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SAVE WATER BRICK made from leaves and discarded plastic absorbs water

Publicado Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Providing a sensible solution to the green waste and the plastic trash, the Korean designers Jin-young Yoon and Jeongwoong Kwon have come up with their highly absorptive SAVE WATER BRICK. Their design process involves the subjection of waste through..

Etiquetas SAVE WATER BRICK Jin-young Yoon Jeongwoong Kwon Plastic Waste Recycle Green Life Environment


Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008

Publicado Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

Whirlpool Corp. is on track to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6.6 percent by 2012, according to the company’s first global sustainability report. The company also cut water use by 21.5 percent and overall waste generated per unit decreased by nearly 4 percent from 2004 to 2008. T ...

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MIT researchers set to defy Carnot Limit in reusing 90% of waste-energy

Publicado Posted by DeshRaj on 18/11/2009

Peter Hagelstein, an associate professor of electrical engineering at MIT, suggests how close realistic technology could achieve the theoretical limits for energy conversion efficiency called the Carnot Limit. Since the surplus energy from gadgets...

Etiquetas Carnot Limit Waste Energy Peter Hagelstein MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Efficiency Yan Kucherov High-throughput power Single quantum-dot device Environment


TXU, Marriott Identify $250K in Energy Savings at 40 Texas Hotels

Publicado Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2009

TXU Energy recently conducted energy audits at Texas Marriott locations, identifying energy saving opportunities.If fully implemented across Marriott’s 40 properties in Texas, the savings could amount to 2 million kilowatt hours a year, or about $250,000 in costs, according to a press relea ...

Etiquetas Contracts & Installations Energy Efficiency Facilities Heating & Cooling Lighting Utilities Energy Savings Marriott Texas TXU Energy


Supermarkets Tackle Emissions Reductions, Fuel Efficiency

Publicado Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/11/2009

Supermarkets are taking different roads to efficiency like Star Market in Massachusetts, aimed at reducing emissions, and Brookshire Grocery in Texas, which is addressing fleet efficiency.Star Market Newton, Mass., is the first grocery store in the U.S. to receive the Environmental Protection Age ...

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