The U.S. Dept of Energy announced this week the selections of six projects that aim to find ways of converting captured carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial sources into useful products such as fuel, plastics, cement, and fertilizers. Funded with $106 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -matched with $156 million in private [...]
College Solar Arrays will Supply Over 100 Percent of College’s Electricity Needs Butte College, located in Northern California and resting on a 928-acre wildlife refuge, has been recognized over the last few years as a national community college leader in sustainability. By May 2011, the college will move to the head of its class—as the [...]
The U.S. Dept of Energy announced on this week that it will award $188 million—including $73 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding—to small businesses in 34 states to develop clean energy technologies with potential for commercialization. Funded through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer program (STTR), the [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) today announced the first group of participants who have completed the Data Center Energy Practitioner (DCEP) training program. The goal of the program is to train diverse professionals who will become energy experts with the experience to conduct energy assessments for data centers, a growing and [...]
Completion of Anvil Sustainable Tee Assessment Marks Company’s Fourth LCA in 2 Years Anvil Knitwear announced today the results of its greenhouse gas (GHG) life cycle assessment (LCA) for its AnvilSustainable™ t-shirt, which is made from recycled PET plastic bottles and transitional cotton, grown on farms making the switch to organic processes. The analysis of [...]
Researchers from the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), were awarded two of the successful eight projects selected for funding by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), under the GSK-Singapore Partnership for Green & Sustainable Manufacturing, with a further [...]
China Making Significant Progress in Building Energy Code Compliance
New Study Finds Typical Household Will Save $10,000 from 2010-25; Enormous National Energy and Water Savings Gained
PG&E Customers can “Compete to Conserve” with New Facebook App
State of Michigan to Save Over $30 Million from Energy Efficiency Measures
First Patent for Energy-Saving Intelligent LED Lighting System
Baltimore to Host National Forum on Energy Efficiency Program Design
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