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Offices, Workshops and Dealership for Volvo Trucks Now Environmentally Sustainable and Climate Neutral With Solar Power

Last month Volvo Trucks inaugurated its first climate-neutral dealership facility. The inauguration took place in Verona, Italy. With the help of solar cells on the building’s roof, more energy will be produced than is needed to heat up the offices and workshops

14 Jul 2008

NASA Satellite Maps Point to Ideal Sites For Wind Energy Farms

Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth's ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool. Global satellite maps from NASA.

13 Jul 2008

New Type of Window Also Generates Electricity

Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of

10 Jul 2008

Underground Solution to Energy Costs With Compressed Air Storage

Sandia National Laboratories researcher Georgianne Peek thinks a possible solution to high energy costs lies underground. And it is not coal or oil. It is compressed air energy storage.

9 Jul 2008

Owens Corning Improving Energy and Material Efficiency of Glass Fiber Products

Owens Corning, a world leader in building materials systems and glass fiber reinforcements, has made significant progress throughout its history in dramatically improving the energy and material efficiency of the production of glass fiber products

9 Jul 2008

Siemens to Test Direct Drive Wind Turbines

Siemens Energy today announced that it will test two 3.6-megawatt (MW) wind turbines with direct drive (DD) technology at a site in west Denmark. The first test turbine will be erected this week

9 Jul 2008

Domal Showing Sustainability in Architecture of Ferrari Buildings

Hydro's Domal brand is presenting "Ferrari Architecture in Maranello" an exhibition that illustrates the effectiveness of combining aesthetic values with sustainability in buildings

9 Jul 2008

Gurit, Materials Manufacturer for Wind Energy, Transportation and Marine Markets Selected to be Part of The Cleantech Group

Gurit, a leading manufacturer of high-end composite materials for applications in Wind Energy, Transportation and Marine markets, has been selected by The Cleantech Group LLC in conjunction with the American Stock Exchange to be a component company of the CTIUS Cleantech Index

9 Jul 2008

Heavy Industry Embracing the Environment as Caterpillar Goes to Green Power

In support of strategic initiatives to use alternative or renewable sources to meet 20 percent of its energy needs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing facilities by 25 percent by 2020, Caterpillar Inc. recently transitioned the power for its Northern Ireland facilities to "green" electricity

3 Jul 2008