BPL Global and BPL Africa to Expand Smart Grid Project Nationwide in Ghana

BPL Global®, Ltd. (BPLG), a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy efficiency and reliability, announced today that the company has signed a 5-year modern grid contract in partnership with BPL Africa, with Ghana’s national utility, Volta River Authority (VRA). The agreement implements smart grid technologies... 

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EMCORE Deploys First Concentrator Solar Photovoltaic System in China with the XinAo Group

EMCORE Corporation a leading provider of semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber-optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, announced today its first deployment of a concentrator photovolataics (CPV) system in China with the XinAo Group, one of China’s largest energy companies. As part of an earlier agreement,... 

Verizon Makes Its Pennsylvania Fleet ‘Greener’ With 15 Hybrid Vehicles in Philadelphia

Verizon is rolling out 15 hybrid sedans to help conserve fuel and significantly reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in this city. The new vehicles are among the 100 hybrid sedans Verizon is adding to its motor vehicle fleet in seven states and Washington, D.C., replacing gasoline-powered sedans. These hybrid sedans are in addition to the 100 hybrids... 

Telkonet Named in Top 25 in Deloitte’s 2008 Nationwide Technology Fast 500 Program

Telkonet, Inc., the leading provider of innovative, centrally managed solutions for integrated energy management, networking, building automation and proactive support services, has been named as one of the country’s top 500 fastest growing organizations, achieving 23rd place in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, an annual listing of the 500 fastest... 

AmerenUE, Saint Louis University Join Forces to Launch Pioneering Weather Monitoring, Forecasting, Response System

AmerenUE and Saint Louis University’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences today announced Quantum Weather(TM) – a highly precise weather monitoring, forecasting, and response system for UE’s Missouri service territory. Part of UE’s Project Power On reliability initiative, this pioneering system can pinpoint severe weather... 

Quanta Services Names James F. O’Neil President and COO

Quanta Services, Inc. announces that effective today James F. O’Neil, age 50, will serve as president and chief operating officer of the company. In this new position, O’Neil will oversee Quanta’s operations and strategic initiatives across the electric power, natural gas, renewable energy, telecommunications, broadband cable and wireless... 

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Israel’s Largest Telecommunication Service Provider Reaps Benefits of Smartcool’s Energy Reduction Technology

Smartcool Systems Inc., report that the Company’s subsidiary, Smartcool Systems E.M.E.A. Ltd. has received a purchase order from their sub-distributor, Smartcool Systems (Israel) Ltd., regarding Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Limited and the installation of the Energy Savings Module (ESM(TM)) in its facility in Tel Aviv. The order was...