Manufacturing

Section 48C Big Opportunity for Advanced Energy Manufacturers

The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA) authorizes the Department of Treasury to award $2.3 billion in tax credits for qualified investments ...

EPA Ups Ante for Energy Star TVs

To gain an Energy Star rating, TVs next year must be 40 percent more efficient than standard models. The new requirements take effect May 1, 2010. The ...

Crayola Adding 1.5MW Solar to Factory

Solar panels at the Crayola headquarters will provide about 10 percent of the energy used at the Forks Township, Penn., operation. That's enough to make ...

Diam Reduces Carbon Footprint by 12%

Diam, a wine bottle closure manufacturer, has reduced its carbon footprint by 12 percent to bring it in-line with the carbon footprint of natural cork ...

EPA ‘Endangerment Ruling’ May Omit Small Business Emissions

If the EPA draft ruling declaring carbon dioxide a pollutant goes through as written, it would regulate emissions only from large industrial sources. EPA's new take ...

Manufacturers Should Consider GHG Emissions on Site-by-Site Basis

Last time we discussed some of the motivators for companies paying attention to green manufacturing - that is, drivers for incorporating green in your business strategy. ...

The Five Stages of Adopting Corporate Sustainability

Adopting sustainability as a goal now will help corporations develop business models that will leave competitors scrambling to catch up, according to a new report from ...

Cash For Clunkers Upgrades Fuel Efficiency 58%

Vehicles upgraded through Cash for Clunkers gained 9.1 mpg on average, the goverment reports upon the conclusion of the Cash for Clunkers program. Under the program, a ...

Kyocera Reduces AC Bill With Natural ‘Green Curtain’

By encouraging climbing plants to climb trellises placed in front of windows, Kyocera has lowered the load on its air-conditioning systems. The new initiative, in place ...

Northrop Grumman To Pay $21 Million For San Gabriel Valley Water Cleanup

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a $21 million settlement with Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corporation that requires Northrop Grumman to clean up groundwater contamination at ...

Energy-Efficiency at Vorwerk

The German vacuum-cleaner company has been building its Kobold model for almost 80 years, and sold more than 80 ...

Nissan Adopts Methanol Fuel Cells for Parts-Hauling Tugs

Nissan North America will be the first vehicle manufacturer to use methanol fuel cells to power equipment used to haul parts to assembly lines at its ...

Energy Efficient Appliance Rebates Ready to Roll

Appliance makers and retailers may see a spike in sales if the U.S. government's appliance rebate program for trading in old appliances for new energy-efficient ones ...

CDs vs. Music Downloads: Carbon Footprint Compared

In a white paper comparing the carbon footprint and energy usage associated with various forms of music delivery, from CDs sold at retail to CDs sold ...

Coke, Pepsi Listed Among Beijing’s Dirty Dozen Water Polluters

While Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have done much to publicize their environmental initiatives worldwide, the two soda bottlers and a host of other water users could not ...

‘Green’ Manufacturing Should be Part of Your Strategy

It is important to define, as best as we are able, why it is important to focus on green manufacturing. Green manufacturing is an important part ...

Seventh Generation Cuts Carbon Footprint 23% in 2008

Sales of Seventh Generation's non-toxic household products, have saved 140,000 trees, 191 billion BTUs of energy, more than 50 million gallons of water, and nearly 1.5 ...

Transmission Lines to Aid Business Adoption of Renewables

Businesses wanting to use renewable energy in their operations will benefit from giant electric transmission lines being installed or awaiting approval all across the U.S. These lines, ...

Study Finds Consumers Ready to Pay for Electrical Grid Upgrades

Fifty-seven percent of Americans agree that the nation's electrical grid infrastructure should be upgraded to support new generation and further deployment of alternative energy technologies, according ...

BMW Adding Sub-brand for Electric Cars

BMW's "Project i" series of electric cars will exist under a different sub-brand, helping the automaker distinguish its more energy efficient offerings much in the same ...