More than 2 million compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs have been sold in the first year of Dominion Virginia Power’s discount program with The Home Depot, and customer demand for the energy- and money-saving bulbs continues to shine.
“We are extremely pleased with the program’s ongoing success and its positive impact on Virginia,” said David A. [...]
GreenShift Corporation announced that it has received a grant award of $375,000 to further the development of GreenShift’s patented and patent-pending algae bioreactor.
The funding is provided through the Montana Board of Research and Commercialization, a unit of the Montana Department of Commerce. The objective of the grant award is to demonstrate the production of algae [...]
New England will have the resources needed to meet demand for electricity in the six-state region this winter, according to ISO New England Inc., the operator of the region’s bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets.
ISO New England projections indicate that under normal winter weather conditions of about 7 degrees Fahrenheit (°F), New England’s peak [...]
Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) announce its subsidiary CTC Cable has received certification from Laboratorio de Pruebas de Equipos y Materiales (LAPEM) for both CTC Cable and for its ACCC conductor products. LAPEM is the certifying agency for Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) the electrical transmission grid owner and electricity provider for nearly all of Mexico. [...]
Solar is poised for continued impressive growth, with new installations primed to increase nearly five-fold from 2008 to 2013. Starting in 2009, however, supply will exceed demand, leading to price decreases. According to the new report from Lux Research entitled “Solar State of the Market Q3 2008: The Rocky Road to $100 Billion,” this change [...]
Responding to bleak reports that natural gas costs could rise as much as 35% this winter, Stanek Windows is running an online contest that encourages kids to get involved in saving energy while teaching their parents a thing or two about where significant energy loss occurs in the home.
The Stanek Windows “Take Your Parents Back [...]
DuPont announced the introduction of its DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) business in India. DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions is a leading global supplier to the photovoltaic industry, offering a broad and growing portfolio of innovative solutions for both crystalline silicon and thin film modules designed to help deliver clean, sustainable energy to enhance people’s lives. The DPVS [...]
Dominion Virginia Power crews worked through the night to restore electric service to all but 2,000 of the 200,000 customers affected by tropical storm Hanna. Crews began completing the remaining restoration work early this morning and will wrap up this evening.
The largest number of outages occurred in Hampton Roads. The storm’s winds and heavy rain [...]
Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), providers of the world-leading gPROMS advanced process modelling (APM) software and related services and winner of the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2007 MacRobert Award for Engineering Innovation, today announced its move to a significantly expanded new head office in Hammersmith, London.
gPROMS software and related services are used to accelerate innovation [...]
Amalto Technologies today announced that Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has selected its b2een solution to enable exchanges of electronic documents with suppliers across Chevron businesses.
Amalto b2een combines a light web 2.0 client software providing a secured transport mechanism of encrypted documents between the trading partners and a SaaS* platform to manage the validation, transformation and routing [...]