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Hazmat Training Comes to Houston

Environmental Resource Center, the leading provider of environmental and safety training, will present mandatory RCRA and DOT training in Houston, TX. - February 17, 2016 - Environmental Resource Center

Nuclear Power Africa in May in Cape Town to Look at Nuclear Future of South Africa

President Jacob Zuma’s remarks during last week’s SONA on the country’s nuclear future might seem contradictory, but this is not the case, says Dr. Anthonie Cilliers of North West University’s School of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering. President Zuma said South... - February 17, 2016 - Nuclear Power Africa

The Cookstove That’s Switching on the Developing World

An engineering research team led by Dr Anthony Robinson at Trinity College Dublin, has designed a locally assembled, clean and inexpensive cookstove for use in the developing world that converts a small portion of its heat into usable electricity. The µPower (pronounced as... - February 16, 2016 - The µPower Cookstove

Maryland Entrepreneur Jason Jannati Meets with Robert Herjavec of ABC’s Shark Tank

greeNEWit Co-Founder Jason Jannati of Maryland Meets with Shark Tank's Robert Herjavec for a 1:1 Mentoring Session and Entrepreneurial Advice - February 15, 2016 - greeNEWit

SGS New Webinar - Energy Management Systems: Cost Savings

Attendance at this webinar will help attendees to understand how to help organizations to reduce costs, boost efficiency and enhance competitiveness, using the framework of the ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management System. - February 14, 2016 - SGS

Hazmat Training Comes to San Jose

Environmental Resource Center, the leading provider of environmental and safety training, will present mandatory RCRA and DOT training in San Jose, CA. - February 11, 2016 - Environmental Resource Center

RCRA and DOT Training Comes to Charlotte

Environmental Resource Center, the leading provider of environmental and safety training, will provide mandatory RCRA and DOT training in Charlotte, NC. - February 11, 2016 - Environmental Resource Center

DOT and RCRA Refresher Training Comes to the Raleigh, NC, Area

Environmental Resource Center, the leading provider of environmental and safety training, will present DOT and RCRA refresher training in Cary, NC. - February 11, 2016 - Environmental Resource Center

FoxGuard Solutions Appoints New Vice President - Management Team Expanded in Southwest Virginia’s Fast Growing Operational Technology Company

FoxGuard Solutions has hired Patrick Patterson as Vice President of the Industrial Computing division to support the company’s rapid growth. With over two decades of B2B sales & marketing experience, Patrick Patterson brings a wealth of leadership and commercial know-how. As a leading operational technology company FoxGuard develops cyber security, compliance and industrial computing solutions for critical infrastructure entities and industrial control system vendors. - February 11, 2016 - FoxGuard Solutions

African Utility Week Welcomes Shell Back as Platinum Sponsor

Global energy giant, Shell will return as a platinum sponsor to African Utility Week at Cape Town’s CTICC from 17-19 May. As the country goes through tough economic times and companies are facing growing price tags for their equipment maintenance, all eyes are on reducing costs and... - February 11, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa

New State Solar Jobs Census Numbers for All 50 States from The Solar Foundation Available Online at SolarStates.org

The Solar Foundation released state-by-state data from its annual National Solar Jobs Census series via the State Solar Jobs Census Map (www.SolarStates.org), providing detailed solar jobs information for all 50 states, nearly all 436 federal Congressional districts, and more than 6,000 state legislative districts. This year’s expanded State Census effort shows that there are now 61 federal Congressional districts with at least 1,000 solar jobs and132 districts with more than 500 solar workers. - February 11, 2016 - The Solar Foundation

Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Acquires Sweetwater Ranches Conservancy and Pathfinder Land and Ranch Management; Dallas-Based Holding Company Acquires Wyoming Conservancy

