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Agreement Broadens Company's Influence into Waste and Recycling Industries

Axion International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Analytic Systems, Inc. an emerging leader in the alternative infrastructure and building products industry, today announced the signing of a lease/license agreement with American Container and Recycling, "ACR".

6 May 2008

Fast-Recovery MOSFETs Delivering All-Round Energy Savings

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.

6 May 2008

Green Reinforcing Fiber for Use in Concrete

Pure Earth, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Nycon, Inc. and changed its name to New Nycon, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

6 May 2008

Converting to Biodiesel is a Win-Win for DTE Energy and the Environment

DTE Energy is lightening the environmental footprint of its 800 diesel-fueled trucks and service vehicles by converting the fleet to cleaner-burning biodiesel fuel.

6 May 2008

Emission Targets and Efficiency Standards to Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas

More than three-quarters of companies in the chemical, energy and natural resources industries worldwide are looking to policy makers to set a clear and consistent framework that supports technology innovation and lays out global emission targets and efficiency standards to help reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study on climate change released today by Accenture.

6 May 2008

82000-Square-Foot Facility Designed to Handle Increased Demand for Solar Inverters

Global solar technology giant SMA Technologie AG, the parent company of SMA America, Inc., has broken ground on an 82,000-square-foot solar inverter manufacturing plant in Kassel, Germany.

6 May 2008

New Research, Development and Production Facilities for Growing Solar Energy Market

DuPont today announced it will soon begin construction on a research center in Hong Kong and a manufacturing facility in Shenzhen to support the rapidly growing photovoltaic (PV) solar energy industry.

6 May 2008

Experts Join GBL as Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer

Green Biologics Ltd (GBL), the Oxfordshire industrial biotechnology company developing renewable chemicals, today announced the appointments of Sean Sutcliffe as Chief Executive and Kristan Wadrop as Chief Operating Officer with immediate effect. Mr Sutcliffe succeeds founder and former CEO, Dr Edward Green, who becomes Chief Technical Officer.

6 May 2008

Xantrex Announces Launch of Latest Innovative Product for the Off-Grid and Backup Power Markets

Xantrex Technology Inc. announces the launch of its latest innovative product for the off-grid and backup power markets. The Xantrex Trace Series Inverter/Charger is a durable, reliable, and economical power conversion solution for renewable energy and backup power applications.

5 May 2008

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

Global Warming Likely to Reduce Health of Tropical Species

Global warming is likely to reduce the health of tropical species, scientists from UCLA and the University of Washington report May 6 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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

Green Living Ideas Proudly Announces a New Sponsorship With SPG Solar

Green Living Ideas, the world's most comprehensive green living website, and SPG Solar, Inc., the industry's leading integrated developer, designer, and installer of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, announce SPG Solar's exclusive sponsorship of GreenLivingIdeas.com's Solar Energy/Photovoltaic education center.

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

LDK Solar Signed Five-Year Contract to Supply Multicrystalline Solar Wafers

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a five-year contract to supply multicrystalline solar wafers to Germany-based Qimonda AG (Qimonda).

5 May 2008