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Emerald Technology Partners Announces Development of the Wedway Refrigeration Power System
Emerald Technology Partners would like to introduce the fossil fuel free Wedway Refrigeration Power System™. This Patent Pending device is able to power semi-trailer refrigeration systems using kinetic energy while in motion. - December 03, 2011 - Emerald Technology Partners
BTEC Announces Nov. 21 Midwestern Perspectives Webinar on Biomass Energy
Free educational webinar will focus on unique opportunities and challenges for biomass in the Midwest. - November 19, 2011 - Biomass Thermal Energy Council
Solamon to Build Largest Solar Array in Central America
Several Nicaraguan sites to be developed as Solamon announces intention to develop largest solar array in the area. - November 19, 2011 - Solamon Energy
GAS Announces New Developments in CNG Systems Rebate Programs
GAS has announced that the Arkansas Energy Office has expanded their CNG systems rebate program to include all Arkansas licensed vehicles eligible for conversion. - November 19, 2011 - Green Alternative Systems
"KUDURA" Rural Village Energy Solution from Innovative Social Entrepreneurship Could be Answer for Africa’s Poorest
The people of Sidonge "A" Kenya choose a renewable energy solution to lift themselves out of poverty and fight climate change in Africa. - November 19, 2011 - RVE.SOL
Aussie Biotech Innovator Partners with Indian Farming Giant
PolyGenomX Ltd (PGX) announced this week that it’s newly incorporated sister company PolyGenomX India has signed a deal within its first week of operating. The deal with one of India’s largest enterprises, the Indian Farm Forestry Development Cooperative (IFFDC), is to trial its polygenomic Jatropha (Jatropha curcas pgx) to determine the best performing lines to provide India with on-going energy sources. - November 18, 2011 - PolyGenomX Ltd
Long Beach Solar Expert Ameco Solar Launches New Website
Long Beach Solar Company Ameco Solar Solidifies Commitment as #1 Solar Resource for Local Homeowners - November 18, 2011 - Ameco Solar
Soka University Goes for the Gold
Ameco Solar Designs “Green Roof” Solar Panels for Soka University Performing Arts Center - November 17, 2011 - Ameco Solar
ESA Renewables Now Hiring Following Expansion of Central Florida Offices
Solar company moves to larger office space to make room for new employees - November 17, 2011 - ESA Renewables
ESA Renewables Plans 20MW Pennsylvania Solar Farm
Claysville, Pennsylvania solar photovoltaic generation facility should generate decades of clean electricity for thousands of residents. - November 17, 2011 - ESA Renewables
Global Hardwood Pulp Producers Face Higher Wood Fiber Costs and Lower Pulp Prices
Profit margins are being squeezed for many hardwood pulp producers worldwide with higher wood fiber costs and lower product prices. The hardwood wood fiber price index (HFPI) reached a 24-year high in the 3Q/11 at the same time as hardwood pulp prices fell by 26% from June through October, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. - November 16, 2011 - Wood Resources International LLC
Solamon Set for First Foray Into Central America
Upcoming Nicaragua meetings to unveil opportunities. - November 13, 2011 - Solamon Energy
Event in San Diego, CA to Explore Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship in Southern California
On Wednesday, November 30, from 6pm – 9pm Seedstock, LLC in association with the Rady Entrepreneur Club, an affiliate organization of the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego, will host a networking event and panel discussion with a number of Southern California-based agricultural entrepreneurs. The panel will be held at the Rady School of Management on UC San Diego's La Jolla Campus. Food and beverages will be provided by food sponsor Whole Foods Market, La Jolla. - November 10, 2011 - Seedstock
Buffalo, Wyo., Company Makes Top 21 List for Federal Oil Spill Response
LBI Renewable’s bioremediation product, DUALZORB, was recently listed as one of 21 products to meet Environmental Protection Agency requirements for use in emergency oil spill response. - November 10, 2011 - LBI Renewable
Cow Poo Powers Village by Alfagy
Cow poo and grass are the main ingredients for cooking up new high efficiency power. - November 09, 2011 - Alfagy Ltd
Tidal Today: Leading Tidal Energy Companies Nominated for International Tidal Energy Award
Top tidal energy companies, pioneering new technology and solutions for the emerging tidal energy sector, have been selected as finalists for the 2nd International Tidal Energy Awards ceremony, as part of the 5th International Tidal Energy Summit at the Victoria Park Plaza, London on Tuesday 22nd November. - November 09, 2011 - Tidal Today
IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications Highlights Latest Advances in Energy-Efficient Communications & Green Technologies
Hundreds of Professionals Worldwide Participate in IEEE ComSoc’s First Fully-Virtual, Online Event - November 04, 2011 - IEEE Communications Society
BTEC Announces Nov. 10 Webinar, Western Regional Perspectives on Biomass Energy