Sammons Enterprises, Inc. announced it has acquired Sweetwater Ranches Conservancy, LLC and Pathfinder Land and Ranch Management with related assets from Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, LLC. The acquisition includes Sweetwater River Conservancy, LLC and its associated conservation banks. The Wyoming-based, Sweetwater Ranches Conservancy, offers developers habitat and species credits. - February 10, 2016 - Sammons Enterprises

TCG Corporate Compliance Director, Steve Craig, Named to R2 Consensus Body

Steve Craig, Corporate Compliance Director for Technology Conservation Group, was appointed to the R2 Technical Advisory Committee and its Consensus Body. The R2 TAC develops revisions to the Responsible Recycling standards and the Consensus Body approves these revisions for recommendation to the SERI Board of Directors. - February 10, 2016 - Technology Conservation Group, Inc

Stand Up Guys Junk Removal Expands Their Territory and Opens a New Office in Nashville, Tennessee

Casey Walsh, CEO and Founder of Stand Up Guys Junk Removal is excited to announce that his company has expanded with a new office in Nashville, Tennessee. The company, which has its corporate headquarters in Atlanta, GA is a regional leader in the growing junk-removal industry. Its Nashville... - February 09, 2016 - Stand Up Guys Junk Removal

kWh360 Announces General Release of 360-Cloud Software

Application helps manage energy efficiency across multiple buildings. - February 08, 2016 - kWh360 Inc.

Airspace Saver Alternative Daily Cover Sets the Highest Standard for Landfill Cover Durability

Ponchatoula, LA-based Airspace Saver Daily Cover has announced that their standout market product is now offering leading-class durability for daily use up-to 2 years. It’s the level of performance that has made the Airspace Saver Alternative Daily Cover one of the leading solutions for... - February 08, 2016 - Airspace Saver Daily Cover

Airspace Saver Daily Cover One of the Easiest-to-Use Landfill Cover Products in the Marketplace

Ponchatoula, LA-based leaders for high caliber landfill cover solutions, Airspace Saver Daily Cover has just recently announced they’re now offering one of the easiest-to-use tarp systems in the marketplace. - February 08, 2016 - Airspace Saver Daily Cover

Goin Native to Host Annual Eco-Garden Expo This April

Thousands of garden lovers from throughout Southern California are expected to attend this year’s two-day Eco-Garden Expo April 23 and April 24 in San Juan Capistrano's Los Rios Park, 31747 Los Rios St. There is no entry fee, and the events runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. - February 07, 2016 - Goin Native Theraupetic Gardens

New Power Solutions Came to Sakhalin, Russia

BPC Engineering launched the 600-kW ENEX power plant as a part of the boiler house in the Nysh village, Sakhalin Region. Modern CHP plant replaced the outdated diesel engine through gasification of the village, held in the year 2015. - February 07, 2016 - BPC Engineering

New Gas Treatment and Compression Equipment in Africa

BPC has signed a distribution agreement with the company SF Technologies, which became the exclusive representative of COMPEX equipment on the territory of the Republic of South Africa, as well as an official representative in Tanzania, Angola, Namibia, Congo, Gabon, Mozambique, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda. - February 07, 2016 - BPC Engineering

New Player on Mexican Oil and Gas Market

BPC Engineering is coming out to the Mexican market and signed an agreement with DTC ECOENERGIA for distributing COMPEX gas compression and processing equipment. This will allow BPC Engineering to expand its global presence and enter a new prospective region with high oil & gas projects potential. Today BPC Engineering has all the necessary resources to provide its partners with high-quality equipment, project support and maintenance service. - February 07, 2016 - BPC Engineering

Kalkitech/ASE at DistribuTECH 2016 Orlando, Florida from February 9-11, 2016

Kalki Communication Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Kalkitech), represented by their U.S. subsidiary Applied Systems Engineering, Inc. (ASE), will be attending the 2016 DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition. DistribuTECH, known to be the world’s largest T&D event, attracts over 11,000 attendees... - February 07, 2016 - Kalki Communication Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Islands Society Recognizes Sea Islands Historian as a “Local Female Leader”

