http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/matt-brewing-cuts-steam-use-energy-costs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/matt-brewing-cuts-steam-use-energy-costs/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 13:33:29 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77373 The company behind Saranac brand beers has installed a steam pressure management system that has reduced steam use by about a third, while saving water and cutting costs. The Matt Brewing Company consulted with sales engineers R.L. Stone Co. about the new instrumentation, which includes an ABB Swirl flowmeter, an ABB ControlMaster CM10 flow computer [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/matt-brewing-cuts-steam-use-energy-costs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/pg-shifts-200-forklifts-to-hydrogen-fuel-cell-power/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/pg-shifts-200-forklifts-to-hydrogen-fuel-cell-power/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 06:58:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77288 Proctor & Gamble, owner of the Tide, Pampers and Gillette brands, will convert its battery-operated forklift fleets at three facilities to ones powered by hydrogen fuel cells. New York-based Plug Power, which has Walmart, Sysco and Coca-Cola as customers, will supply the technology. P&G’s manufacturing facilities in California, North Carolina and Louisiana will be the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/pg-shifts-200-forklifts-to-hydrogen-fuel-cell-power/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/fleet-roundup-sae-vs-chademo-tesla-waste-industries-volvo/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/fleet-roundup-sae-vs-chademo-tesla-waste-industries-volvo/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 13:21:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77289 The battle over DC fast-charge standards heated up at a recent California State Senate public committee meeting. A GM representative asked the state to limit adoption of DC fast chargers to only those that conform to the upcoming SAE standard (supported by US and German automakers) while a Nissan representative described the CHAdeMO connector (already [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/fleet-roundup-sae-vs-chademo-tesla-waste-industries-volvo/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/spartech-expects-over-1m-in-energy-savings-with-world-energy-solutions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/spartech-expects-over-1m-in-energy-savings-with-world-energy-solutions/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:57:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77161 Spartech Corporation has awarded World Energy Solutions a three-year energy management contract expected to save the plastics producer more than $1 million in energy costs. The contract covers a range of sustainability and transactional services intended to help Spartech lower its energy commodity costs, reduce energy consumption and maximize available grid and utility incentives, such [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/spartech-expects-over-1m-in-energy-savings-with-world-energy-solutions/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/better-place-opens-battery-swap-network/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/better-place-opens-battery-swap-network/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 14:39:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77111 Better Place, the electric vehicle venture started by entrepreneur Shai Agassi, has opened its first publicly available battery switching stations, where drivers can swap out a discharged pack for a fully charged one in less time than it takes to fill up a conventional car with gasoline. The four Better Place battery stations are in central [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/better-place-opens-battery-swap-network/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/san-fracisco-49ers-buy-low-co2-concrete-for-new-stadium/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/san-fracisco-49ers-buy-low-co2-concrete-for-new-stadium/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 14:00:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77047 Central Concrete, a US Concrete company, will supply about 80,000 cubic yards of its low-CO2 concrete for the new San Francisco 49ers stadium, the company said. The mixes selected, which will be used for the auger cast piles and overall stadium structure, use less materials than traditional concrete and will reduce the stadium’s overall carbon [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/san-fracisco-49ers-buy-low-co2-concrete-for-new-stadium/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/contract-wins-solarcity-pv-delta-and-doe-allure-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/contract-wins-solarcity-pv-delta-and-doe-allure-energy/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 13:43:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76939 Campus Crest Communities has partnered with SolarCity to install more than 9,000 solar panels on student housing facilities in Greeley, Colo.