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Deeper Emissions Cuts Can Limit Climate Change to Less Than 1.5°C, Say Researchers

Limiting temperature rise by 2100 to less than 1.5°C is feasible, at least from a purely technological standpoint, according to the study published in the journal Nature Climate Change by researchers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), and others. The new study examines scenarios for the energy, economy, and environment that are consistent with limiting climate change to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and compares them to scenarios for limiting climate change to 2°C.

25 May 2015

Researchers Develop New Model to Test How Dams Affect Viability of Sea-Run Fish Species

Researchers have developed a model to assess how dams affect the viability of sea-run fish species that need to pass dams as they use both fresh and marine waters during their lifetimes. NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) have partnered on this project to test how varying passage efficiency at dams related to survival rates for these species.

25 May 2015

Savannahs, Shrublands Play Extremely Important Role in Controlling Carbon Levels

Tropical rainforests have long been considered the Earth's lungs, sequestering large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and thereby slowing down the increasing greenhouse effect and associated human-made climate change. Scientists in a global research project now show that the vast extensions of semi-arid landscapes occupying the transition zone between rainforest and desert dominate the ongoing increase in carbon sequestration by ecosystems globally, as well as large fluctuations between wet and dry years. This is a major rearrangement of planetary functions.

25 May 2015

PowerCell Sweden to Supply Fuel Cell System for Low-Energy House in Gothenburg

The Nordic leading fuel cell company PowerCell Sweden AB (publ) has received an order from H-O Enterprise AB to deliver a fuel cell system for a low-energy house in Gothenburg, Sweden.

22 May 2015

PowerFin Executes PPA for Sale of 3.2MW of Solar Electricity to Austin Energy

PowerFin Texas Solar Projects, LLC, a solar development firm based in Austin and San Antonio, recently executed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the sale of up to 3.2 megawatts of solar electricity to Austin Energy.

22 May 2015

Acosta Manufacturing Selects Vista Solar for 235kW Solar System Installation

Vista Solar, a leading Bay Area commercial solar installer, today announced that it will install a 235-kilowatt (kW) solar system for Acosta Sheet Metal Manufacturing, Inc.

22 May 2015

Southern Power Acquires 103MW Butler Solar Facility from Community Energy

Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power is demonstrating its commitment to developing more renewable energy resources through the acquisition of the 103-megawatt (MW) Butler solar facility from Community Energy, Inc., in Georgia.

22 May 2015

DESRI and BPRE Acquire 7.1MW-DC of Solar Projects in Indianapolis

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, L.L.C. (DESRI) and Bright Plain Renewable Energy (BPRE) today announced the acquisition of two solar projects with a combined capacity of 7.1 MW-DC located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

22 May 2015

SunEdison and Southern California Edison to Build 33MW DC of Rooftop Solar

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced that it has been awarded contracts to build 33 megawatts (MW) DC of rooftop solar with Southern California Edison (SCE) in the utility company's latest round of solar procurement.

22 May 2015

Alta Energy Completes 504.7kW Solar Generation System Project at Westfield Century City Shopping Center

Alta Energy today announced the completion of 504.7kW solar generation system project at Westfield Century City shopping center in Los Angeles, California. Managed by Alta Energy, Inc., this project represents the sixth solar PV system deployed at Westfield Corporation properties, continuing Westfield’s goals of reducing energy consumption and sustainability.

22 May 2015

Enphase Energy Enters Strategic Partnership Agreement with Swiss Solar Technics

Enphase Energy, Inc. announced today a strategic partnership agreement with Swiss Solar Technics SA, a full-service solar installer based in Saxon, Switzerland, to deliver its market-leading Enphase solar energy systems to Swiss residential and commercial customers.

From Enphase Energy 22 May 2015

Invasive Earthworms Absorbing Toxic Metal Pollutants Threaten Ground Foraging Animals

Invasive earthworms in New England's forests are absorbing toxic metal pollutants in potentially hazardous levels that may be contributing to a decline in birds, amphibians and mammals that feed on them, a Dartmouth-led study finds.

22 May 2015

Nexamp Celebrates Operation of 500kW Solar Project in Richmond

Nexamp, a leading provider of solar energy, today celebrated the operation of a 500kW solar project in Richmond, RI. Built on a portion of 6.8 acres of previously unused land near Interstate 95, the array will generate new tax revenue for the town while producing enough solar energy to power over 100 homes.

21 May 2015

Eaton to Provide Solar Inverter and Electrical Equipment for 1.9MW Solar Project at Fort Campbell

Power management company Eaton today announced multiple contracts to provide engineering services, a solar inverter, and electrical distribution equipment for a 1.9-megawatt (MW) solar project at Fort Campbell in Kentucky.

21 May 2015

Capstone to Supply C1000 Microturbine to Solid Waste Treatment Center in Finland

Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, announced today that it received an order for a C1000 microturbine to upgrade an established solid waste treatment center in Tampere, Finland.

From Capstone Turbine Corporation 21 May 2015