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Implementation of Climate Change Policy Accelerates over the Last Decade

The implementation of policy relevant to climate change, and its impact, accelerated markedly over the last decade, despite the slow pace of international climate negotiations, says Climate Policy Initiative in a new report, The Policy Climate.

16 Apr 2013

Concentrating Solar Power Technology May Help Make Solar Energy Cost Competitive

If the current national challenge to make solar energy cost competitive with other forms of energy by the end of this decade is met, Ranga Pitchumani, the John R. Jones III Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, will have played a significant role in the process.

16 Apr 2013

ReneSola to Provide 7,200 of 250 W Polycrystalline PV Modules for New Mexico Solar Project

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced it has been contracted to provide 7,200 of its 250-watt high-efficiency polycrystalline solar PV modules for a solar project to be built by S&C Electric Company ("S&C"), a Chicago-based provider of equipment and services for electric power systems, in Roswell, New Mexico this year.

16 Apr 2013

New Research Instills Hope of Efficient Hydrogen Production Using Green Algae

New research results from Uppsala University, Sweden, instil hope of efficient hydrogen production with green algae being possible in the future, despite the prevailing scepticism based on previous research. The study, which is published today in the esteemed journal PNAS, changes the view on the ability of green algae – which is good news.

16 Apr 2013

SunPower and Yolo County Partner to Construct Two Solar Power Projects

SunPower Corp. announced today that construction is underway on two solar power projects for Yolo County in Calif. The projects are expected to generate 5.8 megawatts of emission-free solar power for county facilities, worth an estimated $1.5 million in electricity costs the first year of operation.

16 Apr 2013