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IKEA Installs Four Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in its Carson Store

US-based home furnishings retailer has formally plugged-in four Blink Pedestal charging stations for electric vehicles at its Carson, California branch in partnership with ECOtality, who is a green electric transportation and storage technology expert.

14 Nov 2011

Department of Energy Honors ORNL with Three Sustainability Awards

The Department of Energy has awarded the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) three Sustainability Awards for its accomplishments in the field of waste reduction and energy efficiency.

7 Nov 2011

Roanoke Debut Rumble Strips That Generate Energy from Decelerating Vehicles

New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: NENE) and the City of Roanoke, Virginia successfully debuted the Company's latest MotionPower(TM)-Express system, the world's first-of-its-kind rumble strip, capable of generating sustainable electricity.

6 Nov 2011

PA Consulting Group Suggests Strategies for Utilities to Encourage Electric Vehicle Usage

According to Arun Mani, who works at PA Consulting Group a management and IT consulting Technology Company as energy and electric vehicles specialist, it is high time for utilities to assume a leadership role in electric vehicle adaptation.

3 Nov 2011

Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge Invites Submissions to Improve Access to Safe Water

Reed Elsevier has declared the launch of ‘the Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge’ inviting entries of novel concepts to assure an improved level of sanitation and safe water for implementing in communities where access to such facilities poses a danger.

2 Nov 2011

Coatex Receives Best Coating Raw Materials Environmental Friendly Award

Coatex, has been honored with the ‘Best Coating Raw Materials Environmental Friendly Award’ on 18 October, 2011, at the Shanghai held Green Industrial Coating Asia (GICA) 2011.

1 Nov 2011

KONE Announces its Inclusion in Carbon Disclosure Project

KONE, a globally known escalator and elevator company, has been nominated as one among the 26 companies that figured in the Nordic Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index of Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

27 Oct 2011

Bayer MaterialScience Meet the Challenges of Sustainable urban Development

Bayer MaterialScience is meeting the challenges of increasing urbanization with cross-industry concepts for sustainable urban development.

26 Oct 2011

More Endorsements for Camco for its Energy Saving Solutions

Camco, a global developer of clean energy solutions and projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been crowned “Sustainable Consultancy of the Year” for its work in the sustainable housing sector.

25 Oct 2011

Sandia Receives Awards for its Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

Sandia National Laboratories has reduced its water use by 30 percent since 2008 and its energy intensity by more than 8 percent since 2005 in nationally recognized efforts to integrate sustainable planning and design into its operations and facilities.

25 Oct 2011