Register now for BTEC’s 11th webinar, where three speakers will discuss the current situation in the West, examine challenges and opportunities for market development, and analyze successful state policies and regional advocacy. This is the second webinar in a three-part series, focusing on biomass heat in different US regions. This event is made possible with funding from the USDA Forest Service’s Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC). - November 04, 2011 - Biomass Thermal Energy Council
Long Beach Solar Company Launches Local Advertising Campaign
Ameco Solar Helping Local Residents Finance Residential Solar Electric Systems - November 03, 2011 - Ameco Solar
Gordon Food Service® Goes Green with Greensleeves’ GeoModule™
“Gordon Food Service wanted to select a green alternative to meet the building’s heating and cooling load. The GeoModule offered a more advanced option to do so while reducing our impact on the environment,” said Kirk Mortenson, Director of Real Estate and Facilities at Gordon Food Service. - October 28, 2011 - Greensleeves LLC
Failed Solar Energy Company on the Auction Block
A live auction will be held November 2 and 3, 2011 to disperse assets from failed solar energy company, Solyndra. Heritage Global, a Del Mar based auction firm, is conducting the auction, with bidding available live, by phone and via live webcast on BidSpotter.com. - October 28, 2011 - BidSpotter.com
ESA Renewables Negotiates Contracts for 80MW, Executes LOI for 20MW at Solar Power International
Dallas solar industry trade show provides powerful opportunities for Florida-based turnkey solar solutions corporation - October 28, 2011 - ESA Renewables
Animal Farm Powers Village by Alfagy
In England, biogas from animal waste is used to generate electricity. Pigs and cows along with chickens are recruited to power a village. The new animal farm AD biogas plant commissioned today demonstrates how rural villages will be powered by local energy. - October 27, 2011 - Alfagy Ltd
Lincoln Increases Trucking Fleet to Expand Regional Biofuels Service
Transportation Fleet Expected to Double in Size by Early 2012. - October 27, 2011 - Lincoln Energy Solutions
ESA Renewables Completes Solar Farm Construction in North Carolina
ESA’s Cherokee County solar energy generating facility ready for grid-connection - October 27, 2011 - ESA Renewables
Johnson City Selects ESA Renewables to Install & Maintain Four Photovoltaic Systems
Turnkey solar solutions provider chosen for solar generated power system projects at four Johnson City, Tennessee facilities. - October 27, 2011 - ESA Renewables
PAC Integrations is Proud to Announce Green Business Certification
The longstanding philosophy at PAC Integrations has been to use resources wisely. To the employees at PAC, this means more than just everyday business practices; it also means using ecological resources wisely to make a sustainable impact on the environment. This mindset inspired PAC to work with... - October 27, 2011 - PAC Integrations, Inc.
Amadeus Consulting Partners with Eco-Cycle to Launch a Green Blog
Amadeus Consulting partnered with Boulder, Colorado-based nonprofit recycling facility Eco-Cycle to launch its community-based Green Blog as part of its BLAST! program. - October 23, 2011 - Amadeus Consulting
Dr. Hojun Yoon, Director of Solar Cell Technology for Solergy, to be Featured in the GlobalSpec Solar Energy Online Trade Show and Event
Hojun Yoon explains how a unique module design using an all-glass lens primary optics can serve as a critical enabler for a truly reliable CPV system. - October 23, 2011 - Solergy Inc.
Solatronic Appoints Miro Novak as New Chief Technology Officer
Solatronic International, a leading green-tech company in Asia, today named Mr Miro Novak as its new Chief Technology Officer. Miro Novak, the inventor of Novak turbine and several energy storage solutions, will lead Solatronic's research on renewable energy technologies. - October 22, 2011 - Solatronic International Corporation
The Global Sawlog Price Index Reached a 16-Year High in the 2Q/11; the Biggest Price Increases Occurred in Europe, Canada, Russia and New Zealand
Increased consumption of softwood lumber throughout the world has moved sawlog prices to new highs in 2011. The Global Conifer Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) reached a 16-year record high in the 2Q/11, with the greatest increases over last year’s prices occurring in Latvia, Poland, Japan, Russia and Germany, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. - October 21, 2011 - Wood Resources International LLC
BDA Advises Materion on Acquisition of EIS Optics in China
Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") is pleased to announce that its client, Materion Corporation (NYSE: MTRN; "Materion"), one of the world’s premier advanced materials companies, has acquired EIS Optics Limited from a group of financial investors including Fleming... - October 21, 2011 - BDA Partners Ltd
Training for Jobs for the Eagle Ford Shale Oil & Gas Play in San Antonio, Texas
There is still a shortage of trained Local Residents living in and around San Antonio, Texas for Right of Way Agent and Title Agent positions to acquire pipeline right of way to carry natural gas and crude oil from individual well sites to existing pipeline infrastructure. - October 20, 2011 - American Right of Way Associates
Ambient Corporation Ranked Number 140 Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2011 Technology Fast 500™
Attributes Revenue Growth to Growing Deployment of its Smart Grid Communications Platform - October 20, 2011 - Ambient Corporation
