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KIT Realizes Second Process Stage of Bioliq Pilot Plant

On the way to the production of environment-friendly fuels from biomass residue, the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, or KIT for short, in cooperation with the technology partner Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions has realized another important milestone: the second process stage of the bioliq® pilot plant is ready – today, the complex high-pressure entrained flow gasifier bioliq® II was handed over for operation.

1 Mar 2013

USDA Project to Develop Renewable Energy from Biomass

"Green" chemistry developed at Rice University is at the center of a new government effort to turn plant waste into fatty acids, and then into fuel.

1 Mar 2013

University of Connecticut Professor Develops New Fabrication Process to Improve Solar Energy Systems

A novel fabrication technique developed by a University of Connecticut engineering professor could provide the breakthrough technology scientists have been looking for to vastly improve the efficiency of today's solar energy systems.

1 Mar 2013

New Energy Husum 2013 Takes Place from 21 to 24 March

New Energy Husum, the leading renewable energy trade fair, offers trade and private visitors, job seekers and families numerous informative and entertaining events from 21 to 24 March.

28 Feb 2013

Nestle Celebrates First Renewable Energy Project with Hosting of Two Wind Turbines in Cabazon, California

Nestle is celebrating its first wind energy project in the world today with the hosting of two wind turbines at its Nestle Waters North America (NWNA) bottling plant in Cabazon, Calif.

27 Feb 2013

Piedmont Biofuels Certified Under Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels Program

Piedmont Biofuels of Pittsboro, North Carolina has been certified under the internationally recognized Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) Program following a third-party assessment conducted by SCS Global Services (SCS).

27 Feb 2013

New Research Suggests Power Capacity of Large-Scale Wind Farms Overestimated

People think of wind as an energy source with few limits, offering an unending power source with distinct capacity advantages over sources that deplete, such as fossil fuel.

27 Feb 2013

Canadian Solar Partners with Strata Solar on Utility-Scale Solar Power Projects in North Carolina

Canadian Solar, Inc., (the "Company," or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced that it has invested in and partnered with Strata Solar on a suite of utility-scale solar power projects located in North Carolina. The projects, developed jointly, will total approximately 85MW divided amongst 15 unique solar installations.

From Canadian Solar 26 Feb 2013

Chromatin, Calgren Renewable Fuels to Use Locally-Grown Sorghum to Develop Ethanol

Chromatin, Inc., a leading provider of innovative crop breeding technology, sorghum seed products and feedstocks, and Calgren Renewable Fuels, a leading ethanol producer located in Pixley, CA, announced today an alliance to develop a local supply chain for sorghum for the production of fuel ethanol and distiller’s grains.

26 Feb 2013

RGS Energy to Design and Install Solar Power Systems in City of El Cerrito

RGS Energy, the commercial and utility division of Real Goods Solar, Inc., a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, has been engaged by the City of El Cerrito, CA to design and install 336 kW of solar power at several municipal locations.

26 Feb 2013