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Jari Koskinen Inaugurates New Bioenergy Heating Plant in Lohja, Finland

Jari Koskinen, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, inaugurated the new bioenergy heating plant in Lohja, Finland, on 7 January 2013. The plant, situated next to Metsä Group's Kerto mill in Lohja is significant for energy supply in the area as the plant produces a combined annual total of about 160,000 MWh of heat to the Lohja district heating network, and process steam to the Kerto mill of Metsä Wood, part of Metsä Group.

8 Jan 2013

Detroit Thermal Adds Wayne State University's Medical School Buildings to Energy Network

Detroit Thermal, owner and operator of the downtown Detroit district energy steam system, today announced the 25-year commitment by Wayne State University to Detroit Thermal's (DT) renewable steam network. Gordon H. Scott Hall and the Helen Vera Prentis Lande Building will join the network as part of the school's strategic sustainability efforts.

8 Jan 2013

UC Davis Chemists Engineer Blue-Green Algae to Grow Chemical Precursors for Fuels

Chemists at the University of California, Davis, have engineered blue-green algae to grow chemical precursors for fuels and plastics -- the first step in replacing fossil fuels as raw materials for the chemical industry.

8 Jan 2013

Ameresco Executes Energy Performance Contract with Fall River Housing Authority

Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today the execution of an energy performance contract with the Fall River Housing Authority (FRHA).

4 Jan 2013

Canada’s Minister of Environment Proposes Amendment to Renewable Fuels Regulations

The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, today announced his intention to propose an amendment to the Renewable Fuels Regulations that would see a permanent national exemption from the 2% renewable content requirement in home heating oil, as well as a 6-month extension to the exemption from the 2% renewable content requirement for diesel fuel for Canada's Maritime Provinces.

2 Jan 2013

Business Electricity Provider Urges People to Make Green New Year's Resolution

As the year draws to a close and Big Ben strikes twelve, many will be thinking about what positive changes they want to make for 2013. Instead of the usual 'go to the gym more', or 'cut out the booze', business electricity provider green energy uk urges people to green-up their New Year's resolutions to become even more environmentally friendly.

31 Dec 2012

SunEdison Sells Two Solar Power Projects to Canadian Solar

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar companies, and SunEdison Power Canada Inc. ("SunEdison"), a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., today announced that they have completed a purchase and sale transaction wherein Canadian Solar's direct subsidiary Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. has acquired a majority interest in two utility-scale solar power projects in Ontario with a total capacity of approximately 24 MW DC.

From Canadian Solar 29 Dec 2012