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Cavico secures construction contract at the Hua Na Hydropower plant in Vietnam

Cavico Corp. has signed an additional construction contract at the Hua Na Hydropower plant with Lilama, a state-owned company owned and operated by the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction. The revenue for this additional contract is expected to be $11.9 million. Cavico signed the initial contract for $4.9 million with Lilama for construction work at this project in April 2009. According to the term of this new agreement, Cavico’s majority-owne... [more]

AECOM Design Build appointed to develop renewable energy plant in Sheffield

E.ON has appointed AECOM Design Build to develop Blackburn Meadows, a renewable energy plant in Sheffield. The proposed renewable energy plant will provide enough power for approximately 40,000 homes by burning recycled wood in the state of the art facility. E.ON and AECOM Design Build will work together to manage the building of the plant. The plant is expected to result in savings of at least 80,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. I... [more]

NRG Energy acquires Blythe Solar Project from First Solar

Located in Riverside County in southeastern California, approximately 200 miles east of Los Angeles, the 21 megawatt (MW) Blythe Solar Project will provide electricity to Southern California Edison (SCE) under a 20-year power purchase agreement. At peak capacity, the site will be able to meet the needs of almost 17,000 homes. NRG Energy, Inc. has acquired the first and largest utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar project in California. The Bl... [more]

London rubbish could generate electricity for two million homes

A new report from the London Assembly reveals that London’s rubbish could be used to generate electricity for up to two million homes and heat for up to 625,000 homes. The capital produces about 22 million tonnes of waste per year, including enough waste thrown out by Londoners to fill Canary Wharf tower every eight days. Most of this waste is taken outside of London and buried in landfill sites, but this is no longer sustainable. The Assemb... [more]

Satcon solar PV inverters selected for First Light solar farm

The 9.1 megawatt First Light installation is located on approximately 90 acres of land in Stone Mills, Ontario, and is projected to generate more than 10 million kilowatt hours (kWhs), enough electricity to power almost 1,000 homes in its first year of operation. Satcon Technology Corporation has announced that their PowerGate Plus 500 kW solar PV inverters were selected for and are now fully operational at First Light, Canada’s largest solar... [more]

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TEST DRIVE: Have it all with the 2010 Subaru Legacy PZEV (Business Examiner)
You can have your cake and eat it too with the Subaru Legacy PZEV for 2010. Priced at $26,395, this mid-size sedan is an eco-friendly alternative to the hybrid.

Novel material paves the way for next-generation information technology (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland researchers have successfully demonstrated a futuristic semiconductor technology that will pave the way for the next generation of electrical and information technology systems.

Nostalgia (and Frisbees) in the air at Wham-O (seattlepi.com)
These days, the action is coming fast and furious at Wham-O, with a new owner, a push into preschool playthings, an eco-friendly toy material and a sense of overall renaissance.

Himachal to get $450-m WB aid to boost eco-friendly growth (Express India)
The World Bank has agreed to sanction $450-million loan for promoting sustainable environmental growth in Himachal Pradesh.

Love, a many-yuan thing (People's Daily)
&$ &$Li Jia and Wu Ping at the 100,000-yuan wedding at the Crowne Plaza Century Park Shanghai. Provided to China Daily&$ &$ The post-80s generation is getting married in droves and their weddings are becoming ever more costly and lavish affairs, Shi Yingying reports Yvonne Yu's dream wedding at a top Shanghai hotel this month will cost an estimated 200,000 yuan ($30,000). Like many modern-day ...

Electric cars - the way forward? (di-ve)
As we become even more environmentally conscious and fuel becomes more of an issue, the car industry is looking closely at engines which run totally or partly on battery power.

Gulf Technical Construction Company awarded 2 contracts worth AED 484 million (Zawya)
[Dubai, 10 March, 2010] Gulf Technical Construction Company Gulf Technical Construction Company ( GTCC GTCC ) Dubai, a subsidiary of Drake & Scull Construction (DSC), a newly formed company under Drake & Scull International PJSC (DSI), has been awarded 2 contracts valued at AED 484 million by DAMAC Properties in Dubai.

Gulf Technical Construction Company awarded 2 contracts worth AED 484 million (Zawya)
[Dubai, 10 March, 2010] Gulf Technical Construction Company (GTCC) Dubai, a subsidiary of Drake & Scull Construction (DSC), a newly formed company under Drake & Scull International PJSC (DSI), has been awarded 2 contracts valued at AED 484 million by DAMAC Properties in Dubai.

Society for Information Display To Serve Up Exciting Slate of Sessions at Display Week 2010 in Seattle (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Society for Information Display , the leading global organization dedicated to the advancement of electronic display technology, today announced the preliminary symposium program for the 48th annual SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, May 23-28, 2010, at Seattle's Washington State Convention Center. Â This year's Display Week is packed with presentations that highlight the ...

Laptop revolution: New class design saves schools money, space (PhysOrg)
Universities around the country are struggling with shrinking budgets, even as they need to cater to the needs of an increasing number of students. New research from North Carolina State University shows that one way to cut down on costs, and simultaneously improve the learning experience, is to have students use the technology they already bring into the classroom.