Press Releases by Category Energy & Environment
A New Approach to Energy and Resource Monitoring and Conservation
Advanced Telemetry, LLC, a company committed to empowering resource conservation, has recently introduced EcoViewTM, a proprietary, real-time energy and resource monitoring and control system for the residential customer. With the touch of a button or the click of a mouse, users can see up-to-the-minute reports on their energy and water consumption and take action to cut their carbon footprint and reduce costly utility bills.
Controlled through a simple-to-install wireless touch…
AXENTIS Demonstrates Leadership and Strong Momentum in Energy & Utilities Indust …
AXENTIS, provider of the industry’s most comprehensive and widely deployed governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management solution, announced they offer a unique solution for the energy sector and significant growth has been achieved in 2008. Highlights from the past year include a partnership with Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) to provide controls, standards and regulatory updates. Together, the companies have also have landed multiple customer wins and have…
Apple Macintosh Becomes Z-Wave-friendly Thanks to TrickleStar
Z-Wave for Apple Users Creates Powerful Home Control Possibilities in the Blink of an Eye with USB Stick and Software Widget
Copenhagen, December, 10th 2008 – TrickleStar, Asian manufacturers of innovative energy-saving technologies, has made the Apple Macintosh family of personal computers Z-Wave-compatible. Using a USB stick and a software widget from Tricklestar, the Mac can now be used as the central controlling unit for Z-Wave home control networks. Mac…
Day-ahead trading volumes rise at trac-x.de
The German company trac-x Transport Capacity Exchange GmbH has reported an increase in day-ahead trading volumes of about 13,130,000 kWh/h for November. 238 out of 900 day-ahead auctions offered on the platform were successfully sold in November. Compared to the previous month the number of day-ahead capacities purchased by auction had increased more than sevenfold, the company said. At the cross-border point Bunde/Oude Statenzijl entry-capacities sized 10,000 as well as…
Opus Energy helps Sandwell Homes reduce its carbon footprint
Cleaner energy and smart meters support the housing association’s eco-friendly goal
8th December 2008: Sandwell Homes has signed up with Opus Energy to supply their offices with renewable and cleaner energy as part of the company’s pledge to reduce its carbon footprint.
Opus Energy, an independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, won an 18 month contract with Sandwell Homes worth in the region of £1million.
Sandwell Homes, which is responsible for…
Galaxy Vacuum Announces Availability of New Miele S7 Series Upright Vacuums
Howell, NJ - December, 2 - Galaxy Vacuum introduces the availability of the new Miele S7 Upright Model Series. This S7 Series is the most innovative, intricately designed and technologically advanced upright Miele vacuum cleaner available on the Miele market today
The S7 Miele Vacuum Model is the first Miele upright vacuum to contain renowned Miele canister features such as the 1200 watt vortex motor, and high pile suction capabilities. In…
SGS appoints new Global Wind Energy Expert
SGS has appointed Alexander Heitmann as Global Wind Energy Expert to take over responsibility for project management of offshore wind farm certification projects, as well as other wind energy projects for SGS’s international clients.
Alexander Heitmann is a graduate of the University of Energy Technologies in Zittau, Germany. Before joining SGS he worked for TÜV NORD in the certification body for wind turbines from 2005 to 2008. He was responsible for…
Dallas Sets Sights on Fully Sustainable Square Block Downtown
Local, National Leadership Converge In Dallas to Examine Impact, Design
Dallas, TX - December 5, 2008 — The City of Dallas will host a full-day “Design Charrette” this Friday to examine the necessary framework and community impact of what will become the first fully sustainable, urban square block in the United States. The Charrette, attended by community design and urban planning experts from across the nation, will be held at City…
Protecting the environment by adopting an olive tree
An organic farm in the green hills of Umbria, Italy, proposes an unusual gift idea for Christmas: Adoption of an olive tree, a present that will help to preserve nature.
The olive tree is one of the oldest cultivated plants of humanity. Since antique times it is a symbol for peace, longevity, health and strength. A mythological tree. Greek mythology wants it that goddess Athena herself gave it as a present…
Fischtechnik International Engineering to use geothermal energy for Swiss aquacu …
2 December 2008 – From June 2009 the Swiss will be able to look forward to European perch from a new domestic production source. Fischtechnik International Engineering GmbH (FTIE) is currently building a recirculating aquaculture system in Raron in the Swiss canton of Valais. In future, 300 tonnes a year of this popular fish, known in Switzerland as Egli, will be produced and processed at the site. But what makes…
HAVELLS’ HT CABLES ATTAIN BASEC CERTIFICATION
(British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC) Awarded Certificate for Quality & Safety)
New Delhi, 2nd December 2008: Havells India Limited, a US $1.2 billion enterprise and one of India’s fastest growing electrical and power distribution equipment companies, has made an incredible mark in the electrical industry by attaining the Certification from British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC) to Havells HT Cables.
