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Bluewater Wind Energy Center in Ontario Begins Commercial Operation

NextEra Energy Partners, LP, (NEP), today announced that the Bluewater Wind Energy Center in Huron County, Ontario has begun commercial operation.

23 Jul 2014

Slowdown in Global Warming Consistent with Natural Variations in Temperature

Statistical analysis of average global temperatures between 1998 and 2013 shows that the slowdown in global warming during this period is consistent with natural variations in temperature, according to research by McGill University physics professor Shaun Lovejoy.

22 Jul 2014

EDF EN Canada Reaches Agreement with Innu First Nations for Rivière-du-Moulin Wind Project

The Innu First Nations of Mashteuiatsh, Essipit and Pessamit, together with EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, announce the signing of an agreement today concerning the Rivière-du-Moulin Wind Project in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, a territory of interest for the Innu First Nations.

22 Jul 2014

Trends and Forecast Report on Global Biofuels Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Biofuels Market - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 - 2019

22 Jul 2014

Novel Tray for Grills Catches Grease to Reduce Pollution

A team of University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering students have designed a tray that when placed under the grates of a backyard grill reduces by 70 percent the level of a harmful pollutant produced during cooking.

22 Jul 2014

Beef Cattle More Responsible for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Other Types of Animals

Eating meat contributes to climate change, due to greenhouse gasses emitted by livestock. New research finds that livestock emissions are on the rise and that beef cattle are responsible for far more greenhouse gas emissions than other types of animals. It is published by Climatic Change.

22 Jul 2014

Turbulent Mixing in Deep Ocean Waters Affects Global Ocean Circulation and Climate

A new study has found that turbulent mixing in the deep waters of the Southern Ocean, which has a profound effect on global ocean circulation and climate, varies with the strength of surface eddies – the ocean equivalent of storms in the atmosphere – and possibly also wind speeds.

22 Jul 2014

New Study Reveals that Plants' Size, Age Impact Productivity More Than Temperature

The size and age of plants has more of an impact on their productivity than temperature and precipitation, according to a landmark study by University of Arizona researchers.

21 Jul 2014

Large Utility Scale Solar Farms Helping the U.S. Economy

It is no coincidence that companies like Innovative Solar Systems have expanded and are now primarily only developing and building solar farm projects that are over 20MW in size.

21 Jul 2014

Global Biorefinery Market to Grow at CAGR of 8.93% over 2013-2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Biorefinery Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

21 Jul 2014

OCO-2 to Soon Provide Quality Measurements of Global Carbon Concentrations

NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, which launched on July 2, will soon be providing about 100,000 high-quality measurements each day of carbon dioxide concentrations from around the globe.

21 Jul 2014

Intersolar's Seventh San Francisco Event Exhibits Latest Innovations in Global Solar Markets

Intersolar North America, the most well attended solar industry exhibition and conference in North America, successfully concluded its seventh annual show in the heart of the United States' largest solar market.

21 Jul 2014

Florida Institute for Commercialization of Public Research Finalizes Funding Agreement with US Bioplastics

The Florida Institute for Commercialization of Public Research (the Institute) announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with US Bioplastics, an Orlando-based company that takes feedstock waste, paper production by-products, or other plant waste to practical use and then returns it to the environment without damaging the ecology.

21 Jul 2014

New Method Paves Way for More Efficient Renewable Energy Storage

Scientists at EPFL have developed a method for improving the catalysis of water-splitting reactions used for storing wind and solar energy. The method chemically peels off the outermost surface of a catalyst, thereby maximizing its active surface for the reaction.

21 Jul 2014

Rosetta's San Luis Obispo Office Building Gets LEED Certification

Rosetta, a customer engagement agency within the Publicis Groupe, today announced it has been awarded LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environment Design, certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its West Coast hub in San Luis Obispo, California.

21 Jul 2014