Last week, the Governor’s Steering Committee on Climate Change announced they are now accepting nominations for the 2011 Climate Change Leadership Awards Program. The awards recognize individuals, businesses, state agencies, municipalities, institutions, and non-governmental organizations that have taken exemplary actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or adapt to a changing climat. The awards have been [...]

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Windsor, Conn. – Last week, Oakleaf, a nationally recognized leader in waste management, celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by guided tours. The new location at 415 Day Hill Road, in Windsor will better serve clients, employees and create more jobs in the State of Connecticut. The [...]

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Greenwich, Conn. – According to the Hartford Business Journal, Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC, which is owned by a Greenwich investment firm, announced last week the development of three solar projects in Florida, the company’s first foray into the Sunshine State. Two projects will be built in Gainesville, totalling 483 kilowatts, and the third is a [...]

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Danbury, Conn. – Praxair Electronics, a division of Danbury, CT-based Praxair has won three new contracts with solar customers in China. Under the new contracts, Praxair is supplying:  »  silane, ammonia and bulk atmospheric gases to ShanXi LuAn Solar Energy in Changzhi, Shanxi Province;  »  silane to Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co.  in Jiangsu Province; [...]

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According to RESNET, the Residential Energy Services Network, the call to legislators to ensure that consumers, homebuyers and builders remain incentivized in 2011 was recently answered by Congress. Many folks mistakenly believe the $2,000 federal tax credit for new, energy-efficient homes ended in 2010 but the good news is that Congress extended this tax credit [...]

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Hartford, Conn. – Western Massachusetts Electric Co., a unit of Hartford’s Northeast Utilities Inc. , has chosen Springfield, MA for its second solar energy generation station that will cost around $22 million to build, authorities say. WMECO plans to develop its second large-scale solar energy facility atop a capped landfill on Cottage Street on Springfield’s [...]

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