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Xantrex Technology Adds Solar Inverter to its Renewable Power Product Line

Xantrex Technology Inc. is expanding its renewable power product line with the addition of the Xantrex GT3.8 Grid-Tie Solar Inverter. The new GT3.8 offers improved solar system sizing with a wide Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) window and a high efficiency rating as determined by the California Energy Commission (CEC) inverter test protocol.

5 May 2008

$300 Million US Investment in Solar, Wind and Single Stream Recycling Capacity

Houston-based Greenstar North America, the country's largest private processor of recyclables, today announced with its Irish parent company, NTR, continuing innovations in sustainable environmental services. The overall development program includes $300 million in investments in solar, wind and single stream recycling capabilities.

5 May 2008

Home Energy Makeover Demonstrates Simple Improvements for Energy Savings

TXU Energy will partner with various community volunteers to show their fellow Texans several low-cost ways to save energy this summer during the 2008 TXU Energy Home Energy Makeover Tour. This marks the fifth year for the TXU Energy summer initiative to build energy conservation awareness across the state.

5 May 2008

Helping Customers to Save Energy, Money and Benefit the Environment.

With the fundamental objective of advancing the most efficient use of energy as possible to reduce overall demand, the programs include home weatherization, incentives to purchase efficient appliances, interactive online efficiency tools, system infrastructure and co-generation opportunities for commercial, industrial and municipal customers, and additional funding for low-income programs.

5 May 2008

Consortium Won Two Wind Power Projects Totaling an Installed Capacity of 272 MWs

Boralex inc. and Gaz Metro Limited Parnership are pleased to announce that the Consortium has won two wind power projects totaling an installed capacity of 272 megawatts, following a call for tenders by Hydro-Quebec.

5 May 2008

Improving Quality of Life as Well as Reducing Energy Use

Volunteers from Rebuilding Together Greater Des Moines, the local affiliate of the nation's largest nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable homeownership, and the American Petroleum Institute gathered today to help improve an elderly couple's quality of life, as well as reduce their energy use and save money as part of an energy-efficient rebuild of their home.

3 May 2008

Program Giving Customers Option to Purchase Clean Electricity and Reduce Impact on Environment

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has approved NSTAR Green, a program that gives customers the option to purchase clean electricity and reduce their impact on the environment.

2 May 2008

Annual Competition Challenges Teams to Redesign Their Schools

The National Association of Realtors(R) and the Council of Educational Facility Planners International Foundation today announced the winners of the School of the Future design competition.

2 May 2008

Seminole Electric Issued RFP to Identify Potential Renewable Energy Sources

Tampa, Florida-based Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc., has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to identify potential sources of renewable energy.

2 May 2008

Cost-Effective Solar Energy Tracking Provides Increase in Energy Production

Energy Innovations, Inc., manufacturer of commercial solar products that maximize usable energy from the sun, announced today the immediate availability of RayTracker(TM) GC, a single-axis, solar tracker for ground-mount and carport-mount applications that maximizes the energy yield of a photovoltaic system.

1 May 2008