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Audit Shows Pervasive Inaccuracies In Washington DC Think Tank's Climate Campaign Washington DC (SPX) Jun 03, 2008 
A newly released audit report reveals that the popular online power plant emissions ranker Carbon Monitoring for Action, run by the Center for Global Development (CGD), is utilizing erroneous and questionable CO2 emissions data. The new report, titled "Climate Campaign Built on Questionable Data," provides quantitative evidence cataloguing the depth and breadth of errors and gaps in CARMA' ... read more
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AAER To Deliver Wind Turbine To The US Marines Logistics Base
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jun 03, 2008AAER has announced that it has signed an agreement for the delivery of one 1.5 MW wind turbine to the U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow, California. The A1500 is scheduled for delivery at the end of the fourth quarter of 2008. "This is an important strategic sale for AAER as it gives us visibility on the West Coast of the U.S., a region with a long history of wind power gen ... more Capstone Turbine Corporation Receives ISO 14001 2004 Certification 
Chatsworth CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2008Capstone Turbine Corporation a manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, has announced that its facilities in Van Nuys and Chatsworth, California, have received ISO 14001:2004 Certification under Capstone's 14001 Certification initiative. The ISO 14001 Standard is an internationally accepted specification for environmental management systems created by the International Organization for ... more Duke Energy Indiana Proposes Sweeping Modernization of Its Power Delivery System 
Plainfield IN (SPX) Jun 03, 2008Duke Energy Indiana has proposed a sweeping modernization of its power delivery system including the installation of more than 800,000 new digital "smart meters" -- one for virtually every home and business in each of the 69 counties served by the state's largest utility. The five-year initiative - called "Smart Grid," referring to the power delivery system - would employ extensive digit ... more Progress Energy Nears 100th Anniversary 
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jun 03, 2008When Progress Energy predecessor Carolina Power and Light was formed a century ago, the company's customers - including 983 in all of Raleigh - paid a base rate of $1 per month minimum or 15 cents per kilowatt-hour, with discounts for prompt payment. Electricity from the company's two small plants, totaling less than 2 megawatts, powered little more than a few downtown trolleys and incande ... more Grants Available To Help Local Governments Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
Harrisburg PA (SPX) Jun 03, 2008To help local governments play a role in combating climate change, the commonwealth is making $300,000 available through a new grant program so municipalities can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve energy, and lower operating expenses. "Reducing the impacts of climate change is important to the vibrancy of our communities because the foundations of our regional economies - buildings ... more |
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New York NY (SPX) Jun 03, 2008Fenton Communications, the nation's leading public interest communications firm, has announced the expansion of its environmental practice to include green technology companies. Josh Baran will re-join the company, after a seven year hiatus, as Senior Vice President to head the green-tech division, focusing on renewable energy, environmentally sound technologies and innovation. ... more New CSIRO Flagship To Lift Mineral Industry Research Efforts 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 03, 2008The Australian minerals industry's R and D effort received a major boost with the launch in Canberra of CSIRO's Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator the Hon. Kim Carr. "The future of the minerals industry is vital for Australia's economic future," Senator Carr said. "The industry currently contri ... more Photovoltaic Modules Performance Improved By Replacing Glass With Transparent Polymers 
Coral Springs FL (SPX) Jun 03, 2008Enerize Corporation has developed a new design for photovoltaic (PV) modules using a proprietary transparent polymer material that substantially outperforms the glass conventionally used as a protective covering. The proprietary polymer material from Enerize is highly transparent, and stable under UV and ionizing radiation exposure. Conventional glass has several disadvantages as a protect ... more Quantum And Asola Awarded Major German Solar Module Supply Contract 
Irvine CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2008Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. has announced that its German solar partner, Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, has won a $17 million contract from Sunworx GmbH, for the supply of high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic solar modules. Sunworx, which is one of the leading solar system suppliers in Germany, will take delivery of these modules in 2008. ... more |
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Minneapolis MN (SPX) May 29, 2008Alliant Techsystems reports that the Ultraflex Solar Arrays deployed and now provide power to the Mars Phoenix Lander. This is the first flight for this unique solar array technology developed by ATK's Goleta, California facility. Each Ultraflex array unfolded like an oriental fan into a circular shape 2.1 meters in diameter and will generate 770 watts of power from sunlight at the distanc ... more US commander senses change in China attitude following quake 
Washington (AFP) May 28, 2008A top US commander said Wednesday he sensed a change in the wind in China following a catastrophic earthquake that has prompted it to embrace outside help, even from the United States and Taiwan. "We are recognizing the obvious," said Admiral Timothy Keating, head of the US Pacific Command. "China's reaction here, in the aftermath of this earthquake, is different than China's reaction has be ... more Protected forests in Brazil could cut billion tonnes of CO2: study 
Bonn, Germany (AFP) May 28, 2008An ambitious plan to put more than 10 percent of Brazil's Amazon forest beyond the grasp of loggers and agribusiness could slash carbon emissions by 1.1 billion tonnes by mid-century, according to a study released Wednesday. Deforestation in the tropics accounts for 20 percent of global emissions of CO2, making it the second largest driver of global warming after the burning of fossil fuels. ... more Limited impact on China's economy from quake: officials 
Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2008The impact of the Chinese earthquake on the nation's economy and inflation will be limited, senior policy makers said Wednesday, as jitters about the disaster haunt the financial markets. The area of southwest China's Sichuan province where the 8.0-magnitude quake struck on May 12 was not big enough to have any real impact on the national economy, Mu Hong, a senior planner, told a briefing i ... more
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