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/2012/05/18/policy-enforcement-briefing-bonn-climate-talks-new-zealand-ets-iris-review/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/policy-enforcement-briefing-bonn-climate-talks-new-zealand-ets-iris-review/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 13:20:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76860 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 11 items. UN climate chief Christiana Figueres said that country delegates who agreed on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action, a process to develop a new GHG emissions reduction protocol by 2015, should set targets this year to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/policy-enforcement-briefing-bonn-climate-talks-new-zealand-ets-iris-review/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/nrel-unveils-more-accurate-energy-project-emissions-calculator/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/nrel-unveils-more-accurate-energy-project-emissions-calculator/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:12:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75985 Cradle-to-grave greenhouse gas emissions from solar photovoltaics are about 5 percent of those from coal; wind and solar are about equal in emissions; and nuclear energy is on a par with renewable energy, according to a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which claims to use a more precise method for calculating life [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/nrel-unveils-more-accurate-energy-project-emissions-calculator/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/renewables-briefing-oberlin-dairy-biogas-tidal-power-st-petersburg/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/renewables-briefing-oberlin-dairy-biogas-tidal-power-st-petersburg/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 10:22:08 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75552 Here’s the latest news on renewable power installations, contracts, financing, permits and market changes affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. The Maine Public Utilities Commission directed three utilities to buy 4 MW of tidal electricity from Ocean Renewable Power Company, in the first long-term power purchase agreements for tidal energy in the United States. Construction [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/renewables-briefing-oberlin-dairy-biogas-tidal-power-st-petersburg/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/fleet-briefing-bmw-olympic-fleet-gamesa-coda-ge-wattstation-software/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/fleet-briefing-bmw-olympic-fleet-gamesa-coda-ge-wattstation-software/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 13:30:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75508 Here’s the latest alternative fuel and energy-efficient vehicle news affecting environmental and energy executives. BMW has unveiled its London 2012 Olympic fleet of more than 3,000 low-emission, diesel, hybrid and electric cars, motorcycles and bicycles. Olympic officials capped the vehicles’ emissions at 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer, and the automaker says the BMW and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/fleet-briefing-bmw-olympic-fleet-gamesa-coda-ge-wattstation-software/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/25/policy-enforcement-briefing-gulf-spill-charges-carb-ruling-palm-oil-biofuels-eu-ets/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/25/policy-enforcement-briefing-gulf-spill-charges-carb-ruling-palm-oil-biofuels-eu-ets/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:33:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75031 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 11 items. The Department of Justice has filed the first criminal charges in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. A former BP engineer was arrested and charged with two counts of obstruction of justice for [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/25/policy-enforcement-briefing-gulf-spill-charges-carb-ruling-palm-oil-biofuels-eu-ets/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/all-nippon-group-sets-20-carbon-reduction-goal/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/all-nippon-group-sets-20-carbon-reduction-goal/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:05:43 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72948 ANA Group, Japan’s largest airline group, is aiming to cut its carbon emissions by 20 percent by 2020 compared with 2005 levels. Dubbed ANA Fly Eco 2020, the plan will see the introduction of more fuel efficient aircraft, use of biofuels in place of conventional aviation fuel and more fuel-efficient operating procedures., the group says. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/all-nippon-group-sets-20-carbon-reduction-goal/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/27/qantas-to-run-flights-on-converted-cooking-oil-biofuel-mix/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/27/qantas-to-run-flights-on-converted-cooking-oil-biofuel-mix/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:30:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72814 Qantas said it will operate Australia’s first commercial flights powered by a blend of converted cooking oil and conventional jet fuel starting April 13, on a Sydney-Adelaide return service operated by an Airbus A330. The aircraft – which can carry about 300 passengers – will use the 50-50 mix in one of its two engines. