GM to Bypass Solvent Use; Dow Upcycles Tires
General Motors is introducing a flame treatment technology that lets paint stick to plastic vehicle parts, such as instrument and door panels, without using primers that contain solvents and can foul...
View ArticleAmeriPride Chooses JouleX for IT Efficiency
AmeriPride Services, one of the five largest uniform rental and linen supply companies in North America, is implementing a JouleX platform to improve IT energy efficiency and reduce power consumption....
View ArticleGE Bundles EV Tech with Hertz Cars, Forms CHP Venture
Hertz and GE Industrial Solutions China have announced a partnership aimed at renting electric vehicles to multinational companies and government agencies in China. In the agreement, the companies have...
View ArticleTallahassee Airport Tarmac Resurfacing Targets Sustainability
This video was produced by WCOT to highlight the sustainability practices that the Tallahassee airport employed to re-surface their tarmac.
View ArticleAchieving Water Conservation: Dilution Isn’t the Solution!
To conserve and better manage their water use, more and more businesses are opting for closed water systems, where every drop of water taken is reused internally. Closing their water system to reduce...
View ArticleR&D Briefing: GE, New Energy Technologies and Aquatech
GE has launched its 1-megawatt Waukesha APG1000 gas engine (pictured), which can utilize a broader variety of biogases, including those from landfills, wastewater treatment plants and agricultural...
View ArticleCompliance & Standards Briefing: Formaldehyde-Free Label, LEED Lawsuits, RoHS
The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute yesterday announced a new “formaldehyde free” verification service for manufacturers. The institute said consumers’ growing concern about the health effects of...
View ArticleThe Energy Storage Hand Gets More Interesting
The cards dealt to the energy storage industry are looking better now than in the past. Here are three of them, all played because of the growing presence of Smart Grid technologies that enable...
View ArticleCarbon Capture Facility Breaks Ground in Illinois
Construction activities have begun at an Archer Daniels Midland Company ethanol plant that will be able to capture and store 1 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. The project, sponsored by the U.S....
View ArticleNestle Discusses Water and Food Security
Peter Brabeck-Lemathe, chairman of the Nestlé Group, speaks on water and food security in the urban context at World Water Week in Stockholm. Yesterday at the conference, Nestlé received the Stockholm...
View ArticleWater Week News: Global Water Tool, Paper’s Footprint, UNEP Warning
Here are the top stories to emerge so far from World Water Week in Stockholm. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has released two sector-specific versions of its Global Water Tool....
View ArticleSail Venture Partners’ Walter Schindler Discusses Sustainability
Walter Schindler, managing director of Sail Venture Partners discusses sustainability.
View ArticleRenewables Briefing: Fresh & Easy, Envision Solar, Nexamp, Magic Hat
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market and REC Solar, a provider of home and commercial solar electric systems, have unveiled 11 rooftop solar installations in Phoenix and Los Angeles. The systems will...
View ArticleGM and LG to Design Electric Vehicles Together
GM and electronics manufacturer LG are to design and engineer electric vehicles together. The automaker say that the agreement will help it expand the variety of EVs it makes, by using LG’s proven...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Raw Material Reporting, XL Go-Ahead,...
The EPA on Thursday said it would delay reporting rules that will require manufacturers and power plants to submit information on the raw materials they use that lead to greenhouse-gas emissions,...
View ArticleUPS, AT&T Announce Green Fleet Additions
UPS is purchasing 100 fully electric commercial delivery vehicles from Electric Vehicles International. The class 6 walk-in delivery trucks with a 90-mile range (pictured) will be placed in service...
View ArticleHP Helps Biggest State Water System Cut 440 Servers
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has replaced its Sun and Dell servers with HP’s Converged Infrastructure, cutting energy use and costs. HP says that with its BladeSystem technology,...
View ArticleWater Quality Cap-and-Trade Wins USDA Funds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $1 million to an industry-led cap and trade system for water quality. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will use the Conservation Innovation...
View ArticleOntario, Magna Investing $441m in EVs
Magna International and the Canadian province of Ontario have announced an investment of C$432 million ($441 million) in electric vehicles. Some C$48.4 million of the total investment will come from...
View ArticleSub-$15 LED Bulb Unveiled
Lighting Science Group and Dixon Technologies have revealed a 60-watt equivalent LED bulb that they say will be the first to sell for under $15. The omnidirectional, A19 bulb will be available in India...
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