Press Releases by Category Energy & Environment
Echelon Technology Selected for China's Growing Streetlight Market
(San Jose, CA – May 2007) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), a leading provider of networking technology that is used to manage and reduce energy consumption, announced today that several major highways and bridges in the Yangtze River Delta, one of the fastest growing regions in China, have chosen Echelon’s LonWorks® technology to better manage highway and bridge lighting systems for increased security, beautification, and reduced energy consumption. The lighting…
The Renewable Energy Announces its Support for £28million 'Wave Hub' Project
Following the announcement of the secured funding for the World’s largest Wave Farm to be built just off the coast of Cornwall, The Renewable Energy Centre is actively supporting the growth of this source of renewable energy, with a section on its website dedicated to wave and tidal power.
The Renewable Energy Centre was delighted with the announcement that the proposed plans for the world’s largest wave farm situated just off…
Online Investor Oil and Gas Conference Looks at the Future of Energy, a Discussi …
POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – May 4, 2007, InvestorIdeas.com, and oil and gas portals OilandGasStockNews.com, NaturalGasStocks.com, announce its upcoming online investor conference on the ‘Future of Energy’ available June 6th, 2007, starting at 9:00 am EST and archived thereafter. The online conference will include presentations (audio with accompanying slides) from various oil and gas experts as well as public companies providing in-depth perspectives on trends and growth within…
Time to Titan Up on Water Conservation says TankDepot.co.uk
As well as being one of the most freely available commodities, rainwater is also one of the most precious. But each and every year millions of British homeowners, householders and businesses allow millions of litres of rainwater to disappear quite literally and needlessly down the drain.
However, with water restrictions and hosepipe bans becoming an ever more common part of the British way of life, interest in rainwater harvesting…
Patio heaters on - planet up in smoke: The Smoking Ban in Northern Ireland
With the smoking ban coming into force at midnight on Sunday night, a new website is calling on pubs in Northern Ireland not to invest in patio heaters and to think about other ways to keep smokers warm outside.
www.patioheatersareevil.com is a new website dedicated to explaining "why heating up the outside doesn't work that well and isn't good for the environment."1
There are 5,150 pubs in Northern Ireland.…
Amper 2007 in Prague: battery-free and wireless EnOcean easyfit switch element a …
The "Golden Amper 2007" (Zlaty Amper) was awarded to the battery-free and wireless switch element, EnOcean easyfit, as the best trade fair exhibit at the Amper 2007 in Prague. At the 15th International Electrotechnics and Electronics Trade Fair held from 27 – 30 March 2007, Czech distributor "WM OCEAN" presented EnOcean’s revolutionary technology for building installations to more than 50,000 visitors attracted to the event by a wide variety of…
Internet portal with additional benefits
The recent information published by the team of “EU-Recycling - the portal for waste, water, soil and air” are now complemented by an ePaper.
Biburg/District Fürstenfeldbruck - The ePaper can be downloaded under recyclingportal.eu (-> ePaper Download). From now on, it will appear every month in English and German. Among other things, the reader will find reports on a planned “sector energy concept for the recycling industry” in Germany, a planned…
The Renewable Energy Centre Backs Opposition to Patio Heaters
The Renewable Energy Centre has announced today it is joining the fight against energy inefficient patio heaters by launching a new section to their website dedicated to Biomass related alternatives.
The Renewable Energy Centre, an online directory of specialist manufacturers and suppliers, has committed itself to helping change the UK consumer attitudes to patio heaters by providing visitors with information on alternatives to the highly energy inefficient gas heaters.
Biomass fuel…
Major Utility in Victoria, Australia to Trial Echelon’s Advanced Metering System …
(SAN JOSE, CA – April 18, 2007) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) announced today that Australian electricity distributor CitiPower has selected Echelon’s Networked Energy Services (NES) advanced metering system as part of the first phase of a government-mandated migration to advanced metering systems. The government in Victoria, Australia has initiated a program to deliver advanced metering infrastructure and “smart meters” to all Victorian electricity consumers beginning in 2008. Under the…
Innov-X to Demonstrate New XRF Tools at the Mining World Russia Exhibition
Woburn, MA ---Visitors to Innov-X’s Booth F15 at the Mining World Russia Exhibition† will learn how X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) in mining applications can save valuable time and costs by performing rapid analysis right on site, from exploration to processing to end materials.
Innov-X unveils new products at MWR this year, guaranteed to make a visit to booth F15 worthwhile.
