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DEP Awards 290,010 in Grants for Energy-Efficiency and Pollution-Prevention Projects

The Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $290,010 in grants to help 36 small businesses across Pennsylvania invest in energy-efficiency or pollution-prevention projects.

11 Mar 2013

CalPortland Receives EPA’s ENERGY STAR SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded CalPortland Company the 2013 ENERGY STAR SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting our environment through energy efficiency.

6 Mar 2013

Sharp Electronics Earns EPA's Coveted 2013 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award

Sharp Electronics has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's highly coveted 2013 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award.

6 Mar 2013

Wright State University Selects ABM to Complete Campus-Wide Energy Conservation Project

ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, announced its ABM Building Solutions service line has been selected by Wright State University to complete a campus-wide energy conservation project through ABM’s Bundled Energy Solutions (BES) program to lower the university’s energy consumption by nearly 40 percent.

1 Mar 2013

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Saves Fuel Cost Through Propane Autogas Fleet

The Buncombe County, N.C., Sheriff’s Office recently converted 10 Ford Crown Victorias to propane autogas under the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program. The law enforcement fleet expects to displace 20 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year and save more than $13,000 annually on fuel cost savings running on clean, affordable autogas.

28 Feb 2013

Volkswagen to Produce Most Fuel-Efficient Hybrid Production Car

The XL1 from Volkswagen is the most fuel-efficient production car in the world, with a European combined fuel consumption rating of 261 mpg. Thanks to its plug-in hybrid system, this two-seat vehicle can also cover up to 32 miles as a zero-emissions vehicle in all-electric mode.

22 Feb 2013

NPL to Deliver Eight Megatonnes of Carbon Emissions Reductions

The Centre for Carbon Measurement at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will deliver eight megatonnes of carbon emissions reductions and over half a billion pounds in economic benefit over the next decade, according to an independent report. This is a level of carbon saving is equivalent to 2% of the UK's annual carbon footprint.

22 Feb 2013

ElectraTherm Installs Green Machine at Biogas Plant in Straznice, Czech Republic

ElectraTherm, a leader in small-scale, waste heat to power generation, installed a Green Machine at a biogas plant in Straznice, Czech Republic. ElectraTherm, distributor GB Consulting and biogas plant constructor EnviTec commissioned an ElectraTherm Green Machine to generate additional power and increase energy efficiency on site, and the machine has accrued more than 2,800 hours with greater than 97% availability.

21 Feb 2013

Hong Kong Needs Advanced Energy Efficiency Technology to Develop a Low Carbon Economy

Hong Kong needs advanced energy efficiency technology now. Buildings consume 90% of the regions electricity, contributing to 60% of greenhouse emissions. These findings bring into focus the importance for Hong Kong in improving the energy efficiency of their building stock to allow the development of a low carbon economy.

19 Feb 2013

Landis+Gyr and EnBW Partner to Promote Energy Transition in Germany

Smart metering partnership faces up to new parameters / “Seizing the opportunities of the energy transition, together” / New solutions for network operators, energy suppliers and consumers

14 Feb 2013