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- Acciona Energia-ANA on MC (Madrid), Spanish construction co with a new green building and environmental focus. -subsidiary Solargenix was the system integrator and provider of the parabolic troughs for the 64MW Nevada Solar One solar thermal plant (100,000 ft2 of parabolic mirrors 15' tall in 6 rows 1200' long) at Boulder City Nevada for Arizona Public Service Corp. In Spain the co sets up Solar Gardens- solar tracker parks- example: 400 trackers with 279 owners of the individual trackers makes an interesting business model for building solar tracker parks, also has wind (EHN has built 154 windfarms worldwide).
- AMEC-AMEC on LSE, engineering firm, working with LonWorks tech on city streetlights in Europe, see also wind.
- American Electric Power- AEP on NYSE, AEP Foundation- $120M over 5 years to demonstrate green building technologies as part of Clinton Global Initiative.
- Capstone Turbine Corp.- CPST on NASDAQ, microturbine power systems for plants + apartment buildings. (note: different from Capstone International Corp CILC-CITC NASDAQ OTCBB)
- Ceres Power-CWR on AIM London, has built and tested a 1kW fuel stack for powering a residential home.
- Ebara Corp-6361 on TSE, micro CPH combined-heat-and-power systems for residential. is a total environmental engineering co.
- Echelon Corporation-ELON on NASDAQ, LonWorks control networking devices for cities, streetlights, homes, M2M-machine to machine.
- Electric City Corp- ELC on AMEX, renamed see Lime Energy, electric lights Energy Saver for industry.
- Energy Focus Inc.-EFOI on NASDAQ, fibreoptic lighting.
- Evolution Fund- not on stock markets, contact at website, Canada's first green income fund, invests in green condos in Vancouver, Canada.
- Fuji Electric Systems Co Ltd-6504 on TSE, LonWorks partnership with see Echelon. see also solar.
- Harakosan Co Ltd-8894 on Osaka, realestate co that incorporates wind/solar/recycling in buildings.
- Johnson Controls Inc-JCI on NYSE, building efficiency and control tech.
- Kaneka Corp-4118 on TSE, see through PV modules, see also solar.
- Kansai Electric Power Co-9503 on TSE, green roofs-new tech needs only 10cm of soil + no load reinforcement construction.
- Kingspan-KSP on Ireland, insulation.
- Kolon Data Communication Ltd-code 022520 on KDQ Korea, LonWorks with see Echelon.
- Lafarge Group-LR on NYSE, LG on EuroNext, world's leader in building materials such as concrete and roofing materials. with see United Technologies is leading a World Business Council for Sustainable Development study of 'Net-Zero' buildings.
- Lennar Homes-LEN on NYSE, built largest solar community in USA at Roseville California.
- Lime Energy- ELC on AMEX, electric lights Energy Saver for industry. formerly named Electric City Corp
- Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.-6991 on TSE, NYSE ADR: MC - Oct 2007 will have device for sale which monitors energy consumption for each branch circuit in domestic electrical system.
- Misawa Homes Co.-1722 on TSE, building a building a Next Generation Zero-Energy House in Asahihawa City, Hokkaido.
- Napier International Technologies Inc.- NIR on TSE, environmentally friendly paint strippers.
- Nippon Oil Corporation-5001 on TSE, oil company, has built Soene House-(Energy Creation House), a carbon free rsidential show home in Kohoku Ward in Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture.
- Poly Glass Fibre(M) Bhd-8117 on KUL Kuala Lumpur, fibreglass insulation.
- Polymer Solutions Inc.- website is for sale, PYM, PYM.WT on TSX.V, environmentally safe wood coatings.
- Powercold- PWCL on NASDAQ OTCBB, energy efficient products, airconditioners and more.
- Sekisui House Ltd-1928 on TSE, building a Carbon Neutral House April 2008.
- Sharp-6753 on TSE, Lumiwall- translucent glass wall into which thin film see-through solar cells + LED's built in. + solar powered lampposts. Kameyama Plant-Super Green Factory for making liquid crystal panels.
