G.P. Thomas

Gary graduated from the University of Manchester with a first-class honours degree in Geochemistry and a Masters in Earth Sciences. After working in the Australian mining industry, Gary decided to hang up his geology boots and turn his hand to writing.

When he isn't developing topical and informative content, Gary can usually be found playing his beloved guitar, or watching Aston Villa FC snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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Articles from G.P.

EU Approval for Pesticides Fails to Preserve Water Resources

According to the study performed by the University of Koblenz-Landau researchers, based on inadequate evaluation models, the EU is progressing with the approval of pesticides for treating insect infestation.

10 Aug 2012

LGA Certification Helps Donauer Solartechnik Achieve Major Sales Success

Donauer Solartechnik has reported that its flat roof and flat roof duplex mounting frames, which earned the LGA certification through testing/structural type analysis conducted by the LGA Test Office for Structural Analysis, has reached 2.5 MWp in sales in the first half of this year.

10 Aug 2012

Keep America Beautiful Launches Recycle-Bowl Competition for School Students

Keep America Beautiful, a well-established education organization and volunteer-based community action in the U.S. and Nestle Waters North America jointly declared the opening of the second annual Recycle-Bowl youth recycling competition.

9 Aug 2012

UK Government Focuses on Promoting Renewable Energy Sector

Being ‘unreservedly committed’ to a green economy, the UK government has declared a £100 M-worth investment, focused on driving domestic as well as foreign investment in non-domestic energy efficiency projects.

9 Aug 2012

Suntech Power Holdings Surpasses Supply of Solar Panels in South and North America

Suntech Power Holdings is the first organization to successfully accomplish supply of more than 1 GW of solar panels to consumers in South and North America. Suntech is one of the industry’s foremost producers and suppliers of solar products for commercial, industrial, residential and utility purposes.

9 Aug 2012

Wastewater Utilized as Fertiliser

Wastewater, sewage sludge and liquid manure are good forms of fertiliser for crops and plants. Fraunhofer researchers have come up with a new chemical-free, eco-friendly method to convert recovered salts into fertiliser for crops. Of late, farmers have faced a dearth in the supply of the essential mineral phosphorus.

9 Aug 2012

NORESCO Helps Town of Reading to Go Green

The rich culture of the Town of Reading, 10 miles from Boston, goes back to 1644. Of late, soaring cost of fuel, water and energy and limited funds for recuperation forced the Town of Reading and Reading Public Schools to seek an energy services company (ESCO) to promote an undertaking, find funding, take care of construction and obtain results.

9 Aug 2012

Canadian Solar Awarded CSA1000V Certification

Canadian Solar has reported that the company has received CSA1000V certification, which authorizes Canadian Solar modules to get 1000 V of optimum system voltage, enabling the company to lower the overall costs of the systems and fulfill demand for high-voltage applications from customers in the Americas.

8 Aug 2012

GE Provides Capital and Technology to Prairie Rose Wind Project in Minnesota

GE Energy Financial Services has expanded its collaboration with Enel Green Power, an international renewable energy company, through a capital of roughly $156 million in common equity in Prairie Rose, a 200-MW wind project being constructed in southern Minnesota.

8 Aug 2012

EMCORE Announces Consolidation of Terrestrial CPV Business

EMCORE has inked a definitive agreement for the consolidation of its terrestrial concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) business into its joint venture, Suncore Photovoltaics.

8 Aug 2012