Press Releases by Category Energy & Environment
Is John Hutton right or wrong asks The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk?
A speech which was delivered by John Hutton, Business Secretary in London this week has caused a great deal of concern amongst opposition party leaders and green campaigners.
The statement, which highlighted the continued need for and the development of fossil fuel sources for the UK’s energy supplies, has caused many to question the government’s stance on renewable energy and emissions targets.
The issue surrounds the E’on power station in…
Triple Diamond Energy Spuds the McClure-Diamond No.1 Well
Addison, TX – Triple Diamond Energy Corp. (TDEC) announced today the ‘spud’ of McClure Diamond #1 well, the first well of the McClure Diamond No. 1 project in Garvin County, Oklahoma.
In an oil drilling project, spudding marks the first entry of the drill into the earth at the point of a prospective oil well. Prior to the spudding of the McClure-Diamond No. 1 well, Triple Diamond Energy Corp.…
How is Asia performing in the Evolving Bio-feedstock & Bioplastics World?
With high oil prices and increasing awareness of environmental footprint, the market for biopolymers is growing exponentially in Europe and USA. There are also growing awareness & interest in Asia, especially in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea & Thailand who are now leading the way. How is Asia performing in this respect and what role will Asia play in this business? These issues will be discussed at CMT’s 2nd Bioplastics Markets…
“Die Presse” Scholarship for MSc “Renewable Energy in Central and Eastern Europe …
Pioneering spirits - For quite some time, the field Renewable Energy was reserved for "pioneering spirits", idealists, and lateral entrants, all of whom played an important part in the development of this sector. Meanwhile there is an increasing demand of the economy for well-founded know-how on renewable energy.
The unique, interdisciplinary part-time MSc Program by the Vienna University of Technology in cooperation with Energiepark Bruck/Leitha will accept this challenge.
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Any windows can be self-cleaning
Copenhagen, Denmark (March 12, 2008) Any windows can be self-cleaning, according to SCF Technologies. It has become the first company to develop an aftermarket window coating that uses the sun´s energy to break down dust and grime, saving time and helping protect the environment
Shine On is a new cleaning product for windows that keeps them free from dirt and grime for up to two years, without the need for additional…
Apply Systemic Insecticides and Plant Growth Regulators With the Dramm Chemdose
The Dramm Chemdose system makes precise drench applications fast, easy and accurate. With seasonal applications of systemic insecticide applications of greenhouse chemicals like Marathon, Flagship, Safari and Tristar just around the bend, the Dramm Chemdose can make quick and easy work of this tedious and labor-intensive project.
The Chemdose applies exact, measured amounts of greenhouse and nursery chemicals directly to the root zone. With both variable doses and intervals…
Whole Foods Market(R) Launches Online Video Series for Kids by Kids to Celebrate …
Casting Call Begins for Eco-conscious Youth Ages 8-17 to Host New \'Whole Earth Generation\' Show
AUSTIN, Texas, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Whole Foods Market, the world\'s leading natural and organic foods supermarket, announced today it is launching Whole Earth Generation, a video podcast series dedicated to raising environmental awareness among today\'s youth.
The initiative kicks off today with a search for six fresh-faced
personalities ages 8 to 17 to be considered as…
True Blue Coffee Roasters Brings Awareness To Earthstock 2008 With Fair Trade Or …
Mar 10, 2008 – Old Fields, WV - True Blue Coffee Roasters, the Old Fields, West Virginia, Organic Fair Trade coffee roaster, announced today a new limited edition Fair Trade Organic Coffee blend to promote awareness of Earthstock 2008, an environmental festival scheduled for April 20, 2008 at Norton Park in Plainville, CT.
The new Fair Trade Organic blend begins a partnership between True Blue Coffee Roasters and the Plainville…
Receive a free issue of the Ethanol Statistics - Monthly Market Review
Today, Ethanol Statistics launches its newest product: The Ethanol Statistics – Monthly Market Review (MMR). The MMR is a new publication in the ethanol industry, aimed at business and financial professionals that wish to be informed about the latest developments in their market. Recognizing the international context of the ethanol industry, the MMR covers the latest developments in the all important regions, from the United States and Brazil, to Europe,…
Great Eastern Energy to invest Rs 4000cr
Y K Modi-run Great Eastern Energy Corp (GEECL) today announced that the company would invest Rs 200 crore per year in the second phase of drilling of wells in its Raniganj coal block for exploiting gas from below the coal seams.
