Energy News
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LifeSpan Again Named to Inc. 5000
LifeSpan Technology Recycling announced today that the company has once again been named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list, a compendium of the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing companies in America. The company was also included in last year’s list. LifeSpan President Dag Adamson... - August 23, 2011 - LifeSpan
SGS Solar Testhouse Offers Salt Spray Testing & Certification of Solar Modules
The SGS Solar Testhouse provides Salt Spray Testing services to solar manufacturers in order to confirm quality conformance to international standards, using corrosion acceleration in an artificial atmosphere. - August 20, 2011 - SGS
Engineering Planning and Management (EPM) & Nuclear Safety Associates (NSA) to Combine Expertise, Resources to Address Severe Nuclear Reactor Accidents
Two veteran firms in the nuclear industry, Engineering Planning and Management (EPM) and Nuclear Safety Associates (NSA) are combining their considerable expertise in nuclear safety analysis, risk assessment and regulatory compliance to offer advanced services and solutions for nuclear plant... - August 18, 2011 - Nuclear Safety Associates
Barron Partners Continues to Invest in Tennessee-Based Company, Choice Solar Solutions
Choice Solar Solution; backed by global clean-tech investment company; Barron Partners, “facilitates” green job growth in Tennessee, with the opening of its East Tennessee branch - August 17, 2011 - Choice Solar and Geothermal
Advanced Film Solutions Exhibiting Energy Window Tinting at The Orlando Home & Garden Show, September 9-11, 2011, Orange County Convention Center
Advanced Film Solutions announced their participation at the Orlando Home & Garden Show being held, September 9-11, 2011, at the Orange County Convention Center. Solar and Solar security window tinting is a practical, economic and cost-effective aftermarket solution for lowering monthly... - August 16, 2011 - Advanced Film Solutions
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC Successfully Represents Northeast Natural Energy as Court Strikes Down Morgantown's Fracking Ban
The Circuit Court of Monongalia County, West Virginia entered summary judgment Friday overturning the City of Morgantown’s recently enacted ordinance banning horizontal drilling and fracking in and around the city. - August 13, 2011 - Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
Eutex International Partners with Amercable
Leading IEC Cable Provider Expands Product Portfolio to Include GEXOL Type P Cable - August 13, 2011 - Eutex International, Inc
Breitling Oil and Gas Announces Completion Operations Underway on Breitling-Turner #2
Breitling Oil and Gas today announced that the Breitling-Turner #2 in Hardeman County, Texas is being completed as a possible oil and gas producer after reaching a total vertical depth of 7,900 feet. The well was subsequently logged by Halliburton and based on analysis by Breitling’s... - August 11, 2011 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Gem Hsin's High Capacity 5000mAh USB Battery Pack for Hours of Mobile Power and Light on the go
Gem Hsin's special voltage regulator circuit design also protects users' precious electronic gadgets from damage. As well as safe customers, Tourmaline 5000 keeps them happy with years of trouble free use from up to 600 full charge and discharge cycles. - August 10, 2011 - Gem Hsin Electronics Co. Ltd.
Rentricity Wins 2011 New Energy Symposium Cleantech Award
Rentricity Inc., a supplier of smart hydrokinetic energy recovery systems for the water and wastewater industry, earned one of three awards for its “Building a Smart & Sustainable Water Grid” presentation at the Sixth Annual New Energy Symposium held in New York City last week. - August 08, 2011 - Rentricity Inc.
Building Clouds Offers Elite Level Membership Packages and Rewards Program
Building Clouds' new Elite Level Pricing Programs are designed to allow building controls integrators to offer aggressively priced, comprehensive building automation and energy management projects. Elite members can sign up for the program level that matches their business model and annual sales... - August 04, 2011 - Building Clouds
Building Clouds Updates Opendiem Pricing Packages
Building Clouds' OpendiemConnected service, including the new free 30-day trial, allows users to connect to their facilities over the internet and access Energy Management or Building Automation Systems from the Web with no upfront costs. - August 04, 2011 - Building Clouds
Skagit Public Utility District, Washington Selects NorthStar Utilities Solutions' ERP Enterprise
NorthStar Utilities Solutions is pleased to announce that the Skagit Public Uility District in Washington has selected the NorthStar ERP Enterprise application as its Utility Billing, Financial, and Asset Management solution. Using NorthStar Enterprise the district will drive its efficiency initiatives, integration, and provide even more exceptional customer service. - August 02, 2011 - NorthStar Utilities Solutions
Acoustiblok® and QuietFiber® Layered to Quiet Residential Generator in Maryland Homeowner’s Weekend DIY Sounproofing Project
Acoustifence and QuietFiber are combined in a weekend DIY soundproofing project for a Maryland homeowner looking to quiet his backyard emergency generator. - August 01, 2011 - Acoustiblok, Inc.
