GreenShift announced an agreement with Global Ethanol in a deal that could bring a breakthrough for corn oil production. Global Ethanol will use GreenShift’s technology to extract corn oil at its plant in Lakota, Iowa. GreenShift’s extraction technology will enable Global Ethanol to extract more than 2.2 million gallons of corn oil per year.

Green Planet is bringing green back to the water-bottle industry.  Earlier this month, the company started distributing its 100-percent plant-based bottle. 

The recently introduced Galaxy™ series street and outdoor lighting solutions incorporate several unique design features and patent pending innovations that allow easier management and operation.

China Energy Recovery (CER) recently signed a deal with Wylton Chemical Co. to install a waste heat recovery system.

Allegheny Energy, Inc. recently completed a $1.3 billion program to improve the environmental performance at two of its largest power plants.

Singapore Emulsion Fuel Pte Ltd (SgEF), an innovative player in the green energy space, opens Asia's first clear nano-emulsion diesel plant.

Reliant Energy is launching a new Seasonal Rate Plan designed specifically for customers who rely on electric heat.

Forecasts for 2010 show solar electricity will provide more than one terawatt-hour (one billion kilowatt hours) of electricity in the United States.  With this kind of rapid expansion this year, a key question is …"How can companies best capture value as the industry grows?"

Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy have partnered to pursue the development of coal-to-gas and coal-to-hydrogen facilities that capture and store carbon.

Ember Corporation is a developer of wireless mesh networking technology, such as chips, software, and tools, for Smart Energy and connected homes. This technology is used for monitoring and control applications enabling a greener living and work environment.

Earlier this month, nine California oil companies announced they are joining forces with Mansfield Oil DeliveryONE network to provide diesel exhaust fluid, also known as DEF, to counties throughout the state.

U.S. Foodservice-San Francisco, the only green-certified broadline food distributor in the state of California and one of a handful across the country, is running its entire delivery fleet on biodiesel fuel.

There are two growing trends in managing waste: converting waste to energy and organically composting waste.  Waste Management will be investing in Harvest Power, a developer of energy production and compost from discarded organic materials. 

AMEC, an international engineering and project management company, chose Advanced Energy to provide solar service for Colorado State University’s new 2 MW Solar Plant.  Advanced Energy is known for its power and control technologies for high-growth, thin-film manufacturing and solar power generation.

Suzlon Wind Energy, the North American subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Limited, plans to bring online 728 MW of renewable energy in the U.S. in 2010.  Suzlon Energy Limited is the world's third-largest wind turbine group with a 12.3 per cent global market share.

This month, NASA introduced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums. The first forum, "Launch: Water" will take place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida from March 16-18.

Emergency responders can install the DG 24/7 pallet sized systems in as little as 15 minutes.  Producing 15,850 gallons per day of potable water, 24/7 off the grid.

In New Jersey, New Jersey American Water will be starting construction later this year on its new water treatment plant. The project will create around 200 news jobs in the area.

In order to provide a sense of security and trust, e-waste vendors must remove any identification tags and sensitive data on IT assets, regardless of how they will be recycled.

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