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Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions May Offset the Next Iceage

By controlling emissions of fossil fuels we may be able to greatly delay the start of the next ice age, new research from the Niels Bohr Institute at University of Copenhagen concludes

12 Feb 2009

Norway Invests Billions In Renewable Energy

Research Council of Norway has named eight national research centres for environmentally friendly technology. Each centre will receive up to NOK 20 million a year for five years

12 Feb 2009

Celsia to Provide Cooling Solution For Nathaniel Group Concentrating Photovoltaic Electricity Generating System

Celsia Technologies announces that it has been chosen by Nathaniel Group Inc. to provide the cooling solution for its concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system for generating electricity

12 Feb 2009

New Research Published Into Flexible, Plastic Solar Cells

Luna Innovations Incorporated announces the solar cell research of scientists Dr. Claudia Cardona and Dr. Martin Drees has been published in the prestigious journal Nature Materials

11 Feb 2009

Massive Solar Energy Project Designed to Bring Solar Panels into Every Town and Neighborhood in PSE and G's New Jersey Territory

Public Service Electric and Gas Company today asked New Jersey regulators to approve a $773-million proposal to bring the benefits of 120 megawatts of solar power directly to communities and customers throughout its service territory

11 Feb 2009

Dow Corning Makes Big Investment in Renewable Energy

Dow Corning Corporation announced an agreement to purchase more than 14,000 megawatt hours of wind generated renewable energy through Consumers Energy's Green Generation program, making Dow Corning one of the largest private purchasers of renewable energy in the State of Michigan

11 Feb 2009

World Energy Summit Sees DuPont Showcase Renewable Energy Solutions

DuPont recently showcased a wide range of highly specialized solutions, products and services for the unique challenges of the renewable energy industry at the World Future Energy Summit

10 Feb 2009

Will Family Forests Owners Sell Wood or Will They Sell Real Estate

Scott P. Jones, Executive Vice President of the Forest Landowners Association (FLA), testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding the need for a broad definition of "wood" from private forestland as it should be included in any national Renewable Electricity Standard

10 Feb 2009

Solar Power Boost For Scotland as Solar Panels Can Now Be Installed Without Planning Permission

The majority of householders in Scotland will be able to install solar panels and other energy generating equipment without planning permission from now on, although government ministers have yet to decide whether to exempt wind turbines and air-source heat pumps

10 Feb 2009