Badger Insulated Pipe Creates New Tubing for Outdoor Wood Furnaces with Much Less Heat Loss
Badger Insulated Pipe manufactures insulated pipe for Outdoor Wood Furnaces, Solar applications and Geo Thermal applications. Badger Insulated Pipe has recently developed a 5 wrap Insulated pex tubing. This was developed to replace the foam insulated or other expensive insulated pipe for... - July 28, 2011 - Badger Insulated Pipe
GlacialLight’s LED Panel Lights Have Lowered Customer’s Lighting Bill by Sixty-One Percent
GlacialLight's T8 Tubes benefit both the business and society with its longer lifetime & efficient energy-saving. - July 28, 2011 - GlacialTech Inc
Odyne Systems Announces Agreements with Johnson Controls Inc.
Strategic Investment and Supply Agreements to Support Growth in Odyne Hybrid Systems for Large Trucks - July 27, 2011 - Odyne Systems, LLC
DLR Group Designing Solar Array for NRG Energy at FedExField
DLR Group solar system design at FedExField for NRG Energy can produce enough power to run stadium on non-game days, support energy needs on game days for Washington Redskins. - July 25, 2011 - DLR Group
PowerSines Finalist in the Globes "Companies for Environmental Change 2011" Award
The Globes yearly competition acknowledges and rewards companies taking the initiative to create a ‘greener’ environment. - July 22, 2011 - PowerSines
Historic Hershey Hangout Embraces New Solar Technology
Local Establishment Integrates Classic Hershey Architecture with a State of the Art Solar Array - July 20, 2011 - Energy Systems & Installation
ETT's E-Select Systems Expands Its Dual-Drive Product Line by Introducing the New E-Select CA Gen Series and the E-Select Pump Series
Energy Transfer Technology (ETT), a leader in natural gas compression technology, today announced two new products in its E-Select Systems dual drive product line: The E-Select CA Gen Series and the E-Select Pump Series. The introduction of these products mark the expansion of the company’s... - July 20, 2011 - Energy Transfer Technologies
Soriana Selects Energy Advantage Inc. to Help Them Develop Their Energy and Sustainability Strategy
Energy Advantage Inc. today announced that Soriana has selected Energy Advantage to help them assess their environmental and energy performance and develop a long-term energy and sustainability strategy and action plan across all their stores and brands in Mexico. - July 20, 2011 - Energy Advantage Inc.
Lucky Strike Signs Definitive Agreements to Acquire Coal Properties in Mongolia
Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. (“Lucky Strike” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: LKY) announces that it has signed Definitive Agreements with five private Mongolian companies (the “Vendors”) to acquire 80 percent interest in six mining exploration licenses and coal... - July 12, 2011 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd
Pulpwood Prices in Western US Were Up Almost 50 Percent in 2Q/11 Compared to 2Q/10, While Wood Prices Were Unchanged in the US South
Wood costs for pulp mills in Western US have increased over the past 12 months, reaching their highest level since early 2008 in the 2Q/11, reports the American Wood Fiber Review. Pulp mills in the US South have slightly lower wood costs than they did in 2010, and continue to have the lowest fiber costs in North America. - July 11, 2011 - Wood Resources International LLC
Local Software Engineer Returns Home to Nepal to Prove That Power is Knowledge
Seattle software engineer Tilak Pun sets out to establish solar power for a school in his native village in Nepal. The project will provide enough electricity to power a classroom of computers, opening up a world of educational and professional possibilities for the students of Shikha Secondary School. - July 09, 2011 - Knowledge Mosaic Inc.
Gem Hsin's Topaz Series of 2W LED Desk Lamps Turning Heads
USB Powered Desk Lamps with Three Brightness Levels. - July 09, 2011 - Gem Hsin Electronics Co. Ltd.
