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Better Ways of Programming Traffic Signals Can Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sitting in traffic during rush hour is not just frustrating for drivers; it also adds unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere.

31 Mar 2015

SPI China to Acquire 4.5MW of Solar PV Projects in Italy and 7.8MW of Solar PV Projects in California

Solar Power, Inc., a vertically-integrated photovoltaic developer, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SPI China (HK) Limited, has entered into a share purchase agreement with LDK Solar Europe Holding S.A. and LDK Solar USA, Inc. to acquire certain assets including 4.5 megawatts (MW) of solar PV projects in Italy and 7.8 MW of solar PV projects in California, respectively.

31 Mar 2015

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Departments of Interior and Energy Extend MOU for Hydropower

The Departments of Interior and Energy, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works division, announced last week they have extended their Memorandum of Understanding for Hydropower for an additional five years.

31 Mar 2015

Electric Vehicle Batteries Can Meet Daily Travel Needs of Most Drivers

In the first study of its kind, scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) quantitatively show that electric vehicles (EVs) will meet the daily travel needs of drivers longer than commonly assumed.

31 Mar 2015

New Book on Efforts at Argonne National Lab to Build Rechargeable Super Battery

So secretive were efforts to create the first self-sustained nuclear reaction in 1942 that physicist Enrico Fermi and his Manhattan Project team quietly toiled beneath the stands of Stagg Field and communicated with each other in code.

31 Mar 2015

ci design to Lead Design and Planning of 110MW PV Manufacturing Facility for Saudi Arabia Al-Afandi Group

ci design, inc., an international planning, architecture and interior design firm, has been selected to lead the design and planning of a new 110 MW photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility for the Al-Afandi Group, the first fully integrated PV panel manufacturing facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

31 Mar 2015

Breakthrough Solution Harvests Energy from Wastewater Treatment Plants Using Fuel Cell Technology

The EU project SOFCOM is coordinated by Politecnico di Torino. The project developed a break-through solution to transform the organic waste collected in wastewater treatment plants into valuable energy products through the use of high-efficiency fuel cell technology.

30 Mar 2015

Study Shows Global Warming Actually Tends to Reduce Temperature Variability

Cold snaps like the ones that hit the eastern United States in the past winters are not a consequence of climate change. Scientists at ETH Zurich and the California Institute of Technology have shown that global warming actually tends to reduce temperature variability.

30 Mar 2015

Pro-Tech Energy Solutions Earns Coveted Award for Sullivan's Ledge Landfill Solar Project

Pro-Tech Energy Solutions recently completed a 1.7 megawatt (MW) solar installation on the capped Sullivan’s Ledge landfill in New Bedford, Mass. At the 2015 PV America East Conference held in Boston this month, Pro-Tech received the 2015 PV Project of Distinction Award, along with project partners BlueWave Capital and SunEdison.

30 Mar 2015

Natural, Anthropogenic Disturbances Can Reduce Resistance of Ecosystems to Changing Climatic Conditions

Undisturbed ecosystems can be resistant to changing climatic conditions, but this resistance is reduced when ecosystems are subject to natural or anthropogenic disturbances. Plants are particularly sensitive to climatic changes in early life stages and even small climatic changes can cause vegetation shifts when ecosystems are disturbed by fires, insect outbreaks or other disturbances.

30 Mar 2015

Five Strains of Naturally Occurring Yeasts Can Turn Agricultural By-Products into Bioethanol

Straw-powered cars could be a thing of the future thanks to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

30 Mar 2015

Yarotek and REC Solar Complete 874kW Solar Array for Ballester Hermanos in Puerto Rico

Yarotek, a Miami-based solar developer and independent power producer with regional headquarters in San Juan, and REC Solar, a national provider of comprehensive commercial solar and energy solutions, today announced the completion of an 874 kilowatt solar array for Ballester Hermanos Inc., a food, wine, spirits and foodservice distributor in Dorado, Puerto Rico. The roof-mounted array will reduce electricity costs for the distribution warehouse, starting with projected savings of over $100k in 2015 and up to $200k per year by 2040.

30 Mar 2015

GE Energy Financial Services to Acquire 16MW Langhope Rig Wind Farm in Scotland

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, announced today that it has signed an agreement with SSE plc, one of the largest generators and suppliers of energy in the UK, to acquire the 16-megawatt Langhope Rig wind farm, which is nearing construction completion near Hawick, in the Scottish Borders. Situated approximately 55 miles south of Edinburgh, the project supports GE’s commitment to international expansion and investing USD $1 billion annually in renewable energy projects worldwide.

30 Mar 2015

Forecast Report on the Global Wind Power Installations

A new report from Navigant Research covers developments in the wind energy sector during 2014, including an analysis of the important changes in the industry over the last 3 years and global market forecasts through 2019.

30 Mar 2015

Trina Solar to Supply 6.9MW of PV Modules for Anesco's UK Ground Mounted Solar Farm

Trina Solar Limited, a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions, and services, today announced it has supplied 6.9 MW of Trinasmart PV modules to Anesco's ground mounted solar farm in the UK that was commissioned in March 2015.

From Trina Solar Limited 27 Mar 2015