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October 3, 2012

BIO Pacific Rim Summit to Showcase Role of Biomass in Building Biobased Economy

The Biotechnology Industry Organization’s (BIO) 2012 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy will feature breakout sessions focused on using biomass to replace fossil fuels in creating bioenergy, biofuels and other bioproducts. The Summit takes place October 9-12 at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, Canada. Online registration is available.

September 27, 2012

Solectria Renewables Powers the Largest Solar Farm in New England

Solectria Renewables, LLC, the leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that its Megawatt Solar Stations (MSS) were chosen for the 5MW True North solar farm in Salisbury, Massachusetts. This solar farm is the largest solar installation in New England and the first direct-to-grid solar farm in Massachusetts. The project was awarded to Solectria Renewables by Power Partners MasTec, LLC and recently achieved interconnection.

September 7, 2012

SolarWorld Breaks Ground on 25-MW Desert Star Solar Projects in California

SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years, announced today that it has begun construction of its 25-megawatt (DC) Desert Star Solar Projects in California’s Mojave Desert. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) division of SolarWorld, which owns the land and projects near Twentynine Palms, Calif., is overseeing all phases of the projects, including design, engineering, procurement, permitting and construction. Once completed later this year, Desert Star will rank among California’s largest operating crystalline-silicon solar installations.

August 29, 2012

Press Conference: Companies to Display Visible Progress in Meeting Advanced Biofuels Goals

The Renewable Fuel Standard sets national goals for production and use of advanced biofuels. Since introduction of the RFS, U.S. companies have worked to rapidly scale up advanced biofuel technology – through pilot and demonstration projects – and a number are now constructing and commissioning commercial-scale biorefineries. These companies will present progress reports and discuss economic impacts.

August 29, 2012

Viridian Energy Supplies Carbon Offsets for the US Open

Viridian Energy, a leading provider of affordable, green energy, has announced that it will supply carbon offsets for all player travel to the US Open. Viridian has purchased 455 metric tons of carbon offsets, which is the equivalent of the 2.2 million miles that the tennis players will travel by land and air to reach the tournament site in Flushing, NY. The carbon offsets were generated from the New Bedford Landfill Gas Utilization Project in Dartmouth, Mass. The offsets are Carbon Standard and Green-e Climate certified.

August 27, 2012

Gulf Oil Adds LNG-Powered Trucks to Its Transportation Fleet

Gulf Oil LP, a national branded supplier of motor fuels throughout the United States and its territories, announced today that it has deployed 34 transport trucks that run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). In addition, Gulf will soon be supplying and distributing LNG as a cost-effective, clean alternative fuel to customers in the transportation sector and other interested bulk users. Gulf’s move into the LNG marketplace is part of the company’s ongoing strategy to diversify its energy offerings and provide the marketplace with a fuel alternative that is cheaper, cleaner, and domestic.

August 27, 2012

Electronics Industry Issues Guide for Reporting Substances Contained in Electronic Product Packaging

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, DIGITALEUROPE, and the Japanese Green Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative (JGPSSI) today released a guide for the supply chain disclosure of substances used in packaging for the global sale and distribution of electronic products.

August 24, 2012

NG Advantage - First U.S. Company to Announce Customers for Trucked Compressed Natural Gas

NG Advantage LLC, the U.S. leader in the new industry of trucking compressed natural gas (CNG) to enterprises not connected to a pipeline, has secured contracts with Pike Industries a subsidiary of Oldcastle Materials, the North American arm of CRH (NYSE: CRH), and Putney Paper, a subsidiary of APC Paper Group. NG Advantage will begin deliveries in early 2013. The multi-year contracts allow these innovative companies to realize both the economic and environmental benefits of lower cost, clean, North American natural gas. NG Advantage believes this is the first announcement of contracts for compressed natural gas delivered to enterprises beyond the pipeline in the United States.

August 23, 2012

Coskata, Inc. Elects Natural Gas Executives John A. Crum and Christopher A. Helms to Board of Directors

Coskata, Inc., a technology leader in the production of alternative fuels and chemicals, today announced that John A. Crum and Christopher A. Helms have been elected to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. These appointments come on the heels of the company’s recent shift in strategy to utilize America’s abundant and low-cost supply of natural gas as the sole feedstock for its first commercial facility. With more than 60 years of combined experience in the natural gas industry, these executives bolster the company’s expertise as it works toward commercialization.

