(Boulder, Colo. and Raleigh, N.C.) Attendees of the 40th annual ASES National Solar Conference (SOLAR 2011), May 17–21 in Raleigh, N.C., will gain valuable insights, experience and training from 14 industry-leading speakers. The speakers represent government, utilities, nonprofits, national environmental organizations and other groups essential to increasing renewable energy use. They will discuss advances in technology and mass deployment of renewable energy and efficiency, national security, jobs creation, how to market solar PV and thermal, legislation to encourage further growth of renewable energy and much more. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) Mark Tercek, president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, and Disque Deane Jr., a Duke alumnus with more than two decades of experience in water resources, have joined the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions’ Board of Advisors. Both Tercek and Disque Deane Jr. will fulfill three-year terms with the board, which now totals 19 of some of the foremost environmental leaders in United States. All are charged with counseling the Institute, an interdisciplinary research organization at Duke charged with helping decision makers solve some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. (more…)

(Pittsboro, N.C.) EarthWalk Alliance, a nonprofit based in Hillsborough, has established a $1,000 scholarship for students interested in Central Carolina Community College’s Sustainable Technologies program with an emphasis in sustainable design and practice concepts. The scholarship was announced at the college’s Chatham County Campus, in Pittsboro, during the campus’s April 21 Earth Day celebration. EarthWalk Alliance President Tim Watson said his organization is “very interested in Earth stewardship” and decided to offer the scholarship as part of the group’s community outreach efforts. (more…)

(Siler City, N.C.) Central Carolina Community College’s Siler City Center is built of brick, aluminum and glass, but it is now officially “Gold.” The U.S. Green Building Council has announced that the facility, completed in fall 2010, has met all the design, siting, and material requirements to be certified at the Gold Level of the USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Sensus USA Inc. (“Sensus”), a leading technology company providing energy and water utility customers worldwide with innovative conservation products and services, has announced that it has commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of $275,000,000 in aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 8-5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (the “Notes”). In conjunction with the tender offer, Sensus is soliciting consents to, among other things, certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the Notes to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants, certain repurchase rights and certain events of default and related provisions contained in the indenture governing the Notes (the “Indenture”). (more…)

(Arden, N.C.) Watchit Technologies Inc. (www.watchittech.com) (Pink Sheets: WTCT) stated today that the company currently has the fuel savings technology to assist the Obama administration in achieving its goal of the reducing our dependence on foreign oil by 33% over the next decade. Based on the President’s address, the company is expediting its efforts to bring its fuel savings device to market. According to the company, they have already scheduled the first of several meetings with potential manufacturing partners to bring the fuel reformer to market. (more…)

(Pittsboro, N.C.) Two nationally recognized speakers on sustainability and economic development share their experiences and wisdom at a March 10 Central Carolina Community College Green Central Speaker Series. Nancy Murray, CEO and co-founder of Builders of Hope, and Wanda Urbanska, author and host of the PBS television series “Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska,” will speak at the 7 p.m. program in the Mary Holmes Meeting Room of the Chatham Community Library on the college’s Chatham County Campus, 764 West St., Pittsboro. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) The NC Green Business Fund is now accepting proposals for projects that save energy, generate renewable energy, and promote building energy efficiency. The complete solicitation document and instructions on how to apply, can be found on the Board of Science and Technology’s website: www.ncscitech.com/gbf . Interested applicants are requested to read the solicitation document carefully before beginning an application. (more…)

(Garner, N.C.) The Technology Spring Clean, Triangle Business Journal’s 2010 Green Action Program of the Year, is gearing up for its third year in Garner, North Carolina.  It will be held by WingSwept on April 16, 2011 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at 951 Heather Park Drive in Garner. (more…)

(Durham, N.C.) CoaLogix, Inc. and Cormetech, Inc. announced that they have signed an agreement that combines their technical, service and marketing experience to provide innovative long-term emissions reduction solutions to fossil power plants. The agreement is effective immediately and both companies expect that by combining the best of their respective capabilities and resources, they will be recognized as the most capable and valued leaders in SCR management and catalyst supply. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Raleigh-based Consert Inc., a smart grid technology provider, announced today that Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG), GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE:GE), Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), Verizon Ventures and private investors have invested $17.7 million to fund strategic marketing, North American sales and ongoing enhancements of Consert’s advanced smart grid software. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Sensus is now shipping its iPERL™ product, an industry-leading intelligent residential water management system. The iPERL system enables utilities to capture additional revenue and support conservation efforts by delivering unprecedented efficiency through low flow accuracy, high flow durability and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) connectivity. (more…)