• X-50 Mobile XRF high-powered, portable XRF: the ultimate benchtop XRF featuring 10X…
UK ENERGY SAVING LOOK FORWARD TO AN ECO-FRIENDLY SPRING
The Energy Watch page of the UK Energy Saving website has been updated with some springtime tips. The Energy Watch page, www.uk-energy-saving.com/energy_watch.html, is updated regularly with seasonal or topical information on energy saving and related topics, and the latest information looks at how to stay environmentally friendly when out in the garden over the coming months.
Thanks to the recent good weather enjoyed in the UK, avid gardeners across the…
Echelon Speeds Development of Home Automation Products with Introduction of Powe …
(SAN JOSE, CA – April 2007) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), a leading provider of networking technology that is used to manage and reduce energy consumption, today announced a new power line based integrated circuit that promises to speed and simplify the creation of consumer friendly home automation products. Echelon’s PL 3170 Power Line Smart Transceiver allows manufacturers to create networked home control products that install automatically when plugged…
Echelon Announces Green Technology Design Contest
(SAN JOSE, CA– April 2007) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), a leading provider of networking technology that is used to manage and reduce energy consumption, today announced an innovative design contest focused on using control and sensing networks to develop green systems and products to help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. Echelon’s Control Without Limits contest will provide $10,000 in prizes to winners based on green potential and…
dropping knowledge introduces new online magazine “Questions” dealing with clima …
Following the success of the Table of Free Voices, dropping knowledge presents “Questions: Global Warming, Global Warning”, an interactive magazine. The magazine offers an exciting mix of stories, photography and video to draw attention to climate change and other pressing global problems. The web magazine is another reflection of dropping knowledge's question-oriented approach to social issues, also showcased by last year's Table of Free Voices in central Berlin.…
Silicon Solar Enlists Solar Product Specialists to Assist Customers
Silicon Solar Inc believes that its customers are the life blood of their company, and that properly educating as many people as possible about the advantages of solar energy is the best way to carry the industry onward and upward. The company understands that payback periods, incentives, annual and monthly savings, and solar technology can be difficult to understand. That is why Silicon Solar has enlisted a team…
Polymerupdate's petrochemical daily news and price feeds are unbiased, current a …
Polymerupdate is world renowned provider of plastics and petrochemical intelligence through it\'s daily newsfeeds and price alerts. Polymerupdate\'s analysis covers a whole spectrum of products which include: Crude Oil, Naphtha, ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, styrene, xylenes, methanol, pp, hdpe, ldpe, lldpe, ps, san, abs, pvc, pet, 2eh, dop, edc, vcm, pta, pa, meg, acn.
Polymerupdate’s real time news feeds and price quotations are based on reports filed…
The Renewable Energy Centre’s Helps to Combat Fuel Poverty - Practical Tips for …
The Renewable Energy Centre fights the fuel poverty crisis and proves that home owners need not invest a lot of money to improve the energy efficiency of their home and cut utility bills.
A recent report commissioned by the Energy Efficiency Partnership has discovered that around 3 million households currently spend over 10% of their income on electricity and gas bills. This is a percentage 3 times higher than the average…
Attendees got "the big picture" at Hydrogen Expo US
Premier networking event held in San Antonio, Texas - 2008 Expo already 50% sold
San Antonio, TX / Alpen, Germany, 29-March-07 – Some 1,500 attendees visited last week\'s Hydrogen Expo US, this time held in San Antonio, Texas, to discuss the developing hydrogen industry and strategies to bring hydrogen cars and other products to the consumer. The latest in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies was showcased by more than 90 international…
Pharma plants: new challenges for biological safety
Around the world, efforts are increasing to use genetically modified plants as production systems for vaccines or drugs. A number of plantmade pharmaceuticals (PMPs) are already undergoing clinical tests. In Germany, plans for a field trial with genetically modified peas to prevent infectious diseases in pigs have provoked heavy discussion.
Novel feed: Peas to combat infectious diseases
http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/536.docu.html
For biological safety, the cultivation of plants that produce pharmaceutical substances poses completely new challenges.…
The Renewable Energy Centre weighs up the Value of Energy Performance Certificat …
UK households are said to be responsible for a quarter of the UK’s total carbon emissions and the Energy Performance Certificate is the Governments latest step in attempting to change house-holders’ attitudes a greener home.
