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Electronics Companies Fail To Improve The Eco Friendliness of their Products

The latest edition of Greenpeace's 'Guide to Greener Electronics' ranking, released today, reveals that the world's biggest PC makers - Hewlett Packard (HP), Dell and Lenovo - have failed to improve their low scores

8 Jul 2009

Energy Smart LED Bulbs from GE Allow LED Lights to Be Used in General Applications

Two new lamps from GE Consumer & Industrial - a 7-watt GE Energy Smart LED PAR20 lamp and a 10-watt GE Energy Smart® LED PAR30 lamp - enable restaurants, retailers and other commercial customers to make significant strides toward general lighting with white light emitting diodes (LEDs)

7 Jul 2009

Electronic Waste Recycling Through the EasyPak Sustainable Recycling Program, Boosted By Upgrade

Air Cycle Corporation is pleased to announce the upgrade of LampRecycling.com, an online resource for facilities that need a simple and cost-effective way to recycle their fluorescent bulbs, CFLs, batteries, ballasts, and electronic waste

6 Jul 2009

Big Profits to Come From Leading the World on Renewable Energy

New economic analysis shows UK can profit from leading the world in offshore wind and wave power

2 Jul 2009

Testing Smart Metering With The ZigBee Smart Energy Product Tester Kit

In order to enable Utilities & other technology companies to test ZigBee applications with real commercial fully operational products, Vesternet.com now offers a Smart Energy Tester Kit comprising four of the first products to undergo certification

1 Jul 2009

SANYO Eneloop Lamp Becomes a Rechargeable Flashlight When Picked Up

SANYO is pleased to announce the release of a rechargeable interior light, “eneloop lamp,” as a new addition to the “eneloop universe products.”

30 Jun 2009

Linde Gases Contributes to the Making of Environmentally Friendly Computer Chips

Pioneering the European electronics industry’s efforts for sustainable manufacturing of semiconductors, Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, has installed Europe’s first CE-marked on-site electronics grade fluorine (F2) generator at STMicroelectronics’ Crolles 300mm wafer fabrication plant

30 Jun 2009

Batteries and Ultra-Capacitors for the Smart Power Grid

NanoMarkets, the leading provider of industry analysis and market and technology research services for companies competing for or interested in thin film, organic and printable electronics related markets, today announced that it has added a new report to its schedule titled, "Batteries and Ultra-Capacitors for the Smart Power Grid: Market Opportunities 2009-2016"

29 Jun 2009

What's More Environmentally Friendly, Paper or Computers and Digital Devices?

More and more people are communicating with electronic media. But are electronic devices more environmentally friendly than paper?

25 Jun 2009

ABB Improves Energy Efficiency and Power Quality Offering by Acquiring Capacitor Company

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire Westingcorp (Pty) Ltd. in South Africa, for an undisclosed sum, to expand its portfolio of power capacitors. Capacitors are smart devices that help improve quality of power and boost energy efficiency

24 Jun 2009