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LG Chem, Johnson Controls, AESC Lead Li-ion Battery Market

July 9, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

LG Chem and Johnson Controls currently lead the lithium ion (li-ion) batteries for electric vehicles market in terms of both strategy and execution, according to a leaderboard report by Navigant Research. Only three companies — LG Chem, Johnson Controls and AESC — are ranked as “leaders” in the report’s leaderboard ... Read more »

BASF, Samsung Develop Anti-Sloshing Blanket for LNG Transport

July 9, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BASF and Samsung Heavy Industries have developed a blanket made of foam cubes to prevent liquefied natural gas from sloshing during its transport in tankers. Each cube, with sides of 1 meter, is made of two blocks of Basotect, BASF’s open-cell foam made from melamine resin. Basotect has high acoustic ... Read more »

Google, Samsung Top Meaningful Brand Index

June 12, 2013June 12, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Nestle and Sony are the five most meaningful brands of 2013, according to an index gauging brand strength released by Havas Media Group. Ikea, Dove, Nike, Walmart, Danone, Philips and P&G round out the top 10 on the Meaningful Brand Index, which uses consumer perception to compare ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Globes, Stormwater, NASA

June 6, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The Green Building Initiative has released what it calls the most significant upgrade to the Green Globes for New Construction program since its US launch in 2006. Green Globes NC is now based on an ANSI standard, ANSI/GBI 01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings, and the GBI says ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Dell, HP, Samsung on WEEE; Texas Roadhouse’s First LEED

May 16, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Panasonic, Toshiba, Dell and other electronics companies have called for changes to the UK’s compliance system for the EU waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) directive, saying the cost of compliance is too high, Lets Recycle reports. The companies made the statement through the Joint Trade Associations, a group ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Whole Foods Sued; Apple, Dell Lobby on E-Waste

May 7, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

California attorney general Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target and dozens of smaller manufacturers, retailers, manufacturers and distributors, alleging violations of the state’s Proposition 65. The filing in San Francisco Superior Court alleges that the companies are selling lead-tainted ginger and plum candies without warning labels, the ... Read more »

Consumer Electronics Firms Upped Recycling 27% in 2012

April 25, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Apple, Dell, HP and some 2,000 other consumer electronics companies increased the amount of electronics they recycled by about 27 percent last year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. The Second Annual Report of the eCycling Leadership Initiative says consumer electronics companies working in the eCycling Leadership Initiative recycled 585 ... Read more »

Samsung, LG TVs Make EPEAT Debut

April 3, 2013April 3, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

More than 50 television models from LG Electronics and 71 Samsung TVs are now rated on the Electronic Product Environmental Tool (EPEAT) global registry for greener electronics, which expanded yesterday to include televisions for the first time. EPEAT says this marks the first time a comprehensive standard has been available ... Read more »

Smart Grid Project Combines Battery Storage With Wind Generation

February 20, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Samsung SDI and Xtreme Power have been selected by the Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (CCET) to install a 1 MW/1 MWh lithium ion-based battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Reese Technology Center in Lubbock, Texas, as part of a $27 million smart grid demonstration project. BESS ... Read more »

Dell, Canon, Ricoh, Xerox Debut on EPEAT Imaging Equipment Registry

January 30, 2013January 30, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Canon, Dell, Ricoh and Xerox are the first manufacturers to have qualifying products listed in the new imaging equipment category of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, a global registry for greener electronics. EPEAT, which already operates a registry for computers and displays, finalized standards for imaging equipment last June. ... Read more »

O2, HTC Find 82% of Customers Refuse Chargers

January 18, 2013January 18, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Mobile network O2 and phone maker HTC found that 82 percent of consumers during a three-month trial opted for the greener option and bought a mobile phone without a charger. The “Charger out of the Box” pilot launched in October to test whether customers wanted a charger included with their ... Read more »

LG Signs 50% GHG Reduction Pledge with EPA

December 28, 2012December 28, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

LG Electronics has signed a memorandum of understanding with the EPA to formalize its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions for its US operations 50 percent by 2020, compared with a 2007 baseline, and to pledge a series of other environmental initiatives. The MOU covers products, purchasing, infrastructure, transportation and ... Read more »

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