September, 2006
CT Governor Proposes $500 Million Energy Plan
Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell has proposed a four-year, $500 million energy plan for Connecticut, The Advocate reports. The proposal calls for the use of bio-fuels and renewable forms of energy, cutting costs for ...
NYC Yellow Cabs Go Green
After a unanimous New York City Council vote, Hybrid Technologies will now supply a lithium powered L-PT Cruiser for use as a NYC Yellow Cab. With a green light and approval, Hybrid Technologies ...
WorldWater & Power Contracts to Build $446,250 Solar System for NJ Center
WorldWater & Power has signed a $446,250 contract with The Center for Great Expectations to build a roof-top solar power system for the Center's new facility under construction in Somerville, New Jersey. Grants ...
Boise Mayor Orders Use of Biodiesel
Boise Mayor Dave Bieter today issued a directive that biodiesel fuel be used in city-owned vehicles whenever possible, KBCI reports (via Alternative Energy Today). Eleven Treasure Valley Stinker Stations are now making the fuel ...
London’s City Hall Goes Solar
London’s City Hall will install photovoltaic solar panels that will provide 70kW of renewable energy, generating 3.1million kWh of renewable electricity over their lifetime. The panels will reduce the CO2 emissions of City Hall ...
Carmanah Provides Solar-Powered LED Systems to Marines
Carmanah Technologies has received a $767,270 order to supply FP-50 solar-powered LED general lighting systems for the US Marine Corps. This order will be supplied through a US-based contractor. The FP-50 units are ...
3,800 kW PPL Renewable Energy Park Opens
The 3,800 kilowatt PPL Renewable Energy Park located in Camden County, New Jersey was dedicated recently. It is composed of three power generating plants and was built by PPL Energy Services. The Energy Park features ...
Xerox to Certify its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Xerox Corporation has joined the California Climate Action Registry, a group of organizations that voluntarily take action on climate change. As a member, Xerox will annually track, report and certify its greenhouse gas ...
EPA Recognizes Manufacturers for Energy-Efficient Operations
Seventeen U.S. manufacturing plants were first-time winners of EPA's Energy Star award in recognition of their energy-efficient operations that prevented some 3 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions. The plants represent six percent of cement production ...
Virginia Beach School Buses Make Switch to Biodiesel
Virginia Beach school buses will begin using biodiesel soon.  Six public school systems in Virginia currently use biodiesel commercially, but Virginia Beach Public Schools, which operates over 600 buses, will be the largest fleet. PAPCO Oil ...
NIH Explores Using Fuel Cells To Power Data Center
The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institute of Health have begun exploring whether fuel cell technology can be used to power the NIH's data center facilities. But Paul Powell, data center manager for ...
City Waives Alt-Energy Permit Fees, If There’s Not Too Many
The Hillsboro, Oregon City Council voted recently that solar panels and similar devices will be exempt from payment of the normal permit fees associated with installation or construction. The list of qualifying devices includes passive solar ...
N.H. Towns Look to Amelot for Biodiesel
Amelot Alternative Energy has met with Scott Pollack, the Director of the street department for the City of Nashua to discuss the use of Amelot's Bio-Diesel product. The City of Nashua, according to Amelot, ...
Ice Energy System Tested in California
Ice Energy's The Ice Bear, which is used in conjunction with air conditioners, freezes tap water at night when energy demand and, often, power prices are low. During the day, it circulates standard coolant ...
Virgin’s Branson Invests in Cilion
Richard Branson invested more than $60 million into Cilion recently, a company that will make bioethanol from corn. Cilion raised a total of $160 million earlier this month. In total, Virgin Fuels, the subsidiary used ...
DaimlerChrysler Begins Diesel-Powered Vehicle Push
DaimlerChrysler will continue to expand its lineup of diesel-powered vehicles in the coming months, at the same time it broadens its programs to educate the American public on the benefits of home-grown biodiesel fuel. "Diesel will ...
Carmanah Provides Lighting for Norwalk’s Transit System
Carmanah recently announced a new product and a new contract for its solar products: A wireless solar-powered LED airfield light which it's selling to China's aviation market and a solar LED Lighting system for transit ...
Nevada Utilities Issues Renewable Energy RFP
Sierra Pacific Resources' two Nevada-based utility subsidiaries, Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific Power Company, have issued a Request for Proposals for renewable energy resources. Proposals will be considered for wind, geothermal, biomass and other non-solar resources ...
Lerner & Tower Go All Green
Lerner Enterprises and The Tower Companies have committed to purchasing 100% wind renewable energy credits for their Washington, D.C. office building, Washington Square and their combined headquarters building in Bethesda, Maryland. Under the terms ...
Solebury Township Aims for 100% Alternative Energy
Pennsylvania's Solebury Township is moving forward with a series of studies that would provide direction for outfitting buildings with solar panels, batteries to collect unused solar energy and mechanical systems that rely on natural underground ...
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
