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Sunpower Renewables, Inc. and Talesun Solar USA, Ltd Successfully Co-Develop a 1.5MW AC Project in Hollister, CA
Sunpower Renewables, Inc. (SRI) and Talesun Solar USA, Ltd Solar USA, Ltd. (Talesun) successfully co-developed a 1.5MW AC project in Hollister, CA. The project has been officially transferred to Sun Benito Power LLC, a special purpose entity established by the permanent project financier. The... - October 16, 2012 - Sunpower Renewables, Inc.
Sustainability of Coco Coir Inspires Launch of New Company, CocoEnviro Solutions
Coco Coir Based Products are now available as a green alternative growing medium for home gardeners, landscapers and commercial greenhouses. - October 15, 2012 - CocoEnviro Solutions, Inc.
Chile and Brazil Have Began to Supply Eucalyptus Chips to Chinese Pulp Mills; However Japan Continues to be the Major Destination for Latin American Wood Chips
In late 2011, Brazil and Chile sent the first chip vessels to pulp mills in China in over five years. In the past, Japan had been the major destination for Latin American Eucalyptus chips. With Japanese pulp mills paying considerably more than Chinese pulp mills for chips, it is likely that a majority of Eucalyptus chips from Latin America will continue to be shipped to Japan. - October 15, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
Free Consultations Now Provided by Offertes Zonnepanelen for Solar Panel Installations
Dutch language website for offers on solar power installations. They look for the cheapest solar panel offers for their visitors. - October 15, 2012 - Offerteszonnepanelen.nl
C. Robert Kidder Joins Board of Directors of Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc.
New Director Brings Extensive Background in Batteries and Corporate Leadership of World-Class Organizations to Wildcat. - October 11, 2012 - Wildcat Discovery Technologies
European Forestry Management Company to Help Solve Brazilian Housing Shortage
European forestry management company, Greenwood Management, is launching a new Brazilian project that will help the government reduce the country's huge housing shortage and produce strong returns for investors. Today, over 7 million families in Brazil are without adequate housing. The government... - October 11, 2012 - Greenwood Management ApS
The US Surpassed Canada as the Largest Wood Pellet Exporter in the World in the First Half of 2012
The expansion of wood pellet capacity in the US South the past few years has enabled the US to export more pellets than Canada, making the US the largest exporter in the world. With continued investments throughout southern US, export volumes are forecast to increase from an estimated 1.5 million tons in 2012 to 5.7 million tons in 2015, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. - October 11, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
Wood Costs for the World’s Pulp Industry Continued Downward in the 2Q/12 with the Biggest Declines in Brazil, Russia, Australia and Europe
The costs of wood fiber for many pulp mills throughout the world continued to fall in the 2Q/12 and were at their lowest levels in over a year, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The greatest declines were seen in Brazil, Australia, Russia, Spain and US northwest, and Eastern Canada. - October 08, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
Local Solar Company Saves Central Coast Residents $2.5 Million
Solarponics reaches $2.5 million in savings for solar customers since 2004. - October 06, 2012 - Solarponics
Local Solar Company Trains Five Cities Firefighters on Solar Safety
As solar systems continue to appear on rooftops throughout California and the United States, California's longest owned and operated solar company is educating firefighters on the safest ways to interact with these systems. - October 06, 2012 - Solarponics
Rossini.com Announces the Release of a New and Updated Web Site for Green Time LLC
Rossini.com announces the release of a new and updated web site for Green Time LLC. Green Time provides Power Saving and Power Generation technology to commercial businesses, home owners, municipal and government agencies, military, remote and unmanned locations. Green Time LLC is committed to... - October 06, 2012 - Rossini Management Systems, Inc.