\"GEECL has already invested Rs 250 crore and will make an additional investment of Rs 200 crore per year in the second phase of drilling and expect the figure to…
DER STANDARD - Scholarship in the amount of EUR 9,000 for Urban Wood
The postgraduate MSc Program Urban Wood – Wood Based Building Design for Sustainable Urban Development provides the participants with the necessary skills to manage the design and construction of urban wood-based building projects and will also lead to an improved technological and economical mastery of the material. It is offered by the Vienna University of Technology in cooperation with the Politecnico di Torino and the Dresden University of Technology. In…
Sequoyah Paradise receives orange Epa qualifying label
Sequoyah Paradise announced today that their Model E3400 gasification outdoor wood furnace has received the orange Epa qualifying label for outdoor wood furnaces.
The use of stoves with this label is very important to the enviroment. It represents a major reduction in the amount of emissions that are produced by the burning of wood for heat.
Many areas of the country have banned the use of these stoves because of complaints from…
Info-Session – MSc Program Urban Wood
Info-Session – Tuesday April 8, 2008
We cordially invite you to the Info-Session about the MSc Program Urbanwood on Tuesday April 8, 2008.
The architect Helmut Dietrich of Dietrich/Untertrifaller Architekten will present his latest projects pointing out necessities why to use wood. Furthermore the Academic Director o. Univ.Prof. DDI Wolfgang Winter and the Program Coordinator Dr. Yoshiaki Amino will present the MSc Program and discuss its contents.
You also will have the…
Global Warming Alliance warns accident risk due to aircraft design weakness
A climate change organisation which researches wind and hurricane intensification due to global warming has criticised authorities for not doing enough to protect airline passengers and their crews.
They warn that unless aircraft control systems are not redesigned to handle the stronger winds now more common, accidents in the critical final approach stage of landing will increase.
‘The maximum crosswind limits have only increased on Boeing aircraft by 7 knots…
When will Peak Oil Strike? The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk comments on the Deb …
Peak Oil has been the subject of debate for many years and has largely been ignored by industry optimists but has continually worried many industry experts. The big question has it seems, finally been answered with new projections placing the point of peak oil occurring within the next 10 years.
The Renewable Energy Centre .co.uk today commented on the debate and the possible consequences of an early end to…
HIPs Speed up the House Buying and Selling Process
In response to government concerns and scepticism within the industry, Firsthips has identified that an important ingredient in achieving a more efficient house buying and selling process is immediate access for buyers’ lawyers to HIP documents. In a recent internal survey Firsthips revealed that exchange times could be shortened by up to 10 days when the buyer’s lawyer has been able to access the HIP online through the Firsthips…
Modi firm eyes local listing
Great Eastern Energy Corporation (GEECL), the first Indian company to commercially produce coal bed methane (CBM), is planning to tap local bourses.
The company, which produces CBM in the Asansol region, is listed on the London AIM market.
GEECL chairman Y.K. Modi said the company could raise Rs 100-150 crore through the issue to finance its expansion plans.
The public offer is also necessary to meet government regulations.
In December 2005, the company, which…
Well-known Ontario Resort Recognized By the Audubon Green Leaf™ Eco-Rating Progr …
Huntsville, Ontario – Cedar Grove Lodge has set itself apart from other Ontario resorts through their commitment to the environment and was recently awarded a 4-Green Leaf rating by the Audubon Green Leaf™ Eco-Rating Program.
Nestled on the shores of beautiful Peninsula Lake for over 81 years, Cedar Grove Lodge is a Muskoka, Ontario landmark. Three generations of the Fleming family have welcomed guests from all over the globe to their…
UNICA - “Ban on ethanol production in Cerrado also affects use of set aside land …
Ethanol production from cereals in Europe and the United States would be seriously affected by any legislation that prohibits ethanol feedstock production in the Brazilian Cerrado. That is what Marcos Jank, President of Industry Association UNICA says in his bi-monthly market commentary on Ethanol Statistics.
“More recently, there’s been a focus on the environmental impact of biofuels feedstock production because of land use change,” he writes. “It would obviously make…
UK Energy Saving’s New Utilities Marketplace Includes Environmental Information …
With gas and electricity prices continuing to rise, there has never been a better time to think about switching utilities’ providers in order to get the best deal, so the launch of UK Energy Saving’s new energy switch marketplace is certainly well timed. There is more to their new marketplace, however, than just getting a good price, with the environment, as always, at the top of the list of…
PSI Presents New Product Developments at the Leading Trade Fair Energy
Berlin, 3 March 2008 – The PSI AG will be presenting new product developments, project examples and partner solutions in the field of energy management and gas logistics from 21 to 25 April at the Energy Trade Fair (Hall 13, Stand C50) in the framework of the Hanover Trade Fair.
