http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/new-forms-of-energy-capture-proliferate/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/new-forms-of-energy-capture-proliferate/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:48:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27185 New methods of capturing energy from unlikely sources are being refined. Two emerging ones include using low-level heat sources to produce electricity and capturing energy from the motion of heavy vehicles. A range of applications may exist for the Organic Rankine Cycle energy capture system from PowerVerde Inc. The device, which is placed adjacent to any [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/new-forms-of-energy-capture-proliferate/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/central-hudson-comparing-hybrids-vs-natural-gas-trucks/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/central-hudson-comparing-hybrids-vs-natural-gas-trucks/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:29:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27064 Central Hudson will use its eight new heavy-duty hybrid trucks as a comparison against biodiesel-powered trucks already in service. Evaluating the pros and cons of each will point the way forward for the utility. Central Hudson received $700,000 through the federal stimulus package to aid in the purchase of the new trucks, according to a press [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/central-hudson-comparing-hybrids-vs-natural-gas-trucks/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/first-all-hybrid-fedex-facility-established/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/first-all-hybrid-fedex-facility-established/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:44:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26934 The Bronx, New York, operation of FedEx will become the company’s first to exclusively use hybrid delivery vans. The addition of 51 new delivery vehicles brings the facility’s total to about 100 hybrid trucks. After the new vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corp. are added, FedEx’s hybrid fleet will total 325 vehicles, according to a press release. Especially [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/first-all-hybrid-fedex-facility-established/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/ups-trying-new-hydraulic-hybrid-trucks/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/ups-trying-new-hydraulic-hybrid-trucks/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:27:35 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26057 Using trucks where the engine has no direct physical link to the wheels, UPS is testing a new hydraulic hybrid system for some of its trucks. The trucks use a Freightliner custom chassis and hydraulic hybrid system from Parker Hannifin Corp. Financing for the trucks has been made possible by the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/ups-trying-new-hydraulic-hybrid-trucks/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/20/phoenix-gets-hybrid-taxi-fleet/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/20/phoenix-gets-hybrid-taxi-fleet/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:58:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=25740 Clean Air Cab, a Phoenix-based taxi company, has become the second taxi cab fleet in the nation to rely solely on hybrid cars. The first was EnviroCAB, in Washington, D.C., using a fleet of hybrid Toyota Priuses, Camrys and Highlanders and Ford Escapes. Clean Air Cab is offering slightly lower rates than other area cab companies, according [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/20/phoenix-gets-hybrid-taxi-fleet/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/13/luxury-automakers-ponder-carbon-cuts-hyundai-aims-to-be-green-leader/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/13/luxury-automakers-ponder-carbon-cuts-hyundai-aims-to-be-green-leader/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:21:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23583 Luxury automakers like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, and Aston Martin still lag behind the industry average for carbon-dioxide emissions just as standards tighten in Europe and the U.S., reports Bloomberg News. Asian automakers like Hyundai, however, are light years ahead and aim to become “green” leaders in the auto industry. Only now are luxury automakers retooling engines, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/13/luxury-automakers-ponder-carbon-cuts-hyundai-aims-to-be-green-leader/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/05/hoval-urges-sales-force-to-drive-prius/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/05/hoval-urges-sales-force-to-drive-prius/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:35:19 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23062 Hoval, a UK supplier of renewable energy heating products, is encouraging its 30-some regional sales engineers to drive the Toyota Prius. Hoval executives say that the “green” image of the car meshes well with its business strategy and product line. So far, only four of the sales representatives are driving the Prius. Each representative gets to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/05/hoval-urges-sales-force-to-drive-prius/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/31/china-may-hoard-rare-earth-metals-vital-to-some-clean-tech/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/31/china-may-hoard-rare-earth-metals-vital-to-some-clean-tech/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:18:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20466 China is considering a ban on export of rare earth metals, which are essential to the production of some alternative energy technologies, including hybrid vehicles and wind turbines. At the center of a brewing international conflict, any such action by China could cripple clean tech manufacturers outside of China, giving the nation a virtual grip-lock on [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/31/china-may-hoard-rare-earth-metals-vital-to-some-clean-tech/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/26/nyc-tests-hybrid-garbage-trucks-evs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/26/nyc-tests-hybrid-garbage-trucks-evs/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:39:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20231 The New York City Sanitation Department will add several hybrid electric diesel collection trucks to its fleet. New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the additions as part of his PlaNYC to reduce the city’s overall carbon emissions  in the next two decades. Three new hybrid refuse collection trucks will soon be picking up residential [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/26/nyc-tests-hybrid-garbage-trucks-evs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/21/clean-energy-patents-hit-new-quarterly-record/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/21/clean-energy-patents-hit-new-quarterly-record/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:50:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20002 As a sign that companies once again view clean tech as a solid investment, a quarterly record of 274 U.S. clean energy patents were granted in the second quarter of 2009. The biggest growth was in fuel cells, wind and solar. Honda once again applied for more patents than any other entity, according to a press release [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/21/clean-energy-patents-hit-new-quarterly-record/feed/ 0