- Skydome Holding Limited-SKY on ASX, skydomes to let in natural light.
- SmartCool Systems Inc.-SSC on TSX.V, SSCFF on OTC.PK, microcomputer control of AC and refrigeration equipment saving 10-20% energy.
- Suncor Energy Inc.- SU, SU.PR.A on TSX, Destination Conservation- energy retrofits of schools-$300,000 contribution. (see also wind).
- TIR Systems-TIR on TSX, solid state lighting systems, LEXEL based products.
- Tokyo Gas Co-9531 on TSE, sells PEFC fuel cell cogeneration systems for residential use 02/2005 with Ebara Ballard Corp + Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. 1kW electrical generator and 200litre hot water tank.
- Toyota- TM on NYSE, Toyota Motor Corp + Toyota Housing Corp. -Home Energy Management System with Power Storage Function for 2011.
- United Technologies Corp-UTX on NYSE, world's largest supplier of capital goods including elevators, cooling/heating and on-site power systems to the commercial building industry. with see Lafarge Group is leading a World Business Council for Sustainable Development study of 'Net-Zero' buildings.
- Visionwall Incorporated.- VI.A on TSX.V, energy efficient windows.
- WFI Industries Ltd.- WFI on TSX, heat pumps and air conditioning units.
- XsunX-XSNX on OTCBB, pv windows.
- Zhejiang Sunlight Group Ltd- 600261.SS on Shanghai, China's largest energy saving lamp producer.
Solar Roofing
See-Solar BIPV
- Misawa Homes Holdings Inc-1722 on TSE, prefab homes with solar.
- Open Energy, see solar.
- Panahome- code 1924 on Tokyo, steel frame prefab houses, 8% of homes have solar roofs. (formerly National House Industrial Co. Ltd.)
- Sika-SIK on SWX, world's largest roof waterproofing co. 2005 acquires Sarna Polymer Holdings Inc whose subsidiary Sarnafil International AG supplies see- Solar Integrated with flexible single-ply roofing membrane for BIPV roof product.
- Solar Integrated TechnologiesSIT on London-AIM, May 12, 2004 AIM floatation 7.2 M shares @ 1.71p. WKN AOB5U8, symbol TMB, ISIN USU8340P1031 on ETR,FSE; LA co. making flexible thin-film amorphous silicon PV cell BIPV roofing membrane, solar tents, solar carports. strategic alliance with ECD/UniSolar. Stuart Energy is a partner. Buys into Dachland GmbH of Germany, a leading green and solar roofer. $13M contract from Tesco in California to install world's largest solar roofing system.
- Suntech, see solar, bought MSK of Japan.
- Tohoku Misawa Homes Co Ltd-1907 on TSE, prefab homes with solar.
LINKS
- CaGBC-Canada Green Building Council and BC Hydro jv effort to improve design, construction and operation of buildings in BC. link.
- Carbon Busters- Energy Efficiency specialists, The Carbon Buster Handbook.
- Energy Efficiency Alliance-Canadian website, includes links to training for environmental assessment of buildings.
- ESTIF-European Solar Thermal Industry Federation
- Green Alberta-materials, suppliers, manufacturers database.
- GreenBuildings.com
- Green Building Impact Report- 1st integrated assessment of impacts of USGBC's LEED Standard
- LEED-US Green Building Council, LEED building rating system.
- LEED-changes to LEED coming in 2009.
- Moss panels for curbing Urban Heat Island Effect.
- Net Zero Energy Home Coalition- Canada
- Riverdale Net Zero-a net zero home in Edmonton, Alberta info site
- San Francisco Net-Zero Home-Robin Wilson's home in the Mission District. is a
- Sunset Magazine Idea Home.
- Smart Economy-Green Buildings.
- Spain-legislation requires that all new Spanish buidings must go solar-05/2005
- Sustainable South Bronx-green roof, greenways, green jobs initiative.
- "The Green Building Press"-lots of info.
- WBCSD-World Business Council for Sustainable Development study of 'Net-Zero" building.
- WBCSD-report available: Efficient Buildings, 2 Feb 09.
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