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Synthetic Biology Can Play a Major Role in Turning Natural Gas into Clean Fuel

Rice University synthetic biologist Ramon Gonzalez sees a future – a near future, in fact – in which Americans get enough clean transportation fuel from natural gas to help make the nation energy independent.

7 Feb 2014

Comprehensive Report on Global Market for Biomass Power Plants

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biomass to Energy (Analyst version) - The World Market for Biomass Power Plants 2013/2014" report to their offering.

28 Jan 2014

New Report Provides Comprehensive View of Wind Power in Emerging Markets

Several factors, including austerity measures implemented in a number of European economies and boom-and-bust cycles in the United States caused by fluctuating policy on production tax credits, are combining to limit the growth of wind power markets across much of the developed world in the coming years.

28 Jan 2014

Oregon Homebuilders and SolarCity Partner to Provide Clean Energy to New Home Communities

Homebuilders in Oregon are partnering with SolarCity®, America's No. 1 full-service solar power provider, to provide affordable, clean energy to new home communities. Twenty local homebuilders, from the Portland area to central Oregon, have begun offering solar power to homebuyers through SolarCity, giving hundreds of future homeowners the chance to save on their energy bills from day one without paying a single penny extra for their homes.

24 Jan 2014

Low carbon research centre at Imperial College launch by Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister

Developing low emission vehicles of the future will be the focus of a major collaboration launched today by the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister at Imperial College London.

22 Jan 2014

Survey Reveals Rebound in Favorable Consumer Attitudes for Clean Energy

Public attitudes toward clean and renewable energy concepts play an important role in determining the growth of these technologies. Over the last few years, consumer attitudes toward these concepts have tended to fluctuate and, in several cases, decline. According to a new consumer survey from Navigant Research, favorable attitudes for a number of these concepts, particularly solar energy, wind energy, hybrid vehicles, and electric cars, rebounded significantly from their 2012 levels.

3 Jan 2014

Proposed Northern Pass Renewable Hydroelectric Power Transmission Line Clears Major Regulatory Milestone

The Northern Pass, a proposed transmission line carrying low-cost renewable hydroelectric power to New Hampshire and New England, today cleared a major regulatory milestone by securing “I.3.9 approval” by ISO New England, the operators of the region’s power grid.

2 Jan 2014

Nexterra Systems Enters Contract with MWH for Supply of Biomass Gasification System

Nexterra Systems Corp., a global leader in energy-from-waste gasification systems, announced today that it has signed a contract with MWH to supply a biomass gasification system for the Birmingham Bio Power Ltd. (BBPL) renewable energy power plant in Tyseley, UK.

13 Dec 2013

Anaergia Delivers Large-Scale Anaerobic Digestion Facility to Shropshire Energy

Anaergia Inc., announced today that UTS Biogas Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Anaergia based in the United Kingdom, has delivered a large-scale anaerobic digestion facility to Shropshire Energy, part of the G's Group.

13 Dec 2013

Dubai Bracing to Have Green Credentials Top the National Agenda

Dubai is bracing to have its green credentials top the national agenda, leading with its first-ever State of Energy Report – Dubai 2014 launched today by the Delegation of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) and Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence (DCCE) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at the UN Headquarters in New York.

12 Dec 2013