Eagle Ford Shale Oil & Gas Training Classes in San Antonio, Texas
There is a need for trained right of way agents and title agents to assist with acquiring right of way for pipelines to carry natural gas and crude oil from individual well sites to existing pipeline infrastructure located Southwest of San Antonio, Texas. - July 04, 2011 - American Right of Way Associates
Breitling Oil and Gas North American Operations Update
Breitling Oil and Gas issued an operational update on the company’s recent activity related to the development of various oil and gas properties in its portfolio. - June 30, 2011 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Krishnan & Associates, Provider of Market Research and Business Intelligence for the Energy Industry, Now a Member of Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
Krishnan & Associates (Stamford, CT), a technical market research and consulting firm focused on the energy industry, today announces they have been granted membership to the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP). Krishnan & Associates (K&A) has built a robust network... - June 22, 2011 - Krishnan & Associates
New Silent Power Supply & Power Supplies Directory from IndustrialCOOP.com
IndustrialCOOP helps in powering facilities across the country and beyond while saving energy for the manufacturing community. - June 19, 2011 - IndustrialLeaders.com
Water as a Renewable Resource in the June Issue of Energy Digital
An exclusive interview with CEO Harri Kerminen of Finnish chemical and water cycle management giant Kemira, who explains how water is a scarce resource, and what it means to international security and the energy industry. - June 17, 2011 - WDM Group
The World’s Greenest Companies: IBM, HP & Johnson & Johnson in Energy Digital
The June issue of Energy Digital is available to read exclusively online to all energy industry leaders from around the globe. This month’s issue features a look inside the world’s greenest companies, revealing just what makes them leaders in sustainability. Industry leaders turn to... - June 15, 2011 - WDM Group
The Top 5 Tax Efficient Outsourcing Locations Named in June’s Issue of Supply Chain Digital
Supply Chain Digital, the leading digital business publication for C-level executives, is excited to announce the launch of its June issue. The cover story, contributed by UPS, takes a look at how telematics technology can help the UPS fleet save millions of gallons of fuel each year. The... - June 14, 2011 - WDM Group
The Future of Green Building in the June Issue of Construction Digital
Read about the future of green building in the June issue of Construction Digital Magazine. It seems green building is all the rage these days. Everywhere you look there are new projects popping up, new sustainable technologies being designed, and new standards being created that are constantly... - June 14, 2011 - WDM Group
Building Clouds Increases Connectivity Options with New Driver for Echelon’s SmartServer
Building Automation and Smart Grid connectivity just got easier with the release of Building Cloud's new software driver for communicating with Echelon SmartServers. Download the product datasheet that describes the i.LON Driver features at www.opendiem.com. Building Clouds is offering this new service free of charge to registered users of its Opendiem software, it will also be included in all future releases of the product. - June 13, 2011 - Building Clouds
Shell vs. EPA in Alaskan Offshore Oil & Gas with Energy Digital
This month’s issue features an exclusive interview with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Shell Alaska representative Curtis Smith in regard to the EPA’s continual blocking of offshore exploration permits - June 09, 2011 - WDM Group
Energy Advantage Inc. Expands to India
Energy Advantage Inc., a leading North American energy and sustainability management services provider, is pleased to announce its entrance into India’s energy and environmental management services market. This move is a key element of the company’s global growth strategy. Energy... - June 05, 2011 - Energy Advantage Inc.
U.S. Government Awards GSA Contract to The Westmark Group
Westmark is a full-service environmental engineering and consulting firm with offices in Nevada, California, Arizona, and Washington. - June 03, 2011 - The Westmark Group
Solar Energy System Created on Seattle Rooftop to Power Student Computers in Nepal
While it is a truism that “knowledge is power,” two local technology engineers have created a solar power system that will demonstrate how “power is knowledge” to a remote, mountainous village of Shikha, Nepal. The plan, “Solar Energy for Shikha School,” was... - June 03, 2011 - Knowledge Mosaic Inc.
