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Hydrogen Frontier Receives CEC Grant to Build New Hydrogen Fueling Station at Hyundai’s Chino Center

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded Hydrogen Frontier, Inc. a $3 million grant to build a new 100 percent renewable hydrogen fueling station for fuel cell electric vehicles at Hyundai’s hydrogen energy generation and fueling station in Chino, Calif.

7 Aug 2013

The Pancake Parlour to Lower Carbon Footprint by Using Cardia’s Compostable Carrier Bags

The Pancake Parlour restaurants in collaboration with Cardia Bioplastics Limited (Cardia) will implement a “go green strategy” that will reduce the carbon footprint of its Melbourne restaurants and at the same time provide an environmental benefit by using Cardia’s compostable and Biohybrid™ bioplastics technology based products.

From Cardia Bioplastics 7 Aug 2013

Montreal Protocol Also Prevents Disruption of Global Rainfall Patterns

The global treaty that headed off destruction of earth's protective ozone layer has also prevented major disruption of global rainfall patterns, even though that was not a motivation for the treaty, according to a new study in the Journal of Climate.

6 Aug 2013

UC Starts New Composting Program to Utilize Dining Center Food Waste

A pilot composting program will begin at MarketPointe@Siddall dining center in fall semester, and plans call for the program to eventually be used in other UC settings. The university's Office of Sustainability, Facilities Management and Food Services have been discussing a composting strategy in recent years, and a grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency via the Hamilton County Solid Waste & Recycling District helped set things in motion.

6 Aug 2013

New Discovery on Formation of Methylmercury

More forms of mercury can be converted to deadly methylmercury than previously thought, according to a study published Sunday in Nature Geoscience. The discovery provides scientists with another piece of the mercury puzzle, bringing them one step closer to understanding the challenges associated with mercury cleanup.

6 Aug 2013

Cornell Experts Provide Field Presentations at Perennial Biofeedstock Energy Tour

Ponder sustainable fuels and think Rumpelstiltskin: Growers in New York state may one day turn craggy, rugged and lumpy marginal land – by growing grasses and bushy plants – into a virtual, perennial fountain of liquid energy gold.

6 Aug 2013

Goldwind Closes $71 M Financing Deal for 55MW Penonome Wind Farm Project

Officials with Goldwind USA, Inc. announced today that the company has closed a USD $71 million project financing deal for the 55MW project, which represents the first phase of the Penonome wind farm, located in the Province of Coclé, Panama. This project represents the largest wind energy project utilizing Goldwind wind turbines financed by western lenders.

6 Aug 2013

New Findings Could Accelerate Development of Low-Cost, Commercially Available Plastic Solar Cells

Scientists have spent decades trying to build flexible plastic solar cells efficient enough to compete with conventional cells made of silicon. To boost performance, research groups have tried creating new plastic materials that enhance the flow of electricity through the solar cell. Several groups expected to achieve good results by redesigning pliant polymers of plastic into orderly, silicon-like crystals, but the flow of electricity did not improve.

5 Aug 2013

Greenbriar Capital Announces Completion of Blue Mountain, Utah Wind Energy Project Acquisition

Greenbriar Capital Corp. is pleased to announce that on August 2nd, 2013, it has completed the formal acquisition agreement of the 80 Megawatt Blue Mountain, Utah Wind Energy Project, USA ("Blue Mountain").

5 Aug 2013

Algae Biomass Organization Begins Second Annual Summer of Algae Campaign

The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, announced today the kick off of its second annual "Summer of Algae," a national campaign sponsored by ABO and implemented by member companies, to raise awareness about the promise of commercial algae production to create jobs, domestic fuels, feed and food products, as well as plastics and biochemicals.

5 Aug 2013

Bio-Inspired Approach Shows Promise for Effective Thermal Control of Window Surfaces

University of Toronto Engineering professor Ben Hatton (MSE) is turning to nature to find a way to make windows more energy efficient.

5 Aug 2013

Lightway Solar America Enters Residential Market Through Sunnova Partnership

Lightway Solar America, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd., has announced their addition as an approved provider of modules to Sunnova Energy Corporation, a leading provider of long-term, low-cost solar electricity to homeowners.

5 Aug 2013

Potsdam Specialty Paper Receives NYSP2I Award for Green Initiatives

The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) has recognized Potsdam Specialty Paper Inc. (PSPI) for innovative environmental efforts that have resulted in significant reductions in the plant’s waste and energy usage.

5 Aug 2013

Sacramento's Metro Center Corporate Park to Cut Energy Use Through Property-Assessed Clean Energy Program

Johnson Controls, the global leader in delivering solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, and Ygrene Energy Fund, the leading developer and administrator of clean energy financing programs, will help Seattle-based Metzler Real Estate cut energy use and utility bills at Sacramento's Metro Center Corporate Park in the biggest contract of its kind. The program known as Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) allows Metzler to pay energy costs over time instead of upfront.

From Johnson Controls, Inc. 3 Aug 2013

Sea-Ice Melting Affects Biological Production in the Arctic Ocean

With sea ice at its lowest point in 1,500 years, how might ecological communities in the Arctic be affected by its continued accelerating melting over the next decades? Penn State Professor of Biology Eric Post and an international team of scientists tackle this question by examining relationships among algae, plankton, whales and terrestrial animals such as caribou, arctic foxes and walrus; as well as the effects of human exploration of previously inaccessible parts of the region.

3 Aug 2013