The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is just one part of the controversial proposed House Information Pack (HIP) plan. From June 2007 every house for sale will first need to complete an assessment for its carbon emissions…
UFD is awarded a U.S. invitation to demonstrate FOCS technology and to seek part …
For the week of March 22, 2007, Max Ryabko, CEO for Unique Fiber Devices, Ltd. (\"UFD\"), is traveling to the U.S. under the auspices of CRDF, a U.S. organization, in order to demonstrate its Fiber Optic Sensor Technology (\"FOCS\") and seek marketing partners and other forms of distribution. UFD participated in a competition with over 70 Eurasian technology companies and had won with another 11 companies the opportunity to…
Sample Filter System by LFE - Ultrasonic cleaning guarantees excellent sample fi …
On-line water analysis often places heavy demands on sample filtration. Aside from the expected high availability of the analysis system in conjunction with low maintenance requirements, defined filter characteristics must be assured.
The sample filter system manufactured by LFE helps meet these requirements using a cross-flow filter element. The filter element is irradiated at adjustable, regular intervals by ultrasonic energy. The ultrasound generator creates cavitation in the water sample which serves…
La WEBconferencia reduce los gases del Efecto Invernadero
Al eliminar los desplazamientos para ir y venir a reuniones, la WEBconferencia reduce las emisiones de gas del efecto invernadero que causan el recalentamiento climático. Por si fuera poco, reduce también los inconvenientes de los desplazamientos: stress en el camino, carreras, retardos, esperas, pérdida de tiempo y de dinero. Una WEBconferencia se desarrolla virtualmente vía Internet como una reunión normal. Se pueden realizar presentaciones PowerPoint, consulta de documentos, escribir en…
La WEBconférence réduit les gaz à effet de serre
En éliminant les déplacements pour aller et revenir de réunions, la WEBconférence réduit les émissions de gaz à effet de serre qui causent le réchauffement climatique. Du coup, elle réduit aussi les inconvénients des déplacements: stress sur la route, course, retard, attente, perte de temps et d\'argent. Une WEBconférence se déroule virtuellement via Internet comme une réunion usuelle. On réalise une présentation PowerPoint, on consulte des documents, on dessine à…
WEBconference reduces global warming
By eliminating back-and-forth travel to meetings, WEBconferences reduce the gas emissions that produce the greenhouse effect that in turn causes global warming. They also reduce many of the inconveniences of traveling: driving-related stress, speeding, being late, wait times, and the overall loss of time and money. WEBconferences are just like normal meetings but they are conducted virtually over the Internet. Presenters can give PowerPoint presentations, consult documents, use interactive on-screen…
Polymerupdate.com Asia's fastest growing destination for petrochemical market in …
Polymerupdate has grown to become a preferred destination for global players seeking plastics and petrochemical intelligence. Provider of real time news and price alerts Polymerupdate subscribers include most of the regions leading resin producers, processors, traders, consultant firms, investment bankers, credit rating agencies, as well as renowned international information services, news and media companies. Given the quality of the newsfeeds and the timely precision of the price updates, the company…
Winning Team Launches The Renewable Energy Centre
A website launched this month is the first of its kind in the UK is set to lead the way as a primary source of information and reference for renewable energy.
The website, www.therenewableenergycentre.co.uk has been established by the winning team already responsible for one of the UK’s busiest property portals, Email 4 Property.
The website is targeted at homeowners who want to save money on energy bills and for…
Hydrogen Expo US 2007: More than 90 exhibitors, one shared vision
More than 90 organizations from around the world share one vision: to combat climate change with clean, reliable, affordable hydrogen and fuel cell technology. On March 19 to 21, 2007 Hydrogen Expo US agains opens its doors to showcase the latest and most exciting products and projects at the Henry B. Gonzalez Center in San Antonio, Texas. Hydrogen Expo US is held as part of the National Hydrogen Association\'s (NHA)…
Drinking Water Purification Using UV Lamps Becoming Even More Important
International Symposium at Heraeus in Hanau, Germany
- UV radiation destroys germs and pathogens in drinking water without the need for chemicals
Drinking water treatment with UV radiation was the theme of an international symposium of the materials network, Materials Valley e.V., which took place at the end of February at the Hanau headquarters of Heraeus, the precious metals- and technology group. The workshop was carried out as a joint venture involving…
UK ENERGY SAVING PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMEBUYING
With spring on the way and therefore the annual rise in the number of house sales, UK Energy Saving has published their Homebuyer’s Energy Efficiency Checklist on their website, uk-energy-saving.com. Finding and buying a new home can be a stressful time, but it is worth considering energy efficiency when making a move as this could save buyers money in the long run.