Suzannah Smith Miles becomes the first woman from the Sea Islands to be selected for the nonprofit’s female leadership recognition program. - February 07, 2016 - Islands Society

Islands Society Appoints Mayra Gottardi as Community Engagement Manager for Caribbean Islands Society

The Island Society announces the appointment of Mayra Gottardi as the new Community Engagement Manager of the Caribbean Islands Society. - February 07, 2016 - Islands Society

Kalkitech at ELECRAMA-2016 Bangalore Between 13-17 Feb 2016

Kalki Communication Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Kalkitech), a niche technology company providing communication and optimization solutions for the Smart Grid, will be attending the International Exhibition of Electrical and Industrial Electronics Industry - ELECRAMA-2016 in Bangalore. - February 06, 2016 - Kalki Communication Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Lamp Recycling Industry Veteran Joins Lighting Resources Tennessee

Steve Barnett, founder and former president of Southeast Recycling Technologies, Inc., has joined national recycling company Lighting Resources to manage and expand the company's Johnson City, Tennessee facility. He oversees day-to-day operations where the company recycles auto airbags and electronic wastes as well as gathering light bulbs, batteries, and other universal wastes for processing in the company's Greenwood, Indiana facility. - February 06, 2016 - Lighting Resources

Green Alternative Systems Announces Newly Expanded Facilities That Increase Fleet Propane Conversion Capacity

Green Alternative Systems provides fleet conversion to alternative fuels that saves money and the environment. The popularity of fleet propane conversion throughout 2014 and 2015 prompted Green Alternative Systems to invest a considerable sum of money to increase their conversion capacity. Green Alternative Systems currently operates a dozen facilities in the United States and the newest service center in Chicago is scheduled to come online in 2016. - February 05, 2016 - Green Alternative Systems

Good Service is an Award Winning Combination

Bolton based Smart Meter installation company Trojan Utilities has won the Service Provider of the Year at the European Smart Energy Awards 2016. In addition to winning, the Smart Meter Installation Company were also shortlisted for the Innovation of the Year Award, and Customer Engagement Award,... - February 05, 2016 - Trojan Utilities

AgSmarts and GreenPoint Ag Form Partnership to Promote Needed Precision Ag Adoption in Southern US

AgSmarts and GreenPoint Ag of Memphis, TN have announced a partnership that will support the adoption of Precision Ag products and practices. AgSmarts provides a tailored sensing technology platform through the GreenPoint Ag network to help producers and their management team boost yields while minimizing resource waste and reducing operational costs. - February 04, 2016 - AgSmarts

Deep Creek Canyon Bridge Replacement Project Selected as Finalist in America’s 2015 Transportation Awards Competition

Montana Department of Transportation’s (MDT) Deep Creek Canyon Weekend Bridges Replacement receives several statewide and regional awards, a regional award in 2015 America’s Transportation Awards. - February 04, 2016 - Oldcastle Precast, Inc

RCRA and DOT Training Comes to Kansas City

Environmental Resource Center, the leading provider of environmental and safety training, will present mandatory RCRA and DOT training in Kansas City, MO. - February 03, 2016 - Environmental Resource Center

Hazmat Training Comes to Nashville

Environmental Resource Center, the leading provider of environmental and safety training, will provide mandatory RCRA and DOT training in Nashville, TN. - February 03, 2016 - Environmental Resource Center

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training Comes to the Raleigh, NC, Area

Environmental Resource Center, the leading provider of environmental and safety training, will provide mandatory 40-Hour HAZWOPER training in Cary, NC. - February 03, 2016 - Environmental Resource Center

SGS New Webinar: European Timber Regulations - Obligations for Companies

Attendance at this webinar will allow attendees to understand the requirements for applying due diligence. The webinar will also provide information on how companies can be supported on the due diligence process. - February 03, 2016 - SGS

