Energy

California State Treasurer Phil Angelides on Tuesday launched a landmark environmental “Green Wave” initiative to bolster financial returns, create jobs and clean up the environment. Read More

The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Energy have awarded Chevron Energy Solutions multiple performance-based contracts to engineer and install facility improvements at three military bases. The improvements must save U.S. taxpayers at least $151 million and are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 1.5 million tons annually. Read More

Homeowners in Alberta can now receive up to $400 in rebates when replacing their old furnaces, as part of the Canadian plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Read More

In July, Shell Solar and German solar firm GEOSOL will open the world’s biggest solar power station. The total output capacity will be 5 megawatts, estimated to reduce CO2 emissions by 3,700 tons annually. Read More

Carpetmaker Interface Flooring Systems has partnered with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the city of LaGrange to convert naturally occurring methane gas from the local landfill into a green energy source to fuel two heaters and a boiler at Interface’s nearby Kyle plant. Read More

UPS recently completed a three-month overhaul of the preventive maintenance process for its 70,000 delivery vehicles. The new procedures will reduce oil use by 330,000 quarts and save an estimated $3 million annually. Read More

If selling fuels to move vehicles that use 1% of their energy to move the driver, and then send all the resulting carbon dioxide out tailpipes, were a big chunk of your income, what do you think your number one business strategy would be? By Cameron M. Burns Read More

Three international organizations have announced the joint development of a new protocol for calculating emissions from primary aluminum production. Read More

BMW Manufacturing Corp. has begun recycling methane gas as an energy source. The recycled methane gas, drawn from the Palmetto Landfill near Spartanburg, will supply BMW with 25% of its energy needs. Read More

Dow Chemical, the world’s largest chemical manufacturer, and General Motors, the world’s largest automobile manufacturer, have reached initial understanding on the world’s largest fuel cell transaction to date. Read More