Join Radio Green Talk Host Diana Dehm, and "The Greenest Man in Hollywood" Ed Begley, Jr. & Rachelle Carson-Begley & Linda Adams, California EPA on June 4th & 5th, 2011
Join Radio Green Talk Host Diana Dehm, and listen to what the “The Greenest Man in Hollywood” Ed Begley, Jr. and his “Lighter Shade of Green and Health Expert” wife, Rachelle Carson-Begley, of the TV Hit Series “Living with Ed” along with Linda Adams, Secretary of California’s Environmental Protection Agency had to say about the State of California’s Environmental Education Initiative reaching 6.2 million K-12 students, June 4th and 5th, 2011 on the Radio Green Talk Radio Network. - June 02, 2011 - Radio Green Talk
Tampa Web Design by Bayshore Solutions is a Finalist in the American Business Stevie Awards
As a green and sustainable technology company, ThermoEnergy needed to have one place where Web visitors could access information on their Wastewater Recovery and Carbon Capture technologies Bayshore Solutions was chosen to help accomplish this goal. - May 29, 2011 - Bayshore Solutions
Energy Digital and G2Events Announce Partnership for Digital Oilfield Virtual Summit
Energy Digital and G2Events announce their partnership for the Digital Oilfield Virtual Summit, which is taking place October 18th to the 19th and is a fully virtual online conference and exhibition dedicated to information and communications technologies for the oil and gas industry. The event... - May 27, 2011 - WDM Group
Educating the Next Generation of Energy Conservation Leaders – Surrey School District Partners with Pulse Energy for Conservation and Education
British Columbia’s largest, and one of its fastest growing school districts, has announced a partnership with energy intelligence provider, Pulse Energy. The relationship will assist the Surrey school district in meeting its goal of a 10,000,000 kWh reduction in energy use over the next five... - May 26, 2011 - Pulse Energy
Goldlake to Maintain Options Under Funding Agreement with Soltera Mining Corp
Dr. Fabio Montanari, President and CEO of Soltera Mining Corp. (OTC: SLTA.PK; Frankfurt: SN7) (www.solteramining.com) is pleased to announce that the Goldlake Group “Goldlake”), through its holding company Goldlake Italia S.p.A, intends to maintain its options under the terms of the... - May 25, 2011 - Soltera Mining Corp
Dedication Ceremony for the First Dry Fermentation Anaerobic Digester in the Americas
The dedication of the very first high solids dry fermentation anaerobic digester (HSAD) took place on May 18, 2011 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. It will be the first biogas plant using this technology to go on-line, not only in the United States, but in all of the Americas. The facility,... - May 20, 2011 - BIOFerm Energy Systems
Supply Chain Digital and G2Events Announce Partnership for Digital Oilfield Virtual Summit
Supply Chain Digital and G2Events announce their partnership for the Digital Oilfield Virtual Summit. - May 19, 2011 - WDM Group
Advanced Film Solutions-Tampa Home Tinting Ramps Up to Accommodate Enhanced TECO Rebate Program
TECO has recently improved their window tinting rebate program to encourage reduced demand, improved home comfort and energy efficiency. Advanced Film Solutions is Tampa's leading installation company for NFRC rated solar and solar security window films. Advanced Film Solutions announced their... - May 16, 2011 - Advanced Film Solutions
Aguila American Resources (V.AGL) Proceeds with Drill Permitting
John Huguet, Aguila American’s President states “We are very pleased that after many years of impasse to finally achieve a mutually productive agreement with the nearest community at Angostura. This agreement will enhance the community and officially gives the Company a green light to proceed with exploration and development at our very prospective gold project." Visit www.aguilaamerican.ca for more info. - May 11, 2011 - Aguila American Resources (V.AGL)
McGill University Launches Bilingual Pulse Energy Dashboard for Energy Efficiency
As part of the rollout of its energy management program, McGill University unveiled a new bilingual online building energy management dashboard. The dashboard is one component of McGill’s new building energy management software, PulseTM. The software is a tool that which empowers... - May 10, 2011 - Pulse Energy
Energy Digital and TradeFair Group Announce Partnership for LDC Gas Forums – Mid Continent in Chicago, IL
Energy Digital and TradeFair Group announce their partnership for LDC Gas Forums – Mid Continent, which is taking place September 12th to the 14th. The LDC Gas Forums, comprised of 5 regional conferences held annually in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Canada (in conjunction with... - May 07, 2011 - WDM Group