Local Community Banding Together to Harness the Power of the Sun

Although solar heating can dramatically slash home utility bills and has tremendous environmental benefits, converting to solar is often too cost-prohibitive for many home owners. A group of homeowners in Mt. Pleasant, a suburb outside of Washington D.C., have realized though that there is strength, and more importantly, savings, in numbers. Seventy-five... 

State Recycling Organization Names Meg Morris a Top Recycler

At its recent Annual Meeting, the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse & Recycling (NYSAR3) named Meg Morris, Director for Environmental Science & Community Affairs at Covanta Energy, as Recycler of the Year for a Private Company. “Meg has worked tirelessly to support recycling and has brought credibility and professionalism... 

Madison County Wind for Schools Project Brings Alternative Energy Education to Western N.C.

Winds blowing through the mountains of North Carolina will move more than leaves next year when the first rural wind power education program east of the Mississippi River is established in Madison County. A regional partnership will install small wind turbines at three schools in Madison County and develop a K-12 alternative-energy curriculum as part... 

Parker Acquires Composites Technology Company to Enable Energy Saving Solutions

Parker Hannifin Corporation, the world leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that it has acquired Lingk & Sturzebecher of Stuhr, Germany. The acquired company, better known regionally as L&S, is a manufacturer of light weight carbon fiber high pressure cylinders and actuators including those based on composite technologies,... 

Tigo Energy Taps Expertise of Jeff Krisa for Key Sales & Marketing Role

Tigo Energy, the solar company whose unique technology significantly increases efficiency in photovoltaic solar installations, has brought aboard veteran sales and marketing executive, Jeff Krisa. Industry insiders interpret this appointment as another sign that Tigo’s solar future is bright. According to Shirish Sathaye, General Partner at Matrix... 

C&D Technologies Introduces the New C&D TRUE FRONT ACCESS(TM) Battery System

C&D Technologies, Inc., a leading North American producer and marketer of batteries, battery systems and integrated standby power systems, today announced the release of the new C&D TRUE FRONT ACCESS advanced Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) batteries for telecommunication applications. The continued growth and reliance on data, voice and... 

ACES Power Marketing Supports Renewable Resource Provider

ACES Power Marketing (APM) – a nationally recognized wholesale energy risk management and transaction execution service company – has executed an agreement with independently-owned Pennsylvania Renewable Resources Associates (PRRA) to provide a suite of services to PRRA’s hydroelectric generating facility in the PJM market. PRRA is... 

SensorTran and Micron Optics to Offer Integrated Fiber Optic Sensing System

SensorTran today announced a cooperative agreement with Micron Optics, Inc. to offer the world’s first integrated, hybrid fiber optic sensing solution. The new system offers both Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) capabilities and Fiber-Bragg Grating (FBG) point sensing capabilities, which measure pressure, strain and vibration. The fully integrated...