Technology

/PRNewswire/ - In 1954, Bell Labs pioneered the development of solar power technology, creating solar panels able to support the telephone service of American farmers living off the electricity grid. Today, more than 50 years later, Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) - in conjunction with SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) and ConEdison Development (CED) - announced that a 1.2-megawatt ground-mounted solar power system will be installed at the company's Bell Labs headquarters campus in Murray Hill, N.J. The system is expected to be operational next spring.

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - Water For People, (www.waterforpeople.org), a U.S.-based international development organization, introduced a visual, open-source mobile-based data monitoring and mapping tool called Field Level Operations Watch (FLOW) today at the annual Pop!Tech conference. This new mobile application baseline and monitoring tool allows the organization to capture, report and analyze real time and historical data on water-point and sanitation-project status in developing countries over time.

As electric vehicles continue to capture the attention of consumers and governments around the globe, the future adoption of these vehicles is seen by some as a key enabler of lower worldwide carbon emissions. While the global spotlight on sustainability increases, wider collaboration among stakeholders is necessary to bring the prospect of electric vehicles to fruition.

RecycleBank, the premier green rewards program that motivates people to take environmental actions, today announced recognition in two prestigious rankings: the 2010 Global Cleantech 100, produced by the Cleantech Group, and the GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100, awarded by

Nigeria Minister of Environment John Ogar Odey and ECCO2 Corp, (www.ecco2corp.org), an affiliate organization of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (www.unfccc.int) have started plans to immediately launch "ECCO2 Nigeria Project" in efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, carbon emissions, stimulate the Nigerian economy, and increase confidence in Kyoto Protocol.

West Coast Green, the company that produces the world's leading interactive conference and exposition on green innovation, announced today that it is launching West Coast Green Accelerator, its new services arm designed to accelerate the adoption of transformative, market-based sustainability solutions. Specific services will include:

(Marketwire) - Enterprise Rent-A-Car has just received one of the nation's first Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EVs). Enterprise will use this initial vehicle to generate awareness of EVs and educate customers and employees about EV rentals and the infrastructure that will support them.

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