Press Releases by Category Energy & Environment
Opus Energy research: renewable energy generation shifts up a gear
New research from business-to-business energy supplier, Opus Energy, suggests there has been a growing level of interest among UK businesses in generating renewable energy from their own premises versus 2011.
One third of those surveyed by Opus Energy - 39%, up from 32% in 2011 - expect to introduce solar panels, wind turbines, hydro power or anaerobic digestion, for example, to their business, with almost half of these (48%) expecting…
Integrated waste management solutions in Oman
The Waste Management Forum Oman on 25 - 26 March 2013 in Muscat, will take the steps towards greener Oman and to inspire Omani's of the efficient waste and recycling systems to benefit the environment regionally and globally.
Muscat, 29 January 2013 - Oman receives approximately 1.62kg of waste per person generated in a day, which is equivalent to 4370 tonnes per day and 1.6 million per year in the whole…
WTG Launching Smart Grids Asia Summit in Singapore
Event dates and location:
Smart Grids Asia Summit
25th-26th June 2013
Singapore
www.smartgridsummitasia.com
WTG’s best energy conference award-winner Smart Grids event is coming to Asia. Building on the success of recent smart grids summits in Europe, WTG is pleased to announce the launch of the Smart Grids Asia Summit on 25th-26th June 2013 in Singapore.
According to the latest reports, the global smart grid market will be worth US$24.1 billion, with China, Japan and South Korea…
Manufacturers Focusing Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles
Nowadays, most of the car manufacturers are focusing on fuel cell electric vehicles and are extremely engaged in the development of low cost fuel cell vehicles. Leading car manufacturers are upheld plans to launch their FCVs in the coming years. Some of the manufacturers who have already launched fuel cell vehicles in the past years are focusing on their up gradation as per the new technological developments. Manufacturers are also…
Announcing The 2nd Annual NexTurbine2013- GT Technology Innovation For The Comin …
By Asia Carbon Energy, Dated: 2013-1-23
Asia Carbon Energy is announcing the 2nd Annual NexTurbine 2013 during 15th-16th, May, Shanghai with a focus on technology innovation for Gas-Powered Decades.
As indicated in the latest 12th Five year plan(2011-2015), China is expecting 32GW new build gas-fired power capacity, 1000 distributed generation gas-fired plants, and natural gas supply reach to 220 Billion M³ annually. China is coming to a Gas Powered decade. How users…
Blue I Water Technologies is Expanding Operations: Effi Capital investing $3 mil …
Blue I Water Technologies is Expanding Operations:
Effi Capital investing $3 million in the company
**Blue I Water Technologies, provider of advanced water analysis and control solutions, continues to expand operations with the backing of a $3 million strategic investment from Effi Capital group.**
Effi Capital group is prominent in the South American markets, particularly Brazil. Its current investment with Blue I is intended to extend the company’s presence in various geographies by…
Declining Solar PV Cost to Grow Solar Power in India
India has a huge potential for solar power generation that is leading to large-scale deployment of solar energy. Therefore, solar photovoltaic-installed capacity is rising exponentially in the country. Due to increase in the solar photovoltaic installation, the demand of solar photovoltaic panels and products are also increasing. The solar photovoltaic manufacturers are trying to produce better products and also expanding their existing capacities to meet the rising demand in the…
TOA Technologies wins prestigious European Smart Metering Award
CLEVELAND – January 25, 2013 – TOA Technologies, the leading global provider of cloud-based field service management solutions, has won a European Smart Metering Award in the category of Smart Metering Service Provider 2013, presented at the Smart Metering UK & Europe Summit in London. These awards are given annually to companies that demonstrate their commitment to advancing the smart metering initiative with technology.
The 2013 awards highlight the importance of…
Europe’s leading demand response experts set out an ‘action plan’ for Europe …
The Smart Energy Demand Coalition’s (SEDC) second General Assembly of this year focused on bold initiatives on how to drive forward the demand response industry in Europe
Europe needs an “action plan” for promoting demand response in Europe’s electricity markets was the conclusion of industry experts present at the SEDC’s General Assembly in December. The meeting, taking place in Brussels, was intended to be a frank, no-holds barred discussion on the…
New Off-Grid Testing Lab
GOLDEN, CO, 22 January 2013
Positive Energies is establishing an off-grid lab in Golden, Colorado. The off-grid lab will develop, test, and verify power and energy technologies for off-grid or minimally served commercial operations. Examples of applications are light manufacturing factories, water purification and distribution facilities, communications, medical facilities, and hotels/resorts. Examples of technologies are DC microgrids, fuel cells, micro-hydro and micro-wind, solar, geothermal, and electric storage systems.
