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Intersolar North America 2013 Attracts Over 17,000 Visitors from 70 Countries

Intersolar North America, the most attended industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities in the U.S. solar market, concluded four days of successful networking and sharing of technology and market trends.

17 Jul 2013

Monash’s Ionic Liquid-Based Thermocell Delivers High Power Outputs

Harvesting waste heat from power stations and even vehicle exhaust pipes could soon provide a valuable supply of electricity.

17 Jul 2013

China Solar Power Capacity to More than Quadruple by 2014

In response to a relative slump in Solar Power / Photovoltaic sales in domestic and international markets, China's State Council has backed a target for the country to massively increase installed solar power to 35GW by 2015.

By Nick Gilbert 16 Jul 2013

International Study Combines Analyses of Four Major Contributors to Potential Sea Level Rise

A new study estimates that global sea levels will rise about 2.3 meters, or more than seven feet, over the next several thousand years for every degree (Celsius) the planet warms.

16 Jul 2013

Scientists Endeavor to Develop Drought Resistance in Biofuel Plant, Jatropha

Drought resistance is the key to large-scale production of Jatropha, a potential biofuel plant -- and an international group of scientists has identified the first step toward engineering a hardier variety.

16 Jul 2013

ENTRA Project Awarded €2.1 Million Grant to Promote Energy-Aware System Development

Developing greener software and technology is crucial for ensuring people and organisations reduce their impact on the environment. A new project hopes to enable the development of greener IT products by providing the energy consumption information of computer systems early in the software design phase.

16 Jul 2013

Microplastic Pollution Detected in Lake Geneva

EPFL researchers have detected surprising amounts of microplastic pollution in Lake Geneva.

16 Jul 2013

NSF Awards Penn State $1 Million Research Grant to Reduce Power Consumption at Data Centers

A team of Penn State engineers has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to research reducing power consumption at data centers.

16 Jul 2013

Stony Brook and Tongji University Partner to Promote Global Use of Biogas

Stony Brook University and Tongji University have established a cooperative relationship for sharing technologies to promote the global use of biogas at the EcoPartnership Signing Ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, July 11. The ceremony was part of the two-day Fifth U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialog.

15 Jul 2013

Pre-Installed Solar Systems for Del Webb Active Adult Communities in Florida

Del Webb, a division of PulteGroup, Inc., and SolarCity, a leading provider of clean energy, today announced that homes in the Del Webb Orlando and Del Webb Stone Creek active adult communities in Florida will include a pre-installed 2 kilowatt (KW) solar system for a limited time. This system will save more than $300 to the homebuyers on their electricity bills every year.

From Tesla Energy Foster City 15 Jul 2013

New Report on Technology Trends and Commercialization Prospects for Lithium-Air Batteries

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Lithium-Air Batteries: Technology Trends and Commercialization Prospects" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 15 Jul 2013

NY-Sun Initiative to Aid Cornell Renewable Energy Projects

Here comes the sun: Cornell hopes to expand its renewable energy portfolio as it benefits from the NY-Sun Initiative, a series of large-scale, solar energy projects expected to add about 67 megawatts of solar electricity to the state.

15 Jul 2013

Continuous Satellite Monitoring of Ice Sheets Needed to Better Predict Rise in Sea-Level

The length of the satellite record for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets is currently too short to tell if the recently reported speed-up of ice loss will be sustained in the future or if it results from natural processes, according to a new study led by Dr Bert Wouters from the University of Bristol.

15 Jul 2013

IFAD, ICRAF Launch New Program to Develop Alternative Biofuel Crops

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have launched the IFAD-ICRAF Programme for the Development of Alternative Biofuel Crops, an initiative focused on providing clean energy for rural communities, enhancing local food security and increasing subsistence farmers’ resilience to climate change.

12 Jul 2013

Soitec Announces Completion of its First CPV Plant in California

Soitec, a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, announced today at the Intersolar North America Conference that Soitec Solar Development, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary, has completed construction of the 1.5 MWAC Newberry Solar 1 project in San Bernardino County, California.

From Soitec 12 Jul 2013