SolarCraft Brings Solar Power to C&T Publishing - Sun Shines on Local Publishing House
Novato and Sonoma-based SolarCraft announced that it has completed the design and installation of a 34.5 kW solar electric system for C&T Publishing in Concord, CA. The long- standing publishing facility can now capture the sun to power its operations – saving them thousands in utility costs every year. - October 05, 2012 - SolarCraft
Montreux Energy Presents California Roundtable on Clean Energy Quarterly Meeting Invites World’s Thought Leaders to Connect Toward a Lower Carbon Future
"Investing in Our Global Clean Energy Future" is the theme as senior-level energy, power, transportation, infrastructure and policy leaders come together at Montreux Energy’s California Clean Energy Roundtable Oct. 17-19, 2012, to discuss solutions to the world’s pressing energy issues. Registration is $1,000 through Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, after which it will increase to $1,200. Register and learn more at www.cleanenergy.com/roundtables/california2012/. http://bit.ly/MECal12 - October 05, 2012 - Montreux Energy
Scottish Firm Selected as Preferred Renewable Energy Systems Supplier for Private Care Homes
Scottish Care have selected BritishEco Scotland as preferred supplier of renewable energy systems for their members. Scottish Care are the representative organisation for residential, nursing, and domiciliary care providers in the private sector in Scotland. BritishEco Scotland will assist care... - October 04, 2012 - BritishEco Scotland
Department of Energy Awards ElectraTherm Phases II and III of Geothermal Grant
Product Optimized for Geothermal Brine with Increased Power Output and Fully-Containerized Solution - October 03, 2012 - ElectraTherm, Inc.
Solar Electric Supply Inc. Launches New Range of Custom Solar Panels
As solar energy is abundant and free, transforming it into electric energy is a wise choice for cutting the monthly utility bills and saving environment at the same time. Solar panels are a primary component of any solar power system. - October 01, 2012 - Solar Electric Supply, Inc.
India Targets 18 GW of Renewable Energy Addition by 2017
India has vast potential of renewable energy that is yet to be trapped effectively. - September 29, 2012 - KuicK Research
South Korea and Japan Will Become Large Importers of Pellets and Energy Chips in the Coming Decade, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Both Japan and South Korea intend to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and increasingly rely on renewable energy in the future. As a consequence, both countries will increase their importation of wood pellets and energy chips from other countries in Asia and from North America in the coming years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. - September 28, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
U.S. Customs Office Achieves LEED Silver Certification; Prefabrication of Modular Buildings Proves an Effective and Sustainable Method
The U.S. Customs Field Operations Facility in Sells, Arizona recently earned LEED for New Construction Silver level certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The building is home to the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Department and resides on the Tohono O’Odham Nation... - September 27, 2012 - Green Ideas Sustainability Consultants
Wildcat Discovery Technologies Enters Joint Development Agreement with Japan’s Asahi Kasei Corp. for Rechargeable Battery Technology
Wildcat’s First Multi-Year Partnership Marks Company’s Evolution from Project-Based Activities to Extended Strategic Development Partnerships - September 26, 2012 - Wildcat Discovery Technologies
Michigan School District Implements Dragonfly Solutions’ SEED Program to Create $6 Million in New Revenue and Energy Savings
Ypsilanti Public Schools signed a contract with Dragonfly Solutions to provide proprietary energy efficiency equipment throughouth the entire district with no money out of pocket through the SEED Program (School Energy Efficiency Development Program) which helps school find revenue rewards in energy efficiency projects and renewable energy projects by generating Clean Skies Certificates that are sold for the District in the Voluntary Energy Market. - September 26, 2012 - Dragonfly Solutions, Inc.
