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Commercial Operation Commences at McGinness Hills Phase 2 Geothermal Power Plant

Ormat Technologies, Inc. announced today that the second phase of its McGinness Hills geothermal power plant located in Lander County, Nevada has begun commercial operation.

From Ormat Technologies, Inc 5 Feb 2015

Citizens Energy and SolAmerica Announce Completion of Four Solar Projects in Georgia

SolAmerica Energy, LLC of Atlanta and Citizens Energy Corporation of Boston today announced the completion of four solar projects totaling 5.1 MW in various locations in the state of Georgia.

5 Feb 2015

DONG Energy Becomes Sole Owner of Hornsea Project One Offshore Wind Development

DONG Energy has acquired the remaining 66.66% ownership interest in the UK offshore wind development Hornsea Project One from its joint venture partner SMart Wind. SMart Wind is a 50/50 joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Financial Services. Hornsea Project One has a total capacity of up to 1.2GW, which will make it the world’s largest offshore wind farm once completed.

5 Feb 2015

Researchers Study Fine Particulate Emissions from Wood-Chip Burners

As many places in the U.S. and Europe increasingly turn to biomass rather than fossil fuels for power and heat, scientists are focusing on what this trend might mean for air quality -- and people's health.

5 Feb 2015

Gigawatt Global Announces Opening of 8.5MW Solar Field in Rwanda

Only 12 months after the official signing of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), Gigawatt Global has succeeded in financing, constructing and interconnecting a $23.7 million solar energy plant, culminating in a ceremonial ribbon-cutting event.

5 Feb 2015

Cortec Introduces Environmentally Safe BioCortec Range of Corrosion Control Products

Cortec® Corporation, a world leader in innovative, green, sustainable technologies has spent years of dedicated research to introduce environmentally safe BioCortec® range of corrosion control products.

5 Feb 2015

Second Onshore Wind Project Successfully Completed by NJR Clean Energy

NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), the unregulated distributed power subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, announced that the Carroll Area Wind Farm, its second onshore wind project, has achieved commercial operation. The wind farm represents an investment of approximately $42 million and is located on 1,100 acres of rural agricultural land in Carroll County, Iowa, approximately 65 miles northwest of Des Moines, Iowa.

4 Feb 2015

DCE Solar Publishes Comprehensive Guide on Solar Array Installation

With 2015 promising to be another big year for clean energy initiatives, DCE Solar recently published their comprehensive guide to successful installation of solar arrays across a variety of ground and soil types.

4 Feb 2015

New Fibre Optic Signal Process Double the Distance at Which Data Travels Error-Free Via Sub-Marine Cables

A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, which could double the distance at which data travels error-free through transatlantic sub-marine cables.

4 Feb 2015

Female Sticklebacks Rather than Males Prepare Offspring to Cope With Rapid Climate Change

Bremerhaven/Sylt, 3rd February 2015. Researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have shown that three-spined sticklebacks in the North Sea pass on information concerning their living environment to their offspring, without genetic changes.

4 Feb 2015

Holistic Analysis on Effects of Ocean Acidification on Marine Life

Many marine organisms--such as coral, clams, mussels, sea urchins, barnacles, and certain microscopic plankton--rely on equilibrated chemical conditions and pH levels in the ocean to build their calcium-based shells and other structures. A new analysis published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology provides a holistic analysis of how species will be affected worldwide under different climate scenarios.

4 Feb 2015

SilRay Announces Completion of Rooftop Commercial Solar Array for Manufacturing Facility in California

SilRay, Inc., a turnkey developer of solar power plants and an independent solar power producer, announces the completion of the first phase of a two-part commercial solar array for a 74,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Milpitas, CA.

4 Feb 2015

New Research Report Analyzes the Future Cost of Wind Power Market

MarketReportsOnline.com adds "The Future Cost of Wind Power" 2015 market research report of 38 pages to the energy and wind power industry intelligence collection of its ever expanding business research store.

4 Feb 2015

Breakthrough Propulsion Technology to Provide Greener Air Transport

A breakthrough propulsion technology to provide greener air transport could be developed after the underlying engineering was declared a success.

4 Feb 2015

Quest Water Global Announces Acquisition of New Patented Breakthrough Solar Technology

Quest Water Global, Inc., an innovative water technology company, and developer of the AQUAtap™ Community Drinking Water Station and WEPSTM Atmospheric Water Extraction and Purification System, announced today that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Heliosource, Inc., has acquired a new patented high performance solar technology from the Hohulin Family Trust.

4 Feb 2015