Sustainability


$3 M Grant Supports Study on Wind Turbine Aerodynamics

Georgia Institute of Technology and PAX Streamline hope to adapt circulation control technology of turbine blades to make them more efficient.

DOE Picks Eaton and HP for $7.4 M IT Efficiency Grant

The joint project will develop a high voltage and chilled water system that will accept alternative energy power sources.

Exelon Energy Helps Businesses Assess Energy Carbon Footprints

Interactive Web tool allows customers in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania calculate their energy use and find ways to reduce it.

WM Recycle America Adopts Program for E-waste Recycling

The Responsible Recycling program requires participating companies to implement an EHS management system that tracks materials and minimizes emissions and worker exposure during electronics recycling operations.

China-based PV Maker Plans U.S. Operation, Gets Tax Credit

Yingli Green Energy received a $4.5 million tax credit for its planned establishment of manufacturing operations for photovoltaic modules in the United States.

EPA Applauds 8 Landfills for Lower GHG Emissions, New Power

Recognized methane capture projects include the largest liquefied natural gas facility in Livermore, Calif.

Solar Pond, Membrane Distillation System Desalinates Water in the Lab

University of Nevada, Reno researcher is developing a salt-gradient stratification process that traps the heat that powers distillation system patented by the university.

Investors, Texas Tech Commit $40 M to Renewable Energy Studies

Republic Power Partners is ready to bring $10 billion in wind, solar, biomass, natural gas and clean coal generation to West Texas.



Washington Gas, Honeywell to Build Cogeneration Plant for GSA

The cogeneration plant will increase energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the new Department of Homeland Security campus.

Officials to Break Ground on $62 M Wastewater Plant Upgrade

The Columbia Regional Wastewater Treatment facility has received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to upgrade it facilities and make it more energy efficient.

Cigarette Litter Down 2% in 2009, KAB Reports

Communities implementing Keep America Beautiful's prevention program have averaged a 48 percent reduction in cigarette litter.

Cornell University to Start CHPP, Eliminate Coal in 2011

As part of its Climate Action Plan, the university's new combined heat and power plant is expected to help lower Cornell's carbon footprint by almost 30 percent.

Appliance Rebate Program Wastes Money, Economists Say

University of Delaware economists analyzed the effect of refrigerator rebates and energy savings.

Clarkson University Replaces Portland Cement with Glass

A new student center being built on the campus is using recycled industrial glass powder in place of 20 percent of Portland cement in its concrete blocks.

Pennsylvania, States Sign MOU on Low Carbon Fuel Standard

The memorandum of understanding establishes a process to develop a regional framework by 2011 and examine economic impacts of the transportation standard.

LG Earns New UL Certification for Computer Monitor

UL Environment says 90 percent of the materials and parts used to make the monitor can be reused or recycled at the end of its useful life.

Survey Examines Manager, Consumer Take on Smart Meters, Conservation

Oracle Utilities worked with O'Keeffe & Company to tap into the thinking of 1,210 adults and 302 water utility managers in the United States and Canada about water conservation.

Syntec, EERC to Make Bio-Butanol from Biomass and Waste

Catalyst technology with biomass conversion expertise should help Syntec commercialize the production of bio-butanol as a renewable fuel.