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Urban Heat Influences Winter Warming

The heat generated by everyday activities in metropolitan areas has a significant enough warming effect to influence the character of the jet stream and other major atmospheric systems during winter months, according to a trio of climate researchers.

28 Jan 2013

South and Central American Nations Introduce Renewable Energy Strategies

South and Central American nations are aspiring to be more environmentally friendly, as renewable energy strategies are introduced, but thermal power remains the main player, states a new report by energy experts GBI Research.

25 Jan 2013

EMSL Supercomputer to Aid Research in Climate and Biology-Based Fuels

A new supercomputer expected to rank among the world’s fastest machines will be ready to run computationally intense climate and biological simulations along with other scientific programs this summer. This computational work will aid research in climate and environmental science, chemical processes, biology-based fuels that can replace fossil fuels, new materials for energy applications and more.

25 Jan 2013

MOU on Green Energy to Be Signed Between Ireland and Britain

Minister for Communications Energy & Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, TD, and the UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey will today commit to working closely together to secure economic benefits for both countries through trade in renewable energy.

25 Jan 2013

Composite Materials Reduce Carbon Footprint of Shipping Containers

Energy and environmental issues continue to be significant concerns for the shipping industry, especially as they relate to efficiency and overall cost savings in transportation containers for ships and trucks. Industry stakeholders have an increasing interest in evaluating and understanding how replacing conventional wood floors with composite materials can impact the overall life cycle of the containers, contributing to energy savings and reduced greenhouse gases (GHGs).

From Bayer MaterialScience AG 25 Jan 2013

Cellulosic Biomass for Ethanol Can be Used to Grow Lands Unsuited for Food Crops

Marginal lands--those unsuited for food crops--can serve as prime real estate for meeting the nation's alternative energy production goals.

24 Jan 2013

Citra Solv Launches Fragrance Free, Natural, Plant-Based Cleaners

Citra Solv LLC, a leader in the natural products industry, has added Free & Clear products to their line of natural, plant-based cleaners. The Free & Clear line offers the same effectiveness as other Citra Solv products, but is fragrance-free.

24 Jan 2013

GlacialLight Introduces Recessed GL-TL0606 LED Troffer Light With Embedded Driver

GlacialLight, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., has announced the new recessed GL-TL0606 LED Troffer Light with embedded driver, which has now joined the company's popular range of LED lighting products. GL-TL0606 is available with either a 30W or 50W AC-input and has a highly adjustable patented mounting solution.

24 Jan 2013

Five New Projects on Using Sustainable, Renewable Raw Materials to Develop Chemicals and Materials

Finding alternative ways of supplying chemicals for fuels and industrial use is one of the key challenges facing the industrial biotechnology industry today. Dwindling supplies and growing demand for fossil based resources, plus geopolitical uncertainty and the threat of climate change provide a vivid backdrop.

24 Jan 2013

Innovative Ion-Conducting Material May Extend Range of Electrically Powered Automobiles

Innovative lithium-air batteries will hopefully extend the range of tomorrow’s electrically powered automobiles by several times. The SCHOTT technology group is currently developing an innovative ion-conducting material for this purpose as part of the publicly funded research project GLANZ (“SHINE”), which stands for “anodes and cells protected by glass.”

From SCHOTT North America, Inc. 24 Jan 2013

New Study Analyzes Degree of Environmental Compliance of Spanish Controlled Landfills

Most of the existing controlled landfills in Spain comply the environmental legislation regarding the location distance they have to keep from protected areas such as Sites of Community Importance (SCI), Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA) and even from surface water bodies.

23 Jan 2013

Universitat Jaume I Student’s Project on Electrical Optimization of Biogas

The Industrial Engineering degree student Ferran Garcia Darás from the Universitat Jaume I has defended as his final university project a study for the electrical optimization of biogas generated by the anaerobic decomposition of the waste deposited in the landfill managed by the company Hasars in Zapopan (Mexico). The project has been directed by professor Francisco J. Colomer of the area of Engineering Projects within the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction.

23 Jan 2013

Wind Energy Industry Expected to Grow in Japan

The wind energy industry, one of the key growth engines amongst renewable energy technologies slipped into a slowdown in 2012 plagued by Europe's and other developed countries' economic woes, its first since witnessing double digit growth rate y-o-y since 2009.

23 Jan 2013

Bayer CropScience Empowers Smallholder Farmers to Sustainably Pilot their Own Farming Success

Bayer CropScience is committed to help raise the agricultural productivity in Africa, and plans to extend its operational footprint in the continent, said Christian Asboth, Senior Vice President for Africa, Middle East and CIS, at the 2nd AGCO Africa Summit in Berlin, Germany.

23 Jan 2013

ET Solar to Launch UL-Certified PV Modules at PV America East 2013 Conference

ET Solar Group Corp., a leading solar one-stop solution provider, today announces that, at the upcoming PV America East 2013 conference and trade show, the company will launch PV modules that have been granted 1000V DC UL certification by Electrical Testing Laboratories Inc. ("ETL"), USA.

23 Jan 2013