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OPIC Board Approves $250 Million To Support ContourGlobal Solutions' Clean Energy Project For Bottling Plants
/PRNewswire/ - The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) today approved up to $250 million to support ContourGlobal Solutions' energy-efficiency project which will enable a major Coca-Cola bottler to significantly reduce its carbon dioxide emissions while also reducing energy consumption and costs.
Orion Energy Systems' Exterior Lighting Wins Gold at Plant Engineering Awards
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:OESX) was awarded first place in the lighting category at the Plant Engineering Product of the Year Awards held Monday.
Introduced in 2009, Orion's exterior lighting uses fluorescent technology to reduce energy consumption and costs by 50 percent when compared to high-intensity discharge lighting traditionally used to illuminate parking lots and other outdoor areas after dark.
Litéra and NetDocuments Announce Strategic Integration Partnership for SaaS-Enabled Document Comparison
Litéra®, the leader in next-generation document lifecycle management (DLM) software, and NetDocuments, the leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) content management service provider, today announced a strategic technology partnership which enables users of the popular Litéra Change-Pro® solution to perform document comparisons when using the NetDocuments SaaS platform.
RF Micro Devices(R) Features Ember ZigBee(R) Technology in New Family of High Performance Front End Modules for Smart Energy Applications
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, announced today it is teaming with Ember Corporation to introduce ZigBee® front end modules (FEMs) for smart grid applications that give utilities and consumers more control over how they monitor and save energy.
GLOBE 2010 Hosts 'SME Cleantech Mission' From The United Arab Emirates
GLOBE 2010 in Vancouver, B.C., March 24-26, 2010 will host a delegation of entrepreneurs from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as part of the first 'SME CLEANTECH Mission' to Canada. The entrepreneurs are members of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development (MBRE), the Dubai Government's development agency for small and medium enterprises.
Abu Dhabi Energy Company Developing World's First Zero Waste City Looks To Vancouver For Clean-Tech Innovations
A key figure in the quest to prove that humans can create sustainable and prosperous cities will attend the GLOBE 2010 conference on the business of the environment, March 24 to 26 in Vancouver, B.C.
Frank Wouters, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar Energy will speak at the GLOBE 2010 Opening Plenary March 24 at GLOBE 2010, recounting how a start up venture in oil-rich Abu Dhabi plans to become a world player in renewable energy.
TCP, Inc. Named 2010 ENERGY STAR(R) Partner of the Year for Lighting Manufacturing
/PRNewswire/ - For the second year in a row, TCP, Inc. is awarded the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for Lighting Product Manufacturers by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE). The company is recognized for its outstanding contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing energy efficient lighting products, including compact fluorescent (CFL) and LED lamps for residential, commercial and industrial applications.
PepsiCo Launches Groundbreaking Pilot Program to Reduce Carbon Footprint of Tropicana
/PRNewswire/ - One year after PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) and the Carbon Trust launched an innovative partnership that began with certifying the carbon footprint of Tropicana Pure Premium® orange juice, Tropicana is announcing a groundbreaking pilot program that could drastically reduce its lifecycle carbon footprint and have a dramatic impact on the broader agricultural landscape for orange growers and producers of other agricultural products.
Dow Advanced Materials CEO Says Clean and Sustainable Technologies Poised to Address Over $20 Billion in Market Opportunities
Clean and sustainable innovations from The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) will address more than $20 billion of market opportunities, according to Jerome Peribere, President and CEO of the Company's Advanced Materials Division. Peribere will speak to investors at the Jefferies Global Clean Technology Conference today in New York City.