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Turtles of Tropical Wyoming Provide Climate Change Clues

Tropical turtle fossils discovered in Wyoming by University of Florida scientists reveal that when the earth got warmer, prehistoric turtles headed north. But if today's turtles try the same technique to cope with warming habitats, they might run into trouble.

25 Feb 2015

Breakthrough Pretreatment Technology Holds Potential for Cost-Effective Biofuel Production

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have invented a novel pretreatment technology that could cut the cost of biofuels production by about 30 percent or more by dramatically reducing the amount of enzymes needed to breakdown the raw materials that form biofuels.

25 Feb 2015

Kyotokyukou Bus Takes Delivery of BYD’s Long Range Battery Electric Buses

Kyotokyukou Bus Incorporated has taken delivery of 5 Long Range Battery Electric Buses from industry pioneer BYD Company Ltd. The delivery ceremony held was widely covered as it not only represented electrified public transportation, but also Japan, a nation built on engineering excellence, for the first time acquiring high tech vehicles from their neighbor, China.

24 Feb 2015

FCO Power Announces Further Development of Next-Generation Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack

FCO Power Inc. today announced the further development of its next-generation solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack for residential fuel cell systems in existing apartments. Use of the stack makes it realistic to install fuel cells in existing apartments, which account for approximately 40 percent of housing in Japan, from 2020.

24 Feb 2015

Cube Hydro Partners Acquires Ownership Interest in 10 Run-of-the-River Hydro Facilities from Harbor Hydro

Cube Hydro Partners, LLC, a portfolio company of the ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund, has acquired a 100 percent ownership interest in ten run-of-the-river hydro facilities from Harbor Hydro, LLC, a portfolio company of LS Power Equity Advisors.

24 Feb 2015

Study Results Help Assess Potential Impacts of Ocean Acidification

Next to global warming, ocean acidification is currently considered as the second major carbon dioxide problem. With the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere larger quantities of the gas are getting into the seawater, too. There it forms carbonic acid, which lowers the pH value of the oceans.

24 Feb 2015

Study Reveals Importance of Diversity of Species that Attack and Eat Parasite

Biodiversity, including small predators such as dragonflies and other aquatic bugs that attack and consume parasites, may improve the health of amphibians, according to a team of researchers. Amphibians have experienced marked declines in the wild around the world in recent decades, the team added.

24 Feb 2015

Limetec Group Exhibits Eco-Efficient Building Products at National Self Build & Renovation Centre

Sustainable building systems company Limetec Group has become a permanent exhibitor at the National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon, providing an opportunity for visitors to learn about its eco-efficient building products and solutions.

24 Feb 2015

Southern Power Acquires Two PV Solar Projects Totaling 99MW in Georgia

Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power today announced the acquisition of two photovoltaic (PV) solar projects totaling 99 megawatts (MW) in Georgia – the 80-MW Decatur Parkway Solar Project and the 19-MW Decatur County Solar Project – from Tradewind Energy, Inc.

23 Feb 2015

Scientists Quantify how the Greenland Ice Sheet Reacted to Past Warming

A team of scientists lead by Danish geologist Nicolaj Krog Larsen have managed to quantify how the Greenland Ice Sheet reacted to a warm period 8,000-5,000 years ago. Back then temperatures were 2-4 degrees C warmer than present. Their results have just been published in the scientific journal Geology, and are important as we are rapidly closing in on similar temperatures.

23 Feb 2015

Climate Change Affects Flow of Organic Pollutants and May Affect the Marine Ecosystem

Regional climate change models predict an increased freshwater runoff into the Baltic Sea. This will result in increased inflow of terrestrial dissolved organic carbon.

23 Feb 2015

Concrete Measures to Boost Production of Renewable Energy in Norway

The Norwegian energy supply can be sustainable by 2030, according to new research. Politicians simply have to keep their promises.

23 Feb 2015

Olkaria Geothermal Power Plant in Kenya Commences Commercial Operation

Toshiba Corporation today announced that the Olkaria Geothermal Power Plant, Kenya’s largest geothermal power complex, has started commercial operation. The official opening ceremony was held at the site on February 19, in the presence of President Uhuru Kenyatta and government officials.

23 Feb 2015

Researchers Study High Power Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Switches as Part of MMPSiC Project

The objective of the new cooperation project “MMPSiC” is to significantly enhance the efficiency of power supplies for industrial processes and, hence, to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emission.

23 Feb 2015

NPL Adapts Innovative Fuel Cell Reference Electrode for use in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysers

Scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a novel reference electrode, and are working with hydrogen energy system manufacturer ITM Power to aid the development of hydrogen production technologies for renewable energy storage.

23 Feb 2015