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Boralex Announces Commercial Commissioning of Frampton Wind Power Project

Boralex Inc. is pleased to announce commercial commissioning of the Frampton wind power project, located in Beauce, Canada, with an installed capacity of 24 MW.

16 Dec 2015

Study Shows Earth's Obliquity Cycle Affects Climate Change

LSU paleoclimatologist Kristine DeLong contributed to an international research breakthrough that sheds new light on how the tilt of the Earth affects the world's heaviest rainbelt.

16 Dec 2015

Xcel Energy Extends Contract with Appliance Recycling Centers of America

Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. today announced that Xcel Energy has selected the Company to continue providing appliance recycling services for the utility's Refrigerator and Freezer Recycling Program through December 2018. Since 2009, ARCA has recycled approximately 60,000 energy-inefficient appliances for Xcel Energy residential customers in Colorado, Minnesota and New Mexico.

16 Dec 2015

Southern Power Completes First Wind Project in Kay County, Oklahoma

Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power today announced its first wind project, the 299-megawatt (MW) Kay Wind facility in Kay County, Oklahoma, is fully operational.

16 Dec 2015

Rock Weathering Could Help Stabilise Climate and Avert Ocean Acidification

Scientists have discovered enhanced weathering of rock could counter man-made fossil fuel CO2 emissions and help to protect our oceans.

15 Dec 2015

Innovative Solar Systems to Partner with Investor to Raise Capital Needed for U.S. Expansion

Innovative Solar Systems, LLC (ISS), is a large developer of utility scale solar PV systems in the USA and John E. Green, CEO for ISS, has announced preparations for a large capital raise. With close to 2GW of projects its current pipeline, ISS plans to expand that pipeline to 5GW in the next 24-36 months. There are few, if any, solar farm companies in the U.S. with the magnitude of projects that ISS has in the company's pipeline.

15 Dec 2015

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, 8minutenergy Begin Construction of 191MW Springbok 2 Solar Farm in California

8minutenergy Renewables, LLC (8minutenergy) and an affiliate of D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, L.L.C. (DESRI) today announced the completion of permitting, financial closing, and start of construction of the 191 megawatts-dc (150 MW-ac) Springbok 2 Solar Farm, located 70 miles north of Los Angeles in Kern County, California.

15 Dec 2015

Renowned Investor Donates £2.6M to University of Sheffield to Establish Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

A world-renowned investor and environmental philanthropist will visit the University of Sheffield tomorrow (Tuesday 15 December 2015) to see the pioneering research helping to create a more sustainable world, made possible thanks to his generous donations.

15 Dec 2015

Bioethanol/Petrol Blends Lower CO2 Emissions in Germany by 1.2 Million Tons

German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) hereby announces that bioethanol/petrol blends lowered CO2 emissions from road traffic in Germany in the first three quarters of 2015 by around 1.2 million tons. Norbert Schindler, Member of the German Bundestag and Chairman of the BDBe: "This means that with every litre of bioethanol, marketed as an additive in Super and Super E10, harmful greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by 1.1 kg. This represents 62% lower CO2 emissions compared to fossil fuels." According to a study on the economic effects of domestic production in Germany, every litre of bioethanol generates added value of EUR 0.50. EUR 0.65 are paid in energy tax.

15 Dec 2015

New European Interoperability Center for Electric Vehicles and Smart Grids Opens in Ispra, Italy

As electric vehicle sales continue to rise around the world, the European Union opened the first European Interoperability Center for Electric Vehicles and Smart Grids last month to make sure all these cars have a standard plug and equipment that can work anywhere.

14 Dec 2015

Groundwater resources in tropics resilient to climate change, new study reveals

Tropical groundwater may prove to be a climate-resilient source of freshwater in the tropics as intense rainfall favours the replenishment of these resources, according to a new study published in Environmental Research Letters.

14 Dec 2015

New BTH Report Shows Sweden Stands in Last Place on Incentives for Electric Vehicles

According to a new report, Sweden is in last place among eight countries when it comes to incentives for electric vehicles. The report is carried out by researchers at Blekinge Institute of Technology, BTH, in collaboration with researchers at Copenhagen Business School and the company Innoventum.

14 Dec 2015

Researchers Develop New Technology to Improve Energy Production in Solar Fields

A team of researchers from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), in collaboration with the Nobel Laureate Carlos Rubbia from the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS, Potsdam, Germany) and the King Abdulaziz University of Arabia Saudi, have developed a technology based on the use of carbon dioxide to improve the energy production in solar fields.

14 Dec 2015

UniSource Energy Services to Build Community-Scale Solar PV System in Mohave County

UniSource Energy Services (UES) will expand its renewable energy portfolio next year by building a community-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) system in Mohave County and providing small solar arrays to two Nogales high schools.

14 Dec 2015

NJR Clean Energy Ventures Completes 48.3MW Alexander Wind Farm

NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), the unregulated distributed power subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR), today announced the completion of the Alexander Wind Farm, its third – and largest – onshore wind project.

14 Dec 2015