 Jun 2008 17:40:16 GMTHermaness National Nature Reserve is located on Unst, Shetland - the most northerly part of the British Isles. The NNR is home to literally thousands of pairs of breeding birds including bonxies or great skuas and also provides a habitat for red throated divers, snipe, dunlin, go ...http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8602.htmlFri, 27 Jun 2008 12:36:30 GMTKyocera has announced a new achievement in its solar cell manufacturing process that offers higher efficiency in its consumption of multicrystalline silicon, the essential raw material used to make photovoltaic solar cells and modules. The new mass-production process allows Ky ...http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8604.htmlThu, 26 Jun 2008 14:36:59 GMTScanWind manufactures and markets wind turbines with a capacity of 3.5 MW and over, specially developed for extreme wind situations and demanding climates, e.g. sites near to the coast and offshore sites. Marked growth is expected in this market segment Wind Classes IEC1 and 2. ...http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8598.htmlWed, 25 Jun 2008 15:25:46 GMTenXco, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles has announced the signing of a power purchase agreement with the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA). The 20-year agreement covers the sale of the electricity generated by the 100.5 MW Wapsipinicon wind farm curr ...http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8596.htmlTue, 24 Jun 2008 13:25:22 GMTRenewable energy from the wind, which previously could only be generated in restricted geographic locations typically off-shore or in remote rural areas can now be made available almost anywhere, including urban environments, with the introduction of the AeroCam wind turbine. ...http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8595.htmlMon, 23 Jun 2008 16:02:05 GMTenXco, the US subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has signed another contract with General Electric Energy covering the supply of 200 turbines with 300 MW in capacity. The turbines with unit capacity of 1.5 MW are due to be delivered in 2010. They are intended for use in the ...http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8615.htmlFri, 20 Jun 2008 14:06:25 GMTThe House of Lords has agreed to support the expansion of the statutory definition of 'microgeneration' to include air source heat pumps in a debate held earlier this week. John Kellett, the General Manager of Mitsubishi Electric's Heating Department welcomed this news: "If we ar ...http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8593.htmlThu, 19 Jun 2008 12:46:41 GMTSouthern California Edison (SCE) has signed a contract to procure an additional 245 megawatts of solar power for its customers with Pasadena, Calif.-based eSolar in the nation's first commercial effort using power tower solar thermal technology. The project, which will be buil ...http://www.ecofriendnews.com/environmental_article8592.htmlWed, 18 Jun 2008 11:56:21 GMTDelmarva Power and Synergics Wind Energy have signed long-term contracts under which Delmarva would purchase up to 100 megawatts of land-based wind power to help meet its renewable energy goals in Delaware. The contracts provide Delmarva Power's customers with wind energy and ...