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; and Las Cruces, N.M. The “purpose-built” student housing developer says the initiative will provide more than 2.3 million kWh of renewable power annually, offset the housing complexes’ electricity consumption by about 50 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/contract-wins-solarcity-pv-delta-and-doe-allure-energy/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/ibm-to-monitor-50-federal-buildings-save-taxpayers-15m-with-more-to-come/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/ibm-to-monitor-50-federal-buildings-save-taxpayers-15m-with-more-to-come/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:14:37 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76840 IBM has won a contract to develop and install smart building technology in 50 of the federal government’s most energy-consuming buildings, and the resulting data could help reduce operating costs across the General Service Administration’s entire inventory of nearly 182 million square feet. The GSA, which awarded the contract to IBM, says this initiative will [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/ibm-to-monitor-50-federal-buildings-save-taxpayers-15m-with-more-to-come/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/apple-data-center-to-be-powered-by-100-renewable-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/apple-data-center-to-be-powered-by-100-renewable-energy/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 06:29:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76873 Apple said it will power its 500,000-square-foot data center in Maiden, N.C., entirely with renewable energy by the end of the year. The announcement, which was posted on Apple’s website, follows protests against Apple by Greenpeace activists who criticized the company for powering its iCloud using coal-fired power plants. Apple received the fifth-lowest score in Greenpeace’s [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/apple-data-center-to-be-powered-by-100-renewable-energy/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/walmart-announces-27-solar-projects-totalling-10-5-mw/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/walmart-announces-27-solar-projects-totalling-10-5-mw/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 16:30:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76755 Walmart has announced plans to install solar photovoltaic arrays on 27 of its Massachusetts stores as early as August, adding on-site generation to more than half of its outlets in the state. The arrays are in the engineering phase and still require permits, the Boston Globe reports. Once operational, the installations should have a total [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/walmart-announces-27-solar-projects-totalling-10-5-mw/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/pepco-saves-delaware-college-9-million-in-energy-costs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/pepco-saves-delaware-college-9-million-in-energy-costs/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:35:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76518 Pepco Energy Services will save Delaware Technical Community College more than $9 million in energy costs by installing more than $7 million in energy conservation measures at the college’s Wilmington, Stanton, Terry and Owens campuses, according to the company. The cost savings span the life of the 15-year contract. Conservation measures include converting constant volume [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/pepco-saves-delaware-college-9-million-in-energy-costs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/gm-aims-for-third-leed-with-water-recycling-solar-composting/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/gm-aims-for-third-leed-with-water-recycling-solar-composting/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 06:19:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76572 General Motors is building an engine plant in southern Brazil equipped with numerous sustainable features including solar energy and water recycling systems, which the company expects will secure the building LEED certification. If successful, the facility would join GM’s Lansing Delta Township assembly plant in Michigan and its China headquarters in Shanghai in earning this [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/gm-aims-for-third-leed-with-water-recycling-solar-composting/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/waste-management-expands-cng-fleet/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/waste-management-expands-cng-fleet/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:20:35 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76458 Waste Management will add 35 compressed natural gas-powered vehicles to its Houston fleet by the end of 2012, the company said, and will soon open its CNG fueling station in Conroe, Texas to consumers. Each Class 8 diesel truck that Waste Management replaces with natural gas reduces diesel use by an average of 8,000 gallons [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/waste-management-expands-cng-fleet/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/walmart-cuts-outdoor-water-use-with-weathertrak-devices-three-products-launched/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/walmart-cuts-outdoor-water-use-with-weathertrak-devices-three-products-launched/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 06:20:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76453 Walmart stores equipped with WeatherTRAK smart irrigation controllers have reduced outdoor water use an average of 39 percent since they were installed in 2008, the companies have announced. HydroPoint Data Systems supplied 631 of its WeatherTRAK controllers at select Walmart stores. The systems, which are designed to eliminate landscape water waste, harmful run-off and costly [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/walmart-cuts-outdoor-water-use-with-weathertrak-devices-three-products-launched/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/contract-wins-q-cells-pv-on-ikea-turboden-orc-at-heathrow-enernoc-in-sf/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/contract-wins-q-cells-pv-on-ikea-turboden-orc-at-heathrow-enernoc-in-sf/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:15:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76328 IKEA has ordered 7MW of Q.Cells’ solar modules. The retailer will install Q.Cells’ CIGS thin-film modules on the rooftop of its main warehouse in the northern Italian town of Piacenza within the coming months. Renewables provides 51 percent of Ikea’s energy, up from 47 percent in FY10, according to the company’s 2011 sustainability report. BAA [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/contract-wins-q-cells-pv-on-ikea-turboden-orc-at-heathrow-enernoc-in-sf/feed/ 0