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Laurie David, Sheryl Crow Begin Global Warming College Tour

Global warming activist Laurie David and Grammy Award winning singer-song writer Sheryl Crow will kick off the Stop Global Warming College Tour in Dallas, TX to urge college students to become part of the movement to stop global warming and demand solutions from themselves, their schools and their country. During the two-week tour, college students, university leaders, faculty and staff will be encouraged to join the Stop Global Warming Virtual March (www.stopglobalwarming.org or stopglobalwarming.msn.com) and have their voice counted as the bus rolls through their campus. The 90-minute performance will include remarks by David, a short performance by Crow, clips from An Inconvenient Truth, humorous clips from top comedians, and a dialogue with students. The College Tour will begin on Monday, April 9th at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, and continue on to 10 universities across the Southeastern United States in a bus using bio-diesel fuel. In addition, stopglobalwarming.msn.com launches today. The new site created with MSN uses rich media and in-depth information to extend the Stop Global Warming Virtual March to the MSN network of 465 million users. The site will provide day to day coverage of the Stop Global Warming College Tour, offering exclusive behind the […]

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Solel Inks Supply Deal for Solar Thermal Receivers

Solel Solar Systems, Ltd., a leader in solar thermal technology for central power plants, has signed a contract with FPL Energy, LLC, for the supply of thousands of its advanced solar thermal receivers systems. The financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. FPL Energy is one of the leading providers of electricity in the United States, and is the co-owner and operator of seven solar power plants in California’s Mojave Desert. Eight months ago, Solel announced an agreement with FPL Energy to upgrade its solar plants with 48,000 new thermal solar systems. The new agreement for the additional units will enable FPL Energy to increase its output of clean electricity and reduce the costs associated with operating its solar plants. In November 2006 Solel announced that it has signed a frame agreement with Sacyr-Vallehermoso, one of the largest Spanish infrastructure corporations, to jointly build three solar power plants in Spain with a total capacity of 150 MW and a total overall investment of $890 million. Solel’s portion in this project, in which it will serve as the supplier of the technology and provider of energy, is estimated to be $500 million. About Solel Solar Systems Ltd. Solel is […]

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Advanced Electron Beams Closes $17.5 Million

Advanced Electron Beams has received $17.5 million in a Series B funding round led by RockPort Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors Atlas Venture and General Catalyst Partners. The funding will be used to accelerate its efforts to commercialize one of the world’s most efficient, clean and cost-effective forms of industrial energy. “Advanced Electron Beams is making a huge breakthrough in the use of a clean and compact energy alternative for all kinds of industrial processes,” said Chuck McDermott, general partner, RockPort Capital Partners. “AEB has the potential to make an enormous impact by helping manufacturers save energy and reduce chemical pollution, creating a cleaner, healthier environment for all of us. Combine that technology with the talent of its management team and their passion to disrupt billion-dollar markets, and it is only a matter of time until AEB becomes a pervasive form of clean industrial energy.” Compact electron beams for a cleaner environment: Electron beams are an extremely efficient form of energy for industrial processes that reduce fossil fuel dependency and reduce the need for harmful chemicals that result in pollution. While electron beams have been used in some industrial applications to date, conventional systems are large, expensive and […]

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Lehigh Technologies Replaces Petro-Chemicals in Rubber Manufacture

An engineered rubber powder, called PolyDyne, can offset a significant percentage of the oil needed to manufacture many synthetic rubber and other petro-chemical products. Lehigh Technologies, Inc., manufactures PolyDyne by grinding rubber from recycled scrap tires into an ultra-fine powder form. “While consumers felt the pinch at the gas pump, less attention has been paid to the cost of oil’s impact in other areas — such as the multi-billion dollar petro-chemical and synthetic rubber industries,” said Dennis J. Gormley, chief executive officer at Lehigh. “These industries account for about one-third of all oil-derived products.” It takes about nine and a half gallons of petroleum to make the various petro-chemicals that comprise just one tire. And petro-chemicals are used in the manufacturing of other rubber and plastics products ranging from car parts to plastic garbage cans to high-tech spray coatings to the soles of your shoes. All of these products can be created using substantial loadings of engineered rubber powder derived from recycled tires, tremendously reducing the country’s dependency on petroleum and saving half a billion gallons of oil each year, according to Gormley. Not only can Lehigh’s PolyDyne save manufacturers money, but it has also been tied to performance improvements […]

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