The UK Energy Saving Homebuyer’s Energy…
Climate Star 2007 – The European Award for Local Climate Protection Activities
For the third time, the “Climate Alliance of European Cities with Indigenous Rainforest Peoples” is inviting all European cities, municipalities and districts to present their climate protection activities and apply for a Climate Star. The Climate Star is to award outstanding activities and to document experience and good practice at the local level. With the awarding scheme, the Climate Alliance wants to point out the variety of local climate protection…
Hydrogen and fuel cell products for sale: Revolutionary vehicles on display, fre …
San Antonio, TX / Alpen, Germany, 06-March-2007 – A mobile hydrogen refueler and different types of onsite hydrogen generators, all of them designed to make the clean fuel available now, are among the products on display at the upcoming Hydrogen Expo US from March 19 to 21 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. The expo is once again held as part of the National Hydrogen…
Biogas and water treatment plants to produce electric power
Biogas- and water treatment plants are now able to produce electric power from biogas and deliver it directly to consumers over the grid. A revolutionizing micro power plant, the XRGI, has been developed and approved to produce electricity from biogas, and this gives new opportunities for the biogas- and water treatment plants in Britain.
With a guarantee for effect and low service expenses Biogas- and water treatment plants now can produce…
Thompson & Knight Launches Energy Consulting Company
The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has announced the formation of a subsidiary company that will provide energy consulting services to the international marketplace. Thompson & Knight Global Energy Services, LLC will offer a wide range of specialized services to the energy industry including the identification and assessment of exploration and production investment opportunities, asset evaluations, portfolio optimization, and risk mitigation.
The company will be based in Houston…
NHA Brings Newest Hydrogen Products, Vehicles and Fueling to San Antonio, March …
San Antonio, Texas--For four days in March, the NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo US (hydrogenconference.org) will showcase the world's first hydrogen drive luxury performance car, the first fuel-cell powered fire response vehicle and new fueling capabilities among a dazzling array of other products in San Antonio, Texas. Living up to the conference theme, "Hydrogen: Here and Now!" this marquee event for the hydrogen industry will highlight the…
TankDepot.co.uk set to revolutionise Diesel Refuelling with new Titan TruckMaste …
Online storage tank specialist, TankDepot.co.uk is set to revolutionise the delivery of diesel fuel at construction sites, with the addition of the Titan TruckMaster to the UK company’s fast growing range of fuel oil and liquid storage tanks.
Until now, the on-site refuelling of diesel powered vehicles and equipment has always been problematic. You’ve either found yourself being forced to tow a bowser trailer behind you, or to load up…
New Dyneon™ Fluoroelastomer is Compatible with RME Biofuels
OAKDALE, MN (February 22, 2007) – Dyneon, one of the world’s leading fluoropolymer suppliers, introduces a fluoroelastomer for biodiesel applications. Testing confirms that DyneonTM FPO 3741 Fluoroelastomer has excellent chemical resistance to rapeseed-oil methyl ester (RME) biodiesel fuel, which is commonly used in Europe. This fluoroelastomer exhibits a constant low swell level, and retains its physical properties even after 1,000 hours of RME exposure at 150ºC (302ºF).
With increased global interest…
Canada's Organic Heroes recognized for advancing Canada's organic food sector
(Toronto, Ontario, Feb. 10, 2007) Today, the Canadian Organic Growers (COG), at their 1st Annual Organic Hero Awards ceremony leading up to the Growing Up Organic conference in Toronto on Feb. 17th, named four winners. The awards included an Organic Organization Hero, an Organic Supporter Hero, the Best Restaurant Serving Organic Food, and an Organic Media Hero.
Held at the St. Lawrence Farmers Market in downtown Toronto, amid…
Titan's New BioDiesel Storage Tank Range Debuts Online at TankDepot.co.uk
Online fuel storage specialist TankDepot.co.uk, has embraced the BioDiesel revolution and introduced Titan’s new BioMaster 30 range of purpose designed, fully bunded, BioDiesel storage and dispensing tanks.
Suitable for the storage and dispensing of BioDiesel with a bio element of up to 30% [B30] in accordance with British Standard BS EN14214 and DIN 51606, a choice of 4 capacities and 5 different models is now available. The BioMaster 30 range…
UV Lamps generate ozone and remove greases and smells from exhaust air
UV lamps break down greases in kitchen hoods
• By reducing the danger of fire, there are cost savings in the fire prevention measures which need to be taken
• Measurement of the ozone-generating UV radiation in Heraeus Noblelight’s accredited measurement laboratory
Heraeus Noblelight is showing solutions with ultraviolet light for air treatment at the ISH/Aircontec exhibition, which takes place in Frankfurt from the 6th to 10th March. A particularly interesting application…
SOLUTIONS Software offers My WatchList online EH&S change management tool
WILLIAMSORT, PA – For environmental health and safety professionals in need of an easier way to manage regulatory change, one software company may have just the solution you’ve been searching for.
