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SDG&E Sets New Record of 1,042 MW of Renewable Energy Generation on Power Grid

This week, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) hit a major milestone for renewable energy delivery in its service territory. At 12:51 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, SDG&E achieved a new record of 1,042 megawatts (MW) of renewable generation on its power grid.

27 Aug 2015

PSEG Solar Source Acquires Columbia Solar Project from Hanergy America Solar Solutions

PSEG Solar Source today announced that it has acquired the Columbia Solar Project from Hanergy America Solar Solutions. The facility, built on a remediated brownfield, is located 40 miles northeast of San Francisco in Pittsburg, CA.

27 Aug 2015

California Energy Commission Awards $1.62 Million Grant to Build Hybrid Energy Storage System

A team of engineers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, in partnership with Southern California Edison, has received a $1.62 million grant from the California Energy Commission to build a hybrid energy storage system that stores energy harvested from intermittently productive renewable sources such as solar panels and wind farms, then releases that energy into the grid when demand is high.

20 Aug 2015

Mississippi State University, Argonne National Laboratory Partner to Address Next-Generation Energy Storage Challenges

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and Mississippi State University (MSU) are collaborating to develop new technologies that address next-generation energy storage challenges.

14 Aug 2015

Ballard Power Systems, Zenyatta Ventures Collaborate on High Purity Graphite Required in Fuel Cell Technology

Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. ("Zenyatta" or "Company") is pleased to announce that it plans to collaborate with Ballard Power Systems Inc. ("Ballard") on high purity graphite required in components of fuel cell technology. A first step screening process on Zenyatta's Albany graphite confirmed its suitability for use in the bipolar plate ("BPP") and gas diffusion layer ("GDL") for fuel cells. High thermal stability and corrosion resistance is critical in the performance of these components in fuel cells.

13 Aug 2015

Republic of Armenia and ContourGlobal Acquire Vorotan Hydroelectric Facility

ContourGlobal and the Republic of Armenia announced the completion of the acquisition of the assets of the Vorotan hydroelectric facility, a series of three individual power plants with a total electrical capacity of 405 MW on the Vorotan River in southern Armenia.

12 Aug 2015

Global Wave and Tidal Energy Market Expected to Reach US$10.1 Billion by 2020

The global wave and tidal energy market was worth US$25 million in 2013. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 64.1% from 2014 to 2020, eventually reaching a value of US$10.1 billion in 2020. A new research report released by Transparency Market Research, titled "Wave and Tidal Energy Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2020", makes this prediction for the global wave and tidal energy market based on comprehensive primary and secondary research.

12 Aug 2015

Global Zero Energy Buildings Market Estimated to Grow at CAGR of 35.4% over 2014-2019

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Zero-energy Buildings Market 2015-2019" report to their offering.

11 Aug 2015

Abengoa, Toshiba Selected as Preferred Bidders for New Tees Renewable Energy Plant Project

Abengoa, an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, and Toshiba Corporation, have been selected as preferred bidders to build the Tees Renewable Energy Plant.

11 Aug 2015

Researchers Create Seafloor Chemical Gardens to Power Light Bulb

One of the key necessities for life on our planet is electricity. That's not to say that life requires a plug and socket, but everything from shrubs to ants to people harnesses energy via the transfer of electrons -- the basis of electricity. Some experts think that the very first cell-like organisms on Earth channeled electricity from the seafloor using bubbling, chimney-shaped structures, also known as chemical gardens.

7 Aug 2015