For energy providers, PSI will be presenting new developments of the PSIcontrol control system on the basis of project examples. Along…
Triple Diamond Energy Announces Commencement of the McClure-Diamond No.1 Project
Addison, TX – Triple Diamond Energy Corp. (triplediamondenergy.com) reported today that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has issued its permit to drill the McClure Diamond #1 well, the first well of the McClure Diamond No. 1 project in Garvin County, Oklahoma. The McClure-Diamond No. 1 project is a four well step-out drilling program at a southeastern extension of the Hoover field.
The construction of the well site is nearing…
Home Control conquers Europe
European Home Control Summit attracts participation from leading International companies and organizations
29. February 2008 - Copenhagen/Frankfurt - The first European Wireless Home Control Summit on 9 April 2008, taking place parallel to Light + Building, features leading companies such as Merten, Horstmann, Danfoss, and market researcher Parks Associates as well as publicly funded organizations like the Danish Energy Saving Trust (DEST) presenting the newest trends, products and market strategies pertaining…
NAPL To Install India's First Fuzzy Logic Based Fully Automatic Gas Chlorination …
Nagpur Aquatech Pvt Ltd (NAPL) in association with Siemens Water Technologies has bagged the prestigious order from Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran to install fuzzy logic based intelligent fully automatic gas chlorination system at their 32 MLD Wena WTP at Nagpur. Such a advanced chlorination system is one of the first installations across India. The system is having state of the art technology with chlorination equipment from Siemens USA and Control Instrumentation…
ersol expands management ranks
Peter Schneidewind as fourth Board Member responsible for ersol’s Thin Film activities
Board of Management expanded to accommodate strong growth in business
Responsibilities to be reshuffled in Board
Erfurt, 28 February 2008. With effect from 1 March 2008 ersol Solar Energy AG (ersol) is expanding its hitherto three-person Board of Management. Peter Schneidewind, past and future Managing Director of ersol Thin Film GmbH, will be responsible for the Thin Film activities as…
Opus Energy teams up with Cornwall Light and Power
Opus Energy, a leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, has joined forces with Cornwall Light and Power to secure the entire output of Renewable Obligation Certificates from the High Sharpley wind farm and Goonhilly Wind Farm on the Lizard. These certificates are purchased as part of Opus Energy’s renewable obligation and provide support and funding for the development of renewable energy..
Cornwall Light and Power recently…
Krell Distributing Hot In Winter 2008 - Energy Concerns Raise Heating Bills, Int …
Syracuse, NY Company’s Expertise, Supplies In Demand As Home Consumers Turn Toward Energy Efficient Heating
Syracuse, NY – February 27, 2008. With energy costs constantly rising, Krell Distributing is finding that the number of people investigating and choosing to install radiant floor heating has risen dramatically in winter 2008.
The company isn’t surprised. Interest in home improvements has grown in recent years, and if people are concerned about long-term investments in…
“Its all about Heathrow” says The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk
The Renewable Energy Centre released a statement today which highlighted that the publicity surrounding aviation and climate change was becoming more and more prevalent. In the space of twenty four hours, Richard Branson flew the first Boeing flight from Heathrow to Amsterdam which was powered partly by biofuel and protesters gained access to a stationery plane to protest against the proposed new runway at Heathrow.
Air travel currently accounts for…
Special Report: Capacity Glut Crimps New Ethanol Plants
February 22, 2008 (McLean, Va.) – The U.S. ethanol investment pullback hasn\'t got any worse, but judging from the dearth of new plant project announcements in recent months, it hasn\'t gotten any better, according to a recently analysis by Ethanol & Biodiesel News.
After outsized capacity growth throughout much of 2006 and 2007, in which 113 ethanol plants came online, many would-be developers now see the market as highly uncertain. How…
United Nations Environment Programme: Let's plant One Billion more trees in 2008 …
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a major worldwide tree planting campaign. Under the Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign, people, communities, business and industry, civil society organizations and governments are encouraged to enter tree planting pledges online with the objective of planting at least one billion trees worldwide each year.
Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director says:
\"We have but a short time to avert damaging and economically…
The Renewable Energy Centre advocates investment in the UK’s wind farm industry …
Following the announcement by the EU commission that the UK must supply 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, The Renewable Energy Centre urged the government to take immediate and practical steps to achieve this.
In order to achieve these stringent targets the government has recognised that much of the renewable energy needed will come from wind power generated on land and offshore. The British Wind Energy Association (BWEA)…
Two new LORENTZ solar parks in Spain
LORENTZ has managed to upvalue its position in the Spanish solar market. The company supplies solar tracking systems for two middle-sized solar parks, once near the city of Badajoz in the region of Extremadura, 1.1MWp in size, the other near Cambil in Andalusia, sized 2.1MWp.
The park in Badajoz is equipped with 520 units ETATRACK active 1500SP. It has taken up operation in two subsequent phases in July and October 2007.…
Environment Ministers Meet to Accelerate Transition to a Low Carbon Society
More than doubling annual improvements in energy efficiency could play a key role in averting catastrophic climate change, a report to environment ministers says.
Over recent years advances and investments in energy savings in areas from transport and power generation to industry and households has been reducing the intensity of energy used by one to one and-a-half per cent a year.
\"If the rate of energy efficiency improvement could be…
Article 13's Fairtrade Fortnight 2008 – 25 February to 9 March
Once again, the Article 13 team is taking action in support of Fairtrade Fortnight. As a company, we already choose fair trade for our caffeine fixes and other standard grocery needs. As individuals outside the office, we are not always so diligent. So, this Fairtrade Fortnight, we have pledged to make the fair trade choice a conscious one each time we walk down the aisles of our…
SOS Sahel Partnership - international Cooperation with Monaco
At the instigation of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, the Prince’s Government has significantly increased its efforts within the area of Official Development Assistance.
The Office of International Cooperation and Development, having made the fight against poverty a priority area for intervention, chiefly carries out such action in two regions of the world: the Mediterranean and Sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2008, over 85 projects have been scheduled in 20 partner countries.
In this respect, a…
Award-winning Waterless Car Cleaning Kit Now Available from Amazon
Miracle Drywash is taken on by yet another major retail outlet
Crawley, West Sussex: It was announced today that the giant online store, Amazon.co.uk, now stocks the car washing kit that needs no water – Miracle Drywash.
The environmentally friendly cleaning product, each bottle of which saves one ton of water, was first sold, mid 2007, through the UK’s largest doorstep milk home delivery distributor, Dairy Crest. Then later that year, the…
NComputing Eliminates 55,000 Tons of Carbon Emissions with Breakthrough Green Co …
New Virtual PC Technology Dramatically Cuts Emissions and e-Waste
New Delhi February 19, 2007 – NComputing, the leading provider of desktop virtualization software and hardware, today announced that its technology is helping schools, businesses and organizations worldwide dramatically reduce carbon emissions by cutting energy consumption up to 90 percent. With more than 500,000 virtual PC seats deployed in 70 countries, NComputing has cut electricity consumption by 88 million kilowatts per year,…
Group Wants Gibraltar Plastic-Bag Free, Launches Intensive Campaign
Gibraltar – February 19, 2008 - A newly established Gibraltar-based campaign group, dubbed as No to Plastic Bags (NO2PB), is aiming to make Gibraltar a plastic bag-free town and is even launching a campaign to make the town the first ever plastic bag-free city within the Iberian Peninsula.
NO2PB is comprised of members of the Gibraltar community who are concerned with various environmental issues including the town’s seemingly endless dependency on…
ETLog Health GmbH processes waste-management project in Yemen
Berlin/Sanaa. ETLog Health GmbH is part of the project team engaged in the construction in 2008 of the Al Saleh Medical City in Sanaa. The medical city was initiated by the Yemense ministry for planning and international cooperation and is financed by a private investor from the Middle East.
The Yemeni ministry for planning and international cooperation has commissioned the German firm EPOS Health Consultants with the inspection…
Achieving Corporate Sustainability: Beyond the Green Corporation
Milwaukee,WI — February 18, 2008 — Active Communications International (ACI) announced the Achieving Corporate Sustainability Beyond the Green Corporation Conference scheduled for May-1-2, 2008 in San Francisco CA.