Dan Gregory, CEO of…
AruCAD Süsteemid OÜ introduced as ROHR2 Sales Partner in Estonia, Latvia, Lithua …
Unna, Germany, January 2013
SIGMA GmbH, Germany, today announced it has entered into a business partnership with AruCAD Süsteemid OÜ to better expand its territory for sales and support of the CAE products ROHR2 and SINETZ in the Baltic region: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.
This partnership was finalized in November 2012. AruCAD Süsteemid as provider of AUTOCAD products is a great partner to SIGMA and this agreement exemplifies their dedication to…
Local storage: KACO new energy implements solar energy supply for flagship proje …
Neckarsulm, 24 January 2013 – KACO new energy GmbH, one of the world's largest manufacturers of photovoltaic inverters, has for the first time developed a complete energy management concept for a local storage project. Since August 2012, a model development has been under way in the town of Weinsberg (Germany), whose electricity and heat supply will come almost exclusively from solar energy.
The "Quartierspeicher Weinsberg” (Weinsberg local storage) will be…
Waste King sees upsurge in demand for Euro-bins from Hertfordshire businesses
Waste King, the specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, has reported a substantial increase so far this year in Hertfordshire-based businesses switching to its wheeled bins (known as Euro-bins).
Glenn Currie, Waste King’s managing director, explained: “These new customers tell us that, using Waste King’s Euro-bins, they’re apparently able to save around 30 per cent of their previous waste disposal costs. While we’ve been surprised at this sudden up-surge in demand…
Tentec Training Announces New Supervisor Appointment
Tentec Training, an ECITB Approved Provider of training and competence assurance programmes in the assembly and tightening of bolted connections is pleased to announce the appointment of Glenn Dixon as Technical Supervisor. Well known throughout the oil and petrochemical industries, Glenn brings with him over 30 years of bolting expertise and has worked with Tentec since October 2012 as a Trainer.
As well as managing all the training courses within the…
BTEC Board of Directors Elects New Executive Officers
Washington DC - January 22, 2013 - Today, the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) announced its newly elected executive officers for the 2013 Board of Directors.
The executive committee that will lead the organization in 2013 includes:
Chairman: Dan Wilson, Vice President of Wilson Engineering Services
Vice Chair: Dan Arnett, Biomass Coordinator for Ernst Conservation Seeds
Treasurer: Robert Davis, Founder and CEO of Forest Energy Corporation
Secretary: John Ackerly,…
ISH 2013: Press Agency Krampitz presents Study on Communication of Biomass, Sola …
Cologne, 22 Jan. 2013. The Press Agency Krampitz will be presenting its international study on public relations in the renewable energy sector at the ISH trade fair. For the first time the agency will be an exhibitor on the leading trade fair for bathroom design, heating and air conditioning technology and renewable energies in Frankfurt am Main. The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology is supporting the participation of the…
Munich Innovation Group Announces Availability of US Patent for Energy Efficient …
Munich, Germany (January 2013) – Munich Innovation announces the availability of a US patent providing unprecedented levels of energy efficiency for defrosting systems for refrigerators.
The US patent covers a technology for improving the efficiency of the defrosting process found in all modern household refrigerators. It results in an optimised, real usage based defrosting cycle and avoids the energy waste caused by a purely time based algorithm for defrosting.
“With the…
Kenya’s Vision 2030 to support East African Power Industry Convention
The annual East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) has secured the support of Kenya’s Vision 2030. The organisers of EAPIC, the Cape Town-based events company Spintelligent, met with the Vision 2030 directorate in Nairobi recently.
Claire Volkwyn, Director of Content and Strategy for Spintelligent, says: “we are very pleased to partner with the Vision 2030 office in order to highlight opportunities in Kenya. We firmly believe…
European Gas Conference Awards finalists announced
BP’s Vice President for Shah Deniz, Al Cook, Gasunie’s CEO Paul van Gelder and Trans Adriatic Pipeline’s Managing Director Kjetil Tungland are the finalists for the coveted Executive of the Year Award at the European Gas Conference taking place in Vienna from 29 January. More than 300 industry leaders will gather for the leading, annual European gas event as the industry faces significant developments.