Audubon International Launches BioBlitz 2016, a Nature Competition for Golf Courses

Environmental nonprofit organization launches second annual species-counting competition for golf courses across the world. - February 03, 2016 - Audubon International

California Sunlight Corporation Names Mark Palmer President

Long-time Tech Veteran and Business Leader Joins Rapidly Growing Solar Energy Business. - February 03, 2016 - California Sunlight Corporation

Rentricity to Provide "Micro" In-Pipe Hydropower Solution to Colorado & Utah Projects

Town of Grand Lake, Colorado and Ferron, Utah to install equipment package for under 10kW - sized hydro energy recovery. - February 02, 2016 - Rentricity Inc.

Non-Profit Player in Manitoba E-Cycling Offers Free Community Cleanup Support

The Electronic Recycling Association offers Winnipeg and area community associations free e-waste collection and removal for community cleanup initiatives - January 31, 2016 - Electronic Recycling Association

Lake Hopatcong Petition Tops 1,000 Signatures Lake Hopatcong Foundation Urges Legislators to "Make 2016 the Year of Lake Hopatcong"

More than 1,000 people have already put their name to a petition that urges legislators in Trenton to properly fund the management of Lake Hopatcong. “Lake Hopatcong is the state’s largest lake, with 45 miles of shoreline and 2,500 acres of fresh water, enjoyed by hundreds of thousands... - January 31, 2016 - Lake Hopatcong Foundation

Innowatts Expands, to Bring High-Tech Innovations to India

With Demand Response the next big stabilizer for India’s stressed grid, the global smart grid technology of Innowatts plans to address India’s energy problems through expansion. - January 31, 2016 - Innowatts

Source Molecular’s MST Analysis Cited in FSA Winter Conference Presentation

Source Molecular helped Charlotte County rule out sewage as the source of fecal contamination in Sunshine Lake. - January 31, 2016 - Source Molecular Corporation

Marlborough Commercial Vacancy Falls for Four Consecutive Years

MEDC 2015 Annual Report showcases city’s expanding business community, job market. - January 30, 2016 - Marlborough Economic Development Corporation

CAREL Wins Prestigious Refrigeration Award

CAREL have been awarded the 2016 AHR Expo Innovation Award for the Refrigeration category for their HEOS system solution. The annual AHR Expo Innovation Awards competition honours the most inventive and original products, systems and technologies showcased at each year’s Show. This... - January 30, 2016 - CAREL UK Ltd

ESOS Help for Non-Compliant Businesses from TEAM

The pressure is now on for organisations who still haven’t notified the Environment Agency of their intent to comply with the ESOS regulations. TEAM will support you through the submission process, contact TEAM today for more information. - January 30, 2016 - TEAM (Energy Auditing Agency Ltd.)

African Utility Week Speaker Ted Blom Says NERSA Hearings Have Been "Bitterly Disappointing" and "Have Not Worked"

“I have reviewed the outcomes of the NERSA hearings that I have testified at since 2009, and if we are going to be honest, the results have been bitterly disappointing as will be gauged when one examines the records of decision that have blessed Eskom with over 700% price increases since 2007. - January 30, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa

Lake Hopatcong 3rd Annual Block Party Set for May 7, 2016: Lake Hopatcong Foundation Calling for Vendors and Sponsors for Annual Lake Celebration

The Lake Hopatcong Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit is hosting the 3rd Annual Block Party set for May 7, 2016. They are looking for a variety of vendors, including local non-profit organizations, businesses, craft vendors, and food sales. - January 29, 2016 - Lake Hopatcong Foundation

STS Joins African Utility Week as Industry Partner and Presents at KMC Workshop at Expo

The global prepaid meter standards industry organisation, STS (Standard Transfer Specification), has joined the leading power and water conference and trade expo African Utility Week as an industry partner. STS will hold its AGM during the event in Cape Town in May and also run a free technical... - January 29, 2016 - African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa

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