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UPM Signs Sales Agreement with NEOT for UPM BioVerno Renewable Diesel

UPM has signed a sales agreement for UPM BioVerno renewable diesel, produced in UPM's Lappeenranta Biorefinery, with NEOT (North European Oil Trade). NEOT specialises in oil and biofuels wholesale. Large Finnish service stations, ABC, St1 and Shell, get their fuels from NEOT.

17 Jun 2014

2014 International I.D.E.A. Award to Major PEPCO Energy Services Project

At its 105th annual conference in Seattle, the International District Energy Association (I.D.E.A.) 2014 Annual Innovation Award went to a major PEPCO Energy Services, Inc. project in Atlantic City, NJ against vigorous international competition.

17 Jun 2014

Delta Air Lines Partners with the Carbon War Room to Accelerate Low-Carbon Jet Fuel Production

Delta Air Lines is partnering with the Carbon War Room, a nonprofit founded by Sir Richard Branson, in an effort to accelerate low-carbon jet fuel production worldwide. This is part of the global carrier's commitment to environmental accountability, transparency and carbon emission reduction.

17 Jun 2014

El Paso Electric Doubles Utility-Scale Solar Portfolio, to be Coal-Free by 2016

El Paso Electric Company (EPE), a Texas-based utility servicing 395,000 customers in both west Texas and southern New Mexico, is well-positioned for the new carbon standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPE will be coal-free by 2016 and, in less than one year, has doubled its utility-scale solar portfolio, making this west Texas-based utility a national leader in solar development.

17 Jun 2014

New NRG Community 1 Solar Generating Facility to Power Nearly 2,200 Homes in California

NRG Energy, Inc. one of the nation’s largest renewable energy developers, today introduced the NRG Community 1 Solar Generating Facility.

From NRG Energy, Inc. 16 Jun 2014

IKEA Completes Underground Geothermal Work for Future Kansas City-Area Store

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today noted all underground geothermal work is complete for its future Kansas City-area store, which will be the largest single building with geothermal heating/cooling in either Kansas or Missouri. This milestone will allow site work around the building’s footprint to advance along with the entire development.

11 Jun 2014

US DOE Selects Abengoa, NREL and CSM to Develop Solar Storage Technology for Thermo-Electric Plants

Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, together with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a new solar storage technology for thermo-electric plants.

11 Jun 2014

Cornell Tests Geothermal Heat Pump System to Control Climate of Cellular Tower Shelters

A cell phone tower on Cornell’s campus is doubling as a laboratory to study a ground-sourced cooling system for telecommunications equipment.

11 Jun 2014

REG Takes Full Ownership of Dynamic Fuels’ Renewable Diesel Biorefinery

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, REG Synthetic Fuels, LLC, has completed its acquisition of the remaining 50% ownership interest in Dynamic Fuels, LLC, previously owned by Tyson Foods, Inc.

10 Jun 2014

Homeowners Can Now Order Andalay AC Solar Panels Systems on Amazon.com

Andalay Solar, Inc., a leading manufacturer of integrated solar power systems, announced that for the first time, homeowners anywhere in the United States can now purchase Andalay Solar's high-performing, easy-to-install solar panels online at Amazon.com.

10 Jun 2014