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Encos’ Sustainable Construction Products Chosen for Innovation Future Zone Competition

Encos, a developer of ultra-low carbon construction products, announced that it has secured a place in the Innovation Future Zone at Ecobuild 2012 exhibition, which will be held from March 20 to 22 at ExCeL center in London.

16 Mar 2012

8th Annual Australasian Cleantech Forum Opens in Melbourne

The 8th Annual Australasian Cleantech Forum opens in Melbourne today to encourage development and investment in cleantech innovation. The largest cleantech investment event in the southern hemisphere, the two day conference features presentations from over 30 different speakers from industry and the investment community.

23 Feb 2012

Ceram Publishes White Paper on Calculating Your Water Footprint

Ceram, an independent, international materials technology consultancy has published a new white paper ‘Calculating a Water Footprint – The Benefits for Your Business’. The white paper discusses the growing importance of water as a sustainability issue for businesses.

23 Feb 2012

Veolia Successfully Uses Solar Power at New South Wales Facility

Veolia Environmental Services, one of the largest environmental services companies in Australia, announced that it has successfully leveraged the benefits of a 50 kW solar panel system, which is installed at its Arndell Park building in New South Wales, Australia.

18 Feb 2012

Bayer MaterialScience’s Sustainable Building in India Shows Positive Energy Balance

Bayer MaterialScience, one of the world’s largest polymer companies, announced that its sustainable office building in Greater Noida, India has shown positive energy balance after one year of use.

10 Feb 2012

Twenty Countries to Participate in Asia-Arab Sustainable Energy Forum in Algeria

The second Asia-Arab Sustainable Energy Forum (2AASEF), including the fourth International Workshop on the Sahara Solar Breeder (SSB), will be held in Oran, Algeria on May 15 and 16, 2012.

3 Feb 2012

Training Program on Propane Autogas Vehicle Maintenance for Fleets

Virginia Clean Cities, a nonprofit that encourages fleets to use clean propane fuel via the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program, is organizing training classes to enhance the knowledge of program fleets to perform repairs and maintenance correctly on propane autogas vehicles.

2 Feb 2012

DuPont and Yingli Green Energy Collaborate for Higher Efficiency Solar Cells

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions and Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited are collaborating to advance technology for higher efficiency solar cells, new module manufacturing processes and innovative component designs.

25 Jan 2012

IDEAL Fastener Goes Solar with 198.24 kW Roof-Top Solar Photovoltaic System

IDEAL Fastener, the second largest global manufacturer of zippers in the world, has installed a 198.24 kW solar array at its factory located in Oxford, North Carolina.

21 Jan 2012

W+L University Generates Power from Solar-Energy System

The Washington and Lee University (W&L) has installed the largest solar-energy system in Virginia. The installation consists of solar PV panels having a total capacity of 444 kW in two locations comprising 1,016 PV panels on the roof-top of Lewis Hall, and 540 PV panels over the University's parking deck.

20 Jan 2012