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Researchers Develop More Efficient Bio-Battery with Inorganic Components

UBC microbiologist J. Thomas Beatty, bioengineer John Madden and chemist Curtis Berlinguette are working across disciplines to develop a new generation of solar cells. Their inspiration? Mother nature.

23 Feb 2015

Corals May Be Better Equipped to Tolerate Climate Change

Corals may be better equipped to tolerate climate change than previously believed, according to research led by Dr Emma Kennedy from Griffith University (Queensland, Australia).

23 Feb 2015

Extreme Weather from Climate Change will Affect World's Wheat Production

A recent study involving Kansas State University researchers finds that in the coming decades at least one-quarter of the world's wheat production will be lost to extreme weather from climate change if no adaptive measures are taken.

23 Feb 2015

Global Warming May Increase Ocean Current Upwelling and Cause Major Changes in Marine Biodiversity

A report to be published Thursday in the journal Nature suggests that global warming may increase upwelling in several ocean current systems around the world by the end of this century, especially at high latitudes, and will cause major changes in marine biodiversity.

20 Feb 2015

Climate Change May Influence Geographic Distribution of Marine Biodiversity

By the end of the 21st century, climate change will significantly alter an important oceanographic process that regulates the productivity of fisheries and marine ecosystems, Northeastern researchers report in a new paper in published online Wednesday in the journal Nature. These changes are likely to influence the geographic distribution of marine biodiversity.

20 Feb 2015

Warming Waters Makes Sardines, Anchovies and Mackerels Migrate North

Sardines, anchovies and mackerels play a crucial role in marine ecosystems, as well as having a high commercial value. However, the warming of waters makes them vanish from their usual seas and migrate north, as confirmed by a pioneering study analysing 57,000 fish censuses from 40 years. The researchers warn that coastal towns dependent on these fishery resources must adapt their economies.

20 Feb 2015

NRG Renew to Implement Multi-Site Distributed Solar Program at 170 Sites for Kaiser Permanente

As part of Kaiser Permanente’s strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2020 and address the threat of climate change on human health, NRG Renew will implement a single-brand, multi-site distributed solar program at as many as 170 sites, which will include medical offices, hospitals, clinics, data centers and other Kaiser Permanente facilities.

20 Feb 2015

EDF RS to Provide Operations and Maintenance for 211MW Stephens Ranch Wind Energy Project

EDF Renewable Services (EDF RS), the leading provider of renewable O&M Services in North America, announced today it has entered into a contract with Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC (Starwood Energy), a private equity investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, to provide operations and maintenance for their Stephens Ranch Wind Energy Project (Phase I). The 211 megawatt (MW) project comprised of General Electric (GE) 1.79 MW turbines reached commercial operation in November 2014.

20 Feb 2015

NTPC Selects Saft’s Extreme Temperature Battery Energy Storage System for Arctic Circle Community

Saft, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of high technology batteries for industry, was selected by Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) to develop and install an extreme temperature Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for use as part of a hybrid micro-grid that will deliver cleaner, more reliable and less expensive power to a community located 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Canada.

20 Feb 2015

Climate Change May Shrink the Habitat of the Brown Lemur

Anticipated climate changes in coming decades are likely to leave a lot of Madagascar's lemurs looking for new places to live.

19 Feb 2015

Operations Begin at SunEdison’s Regulus Solar Facility in Kern County

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced the successful completion and start of operation of the Regulus solar facility in Kern County, California.

19 Feb 2015

Capturing Excess Carbon Dioxide is a Viable Strategy for Reducing Greenhouse Gases

What if we had the ability to not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? If we could, where would we store it, and how could it be used in a positive way?

19 Feb 2015

Canadian Solar Enters the UK Market with Acquisition of Six Solar Power Projects

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it has acquired six solar power projects totaling 46 MW in the United Kingdom.

From Canadian Solar 19 Feb 2015

Plants Have Been Resilient to Mass Extinction Events

At least 5 mass extinction events have profoundly changed the history of life on Earth. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows that plants have been very resilient to those events.

19 Feb 2015

Akrion Solar Joins US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium

Akrion Solar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Akrion Systems, has joined the US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) and will provide advanced texturing and etching processes developed for solar cells from crystalline silicon wafers for the consortium. Joseph McManus, Akrion Systems Vice President of Sales and Marketing said, “We are looking forward to participating in this key program.

19 Feb 2015