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Climate Change Affects Adult and Juvenile Song Sparrows Differently

What’s good for adults is not always best for the young, and vice versa. At least that is the case with song sparrows and how they experience the effects of climate change, according to two recent studies by scientists at the University of California, Davis, and Point Blue Conservation Science.

13 Aug 2013

Recycling Helps Penn State Raise $800,000 for Scholarship and Philanthropy

Not only is recycling healthy for the environment, it’s good for the bottom line.

13 Aug 2013

Advanced IBM Technology Will Enable Utilities to Integrate More Renewable Energy into Power Grids

IBM today announced an advanced power and weather modeling technology that will help utilities increase the reliability of renewable energy resources. The solution combines weather prediction and analytics to accurately forecast the availability of wind power and solar energy.

12 Aug 2013

Mercury Solar Systems to be Acquired by Real Goods Solar

Real Goods Solar, Inc., a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mercury Energy, Inc. d/b/a Mercury Solar Systems in a merger transaction. Based in Port Chester, New York, Mercury Solar Systems is one of the region’s top solar companies.

12 Aug 2013

People Who Suffer Most are Least Responsible for Climate Change

When Ken Davis, Penn State professor of meteorology, used to think about climate change he looked at it as a scientific problem, with an economic dimension.

12 Aug 2013

New Super Black Module from China Sunergy

China Sunergy Co., Ltd. ("China Sunergy" or "the Company"), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that the Company has introduced the Super Black module following an initial custom order for a 60KW rooftop project in Hawaii. Delivery is expected in mid-August.

From China Sunergy 9 Aug 2013

Challenges Faced by Sustainable Road Transportation

The e’mobile Association will hold its annual congress at the EPFL on August 23, 2013. The challenges faced by sustainable road transportation will be at the heart of this event.

9 Aug 2013

Climate-KIC Awards over £125,000 Through Climate Market Accelerator Programme

Climate-KIC, Europe's largest public-private innovation partnership working to address the challenge of climate change, has awarded more than £125,000 through the Climate Market Accelerator (CMA) programme to a project aimed at shifting electricity usage towards renewable energy at off-peak times, supported by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL).

9 Aug 2013

Rapid Advances in Algae Industry to be Showcased at 7th Annual Algae Biomass Summit

The 7th Annual Algae Biomass Summit, taking place in Orlando, Florida, September 30-October 3 will showcase the rapid advances in the algae industry during the Innovation on the Road to Commercialization track of the world’s largest algae conference.

9 Aug 2013

Lehigh Research Team Endeavors to Create Promising New Method of Producing Renewable Fuel

Backed by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, a Lehigh research team is working to create a promising new method of producing renewable fuel.

8 Aug 2013

NREL Partners With Ecopetrol to Process Fuel Ethanol from Sugar Cane and Palm Oil Residue

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is working with Ecopetrol, the largest oil company in Colombia, to process the residue from sugar cane and palm oil harvesting into fuel ethanol for blending with gasoline.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 8 Aug 2013

BASF Purchases Renewable Energy Credits Through Green Power Switch’s Pilot Program

BASF is the first business in the Chattanooga, Tennessee, metropolitan area to purchase home-grown renewable energy credits through the Green Power Switch’s large-scale purchase pilot program offered by the Electric Power Board (EPB) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Through the pilot initiative, BASF is matching its power consumption with renewable energy, while helping to build awareness and encourage others to promote the use of regional solar and low-impact hydro.

8 Aug 2013

Sustainable Water Toolkit Launched by ACS

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has launched Sustainable Water, a web-based toolkit featuring an anchor video and dozens of other resources to foster greater understanding of the challenges in providing a sustainable supply of clean water — and the possible scientific solutions. With 163,000 members, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society.

8 Aug 2013

NZ MFAT Supports USAID’s Pacific Vocational Training and Education for Clean Energy Program

The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Pacific Vocational Training and Education for Clean Energy program has received a USD $394,000-grant contribution from New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZ MFAT) to expand the existing two-year program in the Pacific Islands.

8 Aug 2013

Solar Wind Energy Tower Seeks New Patent for Atmospheric Energy Extraction Devices and Methods

Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. (the "Company"), the inventor of a large Solar Wind Downdraft Tower structure capable of producing abundant, inexpensive electricity, announced today that SWET recently filed a new patent application titled "Atmospheric Energy Extraction Devices and Methods." This application was filed with request for prioritized examination.

7 Aug 2013