Teijin Limited announced that it has been selected for inclusion in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index(CDLI)2012 in recognition of its approach to and quality of reporting climate-change data.The CDLI works with 655 institutional ...
The UK Department of Trasnport(DfT)has awarded£5m funding to the Transport for London(TfL)to add an additional 70 hybrid buses to its fleet. Currently TfL operates about 260 hybrid buses in London,and by the end of March next ...
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Mitsubishi Electric has developed a prototype electric vehicle (EV) motor system with an incorporated silicon carbide inverter. The company claims that the EV motor system is the smallest of its kind, measuring half the dimensions of the ...
The index is compiled by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an independent, not-for-profit organisation which holds the largest collection globally of self-reported climate change data, and which is working to drive greenhouse gas ...
China is considering to invest CNY4.8bn ($763.72m) on building electric-vehicle charging stations by 2015. In line with country's 12th five-year plan on energy conservation and emission reduction, the China Southern Power Grid Company ...
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An environment group has cautioned the public against the improper disposal of compact fluorescent lamps as these energy efficient lighting facilities can be highly toxic due to its mercury content and therefore hazardous to health and ...
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Kohl's Department Stores announced that the company has been recognized with a 2012 Sustained Excellence in Green Power Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The award was presented at an event held in conjunction with ...
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Msheireb Properties, Qatar s leading sustainable real estate developer, is introducing more environmentally responsible concrete in the construction of its flagship development, the QR20bn Msheireb Downtown Doha project. The project now ...
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Building-integrated PV ready to'come of age'22 Aug 2012 Maturing technologies and partnerships between solar and construction companies will prompt 4.6GW of installations by 2017. A new market report from the analyst company Pike ...
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PV puts utilities and construction ‘on collision course’ 16 Aug 2012 Achieving widespread grid parity with solar electricity may set up a titanic clash between the two industry sectors. PV panel The falling cost of ...
Given that conventional lawn mowers and other gas-powered landscaping tools hold the dubious distinction of being responsible for generating a staggering 5 percent of air pollution in the U.S., maintaining a well-groomed yard that’s ...
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Soitec of Bernin,France,which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator(SOI)wafers(as well as III-V epiwafers through its Picogiga International division),has completed construction and grid connection for the largest ...
Groom Energy has worked alongside Lineage Logistics to successfully conclude the LED lighting upgrade project they had undertaken for the cold storage facility of Lineage Logistics in Richmond,VA.The project was initiated to improve the ...
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United States Lighting Energy Policy is moving towards increased efficiency in order to lower green house gas emissions and energy use. Lighting efficiency improvements in the United States can be seen through different standards and acts. ...
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United States Lighting Energy Policy is moving towards increased efficiency in order to lower green house gas emissions and energy use. Lighting efficiency improvements in the United States can be seen through different standards and acts. ...
Tags: Lighting