“I am very honoured”, was Al…
Tentec and National Tools Exhibit Bolt Tensioning Equipment at AOG 2013
Bolt tightening specialist, Tentec Ltd, is pleased to announce that it will be showing its bolt tensioning products for the oil and gas industry on the stand of its Australian distributor National Tools on Stand M1 at AOG 2013 in Perth, Australia from 20th – 22nd February. Tentec’s Sales Director, Roy Sheldon, will be attending the show to provide visitors with in-depth information on the products and will be on-hand…
Waste King continues its working relationship with the media
Waste King, the specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, is continuing its working relationship with the film and television industry – most recently by carrying out some waste collections at Teddington Studios, in Middlesex, for Two Four Studios, working on behalf of the ITV1 network.
Among its other contracts from that sector, was one to supply a 40 yard waste container to Elstree Film Studios in 2011 - and Waste King…
Green Awareness Finding Increasing Acceptance Among Mid-East Developers; Expert …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 14 January 2013- The Middle East has often been criticized for its excessive consumption of resources as was confirmed by a 2012 Living Planet Report1 which named Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates as the top three countries having the largest per capita ecological footprints in the world. The situation is ripe for change and developers across the region are now giving serious thought to…
Taiwan on the fast lane
WINAICO sees clear advantages in the location of its headquarters in Taiwan
Creglingen, 09.01.2013 – Often Taiwan, Korea, Japan and other Asian countries are thrown into one big pot with China. This is – at least concerning the production of photovoltaic modules – not justified; because: especially between Taiwan and China as countries of production there are serious differences. While China always set its focus on the mass production of consumer…
MWM Asia Pacific receives the 2012 Singapore HEALTH Award in Bronze
Mannheim, Jan. 10, 2013 / At the end of November 2012 MWM Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. received the Singapore HEALTH 2012 bronze health award. The MWM subsidiary received this important award, which is granted in platinum, gold, silver and bronze, for its exemplary dedication to promoting workplace health.
The Singapore HEALTH Award is presented every two years by the Singapore government’s Health Promotion Board to give recognition to companies,…
Solar Heating Applications Finding its Way
Solar thermal technologies have a specific pertinence in India due to the increased availability of resource. From the perspective of rising energy demand across all the sectors, there is a potential huge growth prospective, particularly in the domestic and industrial sector to fulfill the thermal energy demands. The focus is primarily on the solar water heating systems as it is the most commercialized technology in the country. There are different…
WINAICO looks back on a successful year
Development of sales activities and foundation of three new offices
Creglingen, 20.12.2012 – WINAICO asserts its position in a difficult market environment and looks back satisfied on the year 2012. In addition to the development of the European market, WINAICO founded offices in USA, Australia and Japan. WINAICO achieved and built the necessary sales structures in these promising markets. „Contact persons and warehousing in the countries are the base for a…
Summit in Abu Dhabi to address challenges in Enhanced Oil Recovery
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) will help in recovering 67 billion barrels worth of oil. 2nd Annual Enhanced Oil Recovery & Heavy Oil Conference, to be held in Abu Dhabi in March will discuss the latest developments in the field of EOR and heavy oil.
US Department of Energy estimates that Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) will help in recovering 67 billion barrels worth of oil. This was mentioned in an article…
ALT's Outdoor Lighting Series Has Just received DLC Certification
Aeon Lighting Technology Inc. (ALT) has just received Design Lights Consortium (DLC) certification for its Outdoor lighting series—Lodestar—through its partner L.E.D. Rite, LLC, located in Illinois, USA. ALT has continued to raise the bar with constant innovation and improvement in high power LED lighting, becoming the leader of innovation in the LED lighting market. Receiving DLC certification is another testament to this fact.
Design Lights Consortium (DLC)—an organization funded by,…
Opus Energy celebrates 2012 as another year of growth
Leading business energy supplier, Opus Energy, has experienced significant growth in 2012 with revenue growing by 38%, mirroring the company’s corporate customer base expansion to over 56,000 sites.
The growth of Opus Energy’s corporate sales reflects the steady growth in customers signing up to its flexible electricity commodity purchasing product, Opus Evolution. This has been strengthened by the launch of new product functionality in the summer - ‘Fix/Unfix’ -…
Solar Power Parks: Emerging as Grid Supply Solution in India
Solar parks are growing in India as the best solution for grid solar power supply and also facilitating reduction in costs of the nascent technology. The government is also planning to develop large "solar parks", or clusters of units that can generate a total of up to 5,000 MW, and facilitate costs cutting. Various state governments are working towards the installation of these solar parks.