This certificate is a recognized sign of assurance of…
RO-KA-TECH International Trade Fair for Pipe – Sewer and Industrial Services
Kassel, November 26, 2008 - The RO-KA TECH sewage trade fair takes place in the Kassel exhibition halls for the tenth time from the 19 – 21.03.2009. The fair, which is run and carried out by the association of the pipe and sewer technology enterprise VDRK, has recently established itself as a leading event connected with the industry and sewer services since the move to Kassel in 2006. The RO-KA…
Innov-X Systems Makes Major Play into Mining Applications for Field Based XRF
WOBURN, MA – November 25, 2008 -- Innov-X Systems has significantly increased its presence in the rapidly expanding XRF market for various applications within the mining sector by acquiring the staffing and technical expertise of JBS Technologies.
Michael J. Gray, Innov-X’s VP of Sales and Marketing, said, “Innov-X has been extending the reach of XRF into mining field-based applications for some time. These moves represent a corporate strategic decision to increase,…
LumaSense Technologies Announces the Release of Its New Mikron MCL320MF Thermal …
November 4, 2008 – Santa Clara, CA – LumaSense Technologies, a leading provider of infrared thermography and non-contact temperature solutions with its Mikron Infrared products, today announced the release of its new Mikron MCL320MF thermal imaging camera.
The Mikron MCL320MF is the latest addition to the Mikron MCL-series of thermal imaging cameras and the first in its line of "smart" thermal imaging camera systems. The MCL320MF is a low cost, highly…
Germany´s biggest pellet boiler 2,000kW for 590 housing units from GILLES
Future already today: The largest pellets heating system in Germany established in Remscheid
In Germany, one of the municipal housing companies is a permanently typical good example of an economical usage of energies. In Remscheid (Federal Republic Nordhein-Westfalen) there is the largest pellets heating system that ever was constructed within the residential building industry in the Middle Europe.
Towards the end of October, GEWAG housing incorporated company replaced the oilbased heating system…
European Development Days - Artwork about energy (in)justice
Students from France and Germany painted pictures about energy (in)justice
Nearly six square metres wide is the total artwork of 35 students from the twin cities Strasbourg and Stuttgart, which they painted with the support of the artist Michael Arantes Müller during the European Development Days. On the four single pictures of the total artwork the teenagers illustrated the topics energy sources, energy production, energy (in)justice and visions for the future.
The…
ecmk granted licence to accredit Energy Assessors in Scotland
Today ecmk ltd entered a Protocol Agreement with the Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA) which enables its accredited Energy Assessors to provide Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for homes and commercial buildings in Scotland. From January 2009, the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations require that EPCs are issued on most building types in Scotland when built, sold or let.
Victor Harrison (Managing Director of ecmk ltd) said:
‘Scotland has often…
Students Talk Up Poop To Sustain Energy
Del Valle High School Debate students are talking up poop this fall so they can create a climate in which the public changes their concept on human waste.
Del Valle High School Debate students are talking up poop this fall so they can create a climate in which the public changes their concept on human waste.
Del Valle is a suburb of Austin, Texas. With the troubles of a downtown in the…
New batch of corporate social responsibility (CSR) case studies launched
Article 13, the CSR and sustainability expert, has published a new batch of case studies profiling the initiatives being undertaken by three members of the Confederation of British Industries (CBI) to embed and integrate corporate social responsibility in their mainstream business strategies. The CBI members showcased in this edition are: Anglian Water, Costain Group and KPMG.
Anglian Water has been selected for its comprehensive approach to tackling climate change, which…
Opus Energy helps businesses profit from their wind-turbines
Eagle Power recommends the Opus buy-back initiative to customers
14 November 2008 – Opus Energy, the leading independent electricity supplier, is helping UK wind turbine owners to sell the excess energy they generate for profit.
