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Study Shows Biodrying as Effective Alternative for Energy Production

Lidón Herrera Prats, a final year master degree student at Universitat Jaume I (UJI), has conducted a study that shows biodrying is an effective alternative technique to produce energy from solid waste. She used greenhouse biodrying technology and force ventilated reactors for the study. Another innovation in her study was the use of garden waste instead of municipal waste.

5 Apr 2012

Chevron Energy Solutions Completes Energy Efficiency Project at Rootstown Local School District

Chevron Energy Solutions, a developer of sustainable energy projects, has completed an energy efficiency project at Rootstown Local School District. The project will minimize the utility costs of the district, which can save over $1 million in its entire life span.

31 Mar 2012

Waste Water Treatment Plant in Medina to Install Tecogen Cogeneration System

Tecogen, a manufacturer of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) products, declared that the waste water treatment facility in Medina, New York will install a Tecogen 60 kW CHP system to generate better energy efficiency. A Green Infrastructure Grant has been awarded to the site. Environmental Facilities, who funds efficiency improvement, has administered the grant.

30 Mar 2012

Huawei and Landis + Gyr Partner to Develop Smart Metering and Smart Grid Solutions

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (“ICT”) solutions provider, today announced it has signed a collaboration agreement with Landis + Gyr, a global provider of integrated energy management products and the world’s leader in smart metering.

26 Mar 2012

Ameresco Wins Energy Efficiency Project from Lyon County School District

Ameresco, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, and Lyon County School District (LCSD), the fourth largest school district in Nevada, U.S., have signed a $3.6 million worth energy savings performance contract (ESPC).

26 Mar 2012

Arburg Honours Global Automotive Supplier Continental with Energy Efficiency Award

Global automotive supplier, Continental, has won the Arburg Energy Efficiency Award 2012. Arburg, a manufacturer of injection moulding machinery, presented the award on March 13, 2012, to Continental, at a gala function held at its headquarters in Lossburg.

17 Mar 2012

AHO Architectural Students Work to Solve Challenges in Climate Change

At the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO), the architectural students met Svein Richard Brandtzæg, CEO of Hydro. He stated that the company is delighted to see numerous talented students, working to find solutions for one of the main challenges in climatic change, energy waste in buildings.

7 Mar 2012

McAllen ISD Partners with Ameresco to Implement Energy Efficiency Measures

The McAllen Independent School District (McAllen ISD), headquartered in McAllen, Texas, and Ameresco, a provider of energy-efficient, infrastructure upgrades and renewable energy solutions for facilities across North America, has entered into an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC).

6 Mar 2012

SEM Earns 2012 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award

Southern Energy Management (SEM), a sustainable energy company based in North Carolina, has received the 2012 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

5 Mar 2012

ICF International and SMECO Extend Partnership for Energy Efficiency Programs

ICF International has signed an $11.5 million worth extended energy efficiency agreement with Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO). Under the terms of the agreement, ICF will continue to support SMECO’s energy efficiency programs for the next three years in the residential, industrial and commercial markets.

1 Mar 2012