Dr. Cameron Chai

Articles from Cameron

Medtronic World Headquarters Receives Green Globes Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings Certificate

Medtronic, a Minneapolis, MN, headquartered medical technology company, has lately earned the Green Globes Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings (CIEB) certification for its sustainable practices and upkeep of the Green Building Initiative (GBI).

29 Apr 2011

Wake Forest University Researchers Introduce Polymer-Based Solar-Thermal Equipment

A new research effort by Wake Forest University has announced the introduction of a polymer-based solar-thermal equipment to produce power from visible sunlight as well as from its heat.

29 Apr 2011

PGI Energy Joins Waste to Energy Solutions for Disposal of Bio-Waste Streams

PGI Energy, a Houston, Texas-based energy holding company engaged in acquiring of assets of established oil and gas producing companies and those in the pipeline and oil refinery sectors, declared that it has signed a joint venture accord with Waste to Energy Solutions.

29 Apr 2011

Dresser-Rand Group to Supply Equipment to Diamond Green Diesel

Dresser-Rand Group declared that it has obtained an order from Diamond Green Diesel, a joint venture company of Valero Energy, to provide the vital equipment for a new unit that will manufacture renewable diesel fuel.

29 Apr 2011

Department of Veterans Affairs Powers Massachusetts National Cemetery with Wind Power

The Department of Veterans Affairs has recently performed a ceremony to dedicate a new wind turbine installed at the Massachusetts National Cemetery.

28 Apr 2011

Great Escape Restaurant Goes Green

The Chicago based Great Escape Restaurant, which utilizes wind energy generated electricity for almost all its usages has earned the distinction as the only eco-friendly restaurant in the United States.

28 Apr 2011

Lithium-ion (LFP) Batteries Cause Less Environmental Damage

A recent research undertaken at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and published in the current issue of Environmental Science and Technology, a scientific journal, provides details on the three major types of batteries that are currently in use, their efficiency and the quantity of environmental impact during their manufacturing process.

28 Apr 2011

Mountain View and Los Altos High School Districts to Meet their Power Needs Through Solar Installation

The Energy Alternatives Division of Cupertino Electric (CEI), a San Jose, California, headquartered company and the Mountain View and Los Altos High School Districts during the Earth Day celebrations have declared that the solar installations planned over the roof tops of parking lots at the Mountain View and Los Altos High School campuses are nearing completion.

28 Apr 2011

Knight Management Center Aims to Receive LEED Platinum Certification

The Knight Management Center at the Stanford Graduate School of Business to be opened at the end of this month is anticipating attaining LEED platinum grading from the U.S. Green Building Council.

28 Apr 2011

Greenfire Energy Receives Funding for Geothermal Pilot Project

Greenfire Energy, a new geothermal/CCS company, has been chosen by the Department of Energy (DOE) to receive $2 million as finance for a geothermal trial project that utilizes injected carbon dioxide as functioning fluid in the well instead of water.

26 Apr 2011