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Development of Renewables to Fuel Proposed Power Plant

Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation, announced today a partnership with Prairie Lands Bio-Products, Inc. (Prairie Lands) to assess ways to create a commercially viable market for switchgrass or other similar agriculturally based products to serve as a fuel source for up to 10 percent of the power for the proposed 630 megawatt Sutherland Generating Station Unit 4 in Marshalltown, Iowa.

27 Mar 2008

Asola Wins Contract from Solar Providers to Supply Silicon Photovoltaic Solar Modules

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. today announced that its German solar partner, Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, has won a $20 million contract from Krannich Solar, for the supply of high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic solar modules. Krannich Solar, which is one of the largest solar system providers in Europe, will take delivery of Asola's high quality products in 2008.

26 Mar 2008

Hillwood Signs a 100-Percent Renewable Energy Contract for Properties in North Texas

Hillwood announced that it has signed a 100-percent renewable energy contract for its properties in North Texas and has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) status as a "Green Power Partner."

26 Mar 2008

Blank Bipolar Plates for Rapid Fuel Cell Prototyping

Fuel cell materials company Bac2 will launch its first standard product, blank bipolar plates for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, at the Fuel Cell Pavilion, Hall 13, during Hannover Messe 2008.

26 Mar 2008

Company Taking Comprehensive Approaches to Minimize Environmental Impact

The dynamics of global conditions continue to change at a rapid pace. The increasing daily demands on natural resources further fuel the importance of corporations to focus on recycling, purchasing, car pooling, and setting a positive example of environmental responsibility. "Going green" is more than a catch phrase; it is rapidly becoming a vital business strategy.

26 Mar 2008

Filling Vehicles with Hydrogen is About to Get Faster and Easier

Filling vehicles with hydrogen is about to get faster and easier, thanks to technology Linde is bringing to North America.

26 Mar 2008

Infor Brings Energy Efficiency Capabilities to Enterprise Asset Management

Infor today announced Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition, an enterprise software solution that allows organizations to integrate energy consumption and emissions management into their asset management practices.

26 Mar 2008

The Targeted Global Wind Turbine Market is Growing at Over 20 Percent Per Year

Parker Hannifin, the world leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that it was awarded a $1 million grant from the Ohio Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program for the commercialization of a hydraulic system developed by Parker for use in wind turbines. The targeted global wind turbine market for this technology is growing at over 20 percent per year.

26 Mar 2008

Shell Announces Joint Effort to Convert Plant Sugars Directly into Gasoline

Shell and Virent Energy Systems, Inc., (Virent(TM)) of Madison, Wisconsin USA, today announced a joint research and development effort to convert plant sugars directly into gasoline and gasoline blend components, rather than ethanol.

26 Mar 2008

New Center Focuses on Solutions for Environmental Monitoring and Sustainable Energy

The PerkinElmer Inc. Center of Excellence in Singapore comes as part of PerkinElmer's continued global R&D expansion efforts, and will focus on the development of new precision instrumentation and chemistries for a range of scientific and industrial laboratory applications, including drug discovery and development, environmental monitoring, food safety, and sustainable energy.

26 Mar 2008

New Methods of Measuring Forest Carbon Stores on a Large Scale

CSIRO is collaborating in a NASA-funded project, using a CSIRO-designed instrument, to help develop new methods of measuring forest carbon stores on a large scale.

26 Mar 2008

Timely Support Led to Significant Advances in Portable Fuel Cell Technology

PolyFuel president and CEO Jim Balcom credits the U.S. Department of Energy in providing "critical and timely" support of his company's development efforts, in a program that has led to significant advances in portable fuel cell technology.

26 Mar 2008

Inkjet Technology to Fabricate Highly Efficient Solar Energy Cells

FUJIFILM Dimatix, the world's leading supplier of drop-on-demand inkjet printheads for industrial applications, today announced that its cartridge-based Dimatix Materials Printer (DMP) has been used in the world's first known demonstration of inkjet technology for manufacturing photovoltaic solar cells.

26 Mar 2008

Emissions Index Designed to Provide Investors Insight into Rapidly Growing Market

Merrill Lynch Global Research has introduced a new global emissions benchmark, the MLCX Global CO2 Emissions Index, which is designed to provide investors with a clear and balanced insight into the rapidly growing global CO2 emissions market.

26 Mar 2008

Combination Will Create a Leading Market-Maker in Carbon Emission Reductions

JPMorgan through its investment bank, and ClimateCare, a pioneer in carbon emission reductions, announced today that they will join forces in an acquisition to invest in quality, large-scale carbon emission reduction projects and to advance the development of a liquid financial market that trades in carbon emission reduction credits.

26 Mar 2008