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UPS Systems: University of Glamorgan demonstrates viability of hydrogen production from renewable energy sources

(11/03/2009)

Hydrogen produced from renewable sources is a potential solution to future energy problems, providing a carbon-free fuel. UPS Systems plc has installed a fuel cell within the University of Glamorgan’s Renewable Hydrogen Research and Demonstration Centre at Baglan Energy Park, South Wales. The new Centre was initiated with EU funding, and now has long- term funding guaranteed by the University. The Centre will demonstrate the viability of hydrogen production from a range of indigenous renewa... [more]

United Nations: United Nations endorse water as a human right

(12/01/2009)

Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, United Nations General Assembly President, has called on countries to establish the right to water for their people on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In a speech before the U.N. General Assembly, Barlow called on members to commit to the establishment of the right to water, “In remembrance of all those who fought so hard to create the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to a water secure future for all based on the princ... [more]

UK Trade and Investment UKTI: Australia, Brazil, China, India, South Africa, Turkey and USA could benefit from UK environmental expertise

(19/11/2008)

The total world environmental goods and services sector is expected to grow by more than 30 per cent to US$688 billion by 2010 offering significant opportunities for UK companies. UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has identified key markets for the UK’s £25 billion a year environmental industries. The report, ‘Market opportunities in environmental goods and services, renewable energy, carbon finance and Carbon Abatement Technologies’ (CATS), confirmed Australia, Brazil, China, India, South Africa,... [more]

U.S. Green Building Council USGBC: Washington Major League Baseball stadium is LEED-certified

(12/05/2008)

The DC Sports and Entertainment Commission (DCSEC) has offset 70 percent of the electricity use at Nationals Park, home of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Washington Nationals, with its purchase of 14,600,706 kWh of renewable energy credits (RECs), from Boulder, Colo.-based Renewable Choice Energy, helping the ballpark to achieve silver-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The DCSEC oversaw the stadium’s construction and now serves as its landlord. The archi... [more]