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Using Wind to Produce Fresh Water

A traditional windmill which drives a pump: that is the simple concept behind the combination of windmill/reverse osmosis developed by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands.

1 Mar 2008

Software Helping Government to Reduce Waste

IBM today extended the reach of its Maximo asset management software to the public sector by announcing a new offering that helps government agencies and their contractors improve the monitoring of goods and services they deliver to the public.

29 Feb 2008

Prototype Technology Bringing Massive Bandwidth in an Energy Efficient Way

IBM Researchers today unveiled a prototype technology that could bring massive amounts of bandwidth in an energy efficient way to all kinds of machines -- from supercomputers to cell phones -- that could revolutionize the way people access, use and share information across many different applications.

29 Feb 2008

National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program Reaches Million Milestone

The millionth mercury switch was removed through the National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program, a collaboration among EPA, automobile manufacturers, steel makers, scrap recyclers, automotive recyclers, states and environmental groups.

29 Feb 2008

Bayer Recognized for Innovative Polyurethane Solutions

In recognition of its contribution and leadership in providing innovative and energy-efficient solutions to the construction industry, BaySystems was recently honored with the Top 10 Building Energy Efficiency Enterprises award by Construction Science & Technology magazine in cooperation with the Ministry of Construction, at their Annual Forum on Energy Conservation in Construction in China.

29 Feb 2008

Dye Improves Efficiency of Solar Cells

In collaboration with Satoshi Uchida at the University of Tokyo, Michael Gratzel and his research group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have now developed new sensitizers that should help an inexpensive type of solar cell to be more efficient.

29 Feb 2008

CDI Corp Awarded a New $150 Million Renewable Synthetic Fuels Plant Contract

CDI Corp. announced today that CDI-Process & Industrial, part of the CDI Engineering Solutions division, has been awarded a contract from Dynamic Fuels, LLC to provide Front-End Engineering and Design for a new $150 million renewable synthetic fuels plant in Geismar, Louisiana.

29 Feb 2008

Project Aims to Further Decrease the Cost of Cellulosic Ethanol Production

Novozymes has been working on enzyme development for cellulosic ethanol, where agricultural residues like straws and corn stover are converted into ethanol, since 2001 when we received a previous Department of Energy-funded project.

29 Feb 2008

RBRC Announces Recipients of Recycling Leadership Awards

The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a nonprofit, public service organization dedicated to recycling used rechargeable batteries, today announced the recipients of its seventh annual "Recycling Leadership Awards."

28 Feb 2008

Achieving Presidential Candidates' Goal of a More Secure Energy Future

With crude oil, gasoline, and home heating oil prices near all-time highs, energy security in the US is one of the most common themes among the presidential candidates. While Democratic and Republican candidates alike agree that energy security should be high on the next president's agenda, their plans for achieving that goal vary widely.

28 Feb 2008

Building Retrofit Programme - The First Under Global Carbon Reduction Initiative

Honeywell today announced that it has been selected by the Greater London Authority (GLA) for a building retrofit programme that will increase energy efficiency in city facilities and cut carbon emissions.

28 Feb 2008

Multi-Engine Design Expected to Deliver Fuel Savings and Environmental Benefits

Wabtec Corporation said its MotivePower subsidiary has introduced a new, ultra low emissions switcher locomotive with a multi-engine design that is expected to deliver fuel savings and other environmental benefits. Known as the MPEx, the locomotive is expected to begin revenue service testing with Class I railroads in the first quarter.

28 Feb 2008

Campaign for a Cleaner, Greener America

With the 2008 presidential campaign heating up, national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful(R) (KAB) is embarking on a campaign of its own as part of the national Great American Cleanup(TM), the nation's largest community improvement program which takes place annually from March 1 through May 31.

28 Feb 2008

Firm Lead Consumers to Purchase Products that Meet Environmental Expectations

One of America's largest and most prestigious advertising agencies, responsible for some of the most iconic brand-building campaigns, announces the launch of a new "green" practice

28 Feb 2008

Palladeo Joins USGBC

Palladeo announced today that it has joined the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Also, the company is refining its green specifications and standards for use on retail projects by its design, manufacturing and construction divisions.

28 Feb 2008