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Fireman's Fund Insurance Company will soon join eBay, Coca-Cola, Walmart and Google as early adopters of Bloom Energy technology with the installation of six of the company's high-tech fuel cells, the insurance firm announced today.
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Long derided as a waste of space and a symbol of sprawl, the heat energy in the pavement in your lot could soon be used to heat hot water or be used in absorption chillers to provide cooling.
by Glenn Hasek
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In the newest campaign against the social network's new data center in Oregon, Greenpeace has created a short animation mocking the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
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The 2010 EDF Climate Corps Fellows illustrate the power of energy efficiency with $350 million in reduced operating costs, 400,000 metric tons of annual greenhouse gas emissions avoided, and more than 650 million kilowatt hours of electricity saved.
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Looking for new opportunities for energy efficiency at a deeply green company is like trying to find a gift for a person who seems to have everything. For the EDF Climate Corps fellow at Yahoo! it means expanding his search for energy savings across the company's global operations.
by Jim Wilson
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General Electric and four venture capital partners are offering $200 million to back the best ideas for technology that will speed transformation of the electricity grid into a digital energy network that is smarter, cleaner and more efficient.
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When he left the field of public accounting, Jeremy Dommu thought he'd also left behind the world of office cubicles. But he happily -- and proudly -- works in one as an EDF Climate Corps fellow as he helps PHH Arval search for energy efficiency opportunities.
by Jeremy Dommu
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The glittering city of Las Vegas has become the latest local government to deploy Hara Environmental and Energy Management software to accelerate municipal sustainability initiatives.
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Assigned to PepsiCo, an EDF Climate Corps fellow finds that plumbing a company's internal experts is just as important as deep data dives when searching for increased energy efficiency -- especially when that firm is considered a sustainability leader in its industry.<br />
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IBM saved $26.8 million in energy expenses in 2009 as a result of 1,900 conservation and efficiency projects at 270 facilities around the world, the firm said in annual reports that chart progress toward corporate responsibility and environmental goals.
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"Everything's up for reinvention," says Serious Materials CEO Kevin Surace, who with other business innovators urged building operations executives to find new, green ways to address old problems -- a strategy that can produce substantial reductions of impact and returns on investment.
by John Davies
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Philips, Osram Sylvania, and GlacialTech Inc. are among the firms recently introducing products for an LED market that's expected soar in the next decade. New research forecasts that LEDs will account for almost half of a $4.4 billion market for lamps in the commercial, industrial and outdoor stationary sectors by 2020 -- and the rivalry is heating up among lighting companies trying capture the lion's share of the business.
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The U.S. Environmental Agency has honored 110 manufacturers, retailers, real estate services firms, local governments, schools, builders and other enterprises for outstanding performance as participants in the Energy Star efficiency program.
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The new Bloom Energy Server was touted far and wide last week as a game-changing fuel-cell device. We talked to some of the first owners of 'Bloom Boxes' to find out why they made the $700,000 purchase -- and whether it's right for your firm.
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San Francisco's GreenFinanceSF Program, already described as the largest retrofit loan program of its kind in the U.S., got a nearly $3 million boost from Recovery Act funds.
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At a much-buzzed event yesterday on eBay's campus, Bloom Energy unveiled its Energy Server, fuel cell generators that could change the shape of how companies and municipalities get their energy.
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The city of Wilmington and Honeywell have embarked on a sweeping $14.5 million efficiency project that includes two solar arrays, increased water reservoir capacity, a traffic light retrofit and upgraded lighting and HVAC systems for 11 facilities.
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The U.S. General Services Administration has created the new position of Chief Greening Officer in a bid to move forward President Barack Obama's federal sustainability agenda. It also said Monday it has moved its Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings to the Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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The kickoff to IBM's third-annual Pulse expo showcased how the company has its eyes on making the world's cities connected, automated and efficient, through hardware and software innovations and new partnerships with Johnson Controls and Ricoh.
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With 1,730 stores in the U.S. and western Canada, Safeway Inc. has contracted with environmental and energy management software firm Hara to help reduce energy consumption as well as the retail grocer's greenhouse gas emissions.
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In just five short years, the global market for building automation systems is expected to exceed $36 billion, according to a new study.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy have formed an action group to help states achieve the maximum cost-effective energy efficiency improvements possible in offices, buildings, industries and homes by 2020.<br />
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General Electric Company, the PG&E Corporation and Tnt Nv, an international express and mail delivery service based in the Netherlands, rank first, second and third place respectively on Corporate Knights magazine's sixth annual Global 100 list of most sustainable firms.
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Companies must not only survive the "Great Recession" of today, but must strategically position themselves for the green economy of tomorrow. More than even before, sustainability objectives are converging with profitability expectations.<br />
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The Southern California Public Power Authority and Ice Energy are launching a project to shift 53 megawatts of peak-time power consumption to hours of lower demand by deploying units that make and use ice to run air conditioners.