http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 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 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/wah-fung-group-announces-efficient-fabric-dyeing-process/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/wah-fung-group-announces-efficient-fabric-dyeing-process/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:14:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66035 A dyeing process designed by fabric supplier Wah Fung Group can achieve 13 percent carbon savings and over 50 percent water savings in fabric manufacturing when compared to certain conventional processes. According to a Wah Fung report, the company’s Cold Pad Batch dyeing technology achieved the savings when compared to conventional processes using exhaust dyeing. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/wah-fung-group-announces-efficient-fabric-dyeing-process/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/15/fleet-briefing-chevy-volt-fire-fedex-toyota-recall-and-electric-honda-commuters/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/15/fleet-briefing-chevy-volt-fire-fedex-toyota-recall-and-electric-honda-commuters/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:00:09 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65232 Automaker GM has tried to blame government testers for a fire that reportedly engulfed one of its plug-in Chevrolet Volt cars following testing at a federal facility. The hybrid car’s lithium-ion battery caught fire three weeks after being damaged in a crash test at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Associated Press reported on [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/15/fleet-briefing-chevy-volt-fire-fedex-toyota-recall-and-electric-honda-commuters/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/09/hp-knocks-nokia-from-lead-in-greenpeace-electronics-guide/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/09/hp-knocks-nokia-from-lead-in-greenpeace-electronics-guide/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:26:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=64957 HP has taken the lead in Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics, while the scores of former front runners Nokia and Sony Ericsson have dropped. The Guide to Greener Electronics ranks 15 companies on factors including greenhouse gas emissions, product take-back and elimination of hazardous and unsustainable materials from products and packaging. In this year’s edition, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/09/hp-knocks-nokia-from-lead-in-greenpeace-electronics-guide/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/10/ibm-mars-want-more-sustainable-cocoa-crops/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/10/ibm-mars-want-more-sustainable-cocoa-crops/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:50:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=62951 IBM and Mars say they’re using deep computing to improve sustainability of cocoa crops around the world.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/10/ibm-mars-want-more-sustainable-cocoa-crops/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/05/automation-system-for-smaller-buildings-wins-funding/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/05/automation-system-for-smaller-buildings-wins-funding/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:03:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=62956 SCL Elements, developer of the Can2Go automation software for smaller commercial buildings, has secured $2.15 Million in Series A financing. The Westly Group led the round, with participation from Navitas Capital. Can2Go (architecture shown, above left) says the funding will allow it to accelerate its expansion in the “huge underserved market” of light commercial and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/05/automation-system-for-smaller-buildings-wins-funding/feed/ 0