United Technologies buys Clipper Windpower

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Excerpt: Connecticut-based United Technologies had previously owned 49.9% of the stock in Clipper Windpower and apparently has purchased all remaining shares. “Its acquisition by UTC creates the long-term financial stability necessary for Clipper’s continued growth, while enabling Clipper to fully le …

EU report: Hydrogen will be an auto fuel

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Excerpt: The developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, announced that the company is a contributor and supporter of a new study on transportation in Europe. As part of a consortium of thirty organizations, Hydrogenics Corp., along with other global automobile companies, major …

Smart drives for fans and pumps

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Excerpt: The ACS310 is intended to install and get up and running fast, particularly when it is to drive pumps and fans. The addition to ABB’s ac drive family ranges from 200 to 480 Vac, 0.5 to 30 hp (0.37 kW to 22 kW). The drive has features for pumps and fans– complemented with advanced, energy eff …

A few annual observations from World Wind EA

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Excerpt: The world market for wind turbines saw good growth in the first half of 2010 with about 16 GW of new capacity added worldwide. China represents the largest market and added 7,800 MW in only six months, reaching total installations of almost 34 GW. The USA, still number one in total capacity with 36 …

Intertek acquires Metoc

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Excerpt: Intertek, an international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries, has acquired Metoc plc , an engineering and environmental consultancy service to renewable energy sector. Metoc employs some 80 people in the UK. The acquisition brings Intertek’s network of experts f …

Pros and cons of DOE’s green-tech funding

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Excerpt: This article comes from law firm Foley & Lardner LLC. To promote cutting-edge research and development of advanced-energy technologies, the Department of Energy (DOE) formed the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).  The companies receiving ARPA-E contracts should consider seve …

Tool tether a safe way to swap one tool for another

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Excerpt: To prevent injury, damage, or loss, and comply with OSHA regulations, all tools used aloft must be secured against accidental displacement — dropping them. But when working aloft requires an assortment of tools, hanging multiple tethers from an employee or structure can create a potentially da …

Smart modular power analyzer sports rs485, Ethernet, or BACNet communications

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Excerpt: A recent energy meter provides a way to measure electrical variables -- current, voltage, power, energy, and harmonics. – in applications that demand accurate parameters analysis, control, data stamping, and retransmission. The WM40-96 Smart Modular Power Analyzer comes in a streamlined modula …

We’re wasting carbon, says Rice U. profs

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Excerpt: The insightful environmentalist says pollution is just a resource out of place. Now a Rice University professor wants to put that idea to use. The University has created a Green Carbon Center it says to bring the benefits offered by oil, gas, coal, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and other ener …

A guide to motion for clean-energy equipment

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Excerpt: The 2010 Guide to Motion Solutions for Clean Energy Applications reviews a few most significant considerations to maximize the reliability, accuracy, and efficiency of their solar panel and wind energy machines, with information on the benefits of linear actuators, precision linear actuators, and sc …