According to our latest research report,…
Enhanced Oil Recovery Conference for sustaining world oil reserves to be held in …
With sparse natural resources, EOR has gained significance for its techniques which have resulted in up to 60% increase in extraction as compared to 20-40%. 2nd Annual Enhanced Oil Recovery & Heavy Oil, will discuss developments in EOR and heavy oil.
Abu Dhabi, December 13, 2012: Enhanced Oil Recovery will unlock the true potential of oil reserves. Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is a power-driven technique that has gained prominence in the…
Electricity Generating Authority Of Thailand (EGAT) And Metropolitan Electricity …
Global clean power industry stakeholders to gather in Bangkok next April
The Clean Power industry is growing rapidly in Asia, and Thailand is at the heart of new regional developments. The 3rd annual Clean Power Asia returns to Bangkok from 29-30 April, and serves to provide updates in the renewable energy space regionally.
Clean Power Asia is developed to provide a superior platform for public and private power generating utilities/IPPs, government bodies…
Targeting Your Communication against the Crisis
Press Agency Krampitz begins Campaign Days for the Renewable Energy Branch
Cologne, 12 December 2012. The Press Agency Krampitz will soon be offering consultation interviews free-of-charge to managing directors, marketing and PR managers from biomass, solar and wind companies. These talks are aimed at identifying topics and selecting measures for a company’s PR. The discussions will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on each Tuesday from 8 to 29…
Ammonit supplies 100 Data Loggers and Measurement Equipment to C-WET in India
Berlin, December 13, 2012. Ammonit has won the international tender for a nationwide wind measurement campaign organised by C-WET in India. C-WET (Centre for Wind Energy Technology) is an autonomous agency under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and is the leading institution for science and technology in India for research into wind and solar energy. The purpose of the campaign is to obtain precise wind measurements, according to…
Opus Energy powers charitable causes with over £100K in 2012
Opus Energy, the Northampton and Oxford-based energy supplier, has continued to champion good causes throughout 2012, including:
• The launch of a £10K video competition - Opus Energy Gift - which helped power the projects of charities, community groups and not-for-profit organisations;
• Employee fundraising of over £10K for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, a figure which Opus Energy will match; and
• A sponsored race day and a shoot for the Heaton-Ellis Trust,…
European Unconventional Gas Summit to focus on challenges to shale gas explorati …
More than 200 industry experts will gather in Vienna in January for the third European Unconventional Gas Summit to discuss the future for shale gas in all key EU countries and debate the best practices to overcome the main exploration and production challenges. Says Bryony Senczyszyn, the event's conference director: "increased public concern over the environmental risks linked to fracking and a continuing uncertain regulatory landscape mean shale…
Solamon appoints SVP for India; set to tackle Tamil Nadu immediately
(Toronto) -- After months of negotiation, Jay Yeo, President, Solamon Energy Corp., is pleased today to announce the company has appointed of Romy Thomas, SVP India. Effective immediately, Mr Thomas will work with SVP Thijs Boonen and Yeo to continue the development of the Apollo Acre™ across India and specifically Tamil Nadu. "We welcome Mr Thomas and his understanding of both the culture and language across South…
Keystone Pharmacy Purchasing Alliance nominates Green Image Solutions as Preferr …
December 11, 2012
Green Image Solutions L.L.C. has been appointed by the Keystone Pharmacy Purchasing Alliance, to become a Preferred Vendor for High-Quality, Eco-Friendly Imaging Supplies (such as Toner, Ink, POS Ribbon, Thermal fax Rolls, Etc.). Green Image Solutions will also be working with the Independent Pharmacy Members of KPPA to implement their toner and inkjet cartridge recycling and environmental contribution program.
"The opportunity to become a preferred vendor and…
Dr. Peter Vest Appointed to the Executive Board of Windreich AG
Secure conditions for offshore projects enable further steps towards becoming the leading green energy supplier in Germany
Dr. Peter Vest is Director of Marketing and Business Development of Windreich AG
In the course of further development of Windreich AG’s business with regard to end consumer, Dr. Peter Vest was appointed to the Executive Board in the areas of marketing and business development. Willi Balz, founder and CEO of Windreich AG: "As an…
Save electricity with greener Christmas decorations and gifts this holiday seaso …
Christmas is a great time to introduce energy saving habits into a household as many easy and simple changes in the way we live can end up putting extra money into your pocket. Higher electricity prices in South Africa have become an increasing strain on consumers' monthly expenses and Eskom recently announced that it had applied to the state regulator Nersa to further increase the price of electricity by…
Gulf Waste Water Summit 2013 Announces New Dates
The GCC water industry's most anticipated summit – Fleming Gulf's 3rd Annual Gulf Waste Water Summit, which was scheduled to take place in March 2013 is now poised to take place on 2nd & 3rd April 2013 at Shangri-La Hotel - Dubai. Back for the third consecutive year, this sought after summit has become the primary event for those involved in the field of water re-use technology.
