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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

UAlbany NanoCollege Hosts Cleantech Entrepreneur Roundtable

“Exceeding Expectations: Cleantech Entrepreneur Roundtable”

15 Nov 2012

First Wind Dedicates Bull Hill Renewable Energy Project

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today announced that construction of its 34 megawatt (MW) Bull Hill Wind project has been completed and commercial operations have begun. Located on the ridges of Bull Hill and Heifer Hill in Hancock County, Maine, the project features 19 1.8 MW wind turbines that have the capacity to generate enough clean energy to power nearly 18,000 homes.

15 Nov 2012

AlwaysOn Names Cambrian Innovation as a GoingGreen Silicon Valley Global 200 Winner

Cambrian Innovation Inc., a company that develops bio-electrochemical systems to solve critical resource problems, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Silicon Valley Global 200 winners.

15 Nov 2012

Report on Progress in Areva's Plan to Produce 100% French Wind Turbine in Haute-Normandie

To coincide with the opening of AREVA's first offices in Le Havre, Luc Oursel presented the progress made with AREVA's industrial plan to produce a 100% French wind turbine in the Haute-Normandie region.

14 Nov 2012

Gehrlicher Solar to Construct Ground-Mounted 9 MW Solar Park for Ra Ra Parc in Romania

Technical acceptance of the initial construction phase of 800 kWp was already completed in mid-October. The system generating 8.75 MWp of total power will be completed and connected to the grid by November 15.

14 Nov 2012

Trina Solar to Host Conference Call for Third Quarter Result Discussion

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, announced today it will host a conference call at 6:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, to discuss results for the quarter ended on September 30, 2012.

From Trina Solar Limited 14 Nov 2012

ESC Recognizes Montcalm Community College for Energy Efficiency Achievements

Energy efficiency experts from a wide range of organizations gathered at the Energy Services Coalition (ESC)– Michigan Chapter Second Annual Awards Event taking place on November 8 at the Michigan Municipal League office in Lansing.

14 Nov 2012

Electric Vehicle Automakers Must Lower Prices to Increase Market Share

Electric vehicles (EVs) will remain a very small part of the U.S. market unless automakers can lower prices and demonstrate the economic benefits to consumers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Electric Vehicle Ownership Experience Study(SM) released today.

9 Nov 2012

Climate Change Led to Development and Disintegration of Maya Civilization

The role of climate change in the development and demise of classic Maya civilization, ranging from AD 300 to 1000, has been controversial for decades because of a lack of well-dated climate and archaeological evidence. But an international team of archaeologists and earth science researchers has compiled a precisely dated, high-resolution climate record of 2,000 years that shows how Maya political systems developed and disintegrated in response to climate change.

9 Nov 2012

Stanford's Global Climate and Energy Project Celebrates 10 Years of Funding Cutting-Edge Research

Stanford University engineer Shanhui Fan envisions a future where we don't just drive electric cars, we drive them on highways embedded with evenly spaced metal coils, generating electrical currents that charge the car wirelessly as it barrels down the road – car and coil never touch.

9 Nov 2012

Scientists to Examine Negative Impacts of Pollutant Nitrogen on Plant Diversity

Nitrogen is a beneficial plant fertilizer in small amounts, but large amounts cause negative impacts on ecosystems, such as water pollution, acidification of soils, increased productivity of invasive species, increased probability of wildfire, and a decline of native plant diversity.

9 Nov 2012

Cordite Fermentation Technique Increases Production of Advanced Biofuels

A fermentation technique once used to make cordite, the explosive propellant that replaced gunpowder in bullets and artillery shells, may find an important new use in the production of advanced biofuels. With the addition of a metal catalyst, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shown that the production of acetone, butanol and ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass could be selectively upgraded to the high volume production of gasoline, diesel or jet fuel.

9 Nov 2012

Seattle Fleets Switch to Propane Autogas to Reduce Emissions and Operating Costs

Seattle is known for progressive thinking when it comes to adopting environmentally friendly practices and cutting-edge clean technology, and its vehicle fleets are no different. Fleets in the Puget Sound area such as Sea-Tac’s MasterPark, the City of Edmonds and Seattle Children’s Hospital are part of a nationwide movement to use American-made propane autogas, which is both cleaner than gasoline and more affordable to implement than other alternative fuels.

9 Nov 2012

Growing Focus on Renewable Energy Sources Fuels Global Market for Electric Power T +D Equipment

As the global market for electric power transmission and distribution equipment expands to meet the demands of fuelling broader economic development, flexible AC transmission equipment and residential generators will show increases as well.

8 Nov 2012