August 23, 2012

Axion International Announces Purchase Order for ECOTRAX™ Rail Ties for One of the World’s Largest Mining Companies

Axion International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: AXIH), a leader in recycled plastic and plastic composite technologies used to produce ECOTRAX™ rail ties and STRUXURE™ building products, today announced the company’s first purchase order from one of the world’s largest mining companies. The “sleepers” (rail ties) are the mining company’s first order of Axion’s longer lasting recycled ECOTRAX™ products consisting of long-length ties measuring up to 16.5 ft and were the result of Axion’s regional distribution agreement signed in 2011. This order of ECOTRAX™ rail ties, which is being shipped to one of the mining company’s Australian locations, were selected primarily due to challenges in finding long-length hard wood rail ties to satisfy both above and underground rail tracks supporting heavier axle loads.

August 22, 2012

Blue Oak Energy Recognized on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in 2012

Blue Oak Energy, one of the nation’s leading commercial and utility scale solar companies was named to the 2012 Inc. 5000 list, an exclusive ranking of America’s fastest growing private companies. Blue Oak was ranked #3063 on this prestigious list which has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success.

August 22, 2012

Chemical Engineer Announces Details of Chimera Energy Corp’s Revolutionary Non-Hydraulic Shale Oil Extraction

Chimera Energy Corp (OTCBB: CHMR): With the purpose of dispelling incorrect rumors regarding CHMR’s Non- Hydraulic Extraction process, Valdamar Perez Rios, Director of Weis S.A. has announced scientific portions of the new process that differentiate it from any prior technology.

August 21, 2012

Apartment Complex Drastically Lowers Energy Costs with LED Lighting Upgrades

TerraLUX Inc., an industry leader that designs, patents and manufactures LED-based lighting solutions for portable and general illumination applications, announced today that it has aided Village Place Apartments of Boulder, Colorado, in cutting the complex’s energy costs and usage by retrofitting its lighting with TerraLUX’s innovative LED solutions.

August 15, 2012

Agency Recognizes WPX Energy for Water Management and Drilling Innovation

WPX Energy (NYSE:WPX) received two awards in Colorado today for its water management practices and role in advancing modifications to a drilling rig that can now be deployed in tight, narrow canyons.

August 15, 2012

Pall Corp. Awarded Contract to Design Water Treatment System for U.S. Navy

Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) today announced that the U.S. Navy, under the Office of Naval Research (ONR), has contracted with Pall for a multi-phase project to develop an advanced shipboard desalination system specifically for the challenging operations in coastal waters. Pall will create a detailed design for Navy ship water treatment that will increase the volume and reliability of fresh water generation while reducing energy and maintenance requirements.

August 15, 2012

Acro Energy Offers Limited-Time 12-Month Free Solar Promotion

Acro Energy, a leading solar installation firm with 25 years of solar experience, will offer 12 months of free solar to new customers through Aug. 31, 2012 as part of aggressive expansion in the Southern California market. Valid exclusively with monthly leases, the limited-time promotion allows qualified residents to sign up for a solar energy system installed by Acro Energy.

August 13, 2012

Ascent Solar Launches EnerPlex™ Solar Powered Charger for Samsung Galaxy S III

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today it has launched a charger for the Samsung® Galaxy S III® smart phone featuring Ascent’s ultra light CIGS technology. Branded under Ascent’s EnerPlex line of consumer products, the charger incorporates the company’s solar cells into a sleek, protective Galaxy S III case, along with an ultra thin battery. The charger adds minimal weight and size to the Galaxy S III yet provides significantly improved battery life by harnessing sunlight for electric power.

August 13, 2012

GreenHunter Energy to Present at EnerCom’s Oil & Gas Conference 2012

GreenHunter Energy, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GRH) (NYSE MKT: GRH.PRC), a diversified renewable energy company predominately focused on water resource management in the unconventional oil and natural gas shale resource plays, is pleased to announce that Jonathan Hoopes, President and Chief Operating Officer, will present at EnerCom’s Oil & Gas Conference 2012 to be held on Monday, August 13th at the Westin Denver Downtown.

August 10, 2012

GTSO: The Future Runs on Lithium

One day soon, lithium-ion batteries could replace combustion engines in most vehicles, and Green Technology Systems (OTCBB: GTSO) mining subsidiary GTSO resources is working to help secure stable, affordable supplies of the critical metal for future demand.

August 10, 2012

Alcoa Employees Embark on 10th Annual Environmental Expeditions with Earthwatch Scientists in Brazil, Canada and China

Alcoa Foundation announced today that 26 Alcoa (NYSE:AA) employees, have been selected to participate in a unique professional development opportunity with Earthwatch Institute, an environmental organization whose mission is to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment. Through the 10-year partnership, nearly 150 Alcoa employees have contributed around 9,000 research hours to find solutions to a range of environmental and sustainability challenges.