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China’s Solar Industry Feels The Heat

Luoyang Zhonggui High-Technology Co. in China’s Henan Province is a green energy company that produces polysilicon for solar panels. But, according to a Washington Post article, the company is guilty of dumping silicon tetrachloride, the byproduct...

Published 03-10-2008 6:04 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Business-to-Business, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Asia, Solar Energy, Products & Planning
Green Technology Overview

Adam Grosser, general partner of Foundation Capital, describes the different categories of green technology and the challenges they face.

Published 01-28-2008 10:11 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Pollution, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Economics, Electricity, Recycling, Storage, Strategy & Leadership, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Today's Green Video
Wal-Mart Chief Pledges to Go Greener

In a speech that promised widespread improvement and reform throughout Wal-Mart and its supply chain, Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott, Jr., pledged to cut the energy used by many of its company’s products 25 percent, reports the New York Times. “We...

Published 01-24-2008 2:24 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Electricity, People, Wind Energy, Strategy & Leadership
Sierra Nevada Brewery To Get 34% Of Power From Solar

Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, California is installing a 1.3 megawatt solar power system. The panels will be installed in two phases by Chico Electric and will provide 34 percent of the brewery’s power. The solar news comes on the heels of the installation...

Published 01-17-2008 1:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations
Sharp Vows To Fight Against Global Warming

Mikio Katayama, President of Sharp, vowed to fight global warming by making environmentally-friendly TV displays and solar energy products, its two main businesses, reports AP. In its effort to do so, it is planning to boost production of LCD panels for...

Published 01-09-2008 9:10 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Solar Energy, Strategy & Leadership
Senate Passes Energy Bill

An energy bill that included an increase in fuel-economy standards passed the Senate by a margin of 86-8 yesterday, The New York Times reports. Provisions of the legislation that passed the House and would have repealed more than $13 billion in tax breaks...

Published 12-14-2007 9:25 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Fossil Fuels, Government, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Economics, Biofuel, Utilities, Coal, Nuclear, Policy & Law, Oil & Gas
U.S. Can Halve Emissions Without ‘Big Changes In Consumer Lifestyles’

The U.S. could reduce projected 2030 emissions of greenhouse gases by between one-third to one-half at manageable costs to the economy and without requiring big changes in consumer lifestyles, according to “Reducing US Greenhouse Gas Emissions:...

Published 11-30-2007 11:22 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Economics, Industrial Goods, Electricity, Biofuel, Wind Energy, Utilities, Coal, Hydrogen, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Predictions, Nuclear, Biomass, Today's Trend, Strategy & Leadership, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Oil & Gas
HP To Build 1-Megawatt Solar Power system

HP will install a large-scale solar power system at its San Diego facility and buy windpower to run a number of facilities in Ireland. The company has a goal to reduce its energy use by 20 percent by the end of 2010. HP’s agreement with SunPower covers...

Published 11-27-2007 10:14 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Feature, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Savings, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs
Frito-Lay Plans Net-Zero Plant

Frito-Lay wants its Casa Grande plant to become a net zero facility, The New York Times reports. The plan has the backing of top-level executives at PepsiCo, the parent company of Frito-Lay. Over the next several years, Frito-Lay plans to install high...

Published 11-18-2007 11:58 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Refitting, Recycling, Solar Energy, Biomass, Contracts & Installations
Toyota Wants To Power Engine Factory With Wind

Members of Flintshire County Council in the UK are considering a planning application from Toyota for a temporary wind monitoring mast at the automakers engine factory in Flintshire's Deeside Industrial Park, icWales reports. The 60-meter mast would...

Published 11-14-2007 10:31 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Europe, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Automotive, Manufacturing, Clean Energy
Number Of Green Jobs Could Hit 40 Million By 2030

A new report (PDF) from the American Solar Energy Society shows that as many as 1 out of 4 workers in the U.S. will be working in the renewable energy or energy efficiency industries by 2030. The report shows that these industries already generate 8.5...

Published 11-09-2007 11:47 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Environmental Affairs, Business-to-Business, U.S., Government, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Economics, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Hydroelectric, Fuel Cells
Dow Powers Manufacturing Facility With Landfill Gas

The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority located in Dalton, Georgia and Dow Chemical are constructing a landfill gas collection system to power a Dow facility, Solid Waste Magazine reports...

Published 11-09-2007 10:29 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Biomass
First ‘Climatically Neutral’ French Vineyard

The first-ever attempt at a carbon neutral vineyard in France is underway in Bordeaux's Medoc region, according to AFP. Winemaker Remi Lacombe plans to offset his own carbon emissions by investing in a carbon-reducing project elsewhere. Lacombe.....

Published 11-08-2007 11:59 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Products & Planning, Feature, Climate, credits, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Clean Energy
Target Brand Sports Green-e & FSC Mixed Source Logos

Target Stores Archer Farms brand is using the Green-e certified label and new paperboard packaging certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, Sustainable Is Good reports. The Green-e logo and the FSC Mixed Source logo appear on Archer Farms Organic...

Published 11-05-2007 1:08 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, U.S., credits, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Recycling
Kettle Foods Powers Potato Chip Facility With Wind Turbines

Potato chip and snack food-maker Kettle Foods has installed 18 wind turbines on the roof of its new Beloit, Wisconsin manufacturing facility, MediaPost reports. The "architectural wind system" from AeroVironment played a key role in Kettle Foods...

Published 10-26-2007 9:13 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Facilities, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Refitting, Wind Energy

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