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ABB Receives Zayed Future Energy Prize for Innovation in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fields

ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has been awarded the Zayed Future Energy Prize 2014 in recognition of its efforts to drive innovation, renewable energy and energy efficiency.

21 Jan 2014

KB Home Presents Masco Home Services with Sustainability Leadership Award

In recognition of their role in advancing home sustainability and energy-efficient home construction, Masco Home Services (MHS) has been awarded the 2013 KB Home Sustainability Leadership Award for their efforts to transform how builders view energy efficiency and indoor air quality.

21 Jan 2014

MIT develop solar device that uses heat to enhance efficiency

A new approach to harvesting solar energy, developed by MIT researchers, could improve efficiency by using sunlight to heat a high-temperature material whose infrared radiation would then be collected by a conventional photovoltaic cell.

20 Jan 2014

Eaton Technologies Contribute to Winning Engines on Ward’s 10 Best Engines Program

Power management company Eaton announced that its engine boosting, fuel- and emissions-saving technologies are on six of the 10 engines chosen by WardsAuto for its 20th annual “10 Best Engines competition.” The winners were honored today during a ceremony held at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in Detroit, Michigan.

17 Jan 2014

Orion Energy Systems Selected as Finalist for Prestigious Platts 2013 Global Energy Award

Orion Energy Systems Inc. was named as a finalist in the Leading Technology category for the prestigious Platts 2013 Global Energy Award. Orion joined a distinguished list of finalists including Caterpillar, Inc. (named best in the Leading Technology category).

16 Jan 2014

Ameresco Selected to Develop and Implement LED Street Light Project in the City of Yakima

Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today that it has been selected by the City of Yakima to develop and implement a citywide LED street light project through an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC). The City upgraded 400 of its downtown street lights to LED in 2009 using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding.

From Ameresco 15 Jan 2014

Ameresco Reports Completion of $2.7 M Energy Savings Performance Contract Project with Oconto Falls School District

Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today the completion of the $2.7 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) project with the Oconto Falls School District in Oconto Falls, WI. The ESPC included energy efficient infrastructure upgrades at six facilities: Oconto Falls High School, Washington Middle School, Oconto Falls Elementary School, Abrams Middle School, Oconto Falls District Office, and the bus garage.

From Ameresco 10 Jan 2014

Fosera Continues to Advance Intelligent Solar Streetlight for Rural Communities

What started as a research project by the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) at NUS has culminated into a spin-off that helps light up rural communities.

3 Jan 2014

New LED Bulbs to Light up New Year's Eve Ball

It may look the same, but this year's New Year's Eve ball to be dropped Tuesday from high above downtown Grand Rapids will use a fraction of the electricity of years past, thanks to new LED bulbs from Consumers Energy.

31 Dec 2013

Worldwide Sales of Stop-Start Vehicles Forecast to Grow from 8.8 M in 2013 to 55.4 M in 2022

Stop-start vehicles (SSVs), which eliminate idling by shutting off the engine when the vehicle is stationary and restarting it automatically when it is time to move, offer a portion of the fuel economy benefits of hybrid vehicles at a fraction of the cost premium.

31 Dec 2013