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Altairnano Commissions 1.2 MW ALTI-ESS Lithium-Titanate Battery System at Danish Wind Farm

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) has commissioned a 1.2 megawatt (MW) ALTI-ESS lithium-titanate battery system at a Danish wind farm supplied by Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Vestas), a global leader in wind power. The demonstration project is one of several initiatives currently using Altairnano's energy storage technology to advance renewable power integration.

22 Mar 2013

Foster Wheeler to Design CFB Steam Generator for Dangjin 4 Biomass Power Plant Project

Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by GS E&C for the design and supply of one circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generator for the Dangjin 4 Biomass Power Plant Project for GS EPS, a subsidiary of GS Group. The plant will be located in Dangjin, a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

18 Mar 2013

Revenues of Micro Electric Drives Market in Europe to Reach $637M in 2016, Shows New Analysis

Evolving energy legislation, paralleled by the need to regulate energy costs and improve efficiency, is boosting the uptake of micro electric drives. These trends will be reinforced by technological changes and advances in the networking capabilities of micro electric drives.

18 Mar 2013

Biomass Research Project Works to Advance Biofuels

Kansas State University biochemical engineer is part of a national collaboration working to advance biomass as a leading source for more efficient drop-in biofuels, bio-power and animal feed.

14 Mar 2013

World Biofuels Markets Congress & Exhibition Presents Sustainability Award to UPM

UPM has received the Sustainability Award 2013 for Breakthrough Innovation in Technology in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

14 Mar 2013

Korsair Enters License Agreement for Russian Waste to Energy Technology

Korsair Holdings AG has signed a sales and marketing license agreement for a Russian waste to energy technology. The agreement guarantees to Korsair exclusivity for the territory of the Balkan States.

8 Mar 2013

Soluxe Honors Creators of Portable Solar Suitcases

Thanks to a Berkeley, CA, obstetrician and her husband, doctors and their surgery patients half way around the world no longer face sudden power outages in the middle of operating room procedures.

8 Mar 2013

Tasnee Enters Strategic Investment Agreement with Dyesol

Queanbeyan, Australia – 28 February 2013 – Saudi Arabian industrial giant, The National Industrialization Company of Saudi Arabia, better known as Tasnee, has invested AUD $4 million in Australian clean energy company, Dyesol Limited (ASX: DYE), by way of a 15 month redeemable loan note, convertible into Dyesol shares at 16.6 cents per share, with a 0% coupon (as is required by Saudi Arabian law).

8 Mar 2013

Energy and Life Sciences Challenges Discussed at Fraunhofer–Delaware Technology Summit

Portable pergolas with solar panel roofs. Drought-tolerant corn. High-oleic soybeans that eliminate the need for health-harming hydrogenation. Cars that feed electricity back to the grid. Cellulosic ethanol as a non-food source of liquid fuel.

7 Mar 2013

Novel Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst for Making Synthetic Fuels from Natural Gas and Biomass

Inspired by patents from the 1960’s audio cassette recording industry, UvA chemists now developed a new Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. It can be used for the making of synthetic fuels from natural gas and biomass.

7 Mar 2013