When Bob Burnside left his executive job at General Motors to become a home builder, he decided to construct homes that save on energy. Today, Burnside's company, Fireside Home Construction, is recognized as a leader in custom "green" home construction.
The North Carolina Utilities Commission today gave Duke Energy Carolinas the necessary regulatory approval to build two combined cycle, natural gas-fired generating units to serve its customers.
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and General Electric have collaborated to finalize, test and market the first product from a major brand to meet DOE's new Energy Star criteria for electric heat pump water heaters.
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited today announced its membership in The Green Grid, a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems. Wipro's green IT initiatives extend from energy efficient data centers to eco-friendly product engineering designs and PC ranges.
Dell today marked the one-year anniversary of its commitment to be the "greenest technology company on the planet" by reporting the company's largest single-year product recycling volume, becoming the first major computer manufacturer to offer Silver 80 PLUS-certified power supplies and demonstrating significant progress in its global zero-carbon initiative.
Baltimore, Md.-based Haven Custom Homes, in conjunction with Old Man Construction of Charleston, S.C., and Cobalt LLC, has completed its first five EarthCraft House(TM)- and ENERGY STAR-certified custom homes, furthering its continuing commitment to creating energy efficient, eco-friendly homes.
The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) has released new data based on 2007 shipments of major appliances, highlighting dramatic decreases in home appliance energy consumption since 2000.
A cryogenic pressure vessel developed and installed in an experimental hybrid vehicle by a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory research team can hold liquid hydrogen for six days without venting any of the fuel.
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited hosted the first ever Carbon Neutral event by an Indian IT company at Florida recently. Wipro as a responsible and an ecologically conscious organization made Mandala 2008, an annual customer forum event, completely carbon neutral.
Professor Shuji Nakamura, Director UC Santa Barbara's Solid-State Lighting and Energy Center, has been named a recipient of the 2008 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research.
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