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Simon Earns Prestigious Award for Protecting the Environment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Simon Property Group, Inc. as a 2008 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for outstanding energy management and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions at its malls across the country.

5 Mar 2008

Fuel Cell System Reaches A Major Milestone

UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, announced today that its PureCell(R) Model 200 stationary fuel cell system at St. Agnes Hospital in Bocholt, Germany, has attained a major milestone: 10 million kilowatt-hours of generated power and more than 52,000 operating hours with its original fuel cell stack. The stack is the heart of any fuel cell power unit and key to its durability.

5 Mar 2008

Nationwide Effort to Promote the Expanded Availability and Use of E85

Enterprise Rent-A-Car and VeraSun Energy Corp., one of the nation's largest ethanol producers, today announced the first "VE85(TM)/FlexFuel" rental branch location in South Dakota.

5 Mar 2008

Printers are Rethinking the Products They Use

In recent years, the sustainability movement has heightened the awareness of green technology in virtually every industry, and the printing business is no exception. More than ever, printers are rethinking the products they use and the impact those products have on the environment.

5 Mar 2008

Taiwan's First Thin Film Solar Plant

Solar energy is moving into a new phase in Taiwan with the start-up of the country's first, large-scale thin film solar cell manufacturing plant. BOC Lien Hwa, Taiwan's leading electronic gases supplier, has been selected to supply NexPower in Taichung, central Taiwan, with a wide range of high purity gases used in the manufacturing process.

4 Mar 2008

Technology Enables Use of Lithium Ion Batteries in Automotive Applications

A123Systems, developer and producer of Nanophosphate(TM) lithium ion batteries, today announced that U.S. patent 7,338,734 entitled "Conductive Lithium Storage Electrode" has been granted, adding to one of the industry's most comprehensive high-power lithium ion patent portfolios.

4 Mar 2008

Obtaining Greater Power Densities of Fuel Cells

Neah Power Systems, Inc., a leading developer of fuel cells for military application and portable electronic devices, announced today that it has transitioned to the larger (43x43mm) electrodes, from its previously used 30x30mm electrodes.

4 Mar 2008

Recovery of Ocean Reefs from the Growing Damage Caused by Warming Sea

How well ocean reefs recover from the growing damage caused by warming sea temperatures depends both on how much the tiny coral polyps can eat, and how healthy they can keep the microscopic algae that live inside their bodies.

4 Mar 2008

Warming Climate Making World's Arctic Tundra Far More Susceptible to Fires

Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world’s arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought.

4 Mar 2008

Hitachi's Lithium-Ion Batteries Installed in More Than 100,000 Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

Hitachi, Ltd. announced today that it has received an order for lithium-ion battery systems from General Motors Corporation (GM). Hitachi’s lithium-ion battery systems will be installed annually in more than 100,000 hybrid-electric vehicles (HEV), which is scheduled to launch in North America market in 2010.

4 Mar 2008

Going Green is Good for Business

Frost & Sullivan announces the launch of its “Green Excellence Awards,” recognizing companies that are pioneering technologies that exhibit exceptional innovation and leadership. To recognize recipients of these Awards, Frost & Sullivan will host the first annual Global Green Excellence Award banquet on September 17, 2008 in Monterey, California.

4 Mar 2008