Monday, July 14th, 2008
PR – The Government of Canada is recognizing 50 years of research and scientific support in Canada’s Arctic by the Polar Continental Shelf Project (PCSP) with an open house on July 12 at the Polar Shelf base in Resolute. Local residents, community leaders, media, staff and researchers are participating in the celebrations.
Monday, July 14th, 2008
PR — Magellan, one of the fastest growing GPS brands, and Intermap Technologies™, a leading provider of digital maps, today announced the first commercial availability of AccuTerra™ maps for Magellan Triton and eXplorist® handheld GPS, providing outdoor enthusiasts with advanced topographic maps and off-road points of interest.
Monday, July 14th, 2008
PR – “Urbanization” and “Demographic Change” are two of the big challenges that we face in the 21st century. A United Nations study estimates that two-thirds of the world’s population will be living in cities by 2030.
Monday, July 14th, 2008
PR – Wells Fargo & Company announced today it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Leaders program, pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operations.
Monday, July 14th, 2008
PR – A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. announced today that it has completed the construction of the first phase of its wind turbine production facility in Shenyang, China. The first phase is a 310,000 square foot production facility with an annual capacity to produce 300 2.5MW wind turbines and 420 750kW wind turbines.
Monday, July 14th, 2008
PR – Juhl Wind Inc. announced today that at a recent meeting of its board, the company appointed Edward Hurley as a director.
Monday, July 14th, 2008
PR – IBERDROLA RENEWABLES and Great River Energy announced today that construction has begun on the 99-megawatt Elm Creek Wind Power Project in southwestern Minnesota. The project, expected to be commercially operating by the end of the year, will provide enough energy for 29,000 homes each year.
Monday, July 14th, 2008
PR – Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD BIM Experience Kit won a Stevie Award for Best Professional Education software as part of the 2008 International Business Awards competition. The company’s technology was also named a finalist in the Best Training software category.
Friday, July 11th, 2008
PR – The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, has announced that the Chin Chute Wind Power Project will receive up to $9.2 million in funding, over ten years, under the ecoENERGY for Renewable Power initiative. Minister Lunn made the announcement at the Rural Matters National Symposium in Edmonton.
Friday, July 11th, 2008
PR – The e-SOTER project, due to start in September 2008 and run until February 2012, is a European contribution for a global soil observing system as part of the Global Earth Observing System of System (GEOSS). The EU Framework Programme 7 (FP7) is funding the research through a grant of €2.6 million. Coordinated by
