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Seven Tips to Get the Lights Back on: How Utilities can Prepare for Hurricanes and Heat Waves

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Last year’s Superstorm Sandy and India’s heat waves caused widespread power outages that highlighted the gap between energy demand and energy supply and also revealed the reliability challenges utilities experience when the grid is under extreme stress. Prolonged outages … Continue reading

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Wells Fargo Announces Record $6.4 Billion in Environmental Financing in 2012

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Continuing to accelerate its support for a green economy, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today it provided $6.4 billion in loans and investments in 2012 to businesses and projects with a direct positive impact on the … Continue reading

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Commercial Building Energy Storage Systems Revenue Will Surpass $7.5 Billion Annually by 2022

BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The market for energy storage in commercial buildings is nascent and developing. Although one segment, energy storage systems for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, is mature, the business models for the other two segments within this market – … Continue reading

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Groupon Grassroots Launches International Environmental Campaign with WWF

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today Groupon Grassroots (grassroots.groupon.com), Groupon’s (NASDAQ: GRPN) leading social innovation program, is partnering with WWF to globally address a common cause – the environment – by launching more than 20 campaigns around the world. The expansion of Groupon Grassroots will enable people everywhere to … Continue reading

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Dow Lab Safety Academy Promotes Safety Mindset in Future Chemical Workforce

MIDLAND, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yesterday, at the Council for Chemical Research 2013 Annual Meeting in Arlington, Virginia, among leaders from industry, academia and the National Labs, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) unveiled the beta version of the Dow Lab Safety Academy, … Continue reading

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“Green Curtain” Initiative: KYOCERA Greens Company Buildings and Saves Energy

KYOTO, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As part of its traditional environmental protection and sustainability activities, Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) plants Green Curtains every spring at its sites in Japan and select Kyocera Group companies in other parts of the world. Through the hot summer, … Continue reading

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Launch of Wigton as a Smart Energy Community

WIGTON IN CUMBRIA, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The town of Wigton in Cumbria is proud to announce it has completed the first stage of an initiative to become a ‘Smart Energy Community’. The initiative was launched by the town’s Member of Parliament, Rory … Continue reading

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New Component Manufacturing Furthers Efficiency Improvement for Siemens Gas Turbines

ERLANGEN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Siemens Energy has recently opened a facility in Charlottesville, Virginia for the innovative commercial production of airfoil ceramic cores for gas turbine blades and vanes using the TOMOSM technology, initially developed by Mikro Systems, Inc. The advancements are expected … Continue reading

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