greeNEWit Joins the Center for Green Schools for the First Annual Green Apple Day of Service
greeNEWit Volunteers to Support the Green Apple Movement: Building Sustainable Schools - September 26, 2012 - greeNEWit
VisualCalc Announces New Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Dashboard
VisualCalc, a provider of web-based analysis software and the creator of PublicDashboards.com (www.PublicDashboards.com), today announced the introduction of the Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Dashboard, a new free public dashboard that enables graphical, easy-to-interpret analysis of AFV adoption... - September 25, 2012 - VisualCalc
SoftInWay Hosts a Free Webinar Called Green Energy - Turbomachinery for ORC
SoftInWay Inc. is inviting engineers to participate in a free one-hour webinar “Green energy - Turbomachinery for ORC” that will take place on Thursday, October 18th at 10 am EST. In this 1-hour webinar the key aspects of green energy generation utilizing the ORC cycle will be... - September 22, 2012 - SoftInway
Bohn and Voell Join Biogas Council Board
Today, the Board of Directors of the American Biogas Council, the only US trade association promoting the anaerobic digestion and biogas industries, announced the election of four new Directors. Joining the Board for their first terms are Juliette Bohn from Humboldt Waste Management Authority and... - September 21, 2012 - American Biogas Council
Green Fuels Introduces FuelMatic3 Processor for Small Biodiesel Producers
In an exciting development for the production of biodiesel, Green Fuels America Inc. has announced the release of the FuelMatic3 biodiesel processor which produces up to 750 gallons of biodiesel per day from used cooking oil, vegetable oil, animal fats, and tallow. This is now the smallest Green... - September 16, 2012 - Green Fuels America, Inc.
Green Alternative Systems Announces Complimentary Natural GasConversion Services
Green Alternative Systems (GAS) announces complimentary natural gas conversion services to for fleet vehicles. The company recognizes the rise in popularity for fleet-based businesses that are requesting conversion to natural gas and want their customers to know that they are a one-stop service... - September 16, 2012 - Green Alternative Systems
Solamon Set to Unfurl Hospitality Strategy; Execs Set to Visit Dominican Republic
After returning from a successful week in London, Solamon Energy CEO Graeme Boyce today announced from the company head office in Toronto that he, together with President Jay Yeo, will be traveling next week to the Dominican Republic to finalize negotiations and begin developing a utilty-scale... - September 15, 2012 - Solamon Energy Corp.
Japan Emerged as Third Largest Solar Power Market in 2011
Japan added more than 1 GW of solar installed capacity in 2011. - September 15, 2012 - KuicK Research
Rentricity Selected by The Artemis Project™ as a 2012 Top 50 Water Company
Rentricity is pleased to announce that it has been chosen for the 2012 Artemis Top 50 Water Tech Listing.™ "The Artemis Top 50 is the water industry’s benchmark for innovation that will matter. It identifies the new solutions that will meet the world's water challenges,”... - September 14, 2012 - Rentricity Inc.
StayGreen Oil Launches Its Revolutionary Used Oil Marketplace
The Web-Based Solution Greatly Increases Efficiency, Reduces Cycle Time, and Provides a Centralized Database for Recording Used Oil and Used Cooking Oil Collection Data in the US and Abroad. - September 14, 2012 - StayGreen Oil
"The Hydropower Market to be Worth $59.4bn in 2012" Says Visiongain Report
Visiongain’s analysis indicates that the Hydropower Market will reach a value of $59.4bn in 2012, as governments and utility companies seek to fully exploit their water resources and increase their power generating capacity. - September 14, 2012 - visiongain
Wello’s Wave Energy Converter is Storm Resistant
Finnish wave energy developer, Wello Ltd, has on September the 11th released further test results of the Penguin wave energy converter installed in Orkney, Scotland. - September 13, 2012 - Wello Ltd.
Anemometry Specialists, Inc. Announces and Welcomes Scotty Price as Business Developer
Anemometry Specialists, Inc., a full service wind energy assessment company announces and welcomes Scotty Price as Business Developer. - September 12, 2012 - Atmospheric Systems Corporation
Los Angeles Agriculture Innovation Conference to Focus on Sustainable Agriculture Investment and Entrepreneurship
October 24 Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference in Los Angeles to focus on economic opportunities as well as environmental and societal benefits of embracing, developing and investing in sustainable agriculture practices, technologies and startup companies. - September 11, 2012 - Seedstock
Wind Power to Dominate South Korea Renewable Energy Efforts: KuicK Research
South Korea has potential wind reserves of more than 340 TWh of which close to 100 TWh is onshore and a whopping 243 TWh is offshore. - September 08, 2012 - KuicK Research
ElectraTherm to Present at Leading Energy Conferences
ElectraTherm Executives will Provide Insight on the Growing Waste Heat to Power Industry - September 08, 2012 - ElectraTherm, Inc.