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/27/qantas-to-run-flights-on-converted-cooking-oil-biofuel-mix/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/21/renewables-briefing-sainsbury%e2%80%99s-6-9mw-solar-pv-rgs-energy-capital-wells-fargo-navy-biojet-fuel/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/21/renewables-briefing-sainsbury%e2%80%99s-6-9mw-solar-pv-rgs-energy-capital-wells-fargo-navy-biojet-fuel/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:50:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72278 British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has installed 6.9 MW solar PV systems on store rooftops in the south of England. The series of 115 projects, completed by Renewable Resources, uses 50 to 150 kW systems. No alterations to the buildings were required to facilitate the installations. Renewable Resources installed a typical 50 kW system in less [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/21/renewables-briefing-sainsbury%e2%80%99s-6-9mw-solar-pv-rgs-energy-capital-wells-fargo-navy-biojet-fuel/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/sca-sustainability-goals-5-twh-wind-by-2020-tripling-of-biofuel-production/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/sca-sustainability-goals-5-twh-wind-by-2020-tripling-of-biofuel-production/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:52:19 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71603 SCA, the world’s third-largest paper company, is aiming to produce 5 TWh of windpower on its forest land by 2020, according to the firm’s latest set of sustainability goals. Other goals include tripling SCA’s production of biofuels by 2020. The company did not state a baseline against which this increased production would be measured, but [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/sca-sustainability-goals-5-twh-wind-by-2020-tripling-of-biofuel-production/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/08/fleet-briefing-cng-in-a-box-chevy-volt-hiatus-coca-cola-biomethane-fleet-via%e2%80%99s-erev-for-verizon/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/08/fleet-briefing-cng-in-a-box-chevy-volt-hiatus-coca-cola-biomethane-fleet-via%e2%80%99s-erev-for-verizon/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:50:29 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71466 GE and Chesapeake Energy have announced a multi-year collaboration that aims to develop and bring to market compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation as well as natural gas home-fueling technology, the companies said. The deal seeks to combine GE’s oil and gas technology portfolio with Chesapeake’s experience in developing fueling technology [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/08/fleet-briefing-cng-in-a-box-chevy-volt-hiatus-coca-cola-biomethane-fleet-via%e2%80%99s-erev-for-verizon/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/06/consumer-support-for-green-energy-drops/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/06/consumer-support-for-green-energy-drops/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:15:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71224 Consumer support for clean energy declined significantly between 2009 and 2011, according to a report by Pike Research. The cleantech market intelligence firm’s annual Energy & Environment Consumer Survey found that the average percentage of consumers with an “extremely” or “very” favorable view of 13 clean energy concepts, ranging from renewable energy to alternative fuel vehicles, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/06/consumer-support-for-green-energy-drops/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/06/scanias-internal-transport-to-use-bioethanol/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/06/scanias-internal-transport-to-use-bioethanol/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:10:11 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71212 Truck manufacturer Scania has switched its internal transport services to fossil-free fuel. The Swedish company is putting eight trucks (pictured) powered by bioethanol into use at its production facilities in Södertälje, Sweden. The move should cut emissions at those plants by around 70 percent, Scania says. In Södertälje, Scania primarily operates trucks to transport components [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/06/scanias-internal-transport-to-use-bioethanol/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/22/policy-enforcement-briefing-rfs-2011-eu-ets-uk-solar-subsidy-cuts-imo-code/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/22/policy-enforcement-briefing-rfs-2011-eu-ets-uk-solar-subsidy-cuts-imo-code/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:08:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70450 The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has asked that the EPA deny a petition submitted this month by the petroleum industry that would retroactively change the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2011. The group said that commercial-scale advanced biofuels projects are just starting to advance and changes to the RFS would disrupt this progress. The Russian [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/22/policy-enforcement-briefing-rfs-2011-eu-ets-uk-solar-subsidy-cuts-imo-code/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/21/cleantech-innovations-continue-to-thrive/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/21/cleantech-innovations-continue-to-thrive/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:09:43 +0000 John M Lazarus http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70264 Cleantech innovations continue to thrive, a sign that viability for eco-friendly energy technologies is continuing.  With increasing opportunity to innovate in this sector, many wonder which technologies areas are most likely to prevail.  A recent analysis of the cleantech patent landscape trends illustrates the hot cleantech categories, the up-and-coming technology areas that are gaining momentum, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/21/cleantech-innovations-continue-to-thrive/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/20/policy-enforcement-briefing-e15-approved-dioxin-exposure-hydraulic-fracturing-utility-mact-shell/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/20/policy-enforcement-briefing-e15-approved-dioxin-exposure-hydraulic-fracturing-utility-mact-shell/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:08:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70288 The EPA approved ethanol fuel blend E15 for voluntary use in all autos and light trucks built since 2001 after completing testing of E15’s impact on engine durability and auto emissions systems, writes Ethanol Producer Magazine. According to the Environmental Working Group, major automakers have warned that millions of vehicle warranties will be voided if [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/20/policy-enforcement-briefing-e15-approved-dioxin-exposure-hydraulic-fracturing-utility-mact-shell/feed/ 0