This year, the…
Milk the Sun is now the part of the Incubation Program of the Climate-KIC
Berlin. Milk the Sun has been promoted within the framework of the Incubator Program of the Climate-KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community). Thanks to that services of Milk the Sun in the area of photovoltaic as well as their impact on the climate change are supported by the Knowledge and Innovation Community, initiated by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
The Climate-KIC has set as its task to promote…
CIMCON Lighting Announces New Line of Intelligent Wireless Lighting Controls for …
December 6, 2012 - Boston, MA: CIMCON Lighting, Inc., the world’s leading provider of intelligent Street Light Management solutions, today announced the introduction of its new line of Wireless Street Light Controllers within its LightingGale™ Intelligent Wireless Outdoor Lighting Control Solution.
The new line of SLC controllers delivers the most advanced functionality and competitive value available in the market today. The controllers provide flexible installation options including retrofits into…
Europe's position in the global LNG supply picture
The future role of LNG in the European gas market, the role of Russia and the pricing and supply of liquefied natural gas will be amongst the discussions by the industry’s leading LNG experts at the European Gas Conference in Vienna on 29 January.
According to the chairman of the LNG Focus Day, Independent Consultant David Ledesma, LNG imports into Europe represent an important source of flexible gas, giving…
Online Magazine CrowdCity looking for authors interested in smart city issues
The online magazine CrowdCity is looking for authors to participate in an online smart city platform. The magazine is centered around innovative and intelligent ideas to envision urban spaces of the future. Interested writers can register an author's account at www.crowdcity.com.
CrowdCity was initiated in 2012 by a group of urban enthusiasts at cyLEDGE Media after their home city Vienna was awarded Top 1 Smart City worldwide by Co.Exist magazine.…
ELECTRONICA 2012 REVIEW – DELTA SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTS ADVANCED POWER SUPPLY SOLU …
Delta, the world´s largest supplier of switch-mode power supplies and global provider of smart and green energy solutions was showcasing its latest product innovations at electronica, the leading trade fair for electronics. From November, 13-16, Delta attracted huge numbers of visitors. Despite the slight general market downtrend the company feels confident about the future development of electronics industry.
Delta provided visitors insight to their latest developments and innovations…
Government Initiatives to Boost Solar Power in India
Government is playing vital role in the development of solar power sector in India. Owing to growing cost of conventional energy and declining cost of solar power, government is now aggressively focusing on solar power to meet the growing demand of power. Further, the Indian Government has issued various solar policies to achieve a certain amount of solar PV installation in the country in a pre determined time frame. In…
Conservation Group Urges Greater Awareness on Plight of Seagrass Beds
BUSUANGA, Palawan (November 28, 2012) – It is a story Leo Cayaban has heard and seen many times over: tourists coming to Busuanga Island in droves to indulge over the scenic mangroves, colorful coral reefs, and rich marine life that the island still has in some abundance. As they arrive, armed with their high performance cameras that look more like blaster rifles from some sci-fi film, Cayaban has grown to…
New Conservation Effort Brings New Hope for Busuanga Dugongs
BUSUANGA, Palawan (November 28, 2012) – The graceful, reclusive and increasingly rare dugongs of Busuanga Island, in Northern Palawan, have become the focus of conservation action by a new organization committed to keeping the dugongs around for future generations to appreciate. C3 Philippines, with its head office in Barangay Salvacion in Busuanga Municipality, is working hand-in-hand with coastal communities to come up with ingenious and very local ways to incentivize…
Kamstrup Expands in Technology and Development
In a time where European competitiveness is under stress, the smart metering provider, Kamstrup, turns up development. On 3 December 2012 the company inaugurates a new wing to house high-skilled engineers and developers.
The Danish minister of European Affairs, Nicolai Wammen, who has green growth as a key issue, will be in charge of the inauguration.
Kamstrup manufactures smart meters and systems for intelligent energy management. And because of the growing demand…
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