SOLUTIONS Software Corp., a Pennsylvania-based provider of environmental reference databases and regulatory software on CD-ROM, is now offering RegScan, Inc.’s innovative My WatchList service to its customers.
According to the company, My WatchList makes it even easier to comply with the…
Multipurpose Sewer Pipe with a "Slinky" Heat Pipe Exchanger
A new sewer pipe construction with an outside attached and into the pipe wall embedded spiral heat pipe exchanger for additional utilization of the surrounding ground heat and its storage capabilities and the wastewater heat as alternative heat sources for geothermal heat pump systems.
Background:
"Slinky" is the term commonly used rather than the imposing scientific name - curtate cycloid.
When used with geothermal heat pump systems, the Slinky application is…
Global Assurance Group To Advance Mandate Of The Energy Efficiency In Buildings …
The EEB project, an initiative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), announced today the formation of the EEB Assurance Group chaired by Klaus Töpfer, former United Nations Undersecretary General and former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The group is composed of renowned environmental experts who have had experience working in business, government and the world of academia. Their mission is to validate the…
LORENTZ delivers 750 tracking systems
LORENTZ delivers 750 tracking systems for an 8-hectar solar park in Oberruesselsbach close to Nuremberg in Southern Germany. The plant renders 1.7MW and hereby is the largest tracked solar power plant in the region of Northern Bavaria.
This delivery is part of the “PV Package” of Krinner, partner of LORENTZ. The PV Package includes the delivery and installation of Krinner’s screw foundations, the LORENTZ tracking systems and the installation of the…
Zumtobel Group Steps Up LED Activities
Dornbirn/Austria - The Zumtobel Group is expanding its activities in the LED sector. Under the lead management of its subsidiary LEDON Lighting GmbH (LEDON), the Group has acquired the business activities of my-tronic GmbH, based in Morbach/Germany, and renamed the acquiring company my-tronic Ledon GmbH. The acquisition took place in January 2007. the deal opens up new fields of business for LEDON (http://www.ledonlighting.com/), as well as growing the company's LED…
ALTRAN Innovation Conference
On 7 February 2007 Altran, the European leader in high technology and innovation consulting, will hold an event in Brussels to present its research and innovation capacities in key industry sectors including energy, transport, space, security and Information and Communication Technologies, as well as exploring the possibility of R&D collaborations under the current Framework Programme for Research and Development (FP7) of the European Union.
The Altran Innovation Conference will bring together…
Goscor power products launch auto transfer switch
Johannesburg, South Africa – Goscor power products announced the launch of an auto transfer switch (ATS) enabling the use of redundant power sources during power outages.
In 2006, South Africa experienced severe power outages throughout the year. Industrial, commercial and household generators were in high demand, which resulted in many entrepreneurs grabbing the opportunity, sourcing generators from all over the world. In most cases these distributors were not educated…
Changing the World, One Light at a Time with ENERGY STAR®
(Lakeville, MA, 1-22-2007) Energize Now today announced that they have joined the ENERGY STAR® Change a Light, Change the World campaign, a growing community of corporations, utilities, manufacturers, individuals, and countless others who have made a firm commitment to change the world, one light – one energy-saving step – at a time.
As part of this national movement, Energize Now has volunteered to encourage 5,000 individuals to pledge to…
Earth Alive Introduces MaxKleen™ an All-Natural pH Neutral Industrial Cleaning S …
QUEBEC, CANADA—Earth Alive introduces MaxKleen™, an industrial strength pH neutral powder based, aqueous cleaner and degreaser. MaxKleen™ is not harmful to humans, animals or the environment and is certified NSF Class A1, CFIA, SCAQM, WHMIS, OSHA, HAZMAT SARA Title III, and too many others to list. All Earth Alive products meet the LEED-EB (Green Building Rating System for Existing Buildings, Upgrades, Operations and Maintenance. All Earth Alive products are also…
ETLog Health works on Waste Management Project in Pakistan
Berlin/Islamabad. The politically explosive Pakistani province of Kashmir became the focus of world attention for a few days in 2005. In a short space of time, an earthquake raised whole swathes of land to the ground. In addition to the reconstruction aid, delivered in the immediate aftermath of the catastrophe, long-term projects are now essential in order to restore the infrastructure. One of the focuses of the reconstruction work is…
