Pacific Gas and Electric Company have announced on 3 December, 2009 that they have signed a contract with Iberdrola Renewables, which is considered as the largest wind power provider in the world. With this contract, Pacific Gas and Electric Company will purchase and operate a wind generating plant that will be built in Southern California with an intention to provide better service to its customers.
U.S utility photovoltaic (PV) market has surged high in the past 18 months despite recession and slowdown in the energy sector investments. At present only 77 MW of utility-driven PV projects are operating. More than 4.8 GW of utility-scale PV projects are in the pipeline as announced by U.S. utilities. According to the study conducted by Emerging Energy Research, the U.S utilities will play a key role in the solar PV market.
Sustainability is the only way forward for industry that does not lead to an environmental dead-end. Waste recycling has its place, but researchers in France suggest that from the outset the design of a product should consider the whole life cycle to offer any chance of sustainability. Writing in the International Journal of Design Engineering, the team explains how this approach might best be adopted by industrial and other designers.
It was Bing Crosby who immortalized a white Christmas in his 1942 hit single, but these days more and more eco-conscious consumers are dreaming of a green Christmas instead. If you're looking for ways to reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season, consider these tips from Director of Sustainability Dedee DeLongpré Johnston
Despite the current upheaval in world financial markets, OPV continues to gain in economic importance and make steady technical progress. Various OPV technologies are being developed in industrial and academic research cooperatives and project-based partnerships. At this time, OPV is well on its way to broad commercialization, as first products are available on consumer markets. Current trends and the latest developments in this field will be on display at LOPE-C in Frankfurt, Germany from May 31 - June 2, 2010.
ExxonMobil will demonstrate its expertise and commitment to developing breakthrough energy technologies at the 2009 International Petroleum Technology Conference December 7-9, 2009, at the Sheraton Doha Resort and Convention Hotel.
Governor Edward G. Rendell made an announcement on 4 December, 2009 about the nine large-scale heat and power projects that are expected to generate sufficient power for 180,000 homes every year along with a reduction in the emission of carbon dioxide. Power distribution works will be stabilized and new jobs will be created with the development of these new projects. Pennsylvania’s Green Energy Works! Program through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will provide more than $12 million towards the development of the combined heat and power projects (CHP).
Alcoa’s Kawneer business has joined together with the Pew Center on Global Climate Change to launch Make an Impact, an interactive environmental program designed to help individuals manage their carbon footprint and reduce energy costs. Kawneer is the first Alcoa (NYSE:AA) business to launch Make an Impact in North America.
Leading environmentalists and educational architects took part in the "Eighth International Congress on the Development of Physical Infrastructure in Education” that was held on November 25-27, 2009 in Durango, Mexico. Insituto Nacional de la Infrastructura Fisica Educativa sponsored this event.
Going ‘green’ for the first time this Christmas? Climate change expert Clint Springer, Ph.D., of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, suggests live trees are a great way to begin. “From start to finish, this one choice has an effect that reaches far beyond your living room,” says Springer, a botanist and assistant professor of biology.
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