To avoid the most catastrophic consequences of global climate change, industrialized nations need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 80% by 2050, according to the author of the Air + Waste Management Association's (A+WMA) 38th Annual Critical Review, "Prospects for Future Climate and the Reasons for Early Action."
Portland General Electric Company (PGE) today received approval from the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) to install more than 850,000 next-generation electrical meters to help the utility and its customers manage energy use, enhance customer service and reduce operating expenses. The advanced metering infrastructure, more commonly referred to as smart meters, will be installed in a two-year process slated for completion by the end of 2010.
Azure Dynamics Corporation, a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles today announced that Scott T. Harrison, Azure Dynamics' Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 4th Annual Merriman Curhan Ford + Co. CleanTech Conference
On Earth Day, April 22, 2008, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Council adopted a progressive Climate Action Plan intended to reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions.
Despite some encouraging environmental and energy-efficiency developments in recent years, none of America's 13 largest publicly traded homebuilders has "fully embraced the emerging market of sustainable building design and construction," according to a major new study by Calvert
GT Solar Incorporated announced today that it has entered into a contract to supply Nexolon Co., Ltd. of South Korea with DSS450 furnaces and accessories worth approximately $8.8 million (US). Deliveries are expected to be made over the next 5 months.
The Colorado Governor's Energy Office (GEO) has selected The Climate Trust to implement the Colorado Carbon Fund, a ground-breaking program that will further advance Colorado to a New Energy Economy.
The Energy Biosciences Institute, the world's largest public/private consortium dedicated to the application of biosciences to the energy sector, has announced an initial set of 49 research projects for funding during the first year of EBI's 10-year program.
The DC Sports and Entertainment Commission (DCSEC) has offset 70 percent of the electricity use at Nationals Park, home of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Washington Nationals, with its purchase of 14,600,706 kWh of renewable energy credits (RECs), from Boulder, Colo.-based Renewable Choice Energy, helping the ballpark to achieve silver-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
STMicroelectronics, a world leader in semiconductor devices for power applications, has announced a new family of fast-recovery MOSFETs that combine enhanced switching performance with on-resistance improved by more than 18% over existing devices, to meet the needs of efficiency-focused applications, including renewable-energy controllers.
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