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/2012/05/21/water-tech-market-for-food-and-drink-to-almost-double-by-2020/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/water-tech-market-for-food-and-drink-to-almost-double-by-2020/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 14:20:29 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76946 The global water technology market in the food and beverage sector is set to almost double in size by 2020 as concerns over water scarcity increase, according to new research by business data research center Global Water Intelligence. Drivers including rising demand coupled with a fixed supply, and companies’ increasing concern over environmental branding, will [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/water-tech-market-for-food-and-drink-to-almost-double-by-2020/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/10/the-bioeconomy-blueprint-panel/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/10/the-bioeconomy-blueprint-panel/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 07:05:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76157 April 26, 2012 discussion of the Obama Administration’s Bioeconomy Blueprint by a panel of four academic and industry representatives, moderated by Bonnie Bassler, Princeton University.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/10/the-bioeconomy-blueprint-panel/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/dc-powered-led-lighting-could-lower-electricity-bills-study-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/dc-powered-led-lighting-could-lower-electricity-bills-study-says/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:20:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75132 A direct current electrical power system may be the most economic way to power lights in commercial buildings, according to a paper by Carnegie Mellon University researchers. For more than a century, electric power has been produced and distributed using alternating current technology. But the DC system, pioneered by Thomas Edison in the 1880s, could [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/dc-powered-led-lighting-could-lower-electricity-bills-study-says/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/replenish-founder-discusses-reusable-packaging/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/replenish-founder-discusses-reusable-packaging/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:33:51 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73228 Jason Foster, founder and chief reuser, Replenish, speaks with Packaging Digest editor Lisa Pierce at the Sustainability in Packaging 2012 conference in Orlando, FL, about the challenges—and opportunities—for reusable packaging.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/replenish-founder-discusses-reusable-packaging/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/lessons-learned-sustainable-acquatics-center-at-london-2012/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/lessons-learned-sustainable-acquatics-center-at-london-2012/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:27:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73226 Video highlighting what was learned in building the Sustainable Aquatics Center for the London 2012 Olympics.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/lessons-learned-sustainable-acquatics-center-at-london-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/lennox-boosts-efficiency-of-cooling-units/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/lennox-boosts-efficiency-of-cooling-units/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:12:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74515 Lennox has added a new all-aluminum condenser coil to its energy efficient Energence rooftop cooling units, slashing the amount of refrigerant required by nearly half. The Dallas-based residential and commercial heating and air conditioning manufacturer has designed its Environ Coil System to uses a series of channels, which provides a higher primary surface area than [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/lennox-boosts-efficiency-of-cooling-units/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/ge-pushes-gm-to-second-place-in-2011-u-s-cleantech-patents/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/ge-pushes-gm-to-second-place-in-2011-u-s-cleantech-patents/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:43:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74012 GE led companies securing U.S. patents for clean energy technologies in 2011, with 184, pushing last year’s top company GM down to second place with 127, according to a report from the cleantech group of Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. Clean tech patents reached an all-time high of 2,331 in 2011, rising by 450 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/ge-pushes-gm-to-second-place-in-2011-u-s-cleantech-patents/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/14/datagryd-green-data-center-includes-9mw-chp-plant-low-voltage-cables/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/14/datagryd-green-data-center-includes-9mw-chp-plant-low-voltage-cables/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:18:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71800 DataGryd has opened an energy-efficient data center, complete with combined heating, cooling and power plant, in the original Western Union Building in New York City. The 80-year old building has undergone a comprehensive infrastructure retrofit to meet the demands of an urban green data center, DataGryd said. The company expects the onsite 9 MW CHP [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/14/datagryd-green-data-center-includes-9mw-chp-plant-low-voltage-cables/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/24/att-bsr-will-give-sustainability-rating-to-all-att-branded-mobile-devices/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/24/att-bsr-will-give-sustainability-rating-to-all-att-branded-mobile-devices/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:26:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70592 AT&T in collaboration with sustainable business strategists BSR is developing an eco-ratings system that will result in easy-to-read labels for all AT&T-branded mobile devices. Implementation is expected in the next few months. The eco-rating system will cover attributes such as: environmentally preferable materials, energy efficiency, responsible end-of-life treatment and environmentally-responsible manufacturing. The system will be [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/24/att-bsr-will-give-sustainability-rating-to-all-att-branded-mobile-devices/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/23/reserve-your-copy-of-insider-knowledge-report-lessons-learned-from-corporate-decision-makers/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/23/reserve-your-copy-of-insider-knowledge-report-lessons-learned-from-corporate-decision-makers/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:50:05 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70499 To reserve your copy of this free report, register for complimentary Best Practices Webinar. Environmental Leader will release the 2012 edition of its complimentary Insider Knowledge Report, providing lessons learned from corporate environmental, sustainability and energy decision-makers, during an upcoming free webinar on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:00 AM PST / 2:00 PM EST. To [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/23/reserve-your-copy-of-insider-knowledge-report-lessons-learned-from-corporate-decision-makers/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/lg-launches-efficient-hvac-products/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/lg-launches-efficient-hvac-products/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:20:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68804 LG Electronics has announced energy efficiency improvements to to its HVAC products at the International Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Expo in Chicago. The Multi V III – the third generation of LG’s flagship Multi V series – now offers an Integrated Energy Efficient Ratio of up to 21.8, LG announced. The range also has [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/lg-launches-efficient-hvac-products/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/21/67283/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/21/67283/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:27:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67283 Google and global investment firm KKR have made a significant investment into a portfolio of solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities serving the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) held by Recurrent Energy. The four projects totaling 88 MW, with estimated completion in early 2012 for three of them and the fourth later in 2012, are expected to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/21/67283/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/21/schneider-electric-acquires-energycenter-2-0-from-viridity/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/21/schneider-electric-acquires-energycenter-2-0-from-viridity/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:19:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67277 Energy management firm Schneider Electric has acquired Viridity‘s energy center DCIM software to augment its StruxureWare for Data Center Operations, the company announced. The acquisition adds to the visibility capacity of Schneider Electric’s data center infrastructure management offering. The investment gives Schneider Electric the intellectual property rights and software behind the Viridity EnergyCenter 2.0 platform, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/21/schneider-electric-acquires-energycenter-2-0-from-viridity/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/microsoft-cloud-computing-can-cut-emissions-by-30-percent-and-more/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/microsoft-cloud-computing-can-cut-emissions-by-30-percent-and-more/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:28:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66949 Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and services are estimated to double their global carbon emissions to 4 percent of global electricity consumption by 2020, taking an 8-10 percent share of electricity consumption in the EU alone, says John Vassallo, Microsoft vice president for EU affairs and associate general counsel. Vassallo’s industry assessment, found at EurActive.com, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/microsoft-cloud-computing-can-cut-emissions-by-30-percent-and-more/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/02/mercedes-benz-unveils-efficient-aero-trailer/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/02/mercedes-benz-unveils-efficient-aero-trailer/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:39:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66125 Mercedes Benz has designed a concept haulage trailer that reduces wind resistance by 18 percent and improves fuel economy by 5 percent. The product, with the working title “Aero Trailer”, was unveiled at the Trailer 2011 trade show in Kortrijk, Belgium. Innovations in the concept trailer include a front airdam that reduces the distance to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/02/mercedes-benz-unveils-efficient-aero-trailer/feed/ 1