Businesses across the UK are off-setting the costs of going green by selling the surplus power generated by their wind-turbines to Opus Energy. Opus Energy then uses this power to supply their customers, meaning that…
ersol presents 9-month results 2008
Revenue increases 101.5 percent year-on-year to € 214.6 million
- Operating result (EBIT) increases by a significant 188.3 percent to € 46.1 million
- Revenue outlook for 2008 confirmed
Erfurt, 14 November 2008. In the first nine months of the current financial year ersol Solar Energy AG (ersol) increased its consolidated revenue to € 214.6 million. This corresponds to an increase of 101.5 percent compared with the corresponding period of the previous…
The Adoption of Solar Energy Has a Simple Market Driving Force
ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled "Worldwide Solar Technology Market Shares Forecasts, and Strategies, 2008-2014".
If people do not adopt solar energy, the planet will become unfit for human habitation. The fossil fuels are warming the planet at an exponentially increasing rate that makes life unsustainable if something does not change. Global warming drives solar markets.
Efficiency of different solar…
Together with Local Communities, ProFauna Campaigns on Parrot Protection in Mano …
Thousands of parrots are caught from the wild in Papua and North Maluku to supply domestic and international illegal wildlife trade. In the 2001-2002 Flying without Wings report, the Indonesian wildlife protection NGO, ProFauna Indonesia, revealed evidence that an average of 15,000 parrots were caught from the wild to supply the pet markets. Among the parrots poached from the wild in West Papua are black-capped Lories…
MSDS Explorer 2.0 Released
M3V Data Management is pleased to release a significant upgrade to the online software application, MSDS Explorer. Designed for any company or institution facing the challenges of handling and maintaining paper copies of Material Safety Data Sheets, or for anyone currently using an online solution, MSDS Explorer 2.0 is designed to keep track of thousands of MSDS records in a simple, affordable interface for only $50 per month!
Over the…
Celebrating 60 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 13, the leading corporate social responsibility consultancy, has released a feature on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which celebrates its 60th year in late 2008. The feature takes an in-depth look at the Declaration and the human rights it supports and profiles a recent review of human rights and business, as well as a framework for facilitating improvement, produced by Special Representative of the Secretary-General on…
Success at Interbuild 2008 for The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk
The Renewable Energy Centre announced increased interest and traffic to its website following the Interbuild Exhibition last week.
The show which lasted five days saw a high number of visitors through the doors consisting of people from the trade, industry professionals such as architects and specifiers, the general public and students.
The Renewable Energy Centre said the show was especially successful for them in terms of brand awareness and many people…
AIRTECH - Central suction and filter unit for room exhausting
Clean air at working places is of great importance, especially as far as the metal working industry is concerned. Also for companies of the medicine and dental technology or the electronic engineering a clean air climate is very important for smooth production processes and, last but not least for the physical health of the staff. Clean and human working places increase the working satisfaction and contribute essentially to the productivity.…
We set air in motion
Climate and environmental protection are the big challenges of our time. TEKA – the up- and-coming, modern company specialised in the field of suction and filtering technology – contributes with efficient technology and useful solutions to an enhancement of air quality.
Clean air is the core competence of the company – with innovative suction and filtering units TEKA provides a good climate and an efficient production at the workplace.
At the EuroBLECH…
Boiler systems for the breverage industry - LOOS steam boilers for the Carlsberg …
Steam or hot water boiler systems have a vital part to play in drinks manufacturing. All the most important production processes, such as pasteurising, sterilising, washing, boiling or cleaning, are supported by steam or hot water. Energy must be provided reliably, economically and by environmentally friendly means. Global players such as Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, InBev, SABMiller, Heineken and Carlsberg therefore put their trust in LOOS INTERNATIONAL's modern steam and…
The Second Congress "Localisation on Environmental Business and Supply Base in I …
The Second International Scientific and Business Congress under the theme "Localisation Program on Environmental Business and Supply Base in India" with the International Green Business Fair is scheduled from 3rd to 4th February 2009 in New Delhi, India.
Dr Rajendra Pachauri is the Patron of the Second Congress and will participate in person and as a key speaker.
"We welcome this initiative and strongly support the aims of the…
Opus Energy celebrates first year success of its UK market-first energy purchasi …
Opus Energy is celebrating the success of its market-leading online energy purchasing system, which was launched just over 12 months ago but is already responsible for 25% of its turnover and has added over 3,000 sites through new customers.
