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Cube Hydro Partners Gains 100% Ownership Interest in York Haven Hydro Station

Cube Hydro Partners, LLC, a portfolio company of the ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund, has acquired a 100 percent ownership interest in York Haven Hydro Station, a run-of-the-river hydropower facility located in York Haven, Pennsylvania. Totaling 20 megawatts, the facility benefits from favorable hydrology and is expected to produce over 130,000 megawatt-hours of clean electricity per year.

13 Nov 2015

Cyanobacteria Uses Sunlight and Water to Directly Make Hydrogen

In the quest for renewable fuels, scientists are taking lessons from a humble bacterium that fills our oceans and covers moist surfaces the world over. While the organism captures light to make food in a process called photosynthesis, scientists have found that it simultaneously uses the energy from that captured light to produce hydrogen.

12 Nov 2015

GlassPoint Solar, Petroleum Development Oman Break Ground on New Solar Project

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and GlassPoint Solar have broken ground on their landmark solar project ‘Miraah’. The site preparation and grading for the project, located at the Amal oilfield in southern Oman, began one month ahead of schedule.

6 Nov 2015

New Energy Management System Incorporates Electric Vehicles into Household Energy Network

Owners of home photovoltaic systems will soon be able to make their households even more sustainable, because PV power is also suitable for charging personal electronic vehicles. A home energy management system created by Fraunhofer researchers incorporates electric vehicles into the household energy network and creates charging itineraries.

6 Nov 2015

Conference Focused on Sustainably Harvested Wood and Forest Conservation Hosted at WCS’ Headquarters

A 2-day conference focused on sustainably harvested wood and forest conservation ended with a consensus resolution to promote policies and practices in responsibly sourced wood for city projects and infrastructure, according to WCS.

4 Nov 2015

Systematic Collection of Human Waste Could Yield Biogas

Biogas from human waste, safely obtained under controlled circumstances using innovative technologies, is a potential fuel source great enough in theory to generate electricity for up to 138 million households - the number of households in Indonesia, Brazil, and Ethiopia combined.

4 Nov 2015