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QVC Installs One-Megawatt Solar Power Farm

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/12/2008

Liberty Media’s QVC, working with SunPower Corp., announced the installation of a one-megawatt solar electric power farm at its Rocky Mount Inc. distribution center based in Rocky Mount, NC.The solar array is expected to reduce 3.1 million pounds of carbon emissions annually, the equivalent ...

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Zerofootprint Releases Carbon Manager Software

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/12/2008

Toronto-based Zerofootprint, Inc. has released new software to help businesses measure their carbon footprint.The Enterprise Carbon Manager (ECM) collects data from a company’s global emissions sources, such as offices in each country, data centers, and employees’ air travel. The soft ...

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NeuCo Optimization Project Improves Emissions, Efficiency

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/12/2008

NeuCo, working with Dynegy and the Department of Energys National Energy Technology Laboratory, announced the results of a four-year optimization software development and demonstration project that took place at the Baldwin Energy Complex. This project was part of DOEs Clean Coal Power Initiative ...

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Toyota To Increase Use of ‘Ecological Plastic’ in Vehicle Interiors

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/12/2008

Toyota announced plans to increase the use of plant-derived, carbon-neutral plastics in more vehicle models, starting with a new hybrid vehicle next year.  The company’s newly developed plastics, collectively known as “Ecological Plastic,” are expected to be used in scuff plate ...

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RGGI Raises $107M at Carbon Auction

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/12/2008

Some 69 participants from the financial, energy, and environmental sectors bid on permits for the right to emit carbon dioxide from power plants in the US Northeast in an auction by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).The clearing price was $3.38 per ton, which is $0.31 more than the ...

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