ESA Renewables to Exhibit at Solar Power International 2012
ESA will be exhibiting its proprietary monitoring system and discussing capabilities for development, EPC, O&M and other turnkey solar solutions at the SPI trade show in Orlando, FL. - September 06, 2012 - ESA Renewables
Zitroz Announces Zero Upfront Cost for LED Retrofits
Upgrade your facility with state-of-the-art LED technology with No Cost Up Front and Guaranteed Savings Immediately - September 06, 2012 - Zitroz
Off The Grid Living Launches 5 Ways Blog Post Series
Off The Grid Living announces the launch of its 5 Ways blog post series with the blog post entitled 5 Ways That We Have Allowed Ourselves To Become Addicted To Air Conditioning And Some Sucessful Off-Grid Solutions - September 05, 2012 - Off The Grid Living, Inc.
Lumber Markets in the US Improving with Higher Demand and Increasing Prices in the 2Q/12; Sawlog Price Trends Mixed
Increased demand for lumber in the US and higher exports from Canada to China have resulted in lumber prices being about 35% higher in August of 2012 as compared to August of 2011. Sawlog prices have moved up in Interior BC 2Q/12 y-o-y, while falling in Western US and remaining unchanged in Eastern Canada and the US South, according to WRQ. - September 03, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
Calm Seas Carried the WaveRoller: Successful Installation Started the Commissioning Period of WaveRoller
The array of three WaveRoller units has been successfully deployed on 11th of August near Peniche in Portugal. The units were towed to the site in perfect weather conditions and attached to the mooring system already set up in advance. The sub-sea cable was connected on board and the power... - September 02, 2012 - AW-Energy Ltd
Solamon CEO Heading to London; Set to Talk with GXG Execs
Solamon Energy CEO Graeme Boyce is en route to London, England where he will meet and hold discussions with a variety of business leaders, including the owners of GXG Markets. Boyce has several key meetings lined up while in the capital and, in the wake of recent activity in Mexico, is expected to... - September 01, 2012 - Solamon Energy Corp.
Solamon Announces Mexico Partnership; Omniba Energy to Develop Numerous Projects
Earlier today, Solamon Energy SVP Michael Mitchell, together with President Jay Yeo announced the successful launch of Omniba Energy Mexico, a business partnership recently formed between Solamon and a local private consortium to develop new energy projects together. Mitchell was appointed a... - September 01, 2012 - Solamon Energy Corp.
ESA Renewables Expands to Central and South America
ESA Renewables, LLC expands their turnkey solar solutions portfolio into the regions of Central and South America. - September 01, 2012 - ESA Renewables
Next-Generation Solar Panel System Powers Michigan’s First Solar Brewery
Both Electricity and Heat Energy from the Sun Used to Brew Beer - August 31, 2012 - Power Panel Inc.
Cellulose Material Solutions, LLC Achieves ISO 9001: 2008 Accreditation
Cellulose Material Solutions is a manufacturing company that produces industry first cellulose based thermal and acoustical materials. The company achieved ISO 9001: 2008 accreditation in August 2012. - August 30, 2012 - Cellulose Material Solutions, LLC
Alpha Energy Partners with Corvus Energy to Expand High Power Battery Offering
Alpha Energy, a leading developer of renewable energy solutions, today announced a preferred partnership agreement with Corvus Energy to supplement its established line of high-performance battery solutions with state-of-the-art lithium polymer technology. “Alpha’s renewable energy... - August 30, 2012 - Alpha Technologies
Dunkermotor's New Bifurcated Wormetary™ Solar Tracking Motors
Dual Planetary Output Gears Share the Load in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Applications, While Offering Benefits of Self-locking and Resistance to Shock Loads Without Sacrificing Energy Efficiency - August 29, 2012 - Dunkermotoren USA Inc.
itek Energy and RA POWER & LIGHT LLC Join Forces
20MW Commercial Solar Strategic Initiative for Washington Industries - August 29, 2012 - RA POWER & LIGHT LLC