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Toronto Drops 205 MW of Electricity during Earth Hour

Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited ("Toronto Hydro") is pleased to report that the city dropped 205 megawatts (MW) of electricity during Earth Hour. This is equivalent to removing about 92,000 homes off Toronto's electricity grid.

25 Mar 2013

Novel Project to Improve Efficiency of Biomass Biorefining Process to Produce Butanol

A research project to improve efficiency in the biorefining process for butanol production from forest and agricultural biomass has been launched by Maobing Tu, an assistant professor in the Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences.

25 Mar 2013

Ford Cuts Down Water Usage per Vehicle by 25%

Ford reduced the average amount of water used to make each vehicle by 8.5 percent between 2011 and 2012 – putting the company more than halfway toward its current goal of using an average of just 4 cubic meters per vehicle globally by 2015.

25 Mar 2013

ASU Recognizes Female Pioneers of Sustainability

In honor of Women's History Month, Arizona State University recognizes several female pioneers of sustainability: Rachel Carson and ASU's own Elinor Ostrom and Nancy Selover.

25 Mar 2013

Raytheon Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions Ahead of Schedule

Raytheon Company has received a Climate Leadership Award in recognition of cutting greenhouse gas emissions and achieving its reduction goal ahead of schedule.

From Raytheon 25 Mar 2013

Tecnalia Helps Calculate Carbon Footprint of Grupo Faustino’s Wines

In a highly detailed study, Tecnalia has calculated the carbon footprint of the Grupo Faustino’s 8 most representative wines throughout their lifecycle; from the field work right up to the end of the bottle’s useful life.

22 Mar 2013

Sky Solar Reports Successful Grid-Connection of Greek 70MW PV Power Plants

Sky Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. has announced the successful grid-connection of integral Greek 70MW PV power plants before March 12. Amy Zhang, CEO of Sky Solar immediately extended her congratulations and thanks to the Greek project team.

22 Mar 2013

Opinions Vary in Accommodating Variable Renewable Energy through the Smart Grid

What happens when demand outpaces supply? The smart grid industry is facing this exact challenge. The added conundrum is that suppliers need to build on existing systems to accommodate creative forms of energy, such as variable renewable energy (VRE), and also stay within environmental emissions standards.

22 Mar 2013

Dinoflagellate Microalgae Found Highly Suitable for Producing Biodiesel

Researchers at the UAB's Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), have analysed the potential of different species of microalgae for producing biodiesel, comparing their growth, production of biomass and the quantity of lipids per cell (essential for obtaining fuel).

22 Mar 2013

Altairnano Commissions 1.2 MW ALTI-ESS Lithium-Titanate Battery System at Danish Wind Farm

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) has commissioned a 1.2 megawatt (MW) ALTI-ESS lithium-titanate battery system at a Danish wind farm supplied by Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Vestas), a global leader in wind power. The demonstration project is one of several initiatives currently using Altairnano's energy storage technology to advance renewable power integration.

22 Mar 2013

Urgent Need for Zero-Emission Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Sandia National Laboratories reveals the breadth of its hydrogen fuel expertise in the recently published Hydrogen Storage Technology – Materials and Applications.

21 Mar 2013

Sustainable Building Conference, sb13 munich, to Take Place in April

As part of a series of international sustainable building conferences, the sb13 munich conference will take place from April 24 through 26, 2013. Over 300 applicants from more than 30 countries have submitted scientific papers for the Munich conference. Interested parties can register now for this event.

21 Mar 2013

Luleå Tribology Researchers Committed to Reducing Fuel Consumption in Large Diesel Engines

A new model to explore how new ideas affect fuel consumption in large diesel engines has been developed by a world-leading research group in tribology, at Luleå University of Technology. Tribology is the science of interacting surfaces in relative motion, of which there are many examples to be found in an engine. Friction and wear can be reduced by, amongst other things, effective lubrication.

21 Mar 2013

Solar Press and KROENERT Partner to Develop Manufacturing Solutions for Organic PV Modules

Solar cell technology developer Solar Press and coating and printing experts KROENERT have announced the signing of a long term partnership agreement to develop and sell turn-key manufacturing solutions for Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) modules.

21 Mar 2013

Increase in Global Temperatures Will Lead to Frequent Hurricane-Induced Storm Surges

Extreme storm events of the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina will occur more frequently because of climate change, according to a new study involving the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool.

21 Mar 2013