Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
PR – The European Space Agency and Astrium GmbH have today signed a contract worth €263 million to provide the EarthCARE satellite, the sixth Earth Explorer mission of ESA’s Living Planet Programme. As prime contractor, Astrium GmbH is responsible for the satellite’s design, development and integration.
Friday, May 9th, 2008
PR – Akeena Solar, Inc. a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, today announced results for the first quarter of 2008.
Friday, April 11th, 2008
PR – Highway surveying specialist Yotta DCL has been awarded a contract worth GBP 54,000 from Northumberland County Council to survey the road surface condition of its 1890km road network. Using its innovative ARAN (Automatic Road Analyzer) scanning vehicle, Yotta DCL will provide Northumberland with accurate data to enable the Council to develop a consistent
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
PR – Portland General Electric Company (PGE) (NYSE:POR) and Siemens Power Generation, Inc., part of the global Siemens Energy Sector, today announced they have executed agreements for PGE to buy 141 turbines to complete construction of its 25,000-acre Biglow Canyon Wind Farm in Sherman County, Ore.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
PR – BusinessWeek Special Ad Sections and Environmental Defense will explore the implications of global warming for the $6 trillion world energy economy—and for all businesses—in a special advertising section this March. Global Warming: Big Risks, Big Rewards takes an insider’s look at businesses and investors now sizing up the financial risks of climate change
Monday, January 28th, 2008
PR – SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider, today announced that it has appointed two new senior executives to support its global solar energy services operations. Jubran Whalan, 36, has joined SunEdison as Senior Vice President of Business Development. Based in Beltsville, Whalan will oversee business development with utilities and sales of renewable
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
A ton of new features were added to Google Earth in 2007. The official release of Google Earth version 4 was made on January 10th. But, since that product was available in beta during the last half of 2006, I’m not even going to count those new features for 2007. Read More
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
PR – AIG Mutual Fund has launched AIG Infrastructure and Economic Reform Fund, an open – ended equity scheme. The scheme opens for subscription on Jan. 10, 2008 and closes on Jan. 31, 2008. The units of the scheme will be available at Rs 10 per unit during the New Fund Offer period. The scheme
Monday, December 24th, 2007
PR – The first vehicles of the Velaro CN eight-car train, China’s first high speed train, have meanwhile been loaded on board a ship in Bremerhaven. In all, sixty such trains were ordered by Chinese Railways in 2006 from Siemens and its Chinese partner Tangshan Locomotive & Rolling Stock Works. Three of those sixty units
Thursday, November 8th, 2007
What are the ideas, products, policies, agreements and techno fixes that could avert environmental disaster for our planet? We asked a group of 25 leading environmentalists to reveal their thoughts on the best of the best. Find out what tops the poll in this exclusive, and sometimes surprising, run-down of planet-saving measures. Read Full Report