In September 2007, Opus Energy unveiled a UK market-first when it launched Opus Evolution, its advanced online electricity purchasing product for the non Half Hourly metered markets. This pioneering solution,…
TankDepot.co.uk helps UK Heating Oil Customers avoid the Credit Crunch
Online oil tank specialist TankDepot.co.uk is helping oil heating customers to beat the credit crunch this Winter, with the addition of a new entry level, range of Bunded Tanks from leading oil storage tank manufacturer Harlequin.
Harlequin Basic Bunded Tanks build upon the success of the company’s existing range of Standard Bunded Tanks. The new Basic range utilises the same, premium quality mouldings as Harlequin’s Standard range and is available…
Triple Diamond Energy Corp. Constructs Pipeline From Hoover Field In Oklahoma To …
Texas-based oil and natural gas exploration company Triple Diamond Energy Corp. (TDEC) announces the construction of a natural gas pipeline from the Hoover Field in Oklahoma to the point of purchase.
ADDISON, TX -- Triple Diamond Energy Corp. (TDEC), an independent Texas based oil and gas exploration company, announces they have constructed a natural gas pipeline from the Hoover Field located in Garvin County to the point of purchase. This pipeline…
Triple Diamond Energy Corporation Announces Spudding the Final Well In Sportsman …
Triple Diamond Energy Corp (TDEC) announces spudding of the fourth and final well of the Sportsman Lake Field Program.
ADDISON, TX -- All four wells in its Sportsman Lake Field Program have now been spud by Triple Diamond Energy Corp. The Texas based oil and gas exploration and production company began the program in August. This is the last well planned for the Oklahoma portion of the program.
The oil and gas…
LIOS Technology GmbH Moves Head Office
LIOS Technology GmbH is excited to announce that due to the expansion of the company and to allow for future growth, our Head Office moves premises.
The new LIOS address and contact details are as of 27. October 2008:
LIOS Technology GmbH - Linear Optical Sensors
Schanzenstrasse 39
Building D9-D13
51063 Cologne, Germany
Tel: +49 221 99887-0
Fax: +49 221 99887-150
We welcome you to our new premises at Seiler Hoefe.
Further information on LIOS can be…
REV and Novex green fleet of 110 electric vehicles to eliminate 9600 tons of car …
October 23 2008, Vancouver BC, Novex Delivery Solutions and local electric vehicle conversion company REV Technologies jointly announced an order for REV’s rapid electric vehicles and a commitment from Novex to a 100% clean fleet by 2012. This announcement takes place at REV’s gala opening of the first electric vehicle showroom in Canada.
The partnership between REV and Novex will mark the first time a 100% battery electric vehicle will be…
New LOOS CSM-CC High-Pressure Condensate Service Module
In the majority of steam boiler systems, any condensate that is formed is taken via open condensate containers or the feed water container back into the water-steam cycle. With condensate temperatures over 100°C, evaporation occurs. Depending on the pressure and temperature of the condensate, large quantities of condensate are lost through the roof as secondary steam. This loss of energy and water has to be made up again through the…
GreenEnergyWorld – International Marketing Agency for Wind Energy Projects at th …
From 27th – 30th October Renewable Energies will again be the focus at the international environmental fair POLEKO 2008 in Poznań. GreenEnergyWorld will be among the exhibitors. The Berlin-based company markets wind parks in Europe. This fair will be a great opportunity to meet with procurement manager Roland Schaepers and his polish colleague Monika Godzinska at the German joint stand 125 in hall 5.
With this fair GreenEnergyWorld plans to match…
Encodex launches Energy Expert
Encodex, the leading international provider of structured, standardised product information for electrical goods and appliances, today announces the launch of its new tool, the Encodex Energy Expert.
ENCODEX Energy Expert
Over a third of Brits who say they will buy electronic gadgets as Christmas presents will buy energy efficient versions, according to new research carried out by the UK’s leading organisation tackling climate change through energy efficiency - Energy Saving Trust.…
Smarthome Now Recognized as an Energy Star Retail Partner
Irvine, Calif. – October 10th, 2008 - SmartLabs, Inc. the world's leading authority in home automation control and parent company to the Smarthome catalog and website, has joined Energy Star to meet consumer demand for more environmentally friendly choices. Recognized by more than 60% of US consumers nationwide, ENERGY STAR works with over 12,000 public and private sector organizations that ensure energy efficient products and practices help to reduce…
Triple Diamond Energy Corp Announces Plans For Two Well Project In Garvin County …
Triple Diamond Energy Corp (TDEC) has announced plans for a two-well controlled step out oil and natural gas program in south central Oklahoma.
