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Fraunhofer ISE Starts Spin off to Transfer Kerfless Wafer Technology for PVs into Production

The global market for photovoltaics (PV) is expected to grow by 25% in 2015, with similar increase in the years to follow. The price for PV modules has come down drastically, however, there is still great potential for further reduction in the value chain.

13 Jul 2015

Yingli Supplying 240MW of Solar Panels for Large Hybrid Solar PV and CSP Power Plants in Northern Chile

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, one of the world's leading solar panel manufacturers, today announced that it is supplying 240 megawatts (MW) of solar panels for Latin America's two largest hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) power plants. Both projects, located in northern Chile, will also be equipped with 110 MW of CSP and 17.5 hours of thermal storage each.

13 Jul 2015

Pacific and Indian Oceans Trap Extra Heat from Greenhouse Gases

A new NASA study of ocean temperature measurements shows in recent years extra heat from greenhouse gases has been trapped in the waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans.

13 Jul 2015

Study Reveals Vulnerability of Bumblebees to a Warming World

While the geographic ranges of many animals are expanding northward in response to climate change, those of North American and European bumblebee species are shrinking, a new study shows.

13 Jul 2015

Just Slight Global Warming has Led to Significant Rise in Global Sea Levels

A new review analyzing three decades of research on the historic effects of melting polar ice sheets found that global sea levels have risen at least six meters, or about 20 feet, above present levels on multiple occasions over the past three million years.

13 Jul 2015

Retail Electricity Rate Design Can Have a Dramatic Impact on Future Distributed Solar PV Deployment

Future distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment levels are highly sensitive to retail electricity rate design, according to a newly released report by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy? Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

13 Jul 2015

Heat Wasted by Supermarket Cooling Systems to be Used in District Heating and Cooling Grids

Heating and cooling in the future will utilise energy gained from waste heat which will be distributed at low temperature using district heating and cooling networks. It will thus make use of the heat wasted by cooling systems in supermarkets and fruit storage facilities which up to now has simply been released untapped into the atmosphere.

10 Jul 2015

Sustainable Aviation Biofuel for 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Boeing and Japanese aviation industry stakeholders have charted a course to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, when millions of people are expected to visit Japan.

10 Jul 2015

Volcanic Eruptions Have Had Great Influence on World Climate

Large volcanic eruptions release huge clouds of ash and acid into the atmosphere. These clouds spread across the globe and block out the Sun, resulting in a colder climate for decades afterwards.

10 Jul 2015

DEINOVE's Third Milestone in DEINOL Project Triggers 1.2m Funding from Bpifrance

DEINOVE, a biotech company developing innovative processes for the production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals using Deinococcus bacteria as host strains, announces that it has reached the third and penultimate milestone of its DEINOL project supported by Bpifrance.

10 Jul 2015

Tucson Electric Power Seeks to Expand Popular New Solar Power Program

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is seeking to expand a popular new solar power program while providing another innovative solar choice for customers in 2016 as part of its plan to exceed Arizona? renewable energy goals.

10 Jul 2015

GlobalData Releases North and South America Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2015

"North and South America Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2015" is the latest policy report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information on major policies governing renewable energy market in the region.

10 Jul 2015

Nottingham Aims to Reduce Congestion and Pollution Using Green Transport Technologies

Keeping growing populations moving in urban areas, while limiting environmental damage, is a major challenge across Europe. But the English city of Nottingham is speeding ahead with success thanks to its innovative use of green transport technologies - and it’s now a model for others to follow.

9 Jul 2015

Renewable Energy Trust Capital Announces Acquisition of Coram Wind Project

Renewable Energy Trust Capital Inc. (RET Capital) announced today the acquisition of Coram Wind Project, an operating 102 megawatt (MW) power plant, from BAIF U.S. Renewable Power Holdings LLC.

9 Jul 2015

Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada to Build Three Groundmount Projects in Ontario

Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada Inc. today announced that it has signed a full Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Petawawa Renewable Power Corporation, a developer of Ontario renewable energy projects based in Loretto, Ontario.

9 Jul 2015