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AltaGas Acquires Four Hydro Projects as Part of Renewable Energy Strategy

AltaGas Income Trust today furthered its renewable energy strategy by acquiring four potential run-of-river hydro projects ranging from 6.5 megawatts (MW) to 24 MW for $4.5 million. The projects provide AltaGas with the potential to develop approximately 50 MW of hydroelectric generation in British Columbia.

14 Feb 2008

Renewable Energy Industry Call on Congress to Pass ITC/PTC Extensions

More than 350 leaders in the renewable energy industry ranging from small business owners, venture capitalists, investors, associations and academics today called on Congress for the passage of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and the Production Tax Credit (PTC) extensions prior to March 1, 2008.

14 Feb 2008

Defining Year for Clean Technology

More than 800 investors, entrepreneurs, industry influencers and corporate leaders at the forefront of the rapidly developing cleantech investment and business category from North American, Europe, the Gulf States and Asia will convene in San Francisco for Cleantech Forum(R) XVI, to be held at the San Francisco Fairmont Hotel from February 25-27, 2008, the Cleantech Group(TM), LLC announced today.

13 Feb 2008

GiraSolar Supplies System Components to Project Developer in Spain

GiraSolar, Inc., an internationally operating, broad based solar energy company with a network of subsidiaries and affiliated entities in the field of solar energy product development, production, application and sales on four continents, today announces that it has made the first of several deliveries on a USD 10.3 million supply contract to a solar project developer in Spain.

13 Feb 2008

Global Market Survey on Biodiesel

Global biofuels intelligence firm Emerging Markets Online announces the release of Biodiesel 2020: A Global Market Survey, 2nd edition (685 pages, February 2008), a fact-filled study designed to help financiers, producers, developers, distributors, consultants and analysts with detailed, comprehensive analysis of biodiesel feedstock alternatives, second generation technologies, biodiesel production trends, long-term forecasts and scenarios.

13 Feb 2008

Environmental Impact of Indoor Building Materials

BuildClean, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to educate purchasers of commercial and residential building materials about the health, safety and environmental risks and benefits of indoor products, announced today it is seeking academic and other scientific grant proposals and private sector partnerships to advance knowledge about how product choices impact where people work and live.

13 Feb 2008

BuildingGreen Extends Leadership in Green Building Information

BuildingGreen, one of the oldest and most respected sources of green building information in North America, announces a partnership with The Taunton Press, publisher of Fine Homebuilding.

13 Feb 2008

Power Shirt - Harvesting Energy from Movement

Nanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a “power shirt” able to generate electricity to power small electronic devices for soldiers in the field, hikers and others whose physical motion could be harnessed and converted to electrical energy.

13 Feb 2008

Turning Old Mobile Phones into Flowers

Researchers at the University of Warwick's Warwick Manufacturing Group, in conjunction with PVAXX Research & Development Ltd, have devised a novel way to recycle discarded mobile telephones - bury them and watch them transform into the flower of your choice.

13 Feb 2008

Toyota Receives Two Awards for Class-Leading Fuel Efficiency

Toyota Canada Inc. today announced that it received two awards for class-leading fuel efficiency from the federal government's 2008 ecoENERGY for Vehicle Awards program. Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency announced the winning vehicles today at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto.

13 Feb 2008

First Look at the Future as Toyota Unveils Concept Vehicles

Auto enthusiasts in the Greater Toronto Area will get their first look at the future as Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) unveils the Toyota Hybrid X and Toyota i-REAL concept vehicles at the 2008 Canadian International Auto Show.

13 Feb 2008

Initiative Equivalent to Taking 2,300 Cars Off the Road

3PAR, the leading global provider of utility storage, announced today its 2008 Carbon Neutral Storage Initiative and published results from its 2007 program, which 3PAR estimates to have reduced carbon emissions equivalent to removing 2,300 cars from the road for the entire year.

13 Feb 2008

New Green Initiative Increases Data Center Efficiency

The Planet, the world’s largest privately held dedicated hosting company, today announced results of its six-month trial to reduce power consumption and increase data center operating efficiency.

13 Feb 2008

Kyocera Supplies Solar Power Generating Systems to Households in Tunisia

Kyocera Corporation today announced that it will supply and install its solar power generating systems in the Republic of Tunisia under a yen-loan project by the Japanese government through Itochu Corporation.

13 Feb 2008

Solar Battery Chargers to be Distributed in Over 2000 Wal-Mart Stores

ICP Solar Technologies Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of solar panels and products, today announced that Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retail distributor, will carry the Coleman 12V solar battery charger range, designed and made by ICP Solar, in 2000 stores across the United States.

12 Feb 2008