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Center Specializes in Vehicle Battery Systems Development

Ricardo, Inc. has announced the establishment of the Battery Systems Development Center at its Van Buren Twp., Michigan, headquarters to offer turnkey engineering and development of complete high-voltage battery-pack systems for hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV).

18 Mar 2008

Autodesk to Present at Ecobuild America

Digital Cities, The Future of BIM and Sustainable Design at a Community and City Scale will be presented by industry leader Doug Eberhard, Sr. Director, Industry Evangelist at Autodesk as a keynote address for the Ecobuild America and AEC-ST conference and exhibit. Mr. Eberhard will take the stage Thursday, May 22, 2008, from 1:00pm - 2:00pm at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.

18 Mar 2008

Car Manufacturer Using Environmentally Friendly Waterborne Refinish Paint System

Audi announced its strategic collaboration in India with BASF, world's leading chemical company, today.

18 Mar 2008

Freight Transport Can Be Much Cleaner and Efficient

The transport of goods to, in and from cities can be much cleaner and much more efficient, according to logistics expert Hans Quak of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

18 Mar 2008

First Measurement-Based Estimation of the Amount of Pollution from East Asia

In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution from East Asian forest fires, urban exhaust, and industrial production that makes its way to western North America.

18 Mar 2008

GE Partnering with Leading Global Wind Power Developer

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, is partnering for the third time with leading global wind power developer Invenergy Wind LLC, by investing in Illinois and Texas wind farms that will produce emissions-free electricity equivalent to taking 96,000 average US cars off the road. Together, the two projects will produce nearly 250 megawatts of power.

18 Mar 2008

The First Zero Energy Homes Community in Contra Costa County

Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group, the U.S. solar arm of Sharp Corporation, a world leader in solar electric solutions, designed and provided the solar power systems for Clarum Homes’ new Hansen Lane Estates in Danville, California.

18 Mar 2008

Plans to Produce Ethanol at Less Than $1 Per Gallon

The Alternative Energy Technology Center, Inc. announced today its plans to produce ethanol for the U.S. market at less than $1 per gallon. AETE will refine biomass into fuel products using its exclusive technology.

18 Mar 2008

Using Local Resources for Biomass

The Northwest can have a sizeable biofuels industry based primarily on local resources -- if non-traditional feedstocks, such as municipal waste, and new conversion technologies are used, according to a report issued today by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

18 Mar 2008

Signet Solar Announces Plans to Locate Manufacturing Site in India

Signet Solar, a manufacturer of silicon thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced plans to locate its second manufacturing site in the Sriperembudur Special Economic Zone near Chennai, India.

18 Mar 2008

Ultra-Powerful Direct Methanol Fuel Cell for Material Handling Vehicles

Oorja Protonics, the San Francisco Bay Area based developer and manufacturer of ultra-powerful fuel cells, today announced its public launch and patented direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology.

17 Mar 2008

Opening of Full Spectrum Solar Cell Development Center in Arizona

RoseStreet Labs Energy, Inc. (RoseStreet Energy) announced the grand opening of its new solar cell development center in Phoenix, Arizona.

17 Mar 2008

Company Awarded Contract to Aggregate up to 3.2 Million kWh of Electricity

Power Efficiency Corporation, a green energy company focused on efficiency technologies for electric motors, announced today that a major California utility has awarded the Company a contract to aggregate up to 3.2 million kWh of electricity in the utility's service territory.

17 Mar 2008

SLS Solar Incorporates Robotic Systems for Solar Cell Production

Adept Technology, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent automation software for motion and vision-guided robotics systems and services, today announced that its automation software, robotics and system products have been selected by SLS Solar Line Saxony as standard products for their automation equipment for solar cell production.

17 Mar 2008

North America's Largest Solar Photovoltaic Energy System

Horizon Lines, Inc., the nation's leading domestic container shipping and integrated logistics company, today announced that Horizon Logistics, LLC, served as a lead logistics provider for SunPower Corp. during installation of North America's largest solar photovoltaic energy system.

17 Mar 2008