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New Report on India’s Solar Power Sector

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "India Solar Power Sector Analysis" report to their offering.

19 Nov 2012

Funding Approved for Vista International’s Waste-To-Energy Pilot Project

Vista International Technologies, Inc is pleased to announce that funding has been approved for the Company's previously announced Waste-To-Energy pilot project, which will use Vista's patented gasification technology -- the Thermal Gasifier.

17 Nov 2012

Study Analyzes Mixing Behavior of Biofuels and Water

Ethanol, a component of biofuel made from plants such as corn, is blended with gas in many parts of the country, but has significantly different fluid properties than pure gasoline.

17 Nov 2012

European Week for Waste Reduction to be Held Between 17-25 November

After three successful editions, the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) will run for the fourth time between 17 and 25 November 2012, with the aim of informing European citizens about the simple actions that they can take in everyday life to reduce their waste. The fourth EWWR edition will take place under the patronage of Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the Environment.

17 Nov 2012

Suntech Power Slows Down Production at Arizona Solar Panel Facility

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, will stop two of three production shifts and reduce its workforce at its Goodyear, Arizona, solar panel manufacturing facility. The slowdown in production is due to global oversupply and higher production costs related to recent import tariffs imposed by the U.S. government.

From Suntech 17 Nov 2012

EPA's Draft Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Report Found Inadequate

Late last week, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final judgment of a panel of independent experts retained to review its work to date on the Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment (BBWA), in a report entitled 'External Peer Review of EPA's Draft Document: An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska."

16 Nov 2012

NorthWestern and Compass Wind to purchase 40 MW Spion Kop Wind Project

NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) and Compass Wind, LLC have closed on the purchase of the 40-megawatt Spion Kop Wind Project near the central Montana community of Geyser.

16 Nov 2012

Scientists Study Hurricane Sandy’s Effects to Better Predict Environmental Impact of Future Storms

Beneath the 20-foot waves that crested off Delaware’s coast during Hurricane Sandy, thrashing waters reshaped the floor of the ocean, churning up fine sand and digging deep ripples into the seabed. Fish, crustaceans and other marine life were blasted with sand as the storm sculpted new surfaces underwater.

16 Nov 2012

New Study Reveals Rapid Response between Global Temperature and Ice Volume/Sea-Level

A new study has revealed a rapid response between global temperature and ice volume/sea-level, which could lead to sea-levels rising by over one metre.

16 Nov 2012

White rot fungus increases sustainable production of ethanol from waste corn stalks, cobs and leaves

The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series reports new evidence that the so-called white rot fungus shows promise in the search for a way to use waste corn stalks, cobs and leaves — rather than corn itself — to produce ethanol to extend supplies of gasoline.

16 Nov 2012

Airborne Particles Become a Protective Vessel for Transport of Pollutants

Pollution from fossil fuel burning and forest fires reaches all the way to the Arctic, even though it should decay long before it travels that far. Now, lab research can explain how pollution makes its lofty journey: rather than ride on the surface of airborne particles, pollutants snuggle inside, protected from the elements on the way. The results will help scientists improve atmospheric air-quality and pollution transport models.

16 Nov 2012

UL Receives Science Foundation Ireland Funding for Sustainable Planning Research Projects

The University of Limerick has secured €5.3M of the €30M investment by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) in infrastructure recently announced by Minister Sean Sherlock. This infrastructural funding was awarded to research groups where projects demonstrated partnerships and collaborations, links with industry, relevance to Ireland’s prioritised research areas and sustainable planning. The award to UL includes projects in which researchers are working closely with Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Advanced Materials and Food companies.

16 Nov 2012

Surmont Energy Hunts for Acquisition Proposals for Wildwood Oil Sand Project

Surmont Energy (Surmont) has retained Western Divestments ("WD") to canvas the market for potential joint venture partners or acquisition proposals on its Wildwood oil sand project 70 kms south of Fort McMurray. Alternative proposals including financing may be considered. An application to build SAGD facilities for the first 12,000 bopd phase of the Wildwood SAGD project was submitted to the ERCB in October 2012.

15 Nov 2012

GM and ABB Show Reuse of Chevrolet Volt Battery to Power Homes

General Motors and ABB today showed the next stage in battery reuse, the repackaging of five used Chevrolet Volt batteries into a modular unit capable of providing two hours of electricity needed by three to five average American homes.

15 Nov 2012