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Electric Cars Achieve Top Speeds Competing with the World's Best Gasoline-powered Cars

Already noted for saving gasoline and having zero emissions,electric cars have quietly taken on an unlikely new dimension –– the ability to reach blazing speeds that rival the 0-to-60 performance of atypical Porsche or BMW, and compete on some race courses with the world’s best gasoline-powered cars, an authority said here today at a major scientific conference.

9 Sep 2013

New Technique for Improving Connections Between Stacked Solar Cells

North Carolina State University researchers have come up with a new technique for improving the connections between stacked solar cells, which should improve the overall efficiency of solar energy devices and reduce the cost of solar energy production. The new connections can allow these cells to operate at solar concentrations of 70,000 suns worth of energy without losing much voltage as “wasted energy” or heat.

7 Sep 2013

New Study Reveals Impact of Global Warming on Likelihood of Record Heat

Drought shriveled crops in the Midwest, massive wildfires raged in the West and East Coast cities sweltered. The summer of 2012 was a season of epic proportions, especially July, the hottest month in the history of U.S. weather record keeping.

7 Sep 2013

TÜV Rheinland PTL Approves Celestica’s Toronto Lab to Test Solar Modules for Certification

Celestica Inc., a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions, and TÜV Rheinland PTL, a leading provider of solar and photovoltaic (PV) testing, today announced that TÜV Rheinland PTL has audited and approved Celestica’s solar lab in Toronto, Ontario, to provide testing required for certification of solar modules.

7 Sep 2013

Larger-Scale Manufacturing and Resulting Supply-Chain Benefits Yield Cheaper Chinese Solar Panels

A study of the photovoltaic industries in the US and China shows that China's dominance in solar panel manufacturing is not driven solely by cheaper labour and government support, but by larger-scale manufacturing and resulting supply-chain benefits.

7 Sep 2013

Engineering Microbes for Efficient Production of Fuels and Chemicals

In the baseball world, a superstar can do five things exceptionally well: hit, hit for power, run, throw and field.

7 Sep 2013

Ice Sheets Grew on West Antarctic Subcontinent at Start of Greenhouse-Icehouse Transition

The results of research conducted by professors at UC Santa Barbara and colleagues mark the beginning of a new paradigm for our understanding of the history of Earth's great global ice sheets. The research shows that, contrary to the popularly held scientific view, an ice sheet on West Antarctica existed 20 million years earlier than previously thought.

6 Sep 2013

SVTC Solar Scorecard Ranks Upsolar Among Most Sustainable PV Module Providers

Upsolar, a leading international provider of solar PV modules, was recently ranked as the fourth most sustainable and socially responsible PV module manufacturer worldwide. The distinction comes as part of the 2013 Solar Scorecard from the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC).

6 Sep 2013

Atlantic Commences Construction on 101 PV Portfolio in Ontario

Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. is pleased to announce the commencement of construction on portfolio 101 representing 12 utility scale rooftop solar PV assets in Ontario, Canada.

6 Sep 2013

EfstonScience Completes Major Solar Energy Installation in Strathroy-Caradoc

EfstonScience, Canada's solar and wind power experts, is pleased to announce the completion of the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc's major solar energy installation - a project expected to bring in up to $80K annually for the municipality through the Ontario Power Authority's microFIT Program.

6 Sep 2013

Swinerton Builders Acquires 23MW PV Modules from JinkoSolar

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company"), a leading global solar PV power product manufacturer, today announced that it will supply 23MW of Solar PV modules to Swinerton Builders, a leading US Engineering and Construction Company and Clçnera, a clean energy finance and management firm. According to terms of the agreement, deliveries will be completed during the 4th quarter of 2013.

6 Sep 2013

Hillsborough County’s Carbon Offset Credits Available for Sale

Carbon offset credits generated by Hillsborough County’s Resource Recovery Facility, operated by Covanta Energy, have been verified and are now available for purchase on the voluntary market.

6 Sep 2013

GE Expands Campinas Facility for Wind Turbine Production in Brazil

GE announced the expansion of its Campinas, São Paulo, manufacturing facility and the creation of 35 new skilled jobs. Co-located with Brazilian machinery manufacturer and GE Group subsidiary GEVISA, the facility will produce machine heads, also known as nacelles, for GE 1.7-100 and 1.85-82.5 wind turbines.

6 Sep 2013

TechCollect to Host Global E-Waste Forum in Sydney on 10th September

TechCollect is hosting a global e-waste forum next Tuesday 10th September in Sydney to inspire debate and discussion around one of the greatest challenges of our generation: electronic waste recycling.

5 Sep 2013

New 227 kW Solar Energy System to Power KIPP DC Charter School

Volt Energy announced today that 755 solar panels will be installed at KIPP DC's Douglass Campus located in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C and is the city's most underserved area. Upon completion, KIPP DC will represent the first charter school in the area to be run by a 227 kW solar energy system consisting of both solar carports and rooftop solar.

5 Sep 2013