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LEGO Powered by Wind Energy

February 18, 2015 by Karen Henry

The LEGO Group is closer to reaching its goal of using 100 percent renewable energy by 2020. Kirkby, a holding and investment company that owns 75 percent of the LEGO Group, has invested about $456 million to construct of an off-shore wind farm in the German North Sea. The first turbines have ... Read more »

Supplier Climate Performance Leadership Index

US Supply Chains More Vulnerable to Climate Risks

January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Lack of preparation currently leaves supply chains in Brazil, China, India and the US more vulnerable to climate risks than those in Europe and Japan, according to a report by CDP and Accenture. Supply chain sustainability revealed: a country comparison also finds suppliers in China and India deliver the greatest ... Read more »

Researchers to Develop ‘Intelligent’ Windows and Façades

December 26, 2014 by Karen Henry

An international research effort coordinated by scientists from the University of Jena in Germany has set its sights on developing a new breed of energy-efficient windows and facades. The goal of the project, Large-Area Fluidic Windows (LaWin), is to improve the materials and production processes that enable building facades and windows ... Read more »

Project Looks at the Intelligent Coupling of Solar and CHP

December 16, 2014 by Karen Henry

German solar inverter manufacturer, SMA Solar Technology; German HVAC company, Vaillant; and RWTH Aachen University in Germany are conducting a joint research project to find out how best to intelligently couple PV systems with CHP plants and heat pump heating systems. The goal of the PV-KWK project is to develop ... Read more »

Adsorption Cooling Helps Company Save Energy

December 4, 2014 by Karen Henry

Combined heat and power (CHP) units used in conjunction with thermally driven cooling systems (combined cooling and power, or CCP) are helping German manufacturing companies that require energy-intensive production processes to be more energy efficient. The CHP cogeneration system produces power and heat efficiently and cost-effectively, and with the addition of ... Read more »

Mercedes Tops List of Automakers Distorting Fuel Economy

November 11, 2014November 10, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Mercedes is the leader at manipulating the way vehicles are tested, producing official fuel economy figures in labs that cannot be replicated in the real world, according to a report by Transport & Environment. The report analyzes real-world fuel consumption by motorists that highlights the abuses by carmakers of the ... Read more »

Green Buildings Market Grows to $260 Billion

October 31, 2014October 30, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Construction of green buildings rose to 325 million square meters of new floor space in 2013, representing a $260 billion market, according to a report by Lux Research. In addition, green buildings are delivering predictable internal rates of return of 5 percent or more. Lux analysts studied utility savings, rental rates, resale ... Read more »

Is Amazon’s New Data Center Really Carbon Neutral?

October 28, 2014October 27, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Amazon Web Services last week announced its new data center in Frankfurt, Germany would be carbon neutral. Greenpeace says prove it. Greenpeace senior energy campaigner David Pomerantz says Amazon needs to release more information to verify its carbon-neutral claim. “While we would like to trust that Amazon’s new facility will ... Read more »

BMW-Backed Efforts Closer to Cutting Carbon Fiber Production Costs 90%

October 13, 2014October 10, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BMW and Audi AG are among more than 70 companies and organizations backing a materials-development group that says it’s getting closer to large-scale manufacturing of cars made with carbon fiber, a lightweight material that helps increase fuel efficiency. MAI Carbon Cluster Management, an 80 million-euro ($102 million) research effort supported ... Read more »

Novelis Opens World’s Largest Aluminum Recycling Facility

October 2, 2014October 1, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Novelis opened the world’s largest aluminum recycling center on Wednesday in Nachterstedt, Germany, at a cost of $258 million. The center, located adjacent to the company’s rolling mill, will process up to 400,000 metric tons of aluminum scrap annually. Since 2011, Novelis has invested about $500 million to expand its recycling ... Read more »

Daimler Must Use Low-Global-Warming Coolant

September 30, 2014September 29, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Germany must force Daimler — which makes Mercedes-Benz — to use a newer low-global-warming air conditioning coolant, according to the European Union. Industry Week reports the EC said Germany has “infringed EU law” and faces court action by allowing Daimler to use an older refrigerant that emits potent greenhouse gases. Since ... Read more »

Novelis to Halve Absolute Carbon Emissions

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Novelis has been accepted into the World Wildlife Fund’s Climate Savers program, making the aluminum rolling and recycling firm the only metals company to be accepted into the program. As part of its participation in the program, Novelis has established Climate Savers commitments that align with its established sustainability agenda. ... Read more »

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