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Study Uses New Method to Assess 'Sustainability Index' of Different Energy Sources

A study reported in the journal Energy¨J used a new method, never before applied to the energy sector, to assess the ¡°sustainability index¡± of various sources of energy, both conventional and renewable.

22 Jan 2016

Researchers Use Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cells to Convert Solar Energy into Electrical Power

Researchers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Israel, and the University of Bochum, in Germany, have introduced a new method in the making of photo-bioelectrochemical cells. This discovery has been reported in Nature Energy.

20 Jan 2016

Second-Generation Biofuel Crops Could Efficiently Meet Emission Reduction Goals

Second-generation biofuel crops like the perennial grasses Miscanthus and switchgrass can efficiently meet emission reduction goals without significantly displacing cropland used for food production, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Illinois and collaborators published their findings in the inaugural edition of the journal Nature Energy. The researchers call it the most comprehensive study on the subject to date.

12 Jan 2016

NREL and CSEM Achieve Record 29.8% Conversion Efficiency with Dual-Junction Solar Cell

Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) have jointly set a new world record for converting non-concentrated (1-sun) sunlight into electricity using a dual-junction III-V/Si solar cell.

8 Jan 2016

Canadian Solar Connects Additional Five Projects to the Grid in UK

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it has energized an additional five solar power plants, totaling 22.9 MWp, bringing its total fleet of solar power plants in operation in the United Kingdom to 63.1 MWp.

8 Jan 2016

EDF RE’s 150MW Slate Creek Wind Project Reaches Commercial Operation

EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) announced today that the 150 megawatt (MW) Slate Creek Wind Project in Kansas reached commercial operation on December 29, 2015.

8 Jan 2016

Duke Energy to Construct 17MW AC Solar Facility at Naval Support Activity Crane

Duke Energy plans to add more clean, renewable energy to its generation mix with the construction of a 17-megawatt (AC) solar facility at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane, located 40 miles southwest of Bloomington, Ind.

8 Jan 2016

Switch Utilizes Energy from New Solar Facilities to Run SUPERNAP Data Centers

Switch announced that as of January 1, 2016 all of its SUPERNAP data centers and its more than 1,000 clients who are colocated at their facilities, will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy, making Switch the world's largest colocation data center environment to adopt all-inclusive green technology.

7 Jan 2016

Astoria 2 Solar Power Project Utilizing GE 1500V Inverters to Reach Commercial Operation in Fourth Quarter of 2016

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, one of North America's largest solar project developers, closed on a tax equity investment commitment with GE unit GE Energy Financial Services for the 75 megawatt (MWac) Astoria 2 solar power project. Recurrent Energy also closed a debt facility for the Astoria 2 project, currently under construction in California.

7 Jan 2016