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The design software giant talked up the results of its aggressive work to consolidate servers, as well as a new version of its cloud-enabled Green Building Studio web service and a success story from its Clean Tech Partnership Program in its latest Sustainability Summit.
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Sustainability experts from the two firms and the Rocky Mountain Institute shared their vision for the future of energy in transportation at the BSR Conference in San Francisco.<br />
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The Pew Center on Global Climate Change takes a look at the seven keys to low-carbon innovation and how four companies -- HP, Daimler, JCI and Alstom -- are using them to unlock growth opportunities.
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General Electric and Inovateus Solar are working together to offer solar-powered carports equipped with charging stations for electric cars -- a concept that enables large-scale EV charging in commercial and corporate parking lots without a huge draw on the grid.
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In the runup to GreenBiz Group's Innovation Forum 2011, Kirk Thompson talks about how Dow's approach to innovation re-energized roofing products and gave a new look to PV solar power systems.
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Johnson Controls' plan to build a $100M factory for stop-start auto batteries and a new natural gas-powered turbine from GE hold promise for energy efficient and emissions-busting power solutions.
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On the heels of Solyndra's collapse, the U.S. signals its ongoing commitment with a $145-million infusion for projects to develop low-cost solar power, China's jonesing for GM's Volt technology, Germany reaches a green power milestone, and more.
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Solyndra's collapse, the London Olympics' pull-back on a broad carbon offset plan, an IBM shopping spree, and more are in the headlines today.
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The EU's attempt to remedy the deadlock over extending the Kyoto Protocol, the Friends of the Earth's call for taking green scissors to the U.S. budget and a new report on smart grid cyber security are in the news today.
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Johnson Controls Inc. opens a supersized hub for developing advanced batteries, the technology at the heart of hybrid electric and plug-in vehicles.
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Charging stations for electric vehicles are expected to sprout up soon at 800 Walgreens stores.
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General Electric's second entry in the race for EV charger marketshare is scheduled to hit the shelves of five Lowe's stores in California next month, with a broader rollout to 60 of the chain's retail sites in September.
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Japan's industrial firms offer cleantech solutions to step up recovery efforts from the earthquake and tsunami last spring, environmental groups slap the EPA with lawsuits over pollution standards, and more make green headlines today.
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Google's multimillion bid to help fund residential solar projects, Proterra's $30 million boost for electric bus development and a nextgen fuel cell that looks like a refrigerator are among the stories in the news that caught our eye today.
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Facing heavy criticism for a sluggish economic recovery, U.S. President Barack Obama brought his talk about the importance of growing more green jobs to Cree's thriving LED factory in North Carolina.
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In the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis, a majority of sustainability experts around the world now say that nuclear power isn't essential to a low-carbon energy future, research released today shows.
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The prototype plane Solar Impulse HB-SIA has completed its maiden international flight by traveling from Switzerland to Belgium powered only by solar energy.
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In partnership with Siemens USA, the U.S. Chamber Business Civic Leadership Center honored the California city of San Jose, Raleigh, N.C., and Greensburg, Kansas, with Siemens Sustainable Community Awards, which recognize environmental efforts of American cities.
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German PV maker SolarWorld earned the best environmental score of the 10 largest manufacturers in the industry, according to the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition's latest Solar Scorecard.
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If you're an entrepreneur with $1,000 and a strong business plan, the Obama Administration has a deal for you: A deep discount on the price for startups to license patents and patent applications held by the national labs for groundbreaking energy technology.
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A new 1-megawatt solar power installation at the Hayward Water Pollution Control Facility will supply the wastewater plant with almost a quarter of its energy needs. The $5.7-million project designed and built for the city by REC Solar stretches across 8 acres at the plant.
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Green business deals to develop technology for eco-friendly cities, renewable energy projects, carbon capture programs and solutions to make coal plants cleaner make up more than two-thirds of the $45 billion in US-China export deals announced during the visit of China's President Hu Jintao.
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The world's first hybrid electric tugboat, Foss Maritime's Carolyn Dorothy which plies Southern California's San Pedro Bay, emits 73 percent less soot, 51 percent fewer oxides of nitrogen and 27 percent less carbon dioxide than a standard tug of comparable size, according to a study by the University of California, Riverside.<br />
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Solyndra, the Silicon Valley solar panel-maker that received $535 million in federal loan guarantees to expand, will close a plant, consolidate manufacturing operations and layoff as many as 40 employees.
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GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare has begun installing 11,000 panels for a 3-megawatt solar energy system that will become the largest roof-mounted array thus far in North America.