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Autogas-Powered Vehicles Showcased at Propane in the Park Event

Charter Fuels has displayed autogas-powered vehicles and demonstrated fueling options for fleets and affordable vehicle conversions via the national Alliance AutoGas complete program at the Wisconsin Clean Cities’ Propane in the Park event, which took place in Grafton, Wisconsin on July 25, 2012.

27 Jul 2012

SEM’s ecoHOME Program Helps Simplify Construction of New Energy Efficient Homes

Southern Energy Management (SEM), a sustainable energy company based in North Carolina, has launched ecoHOME program, a new option for builders to construct new energy efficient homes.

27 Jul 2012

Green Campus Challenge Honors Winners

The Green Campus Challenge has announced the winning teams in the first edition of challenge that aims to develop and analyze energy efficiency plans in Portuguese Universities.

17 Jul 2012

International Energy Efficiency Scorecard Rates UK at First Place

The International Energy Efficiency Scorecard published for the first time by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), a non-profit organization, has reported that the UK tops in energy efficiency closely followed by Germany, Italy and Japan. Among a total of 12 economies worldwide, the report notes that the US has progressed very little towards better efficiency, placing it in the 9th place.

16 Jul 2012

Wireless Environmental Sensor Energy Harvesting Evaluation Kit for Self-Sustaining "Green" Sensor Solutions

Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS), a provider of rechargeable, solid-state, thin-film battery solutions has introduced the IPS-EVAL-EH-02 wireless environmental sensor energy harvesting evaluation kit for smart home and building automation applications.

11 Jul 2012

Tecnalia’s DEMAT Project Helps Machine Tools Achieve 30% Reduction in Energy Consumption

Tecnalia Research & Innovation, a research center has been acknowledged as one of the standards for future factories in Europe.

6 Jul 2012

TopTen USA Reveals Latest Rankings of Most Energy-Efficient Computer Monitors

TopTen USA, a major independent source of consumer data on energy efficient products, has revealed the latest ranking list of the most-efficient computer monitors, which include popular brands such as Dell, Philips, AOC, ViewSonic, Samsung and Acer, to name a few.

3 Jul 2012

Winners of Green Campus Challenge-Energy Efficiency in Higher Education will be Announced on July 5, 2012

The winning projects of the Green Campus Challenge- Energy Efficiency in Higher Education will be announced on July 5, 2012. The Green Campus Challenge that has been conducted nationwide focuses on contributing towards the usage of energy efficiency measures in university campuses in Portugal. About 81 teams from all over the country have taken up this challenge.

3 Jul 2012

IBM Saved US$43 Million Last Year in Electricity Expenses

The ninth annual Corporate Responsibility Report was released recently by IBM. The report enumerates a year-to-year comparison of IBM’s citizenship and philanthropic projects, environmental ventures, community partnerships, and employment policies and practices.

3 Jul 2012

Israel Chemicals Finalizes Plans to Build Combined Cycle Cogeneration Power in Sdom

Israel Chemicals (ICL) has reported that the company’s ICL Fertilizers division has finalized its proposals to construct a 250 MW combined cycle cogeneration power facility in Sdom.

3 Jul 2012