AltaTerra Briefing to Feature Emerging Corporate and Institutional Strategies for Employee Use of Electric Vehicles
On November 3rd, AltaTerra Research, corporate sustainability, and utility experts will discuss how leading organizations are developing strategies, programs, and infrastructure to support employee use of electric and plug-in electric vehicles, and the practical implications. - October 20, 2011 - AltaTerra Research
Texcan Participates in CanWEA 2011
Texcan, Canada’s leading wire and cable distributor, announced today their participation in CanWEA’s 27th Annual Conference and Exhibition held from October 3 – 6, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia. CanWEA’s Annual Conference and Exhibition is Canada’s largest wind... - October 15, 2011 - Texcan
2011 American Solar Energy Society Houston Solar Tour and Green Energy Fair
Each year HREG and the Houston Solar Tour showcases solar electric systems along with other forms of renewable energy. This year's tour also showcases one of Houston's growing collections of solar powered buildings. Visit your choice of 17 different projects to learn what renewable energy is all... - October 14, 2011 - Houston Renewable Energy Group
BTEC Announces Oct. 19 Webinar Regional Perspectives: the Northeast
Register now for BTEC’s 10th webinar will discuss the current situation in the Northeast, examine challenges and opportunities for market development, and take a look at successful state policy and regional advocacy. This is the first webinar in a three-part series, focusing on biomass heat in different US regions. This event is made possible with funding from the USDA Forest Service’s Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC). - October 13, 2011 - Biomass Thermal Energy Council
The 2nd Healthcare Development Conference Announces Eastman Chemical Company as an Exhibitor
The 2nd Healthcare Development Conference is pleased to announce Eastman Chemical Company as an Exhibitor at the conference held on October 25-28, 2011. - October 13, 2011 - Medical Tourism Association™
Exports of Logs and Lumber from the US and Canada to China Are on Pace to Reach a Record 2.6 Billion Dollars in 2011
The US and Canada have been exporting record volumes of logs and lumber to China in 2011. The Wood Resource Quarterly predicts that exports in 2011 will double those seen in 2010 to reach an estimated value of 2.6 billion dollars. Lumber shipments from Canada alone could reach 1.2 billion dollars this year. The North American share of log and lumber import volumes to China has increased from four percent in 2005 to 18 percent in 2010. - October 12, 2011 - Wood Resources International LLC
XeroSolar Selected to Provide Renewable Energy System for State of the Art Science Building at Premier Manhattan Beach School
XeroSolar is Commissioned to Provide Solar System at American Martyrs School - October 12, 2011 - Xero Solar
Beyond Testing Times: Wind Energy Test & Monitoring Market Poised for Growth, Finds Frost & Sullivan
Spotlight on renewable energy post recession ensures strong traction for the wind testing market, which is expected to reach $84.3 million in 2015 - October 12, 2011 - Frost & Sullivan
Field Controls Introduces the Healthy Home System™
An Affordable Solution for Indoor Air that is Fresh, Clean, & Pure™ - October 11, 2011 - Field Controls
Balfour Beatty Construction and U.S. Marines Hold Opening Ceremony for Wounded Warrior Hope and Care Center
Balfour Beatty Construction and the U.S. Marine Corps, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new $31 million Wounded Warrior Headquarters and Hope and Care Center at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Several wounded Marines and sailors assigned to Wounded Warrior Battalion West were in attendance amidst an audience of more than 600 guests. - October 08, 2011 - Balfour Beatty Construction
Tidal Today Awards Categories Now Open for Nomination
Tidal Today [London]: Nominations for the 2nd Annual International Tidal Today Awards are Now Open. - October 08, 2011 - Tidal Today
Solamon Energy Sets Focus on Spanish-Speaking Territories
Solamon announces new executive appointments as company sets new focus. - October 07, 2011 - Solamon Energy
Optimizing Offshore Wind Energy Funded by DoE
Stevens Institute of Technology receives a Department of Energy grant to make wind a more viable solution for America's energy needs. - October 07, 2011 - Stevens Institute of Technology
City of Long Beach Councilwomen Gerrie Schipske and Ameco Solar Host Local Solar 101 Workshop
Helping the Local Community to Understand and Embrace Residential Solar Energy - October 06, 2011 - Ameco Solar
New Report on GiiResearch.com: Small Wind Power Market to Double in Size to $634 Million by 2015
Global Information, Inc. presents "Small Wind Power: Demand Drivers and Barriers, Technology Issues, Competitive Landscape, and Global Market Forecasts" by Pike Research. (For more information:... - October 05, 2011 - Global Information Inc.
Heyl & Patterson to Demonstrate Alternative Energy Process During Laboratory Facility Tours
Heyl & Patterson Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA, USA manufactures torrefaction equipment and plans to demonstrate its process at the Northeast Biomass Conference in Pittsburgh on October 12-13, 2011. - October 05, 2011 - Heyl & Patterson Inc.