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ExxonMobil Releases New Outlook for Energy

Continued economic progress, population growth and the pursuit of improved living standards in the developing world will be the key driver of global energy demand over the next two decades, Exxon Mobil Corporation said today, releasing the corporation's Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030.

6 Nov 2007

The African Green Revolution Takes Shape

Three years after the United Nations called for a Green Revolution in Africa, a renowned group of speakers will share the promise of fighting hunger in Africa through agricultural productivity.

6 Nov 2007

Marks & Spencer and Wal-Mart Drive the Retail Industry's Eco-Agenda

Marks & Spencer and Wal-Mart drive the ethical agenda of Retailers, which has been dominated by environmental issues in 2006-2007, states a report released by Geneva-based ethical reputation research firm Covalence, Covalence Retail Industry Report 2007.

6 Nov 2007

When Will Biofuels be at All Local Fuel Pumps and From Where Will They Come?

Researchers have been studying fuels from biomass for years. Now, with growing dependency on foreign oils and an energy-conscious society emerging, biofuels are fast becoming part of a fuel revolution that could reach pu...

6 Nov 2007

OMG Introduces OlyBond 500 Green Roof Insulation Adhesive

OMG, Inc., a leading manufacturer of fasteners and building products for the commercial and residential construction industry, has unveiled a new environmentally friendly insulation adhesive available to roofing professionals: OlyBond 500 Green.

6 Nov 2007

Hydro to Showcase Integrated Solar Solutions at Batimat 2007

Hydro will introduce at Batimat 2007 in Paris a new way of using photovoltaics in its aluminium building systems, which can achieve significant savings in energy consumption. The prototype “solar systems” a...

6 Nov 2007

Alcoa Signs MOUs with Conservation International Foundation and The Royal Botanic Gardens to Further Efforts on Sustaining Biodiversity

Alcoa announced today that it has strengthened its commitment to improving and maintaining high standards of environmental management, particularly in the conservation of biodiversity and plants by signing separate memorandum of understandings (MOU) with two world-renowned conservation institutions, the Conservation International Foundation and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

5 Nov 2007

Industrial Nanotech Announces Start Date for BioFuel Refinery Nansulate Coating Project

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. has announced that its Oklahoma-based distributor, Pioneer Builders, will begin delivery before the end of 4th Quarter 2007 of more than 800 gallons of the Company's patented thermally insulating and corrosion resistant coating, Nansulate, to the new biofuel facility being built by Greenlight Biofuels, Ltd. Pioneer Builders will apply the nanotechnology-based coating on large tanks, lines, and other refinery equipment being installed in the new facility.

5 Nov 2007

By 2010 There will be a Large Glycerine Surplus from Production of Biodiesel

The biodiesel production from vegetable oils or animal fats produces a large percentage (as much as 10%) of glycerine as a by-product.

5 Nov 2007

IBM Launches Energy Efficiency Certificate Program

In an effort to help clients benchmark and improve efficiency of their IT operations and reduce their environmental impact, IBM has announced the industry's first corporate-led initiative to enable clients to earn energy efficiency certificates for reducing the energy needed to run their data centers.

5 Nov 2007

Silverado's Commercial Green Fuel Technology Produces Fuel Without Releasing Greenhouses Gases

Silverado Green Fuel Inc. is less than three years away from having a fully operational facility to demonstrate how its green fuel technology can replace many of the industrial applications for oil at a fraction of the cost, without releasing greenhouse gases or damaging the environment.

5 Nov 2007

China Holdings, Inc. Announces 2nd Biomass Renewable Energy Project

China Holdings, Inc. announced today the Company has executed its 2nd development contract for the exclusive rights to develop and construct the 2nd Biomass Renewable Energy Project (Power Capacity: 50 MW) through its controlled subsidiary "China Power, Inc." with the local government in AnHui Province, the People's Republic of China.

5 Nov 2007

Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Bring Top Aluminum Executives to TMS 2008

The subject of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions is prompting five of the world’s largest aluminum companies to send their top executives to the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting & Exhibition to be held March 9-13, 2008, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

5 Nov 2007

Cleaner Conductive Plastic Fights Corrosion

The Universidad Autónoma de Madrid has tested a new protection technique that consists of the electrodeposition of a conductive polymer (polypyrrole) over the surface of a material like copper that is easily oxidised.

4 Nov 2007

New Semiconductor Wafer Reclamation Process

IBM has announced an innovative new semiconductor wafer reclamation process pioneered at its Burlington, Vermont manufacturing facility. The new process uses a specialized pattern removal technique to repurpose scrap s...

4 Nov 2007