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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

WGL Energy, SolarCity Partner to Provide Mid-Atlantic Customers with Residential Solar Solutions

WGL Energy Services, Inc. (WGL Energy), a leader in efficient and environmentally-friendly energy technology solutions, has teamed up with SolarCity, America’s #1 solar power provider, to offer residential customers in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., the opportunity to choose clean, renewable energy by installing a custom-designed solar energy system.

9 Jul 2015

New Study Estimates Current Impact of Near-Roadway Pollution

Policymakers and developers planning high-density housing near public transit with the goal of reducing automobile use and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming need a clearer understanding of the health risks from air pollution that may be created if that housing is also built near busy roads and freeways, according to new research by Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) scientists.

9 Jul 2015

Expansion of Rubber Plantations Drastically Reduces Soil Productivity, Water Availability, and Biodiversity

Increasing amounts of environmentally valuable and protected land are being cleared for rubber plantations that are economically unsustainable, new research suggests. More widespread monitoring is vital to design policy that protects livelihoods and environments.

9 Jul 2015

BioMim Project to Mimic Chemistry of Brown Rot Fungus to Improve Biorefining Processes

Researchers from across the world, including from the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), plan to mimic the chemistry of the brown rot fungus to improve biorefining processes.

8 Jul 2015

Fish Production Masks Ultimate Rapid Loss as Fish Diversity of Complex Marine Food Webs Decline

New mathematics model shows that as the fish diversity of complex marine food webs declines, fish production resists the change, masking ultimate rapid loss

8 Jul 2015

Upgradation of Biogas to Biomethane Using Cost-Effective Conditions

Compared to other processes the innovation lies in the operating conditions. Instead of enhancing the solubility of carbon dioxide working with a pressurized system, low absorption temperature is employed.

8 Jul 2015

NSF Funds Green Energy Research on Controlling Methane's Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds at Moderate Temperatures

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded its most prestigious honor for young researchers to a new NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering faculty member who is trying to solve the difficult problem of controlling methane's carbon-hydrogen bonds at moderate temperatures--a problem which, if solved, could lead to greener energy, improve the manufacture of commodities, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, and perhaps even keep future intergalactic travelers healthy.

8 Jul 2015

Lignin–Hemicellulose Holds a Promising Way to Engineer Better Plants for Biofuel

Turning trees, grass, and other biomass into fuel for automobiles and airplanes is a costly and complex process. Biofuel researchers are working to change that, envisioning a future where cellulosic ethanol, an alcohol derived from plant sugars, is as common and affordable at the gas station as gasoline.

8 Jul 2015

New Website Aims to Connect Companies to Berkeley Lab’s Battery Research Resources

A major automaker came to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently wanting to better understand battery degradation.

8 Jul 2015

New Study Suggests Climate Change is Unlikely to Result in Widespread Interbreeding

One of the questions raised by climate change has been whether it could cause more species of animals to interbreed. Two species of flying squirrel have already produced mixed offspring because of climate change, and there have been reports of a hybrid polar bear and grizzly bear cub (known as a grolar bear, or a pizzly).

7 Jul 2015

Researchers Explore Links Between Climate and Vegetation Change

Significant changes in one of the Earth's most important ecosystems are not only a symptom of climate change, but may fuel further warming, research suggests.

7 Jul 2015

SunEdison, TerraForm Power Acquire Invenergy Wind’s 930MW Contracted Power Plant Portfolio

TerraForm Power, Inc., an owner and operator of clean energy power plants, and SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced that TerraForm Power has signed a definitive agreement to acquire net ownership of 930 megawatt (MW) of wind power plants from Invenergy Wind LLC ("Invenergy"), the largest independent wind owner in the United States.

7 Jul 2015

JA Solar’s Type 1 Modules Passed UL1703 Class A Fire Test

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (JA Solar), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced its standard modules successfully passed the Class A fire test in accordance with UL1703 standard for Type 1 modules.

7 Jul 2015