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UA Collaborates with Johannes Gutenberg University to Find Way to Use Wood Ingredients for New Sustainable Chemistry

Researchers at The University of Alabama, in collaboration with colleagues in Germany, have developed a new way to use wood or other kinds of biomass to make chemical materials without relying on the usual non-renewable petrochemical starting materials.

26 Oct 2015

Study Shows Reflectors Could Maximize Solar Panels Productivity

Researcher Joshua Pearce from Michigan Technological University and colleagues from Queen’s University, Canada, have formulated a method to ensure a maximum amount of sunlight reaches solar panels so as to increase the yield by 30% or more.

23 Oct 2015

ClearGrid Energy and Citizens Energy Partner to Find Sites for Solar Installations Across Massachusetts

ClearGrid Energy, a community and utility-scale solar developer, is partnering with Citizens Energy Corp., a major solar power developer in Massachusetts, to find sites for solar installations across Massachusetts.

23 Oct 2015

Atlantic Towing to Provide Marine Tug and Barge Services for Cape Sharp Tidal Project

Atlantic Towing Limited of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia has secured a contract to provide marine tug and barge services to the Cape Sharp Tidal project. Cape Sharp Tidal is a multi-phase project with plans to grid-connect a 4MW demonstration tidal array in Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy in the coming months.

22 Oct 2015

Lockheed Martin Celebrates Powering up of Large Parking Lot Solar Array

Lockheed Martin joined Florida Governor Rick Scott, Duke Energy President of Florida Utility Operations Alex Glenn and other local officials to celebrate the powering up of its 151,400 square foot solar array covering the parking lot at its facility near Clearwater, Florida. The project represents Florida’s largest, private solar array.

22 Oct 2015

Northwestern University Receives 2015 Green Power Leadership Award

Northwestern University has received a 2015 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The award recognizes the country’s leading green power users for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation’s voluntary green power market.

20 Oct 2015

China Sunergy Commences Formal Operations at Solar Cell Factory in Incheon, Korea

China Sunergy Co., Ltd., a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that the Company's solar cell factory in Incheon, Korea has started formal operation.

19 Oct 2015

Duke Energy Florida to Construct New Solar Facility in Perry

Duke Energy Florida today announced plans to construct a new solar facility in Perry, Fla.

19 Oct 2015

EDF EN Canada Honored with CanWEA Wind Energy Project Award

EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, was presented with the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s (CanWEA) Wind Energy Project Award. The award was bestowed jointly to EDF EN Canada and Enbridge Inc. as co-owners of the 300 megawatt (MW) Blackspring Ridge Wind Project located in Alberta.

19 Oct 2015

Renewable Energy and Power and Universal Semiconductor Enter MoU for Gen IV Solar Cells

Renewable Energy and Power, Inc., a diversified corporation with markets in energy-saving technologies of both LED lighting and solar cells, is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Universal Semiconductor, Inc., which opens discussions for the Company to combine its proprietary solar cell technology with conventional silicon solar cells manufactured by Universal Semiconductor, Inc.

19 Oct 2015