ADDISON, TX -- The Texas-based oil and gas production and exploration company, Triple Diamond Energy Corporation, has announced they are planning a project for Garvin County located in south central Oklahoma.
The plans involve a two well, controlled step out oil and natural gas program. These wells will be…
Triple Diamond Energy Corp Announces First Two Wells Of The Sportsman Lake Proje …
Texas based oil and gas exploration company Triple Diamond Energy Corporation announces the completion of the initial pair of wells in its Sportsman Lake Project in Oklahoma.
ADDISON, TX -- Triple Diamond Energy Corp. (TDEC) announced the first two wells of the Sportsman Lake Project in Seminole County, Oklahoma are now completed.
In August, the Texas oil and gas exploration company commenced drilling the Proven Undeveloped Producible Reserves of the previously undrilled…
Christmas Lights Etc. Partners with ENERGY STAR and Continues Its Commitment to …
Alpharetta, GA October 15, 2008 -- Alpharetta, Georgia-based Christmas Lights Etc. (christmaslightsetc.com), one of the largest U.S. suppliers of premium Christmas trees, decorations and holiday lighting for homes, commercial decorators and businesses is proud to announce its' partnership with ENERGY STAR, a joint program by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
For years Christmas Lights Etc. has provided customers with low energy consumption,…
World Food Day: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy
923 million people in the world are undernourished
The majority of undernourished people live in rural areas where their main source of income is from the agricultural sector. The sector is becoming increasingly unstable due to factors like climate change, income disparity, and potentially the biofuel boom which threaten to increase the number of hungry even higher in the decades to come.
Article 13 supports World…
LumaSense Technologies Announces the Release of Its New Mikron MCL-160 Thermal I …
LumaSense Technologies, a leading provider of infrared thermography and non-contact temperature solutions with its Mikron Infrared products, on September 16, 2008 announced the release of its new Mikron MCL-160 thermal imaging camera.
The MCL-160 is a cost-effective and fast response thermal imaging camera that can be used for process control applications requiring a comprehensive non-contact temperature measurement solution. The MCL-160 is able to detect thermal abnormalities in process applications instead…
World's Largest Desalination Plant to Use ERI's PX(R) Technology
100 Million m3/year Membrane Desalination Plant in Mediterranean Reducing Energy Costs
Energy Recovery, Inc. ("ERI") (NASDAQ:ERII), a global leader of ultra-high-efficiency energy recovery products and technology for sea water desalination, announced that the company's PX Pressure Exchanger(R) (PX(R)) technology has been selected by IDE Technologies to be the energy recovery device (ERD) solution for the Hadera Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination Plant. The project is currently under construction and is…
The Ecology Center Announces Groundbreaking Event
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA – The Ecology Center Founder Evan Marks and fellow volunteers would like to extend a warm, heartfelt invitation to the entire Orange County community to attend its groundbreaking event at the city of San Juan Capistrano’s South Coast Farms on Thursday, November 13th. The special event and all-organic luncheon – prepared from the farm’s very own fresh, certified organic produce – will begin at 11:00 a.m.…
The Ecology Center Celebrates Fall in Full Swing
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA – To kickoff the fall harvest season, The Ecology Center at South Coast Farms will host a free, local family event on Saturday, October 18th from noon to 3 p.m. The Ecology Center encourages families, friends and neighbors to stop by and tour the brand new eco-educational center for a sneak preview of the highly anticipated programs, demonstrations, opportunities and exhibits expected to make its debut…
Triple Diamond Energy Corp Begins Two Additional Wells In Sportsman Lake Field P …
Triple Diamond Energy Corp. (TDEC) has commenced drilling the third well in a four well project located in Seminole County, Oklahoma.
ADDISON, TX -- With the first two wells in Seminole County drilled and logged, Triple Diamond Energy Corp. commenced drilling of its third well in the Sportsman Lake Field. The four-well project in Oklahoma is part of a multi-well project in Seminole County, Oklahoma
The four wells are located on a…
Polymerupdate launches “PU Poll” – a weekly price prediction service
Polymerupdate is pleased to announce the launch of a new section called - "PU Poll"
The definition of an opinion poll is an assessment of public opinion by the questioning of a statistically representative sample.
This section will help you to know where prices of polymers are headed in the current highly volatile scenario. The section will also help you gain an insight to where your fellow industry colleagues believe prices will…