This conference will focus on Implementing Successful Environmental Strategies to Improve Profitability, Increase Productivity, and Build Brand Image. The conference will also provide best practices for corporations to profit from going green and will explore case studies from top corporations that…
BioMaxx Systems Inc. renews European Federation of Biotechnology membership
Biomaxx Systems Inc. (Other OTC: BMXSF), is pleased to announce the company has renewed our membership with the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB). Biomaxx Systems Inc. is currently the only Canadian company that is an Institutional member of EFB. Biomaxx Systems has been very pleased with the results of being a prestigious EFB member for the past two years and our interaction with the European Biotechnology community. Biomaxx Systems…
The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk calls for a UK task force to implement home in …
Following the release last week of the “Heat Call for Evidence” document issued by the Office of Climate Change (OCC), The Renewable Energy Centre .co.uk issued a statement calling for the government to take a proactive stance to reduce heating demands throughout the UK.
Issued by the Right Honourable John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), the report said that currently 49% of the…
RA PLUS-w Radiator Thermostat from Danfoss Communicates via Z-Wave
Controlling heating intelligently and saving energy costs
12. February 2008 - Danfoss, a vendor of thermal and refrigeration engineering, has with RA PLUS-w introduced a Z-Wave based radiator thermostat into the market providing for location and time independent heating control for the entire house. Using this innovative device home and apartment owners can also „remotely“ control the temperature in their rooms and by doing so save on energy costs. The thermostat…
eBIO calls for intermediate biofuel targets in Europe
Although the introduction of a minimum binding 10% biofuels target by energy content in 2020 is obviously very good news for the European ethanol industry, industry association eBIO says “the Commission only went half way and failed to define intermediate targets for biofuels – as it did for the other sectors”.
Robert Vierhout, Secretary-General of eBIO, said that “the experience with the current biofuels directive shows that most of the…
“Die Presse” Scholarship in the amount of EUR 15000
MSc Program Environmental Technology and International Affairs
The shortage of environmental resources and the dealing with pollution are challenges which the international society of the 21st century has to face. Climate change, water shortage and air pollution are only some of the problems which have to be solved. The purpose of a sustainable development can be reached only if decision makers dispose of a comprehensive education.
The cooperation between the Vienna University…
KEMA awards ISO 9001 certification to carrier neutral data centre EvoSwitch
‘ISO 14001 (environment) is the next step’
Amsterdam, 6 February 2008 – EvoSwitch (evoswitch.com), the Dutch carrier neutral data centre that operates environmentally neutral has been awarded ISO 9001 certification by KEMA (kema.com). “The right first step towards ISO 14001 certification,” according to KEMA.
EvoSwitch has definitely moved past the start-up phase, now that it has obtained ISO 9001 certification. “Ever since the opening of EvoSwitch in April 2007, we have organised…
Ethanol Industry Directory, register now
Ethanol Statistics now offers companies that are involved in the ethanol industry a cost efficient tool to get more traffic and sales leads to their website.
The Ethanol Industry Directory is an ever growing list of companies and organizations in the ethanol industry and industries related to it. Over 100 companies haves already registered, making it the ideal place to find a large variety of companies, including ethanol producers, technology suppliers,…
Dr. Stefan Parhofer appointed as CFO of Solar*Tec AG
As of January 15th, 2008, Dr. Stefan Parhofer was appointed as CFO on the occasion of a meeting of the supervisory boad of Solar*Tec AG. He supports the Management Team (besides CEO Dr. Erich W. Merkle and CTO, Mr. Dipl.-Phys. Rainer Toelle) especially in the financial and organizational departments. Dr. rer. nat. Stefan Parhofer is 40 years old and has gained various, longtime professional experience in the field of young…
Teréos: European ethanol market share max. 20% on ‘domestic feedstock’ in 2030 …
“In my opinion the maximum amount of ethanol that can be produced with European feedstock in 2030 is about 30 Million tons/year, which corresponds to 20% of today’s gasoline consumption and would include both first and second generation.” That is what Bernard Chaud, Director of biofuels projects at Teréos, says in an interview with Ethanol Statistics.
Teréos is the second largest producer in Europe and was also one of the…
SUNTHERM INFRARED HEATING - exploitation of fossil fuels could be nearly stopped
Immagine to reduce the heating costs on lifetime about 30-60%; this is the goal set by the IMS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING with the SUNTHERM Infrared Heating system. With special carbon panels, coated with a patented substance the most accurate heating achievement with minimum power consumption is reached. Globaly seen could be energy produced by Solar power or however by water power a coordinated uncoupling of the overexploitation…
