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Researchers One Step Closer to Bring Cheaper, Cleaner and More Efficient Energy Source to Homes

Cheaper, cleaner power for your home could be on the near horizon.

30 Sep 2016

New Legislation Helps New York City Increase Cleaner-Burning Biodiesel in Heating Oil

The recent legislation passed by the City of New York is a significant step towards minimizing the region's carbon footprint. The new legislation incrementally displaces 20% of the heating oil that is sold within the city with sustainable, cleaner-burning, biodiesel.

29 Sep 2016

Researchers Develop Prototype of Perovskite/CIGS Tandem Thin-Film Solar Module

An efficiency of 17.8% has been achieved in a prototype of a perovskite/CIGS tandem thin-film solar module. This is the first time the efficiency of a single peroviskite and CIGS solar module has been surpassed.

28 Sep 2016

Smart Energy Monitoring and Control System Could Manage Load in Regional Power Grids

The GreenCom project, funded in part by the European Commission and led on the technical side by Fraunhofer FIT, ended after 42 months, judged a resounding success.

28 Sep 2016

Chevron-Iowa State Collaboration to Develop, Demonstrate Advanced Biorenewables Technology

Lysle Whitmer from the Iowa State University walked the length of the bio-oil production facility, starting from the 55-gallon solvent tank to the twin-screw extruder with its chopping, mixing, pressurizing, and heating functions, and then to the reactor in the middle and to the product separators, and finally to the solvent recycling system.

28 Sep 2016

Willdan Chosen as Direct Install Services Contractor for New Jersey's Clean Energy Program

Willdan Group, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a Direct Install Program (the Program) contract as part of New Jersey's Clean Energy Program (NJCEP). The contract term is for two years, with optional extensions.

26 Sep 2016

MIT Pre-Orientation Program Introduces Freshmen to Sustainable Energy Technologies on Campus

In one of the last weeks before the official start of classes, 25 incoming MIT freshmen learned about their new undergraduate home — both on- and off-campus — in a pre-orientation program with a special focus on energy.

23 Sep 2016

SolarReserve Receives Grant to Advance Urban Solar Farms Initiative in South Africa

SolarReserve South Africa (Proprietary) Limited received a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency in order to promote their Urban Solar Farms initiative in South Africa.

22 Sep 2016

Lockheed Martin’s New Bioenergy Facility Uses Advanced Technology to Convert Waste into Clean Energy

Lockheed Martin opened a new bioenergy facility in Owego, New York, at a ribbon cutting ceremony today. The system, which is now completing commissioning, uses Concord Blue’s advanced technology that will convert waste into clean, renewable energy.

21 Sep 2016

CINELDI Research Centre Aims to Empower Smart Grids for Robust, Intelligent Energy Systems

How will a future electricity grid manage the demands of induction cooking, charging electric cars and roof-installed solar panels? The answer is Smart Grids, which involves digitisation of the electricity grid.

21 Sep 2016