September, 2006

Georgia Gov. Proposes Biofuel Tax Incentive

Georgia Gov. Proposes Biofuel Tax IncentiveGeorgia Gov. Sonny Perduehas proposed a sales tax exemption for materials and equipment used in the construction of biofuel facilities in Georgia, The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. The four percent tax incentive could mean ...

September 27, 2006

Corporate Directors Study Liabilities, Opportunities of Climate Change

Corporate Directors Study Liabilities, Opportunities of Climate ChangeYale University is launching a program to educate hundreds of independent corporate board members about the potential liabilities and strategic business opportunities that global climate change can create for companies. The collaborative effort draws together ...

September 26, 2006

7 of 10 Americans Favor Nuclear Energy

7 of 10 Americans Favor Nuclear EnergyNearly seven of 10 Americans favor nuclear energy and 68 percent support building a new reactor at the existing nuclear power plant closest to where they live, according to a recent public opinion poll conducted ...

September 26, 2006

Performance Bicycle Co. to Use 100% Renewable Energy

Performance Bicycle Co. to Use 100% Renewable EnergyPerformance Bicycle has become the first U.S. sports retailer to use renewable energy exclusively to power its stores, corporate headquarters, distribution centers and call center. The company will purchase over 5,087,260 kWh of renewable ...

September 26, 2006

Fairmont Buys 10% Renewable Energy

Fairmont Buys 10% Renewable EnergyThe 415-room Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C.  has signed a three-year contract with Pepco Energy Services for over 3 million kWh of electricity generated from renewable resources.  Beginning in March 2007, ten percent ...

September 26, 2006

Xcel Energy Plans US’s Largest Solar Power Plant

Xcel Energy Plans US’s Largest Solar Power PlantXcel Energy has announced that an affiliate of SunEdison will build, own and operate a 8 megawatt central solar power plant in south central Colorado. The power plant will house two solar ...

September 25, 2006

Wal-Mart Packaging Reduction Plan Could Save $11 Billion

Wal-Mart Packaging Reduction Plan Could Save $11 BillionWal-Mart plans to measure its 60,000 worldwide suppliers on their ability to develop packaging and conserve natural resources. Wal-Mart expects the project to reduce overall packaging by five percent and save 667,000 metric tons ...

September 25, 2006

Savoy Building Gets First Polysilicon Solar Membrane System in California

Savoy Building Gets First Polysilicon Solar Membrane System in CaliforniaiPower has begun construction on the first large-scale commercial installation of single-ply membrane solar roof on The Savoy Building at Fisherman's Wharf. The 40kW system, from Open Energy Corp. will cover 3,000 ...

September 25, 2006

Branson Commits $3B to Renewable Energy

Branson Commits $3B to Renewable EnergyVirgin Group founder Richard Branson will spend three billion dollars in the next 10 years on a variety of projects to combat global warming and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The announcement was made at ...

September 21, 2006

Deyo Installs Solar System at Power Manufacturing Plant

Pacific Energy is finishing the installation of 90 of 180 solar panels as part of an energy-efficient system at Deyo, the makers of custom bicycling clothing for Team Voler Apparel, according to the ...

September 21, 2006

Salt Lake’s Convention Center Gets Grid-Tie Solar System

Salt Lake’s Convention Center Gets Grid-Tie Solar SystemCarmanah's Power Systems Group recently supplied an order to Pioneer Electric Inc., based out of Salt Lake City, for a customized 20 kW grid-tie solar power system. This grid-tie system will be installed on ...

September 21, 2006

SolCool Ships Hybrid Solar Air Conditioning Units to the Philippines

SolCool Ships Hybrid Solar Air Conditioning Units to the PhilippinesQuezon City, Philippines has been shipped the first improved hybrid air conditioning units from SolCool. The patented SolCool Air Conditioning System has a standard solar electricity, DC ceiling fan and DC lighting option connections, emergency ...

September 21, 2006

Automakers Sued by California AG Over Emissions

Automakers Sued by California AG Over EmissionsCalifornia Attorney General Bill Lockyer has sued the six largest U.S. and Japanese automakers for damages related to greenhouse gas emissions. The federal lawsuit (PDF), filed in U.S. District Court in Oakland, names ...

September 20, 2006

More Companies Concerned About Financial Implications of Climate Change

Climate change has become a major concern among leading US financial institutions and companies, according to a recent report by the Carbon Disclosure Project, a coalition of global investors with more than $31.5 ...

September 20, 2006

John Deere-Suzlon Commitment Crosses 500 MW

Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation has finalized an agreement with John Deere Wind Energy to supply 247 MW in wind turbine capacity. With this new order John Deere Wind Energy nearly doubles its capacity from Suzlon ...

September 20, 2006

Neenah Paper Becomes Wisconsin’s Largest Purchaser of Renewable Energy

Neenah Paper has become Wisconsin's largest purchaser of green power and has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's distinguished Green Power Partnership. The partnership recognizes organizations for exemplary green power purchases. The purchase ...

September 20, 2006

GM Facilities Cut Energy Use by 25%

General Motors reduced its energy use by 25 percent and added solar and landfill gas as energy sources at its North American facilities over the past five years. According to GM, the company ...

September 19, 2006

Energy Department to Award $6 Million to Increase Energy Efficiency

U.S. Department of Energy will award $6 million to fund 22 federal-state partnerships to increase energy savings in residential and commercial buildings.  The state partnership grants will help implement training programs, and provide ...

September 19, 2006

GE Launches Ecomagination in Australia

General Electric has launched its global clean energy and water initiative - called ecomagination - in the Australian market at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum. "The bridge between GE and Australia has been open since ...

September 19, 2006

LAX Unveils Energy-Saving New Lighting

Los Angeles International Airport has installed more than 1,800 LED-based fixtures as part of a lighting renovation project by Color Kinetics Incorporated . The LED-based system is expected to consume just 25 ...

September 19, 2006