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Florida League of Cities Environmental Stewardship Award Honors Town of Cutler Bay

Ygrene Energy Fund Florida, a developer and administrator of energy upgrade programs, has commended the Town of Cutler Bay on being honored with the Florida League of Cities Environmental Stewardship Award.

30 Aug 2012

Rothenburg IV 15.2 MWp Solar Park to Come Up at Former Military Airport

Global photovoltaics company, Gehrlicher Solar, has commenced construction of the solar park Rothenburg IV. The solar power system is expected to generate a total nominal power of 15.2 MW and is located in Rothenburg, Saxony. The installation is being done for KGAL, a provider of innovative financing solutions.

27 Aug 2012

The First All-Energy Canada Exhibition and Conference

Reed Exhibitions, the world's leading event organiser, has now announced the first All-Energy Canada, which is being held on October 2nd and 3rd 2013 at Exhibition Place, Toronto.

24 Aug 2012

Global Networking Conference on Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture

The renewable energy business is progressing across the globe and the wind industry is steadily developing in terms of wind turbine size and the energy marketplace. With increasing costs of maintenance, manufactures are facing challenges to ensure reliability in wind turbine blades.

23 Aug 2012

Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Subsidies Will Reduce Demand on Oil, Natural Gas and Coal

The Worldwatch Institute has reported that the subsidies for fossil fuel and renewable energy are increasing. The value of fossil fuel subsidies in 2012 is estimated to be between $775 billion and $1 trillion, while the value of renewable energy subsidies were $66 billion in 2010. The total subsidies for renewable energy are higher per kWh though they are lower in terms of value.

22 Aug 2012

Economically Viable Way to Store Solar Energy in Existing Residential Power Networks

Virginia Tech electrical engineers, Reza Arghandeh and Robert Broadwater have developed an economically viable method of storing solar energy in current residential power networks.

21 Aug 2012

USAF Plans 14.5 MW Photovoltaic Solar Array at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

The U.S. Air Force has planned a 14.5 MW photovoltaic solar array for the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. It is to be built on 170 ac of land and is expected to produce 35% of the AF base’s power requirements.

20 Aug 2012

Cranfield University Reinvents the Toilet to Turn Waste into Energy

Cranfield University is to develop a waterless, hygienic toilet with the potential to transform the lives of the 2.5 billion people worldwide without access to basic sanitation, thanks to $800,000 funding from the ‘Reinvent the Toilet Challenge’ of the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation Water, Sanitation and Hygiene initiative.

From Cranfield University 15 Aug 2012

Nanomaterial Demontrates Ability to Absorb and Reabsorb Hydrogen

For the first time, engineers at the University of New South Wales have demonstrated that hydrogen can be released and reabsorbed from a promising storage material, overcoming a major hurdle to its use as an alternative fuel source.

14 Aug 2012

UK Government Focuses on Promoting Renewable Energy Sector

Being ‘unreservedly committed’ to a green economy, the UK government has declared a £100 M-worth investment, focused on driving domestic as well as foreign investment in non-domestic energy efficiency projects.

9 Aug 2012