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/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/2012/05/17/ultracapacitors-give-power-lift-to-automated-guided-vehicles/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/ultracapacitors-give-power-lift-to-automated-guided-vehicles/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 13:35:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76762 The commercial and consumer vehicle markets have made significant inroads in cleaning their technology and improving the performance and lifespan of their energy storage systems. One way to achieve this is by using ultracapacitors in combination with batteries to reduce emissions and store more power in smaller packages. The ultracap-battery combination improves the power density [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/ultracapacitors-give-power-lift-to-automated-guided-vehicles/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/pennsylvania-electric-trains-viridity-to-sell-energy-back-to-grid/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/pennsylvania-electric-trains-viridity-to-sell-energy-back-to-grid/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:20:51 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75335 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority trains are on track to becoming virtual power generators, putting energy back into the electric grid as they put on the brakes. Viridity Energy, a Philadelphia-based demand-side energy startup, says it has reached a “significant milestone” in enabling SEPTA to capture the kinetic energy created from the regenerative braking ability of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/pennsylvania-electric-trains-viridity-to-sell-energy-back-to-grid/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/ge-arista-battery-system-to-back-up-commercial-wind-solar/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/ge-arista-battery-system-to-back-up-commercial-wind-solar/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:50:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75289 General Electric has partnered with Arista Power Inc. to develop and sell systems that can store electricity from on-site solar and wind sources and release it during periods of peak demand, to help commercial customers cut their power bills. Arista will use GE’s Durathon nickel-salt battery in its Power on Demand system, which is designed [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/ge-arista-battery-system-to-back-up-commercial-wind-solar/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/defense-department-targets-3gw-of-renewables-by-2025/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/defense-department-targets-3gw-of-renewables-by-2025/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:15:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74112 The Department of Defense has pledged to deploy 3 GW of renewable power – including solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal – by 2025, in what the White House called one of the largest commitments to clean energy in history. The renewable resources will appear on Army, Navy, and Air Force installations, with each military branch [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/defense-department-targets-3gw-of-renewables-by-2025/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/05/standards-compliance-briefing-carbon-trust-standard-cemars-net-zero-energy-building-iso-50001-leed/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/05/standards-compliance-briefing-carbon-trust-standard-cemars-net-zero-energy-building-iso-50001-leed/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:15:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73607 Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 10 items. Samsung Electronics has earned the Carbon Trust Standard certificate for its carbon-reductive management in eight different workplaces in Korea, the first firm in the country to receive the certificate, the Korean Herald writes. The Carbon Trust is [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/05/standards-compliance-briefing-carbon-trust-standard-cemars-net-zero-energy-building-iso-50001-leed/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/21/johnson-controls-hikes-battery-prices-cites-environmental-costs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/21/johnson-controls-hikes-battery-prices-cites-environmental-costs/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:39:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72306 On the heels of a Johnson Controls’ China battery factory being ordered to suspend production after the Shanghai Environment Production Bureau found that the company was the main polluter in the region, the company has announced that it will implement an eight percent price increase on lead-acid batteries sold in the US and Canada for [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/21/johnson-controls-hikes-battery-prices-cites-environmental-costs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/13/odyne%e2%80%99s-plug-in-hybrid-propulsion-halves-costs-weight/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/13/odyne%e2%80%99s-plug-in-hybrid-propulsion-halves-costs-weight/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:09:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71715 A new version of Odyne Systems’ plug-in hybrid propulsion package for heavy-duty utility bucket trucks halves unit costs and reduces the system’s weight even more, writes Fleet Owner. The new system cuts the total weight of the hybrid package from 4,000 lbs. to 1,600 lbs., and reduces system costs from about $100,000 down to about [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/13/odyne%e2%80%99s-plug-in-hybrid-propulsion-halves-costs-weight/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/08/mass-transit-goes-green-with-enhanced-energy-storage/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/08/mass-transit-goes-green-with-enhanced-energy-storage/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:35:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71240 To avoid ever-rising gas prices, more people are making the switch to public transportation. Instead of traveling by car, they are more apt to ride the bus or train which increases the need for mass transportation. Manufacturers and design engineers are feeling pressure to produce hybridized transportation, making it cleaner and more efficient, while simultaneously [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/08/mass-transit-goes-green-with-enhanced-energy-storage/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/27/policy-enforcement-briefing-manufacturing-tax-credit-natural-gas-drilling-ener1-chapter-11-tier-3-emissions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/27/policy-enforcement-briefing-manufacturing-tax-credit-natural-gas-drilling-ener1-chapter-11-tier-3-emissions/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:25:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69028 The White House has released more details about the manufacturing efficiency incentives that President Obama announced in his State of the Union address Thursday. The proposed $5 billion in incentives aren’t new, but – if passed by Congress – are an extension to the Recovery Act’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit awarding a 30 percent rebate on qualified [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/27/policy-enforcement-briefing-manufacturing-tax-credit-natural-gas-drilling-ener1-chapter-11-tier-3-emissions/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/14/revend-launches-light-bulb-recycling-vending-machine/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/14/revend-launches-light-bulb-recycling-vending-machine/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:14:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66769 U.K. corporation Revend Recycling Limited has launched a “reverse vending” recycling machine for the collection and recycling of domestic light bulbs and batteries. Ikea will be placing the units in some of its European stores. The machine, called the Revend, has the option of giving out -or “reverse vending” – discount vouchers or other rewards [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/14/revend-launches-light-bulb-recycling-vending-machine/feed/ 6 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-wyoming-aquifer-alaska-energy-authority-epa-enforcement-2011/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-wyoming-aquifer-alaska-energy-authority-epa-enforcement-2011/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:03:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66553 Republicans expressed confidence that Congress will reach an agreement that extends the payroll tax cut, now in the Senate. The House bill contains a measure to expedite a TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline – which President Obama said that he does not support – as well as a requirement to delay the EPA’s new pollution [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-wyoming-aquifer-alaska-energy-authority-epa-enforcement-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/08/standards-compliance-briefing-green-building-initiative-leed-gri-international-maritime-organization/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/08/standards-compliance-briefing-green-building-initiative-leed-gri-international-maritime-organization/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:00:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66397 The Green Building Initiative released its Guiding Principles Compliance certification program for existing buildings – a tool designed to help federal agencies comply with sustainability requirements in federally owned or leased buildings. A 2009 executive order says that by 2015, 15 percent of federal buildings 5,000 square feet or larger must incorporate sustainable practices. The Department of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/08/standards-compliance-briefing-green-building-initiative-leed-gri-international-maritime-organization/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/23/policy-enforcement-briefing-more-epa-delays-solar-trade-dispute-chevron-fined/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/23/policy-enforcement-briefing-more-epa-delays-solar-trade-dispute-chevron-fined/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:21:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65702 The EPA said it will delay proposing the country’s first-ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries, the latest setback for the agency that has struggled to fulfill its ambitious clean air agenda, Reuters reported. The EPA had been required to propose the rules by mid-December as part of a court settlement, but will now ask [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/23/policy-enforcement-briefing-more-epa-delays-solar-trade-dispute-chevron-fined/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-anwr-drilling-push-canada-reacts-ev-fire-probe/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-anwr-drilling-push-canada-reacts-ev-fire-probe/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:32:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65136 A jobs-related proposal from House Republicans to support new infrastructure spending is dominating by a plan to massively expand offshore oil and gas leasing and open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, The Hill reported. The proposal was announced days after President Obama unveiled a five-year offshore drilling plan that slow walks new [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-anwr-drilling-push-canada-reacts-ev-fire-probe/feed/ 0