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Swedish Wind Power Producers Prefer Onshore Wind Power over Offshore Wind Power

A group of leading Swedish wind power companies and landowners believe a separate new support system for offshore wind power is an expensive as well as unnecessary way to increase the share of renewable energy in Sweden. The same benefits can easily be achieved through onshore wind power.

31 Aug 2015

RIXS Technique Allows Scientists to Control Chemical Reactions to Produce Renewable Fuels

At the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, an international team has – for the first time – precisely tracked the surprisingly rapid process by which light rearranges the outermost electrons of a metal compound known as Fe(CO)5 and turns it into an active catalyst – a substance that promotes chemical reactions.

31 Aug 2015

Greenskies to Construct Ground-Mounted 750kW-AC Solar PV Array on Wesleyan University Campus

Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC, a Middletown-based solar energy company, has been selected to construct a 750 kW-AC solar PV array on the campus of Wesleyan University.

29 Aug 2015

Researchers Develop New Techniques to Protect Eagles from Wind Turbines

Collisions with wind turbines kill about 100 golden eagles a year in some locations, but a new study that maps both potential wind-power sites and nesting patterns of the birds reveals sweet spots, where potential for wind power is greatest with a lower threat to nesting eagles.

28 Aug 2015

Summer Grilling Made Environmentally Friendly and Sustainable with Waste-Paper

Summertime is waning, and that means the end of backyard barbecues is almost upon us. That also means an end to dousing charcoal briquettes with lighter fluid. Reducing the use of lighter fluid might not be a bad thing, as many of those products are made from crude oil and emit potentially harmful compounds when lit. Now, researchers report in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering that they developed a waste-paper-based, environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative.

28 Aug 2015

IT Sector’s Renewable Energy Procurement Estimated to Increase Significantly

The percentage of renewable electricity purchased by U.S. companies in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector is growing and will likely increase significantly by the start of the next decade, according to a first-ever analysis by the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

27 Aug 2015

SDG&E Sets New Record of 1,042 MW of Renewable Energy Generation on Power Grid

This week, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) hit a major milestone for renewable energy delivery in its service territory. At 12:51 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, SDG&E achieved a new record of 1,042 megawatts (MW) of renewable generation on its power grid.

27 Aug 2015

EDF Renewable Energy Acquires Developer of Mid-Sized Wind Projects - OwnEnergy

EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) today announced that it has closed the acquisition of OwnEnergy, Inc. (OwnEnergy) – a national developer of mid-sized wind projects. The transaction encompasses 100% of OwnEnergy’s assets, including its pipeline of future wind projects.

27 Aug 2015

NREL Assists Federal Agencies on Energy Efficiency Efforts and Renewable Energy Technology

When it comes to energy use, what the federal government wants is more of less. That means fewer greenhouse gases, fewer buildings powered solely by electricity generated from fossil fuels, and fewer gas-guzzling fleets on the road.

27 Aug 2015

DTE Energy Installs Smart, Solar-Powered Trash Compactor and Recycling Units in Detroit

DTE Energy's downtown neighborhood is even cleaner and greener, thanks to the installation of the city of Detroit's first smart, solar-powered trash compactor and recycling units.

26 Aug 2015