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NJIT Expert in Oil Spill Research Appointed to National Research Council

NJIT Professor Michel Boufadel has been appointed a member of a National Research Council (of the National Academies) committee on the Effective Daily Recovery Capacity. The appointment is through Nov. 14, 2013. The task includes providing guidelines on the best techniques for skimming oil off the ocean surface following spills. Such guidelines are important for preparedness of regions regarding oil spills.

28 Aug 2013

UC Berkeley Researchers Test Innovations to Cut Commercial Building Energy Consumption

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are working to take research innovations from their labs into the real world to cut commercial building energy consumption by close to a third, and give office workers an unprecedented sense of control over their thermal environments.

28 Aug 2013

California Nuclear Energy Granted $8.2 Billion in Federal Subsidies Over the Last 50 Years

DBL Investors, a double bottom line venture capital firm, today announced a report revealing that the California nuclear industry has received $8.21 billion in federal subsidies over the last 50 years. The report, Ask Saint Onofrio: Finding What Has Been Lost in A Tale of Two Energy Sources, compares federal subsidies for nuclear energy to those provided for distributed solar energy.

27 Aug 2013

International Indoor Soccer Arena Reduces Electric Costs with 44.95 kW Solar PV System

In business, overhead expense refers to an ongoing expense of operating a business. Energy costs are a big component of overhead in many businesses. The International Indoor Soccer Arena (IISA) located in Albuquerque, recently trimmed its overhead expenses by installing a 44.95kW-DC roof mounted solar PV system.

27 Aug 2013

Abengoa Celebrates Completion of Khi Solar One Tower Construction

Abengoa, the company that develops innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, together with project partners Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Khi Community Trust, welcomed representatives from the government of South Africa to celebrate the completion of the construction of the Khi Solar One tower.

27 Aug 2013

Covanta and New York City Enter 20-Year Agreement for Sustainable Disposal of Solid Waste

Covanta, a world leader in sustainable waste management and renewable energy, announced today a new 20-year agreement with New York City Department of Sanitation to transport and sustainably dispose of municipal solid waste (“MSW”) delivered to a pair of marine transfer stations located in Queens and Manhattan.

27 Aug 2013

Quantum Receives Follow-on Orders for Natural Gas Storage Q-Lite Tanks

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (QTWW), a global leader in natural gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies, today announced that it has received several follow-on orders from existing customers representing in excess of $1.0 million in CNG tank product deliveries.

From Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc 27 Aug 2013

ASU Researchers to Receive $2M to Develop Multifunctional Electric Vehicle Batteries

A team of researchers from Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering will receive $2 million to develop a new type of battery for electric vehicles.

26 Aug 2013

Bechtel Announces Completion of Catalina Solar Photovoltaic Generating Facility

Bechtel announced today that the company has completed construction of the Catalina Solar Photovoltaic Generating Facility.

26 Aug 2013

SolarCity's First San Fernando Valley Operations Center Opens to Customers

SolarCity®, a leading provider of clean energy, has opened its first operations center in the San Fernando Valley to accommodate customers as far north as Santa Barbara County.

26 Aug 2013

Refrigerated Trailers to be Powered by Fuel Cells

Grocery merchants in Texas, California and New York will soon have ice cream, frozen foods and fresh produce delivered by tractor trailers whose refrigeration units are powered by fuel cells, a clean technology that makes energy silently and with dramatically reduced emissions.

26 Aug 2013

Eaton’s Cooper Lighting Business Rolls Out New LED WaveStream Technology for Wide Range of Applications

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton today announced that its Cooper Lighting division has rolled out its new light-emitting diode (LED) WaveStream™ technology with the introduction of the Metalux Encounter™ ambient luminaires.

26 Aug 2013

Acclaim Lighting Offers DynaFlood LED Lighting Fixtures to Illuminate Outdoors

Acclaim Lighting, a leader in innovative and advanced lighting technology, offers DynaFlood LED lighting fixtures, designed for exterior illumination and outdoor signage.

26 Aug 2013

Renewable Energy Group Completes Upgrades to Biodiesel Refinery in Southern Minnesota

Renewable Energy Group® celebrated completion of upgrades to its 30-million gallon biodiesel refinery in southern Minnesota with a ribbon cutting and visit by U.S. Senator Al Franken, along with state and local leaders.

26 Aug 2013

Tesla Motors Commences Distribution from Tilburg Assembly Plant in the Netherlands

Having begun the first European deliveries of Model S, Tesla Motors today opened its Tilburg Assembly Plant in the presence of the Vice Governor Economic and International Affairs of the Province of Brabant and Alderman Economic Affairs of the Municipality of Tilburg.

From Tesla Motors 23 Aug 2013