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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As a result of its outstanding support for renewable energy in Michigan, Irwin Seating Company in Grand Rapids has been awarded the "Green Generation Customer of the Year" award from Consumers Energy. The Green Generation program provides utility customers an opportunity to voluntarily demonstrate their support for renewable energy in Michigan. Irwin Seating Company purchases nearly 700,000 kilowatt-hours annually of Michigan-based...

PALM BEACH, Fla., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in its thirty year history, Leadership Florida® is pleased to announce that its 2012 Annual Meeting has gone 100% carbon neutral. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120416/FL87657LOGO) Taking place at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida from June 28th to July 1st, the carbon emissions associated with the four day event will be offset through JustGreen(TM), a Just Energy program. One of North...

NEW YORK, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenwood Energy, the North American renewable energy division of the Libra Group, today signed a commitment of $50 million to the Department of Energy's Better Buildings Challenge which matches universities, retailers and large-scale property owners with financial allies to develop energy efficiency projects. Currently, The U.S. Department of Energy has a total of $2 billion in commitments for this project. "Greenwood Energy's participation in...

One Stop Green allows customers to conduct a free energy audit from the new One Stop Green mobile application. The Conduct an Energy Audit option on the mobile application asks simple questions and shows where a home or business could improve its efficiency. Houston, Texas (PRWEB) June 16, 2012 One Stop Green allows customers to help improve the efficiency of their home or business by giving them the power to conduct a free energy audit from their iPhone or iPod Touch with the One Stop...

CHESTER, England, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier today, the government announced its second legislation for the Green Deal programme which would help low income households make their homes more energy efficient. The plan will help families save money on their energy bills whilst saving the planet from increasing greenhouse gas emissions. At a time when the economic climate shows no signs of slowing down, an increased number of homes are being hit by the rising...

NEWTON, Mass., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambient Corporation (NASDAQ: AMBT), a leading provider of flexible and scalable smart grid communications platforms and technologies, announced today that it has taken its first step into the European market with a trial of its Power Quality Monitoring application and energy sensing equipment. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090311/AMBIENTLOGO ) The trial is part of the Low Carbon Networks Fund overseen by UK regulator...

LONDON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UK National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and ARES Software UK (ARES) are pleased to announce the signing of a major partnership agreement in the field of security software. In addition, NNL has undertaken the first application of ARES AVERT software outside the United States. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120426/SF95940) (Logo: AVERT allows organisations to simulate both an attack on a facility - such as a military installation,...

New research study “The European Cross-Border Electricity Interconnectors Market 2012-2022” developed by Visiongain has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. The study reports that in order to ensure a diversified and stable energy supply for Europe there is a need for increased cross-border trading in electricity. London, UK (PRWEB) March 15, 2012 In order to ensure a diversified and stable energy supply for Europe there is a need for increased cross-border trading in...

PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that its joint venture with AMEC, Assystem and Mott MacDonald has been awarded one of two contracts that establishes a design services alliance (DSA) with Sellafield Limited for its operation in West Cumbria, United Kingdom. The DSA framework, awarded to the AXIOM joint venture, provides Sellafield with access to the full range of multi-disciplined engineering services - civil...

Energy efficiency experts at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are calling for ambitious new targets to reduce energy demand across the European Union. In a report published today by the Build with CaRe consortium, the researchers propose a new EU target of a 40 per cent reduction in primary energy demand by 2050. The existing target is a 20 per cent improvement in energy efficiency by 2020, but the EU is currently on track to achieve only half of this. The report by Dr Bruce Tofield...