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Siemens to Install 76 Direct Drive Turbines at Vattenfall’s Onshore Wind Farm in Wales

Siemens has been chosen to supply, install and service 76 direct drive turbines at Vattenfall’s onshore wind farm “Pen y Cymoedd” in Wales.

26 Jul 2013

High-Tech Solar-Powered Car Fitted with ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel

Months spent assembling, testing and painting by students from Bochum University of Applied Sciences culminated in the presentation of their development work in Bochum today: The “PowerCore SunCruiser” fitted with electrical steel from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is a high-tech solar-powered car of the latest generation.

26 Jul 2013

Novelis Launches Recycling Education Program for Children in South Korea

Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, announced the launch of ”Greenbiz Camp,” its first recycling education program in South Korea for elementary children.

26 Jul 2013

Market Trend Report on Hybrid & Pure Electric Industrial and Commercial Vehicles

Bharat Book Bureau presents Industrial & Commercial Hybrid & Pure Electric Vehicles 2013-2023: Forecasts, Opportunities, Players

26 Jul 2013

Researchers Identify Most Effective Microbial Enzymes in Biomass Deconstruction

One of the keys to commercialization of advanced biofuels is the development of cost-competitive ways to extract fermentable sugars from lignocellulosic biomass.

26 Jul 2013

SolarCity to Add 12.8 MW of Solar Generation Capacity for Powering 7,500 Military Homes

SolarCity today announced plans to add 12.8 megawatts of new solar generation capacity to provide solar power to up to 7,500 military homes at Lend Lease-managed Island Palm Communities throughout the island of Oahu, including Fort Shafter, Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, Aliamanu Military Reservation, Helemano Military Reservation and Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawai’i.

25 Jul 2013

Engineered Microbes Produce High-Performance Advanced Biofuel

Could there come a time in which the carbon dioxide emitted from natural gas or coal-burning power plants that warms the atmosphere and exacerbates global climate change is harvested and used to produce clean, green and renewable liquid transportation fuels? A pathway to that possibility has been opened by a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) who have engineered a microbe now being used to produce biodegradable plastic into a strain that can produce a high-performance advanced biofuel.

25 Jul 2013

Temperature Rise Leads to Significant Carbon Dioxide Generation by Tropical Ecosystems

NASA scientists and an international team of researchers have found tropical ecosystems can generate significant carbon dioxide when temperatures rise, unlike ecosystems in other parts of the world.

25 Jul 2013

New Method to Produce Electricity from Carbon Dioxide

A new method for producing electricity from carbon dioxide could be the start of a classic trash-to-treasure story for the troublesome greenhouse gas, scientists are reporting. Described in an article in ACS’ newly launched journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, the method uses CO2 from electric power plant and other smokestacks as the raw material for making electricity.

25 Jul 2013

Hazardous Levels of Indoor Pollutants Found in the Kitchen

Scientist Brett Singer is a vegetarian. So why has he been frying up hamburgers? Singer and his team of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) indoor air researchers have found hazardous levels of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide in a surprisingly large portion of California home kitchens. What’s more, their studies have shown that the most common device for mitigating this indoor air problem—range hoods—vary widely in performance.

25 Jul 2013

China Sunergy Ships 1MW QSAR Solar Modules to Pekat Solar in Malaysia

China Sunergy Co., Ltd. ("China Sunergy" or "the Company"), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that the Company successfully further expands its market share in Malaysia market with shipment of 1MW QSAR solar modules for the first megawatt-level ground-mounted system (the "System") of Pekat Solar Sdn Bhd ("Pekat ") a subsidiary company of Pekat Group of Companies, a renowned solar photovoltaic (PV) service and engineering solution provider in Malaysia certified by Ministry of Energy, Green Energy and Water (KeTTHA). The Company has already delivered the shipment and the site installation has been completed.

From China Sunergy 24 Jul 2013

Lockheed Martin to Deliver Energy Savings Capabilities for U.S. Embassy in Managua

The Department of State has selected Lockheed Martin to deliver energy savings capabilities that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on foreign energy by more than 50 percent for the U.S. Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua.

24 Jul 2013

Sol Systems Successfully Arranges Financing for 1.7 MW Portfolio of Solar Projects in Indiana

Sol Systems continues to expand its mid-market focus and successfully arranged financing for a 1.7 MW portfolio of solar projects located in Indiana. Solscient Energy built the four commercial projects, each with different landlords, ranging in size from 243 kW to 643 kW.

24 Jul 2013

AXION Ships 500 Recycled Composite Rail Ties to Calgary Transit

AXION International Holdings, Inc., a leader in recycled plastic and plastic composite technologies used to produce ECOTRAX® rail ties and STRUXURE® building products, announced today the Company has shipped 500 rail ties to Calgary Transit for use in road crossings, where the transit line's tracks intersect with roads. Calgary Transit has been a customer of AXION's since 2009 and has purchased ECOTRAX® ties annually.

24 Jul 2013

RIT Students Learn About Sweetwater’s Plant-Sugar Mixture for Production of Biofuels

A collaboration between Rochester Institute of Technology’s Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences and Sweetwater Energy Inc. will give students experience with the Rochester-based company that has a sweet and sustainable niche.

24 Jul 2013