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| Linking Conservation with Technology |
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 September 19, 2007
Rising energy bills and environmental sensitivities are combining to deliver new solutions to some vexing issues. It is all web-centric and focused on conservation.
With volatile power prices and consumers demanding relief, utilities now have a fresh opportunity to provide services that analyze energy usage and then suggest ways to curb consumption. It's a win-win idea that allows customers to pay lower bills and utilities to provide better customer relations. Meanwhile, their power plants don't have to work as hard and they will therefore be able to reduce subsequent emissions. |
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Posted by webmaster on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 @ 09:14:25 EDT (519 reads)(Read More... | 7290 bytes more | Score: 0) |
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| Uni-Solar Gets Big GM Contract |
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 Posted on 9/14/2007 11:46:40 AM
Auburn Hills-based United Solar Ovonic said Friday that it had been selected for one of the largest-ever solar power installations in corporate use.
Solar panels from the Energy Conversion Devices Inc. subsidiary will be installed on the roof of a GM plant in Fontana, Calif.
When completed in December, the installation will produce 1.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year, roughly the amount needed to power 500 homes for one year. |
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Posted by webmaster on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 @ 17:02:49 EDT (298 reads)(Read More... | 1973 bytes more | Score: 0) |
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| Uni-Solar's Panels Shine At Emmys |
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Posted on 9/18/2007 6:46:09 AM
Auburn Hills-based United Solar Ovonic, a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: ENER) said Monday that its flexible, lightweight thin-fil Uni-Solar photovoltaic panels helped generate electricity and shade the crowd during Sunday night's 59th annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Uni-Solar PV laminates were installed on 2,700-square-foot of metal roofing manufactured to form a sun canopy. Several hundred attendees, who won a lottery for a seat in the bleachers, were able to view their favorite TV celebrities walking the red carpet while shielded from the sun. |
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Posted by webmaster on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 @ 16:59:47 EDT (349 reads)(Read More... | 2819 bytes more | Score: 0) |
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September 17, 2007
There are tough business conditions out there. A gyrating stock market coupled with environmental and regulatory pressures mean that companies have to more effectively define themselves. It's a mission that not only touches the moral fiber of the enterprise, but also becomes the message that is delivered to customers and stakeholders.
In a world where products, markets and industry boundaries are in constant flux, "branding" can set companies apart. By branding, an enterprise is making both an implicit and explicit promise -- a contract with the marketplace to cement a relationship. It's about building goodwill. It's also about creating demand. Ultimately, profits should be enhanced and shareholder value should rise. |
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Posted by webmaster on Monday, September 17, 2007 @ 10:17:34 EDT (303 reads)(Read More... | 7473 bytes more | Score: 0) |
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September 14, 2007
The nation's largest federally-owned utility plans to go on a hiring binge. The Tennessee Valley Authority says that it likely needs to bring on thousands of employees to construct and operate a slew of nuclear power plants that may get built in the Southeast.
The utility workforce is graying. That's no secret. But, the matter is particularly acute in the nuclear sector where half of the schools that train everyone from engineers to plant operators have dropped by the wayside over the last 25 years. Now, of course, nuclear power is reemerging as a viable energy source. Nothing is certain. But, if the public fully embraces the concept, the people that run the facilities won't just materialize out of thin air. |
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Posted by webmaster on Friday, September 14, 2007 @ 09:31:56 EDT (290 reads)(Read More... | 7494 bytes more | Score: 0) |
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| Investigating Hedge Funds |
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September 12, 2007
First it was Enron. Then it was Amaranth Advisors, a hedge fund that collapsed. The changing face of energy trading has left regulators scurrying to catch up. The questions now before U.S. lawmakers are to what extent big traders move markets and the means by which such outfits should be monitored.
Traders merely match buyers and sellers and profit those transactions. It's a risky business, with many traditional energy outfits having shed their marketing and trading ventures so that they could focus on their core strengths. When they vacated the market, the investment banks then filled the void. Hedge funds also emerged, which are essentially unregulated mutual funds comprised of sophisticated investors. |
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Posted by webmaster on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 @ 10:38:58 EDT (361 reads)(Read More... | 7380 bytes more | Score: 0) |
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| 77% Of Companies Anticipate Spending More On Environmental Programs |
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 Sep 11 2007
Company executives believe that corporate responsibility programs can positively impact their business and help achieve strategic goals, according to a survey of more than 500 business executives conducted by Grant Thornton LLP. While conventional wisdom might suggest that these initiatives will drain the corporate coffers, only a quarter of survey respondents agreed that profits needed to be sacrificed, while three quarters believed corporate responsibility could enhance profitability. As a result, 77 percent said they expected corporate responsibility initiatives to have a major impact on their business strategies over the next several years.
Seventy-seven percent of companies anticipate more spending on environmental programs, 50 percent expect greater allocation to social responsibility programs and 45 percent say economic/governance initiatives will see more funding. Respondents felt that tax incentives, customer support, and innovative technologies were most likely to prompt companies to invest more heavily in environmental initiatives. |
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Posted by webmaster on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 @ 09:17:43 EDT (284 reads)(Read More... | 3457 bytes more | Score: 0) |
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