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VIASPACE, UCANR Enter into Giant King Grass Research Collaboration

VIASPACE Inc. today announced that the company has entered into a research collaboration with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Division (UCANR).

15 Jul 2014

New Report Analyzes Global Wind Tower Market

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

From Research and Markets 15 Jul 2014

Children's Hospital in Mexico Gets 150kW Solar Panels from Astronergy

Astronergy donated 150kW PV panels to a solar system installed on a parking lot of a children's hospital, Hospitl de las Californias, located in Tijuana, Baja California.

15 Jul 2014

EDGaR Sponsored Team Contributes to Understanding of Siloxanes Formation in Biogas

A research team sponsored by the Energy Delta Gas Research (EDGaR) has contributed to the scientific understanding of the formation of siloxanes, compounds found in biogas. The results can be used towards specifying the maximum concentrationof siloxanes in biogas, in such a way that they do not interfere with the performance of domestic appliances.

14 Jul 2014

Clean Energy Direct Selected to Install, Support 350kW PV Solar System for Oxford Recycling

Oxford Recycling, a pioneer in recycled construction materials has selected Clean Energy Direct, a Denver, CO based solar EPC contractor to install and support its new 350kW Photovoltaic (PV) solar system to produce electricity for its recycling operations.

14 Jul 2014

Kiln Apartments Building Pursuing Aggressive “Passive House” Standard for Energy Efficiency

With the goal of becoming one of the most energy-efficient multifamily housing buildings in the U.S., the Kiln Apartments building in Portland, Oregon, is pursuing the aggressive “Passive House” standard for energy efficiency. The standard, which originated in Germany, often results in buildings 80 to 90 percent more efficient than the average home in the U.S.

14 Jul 2014

Constellation, PsomasFMG and City of Palmdale Jointly Open 976-Kilowatt DC Solar Generation Project

The city of Palmdale today announced the completion of an aggregate 976-kilowatt DC solar generation project. Located at Palmdale’s Civic Center, DryTown Water Park and Marie Kerr Park, the system is designed to generate more than 1,580 megawatt-hours of electricity per year and meet nearly 70 percent of the electricity needs for the three sites.

14 Jul 2014

Fronius USA Introduces New Fronius FE Series Inverter that Offers Solution for Module-Level Power Electronics

Fronius USA is pleased to announce a new product that will significantly simplify system design and installation while delivering maximum energy harvest from complex arrays. The Fronius FE Series will support an architecture using module-level power electronics (MLPE) and is the most bankable of all MLPE technologies currently available.

From Fronius International GmbH 14 Jul 2014

JLL-Managed Commercial Buildings to Compete in EPA's ENERGY STAR National Building Competition

The gloves are off in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) competition to lower energy and water use in commercial buildings, and JLL's properties are entering the ring ready to rumble.

14 Jul 2014

HID Global's World Headquarters and North American Operations Center Achieves LEED Platinum Certification

HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, today announced at a ceremony and celebration event here that its World Headquarters and North American Operations Center in Austin has been LEED® Platinum certified, and is the only industrial manufacturing facility in the state of Texas awarded this distinction.

14 Jul 2014

Nissan Develops Zero-Emission Electric Vehicle with Self-Cleaning Nano-Paint Technology

What do you get when you combine the world’s best-selling zero emission vehicle with innovative paint technology that repels mud, rain and everyday dirt? Answer: A very special Nissan LEAF electric vehicle that might just be the “world’s cleanest car.”

14 Jul 2014

GridPoint Ranked in Navigant's Top 10 Building Energy Management Systems

GridPoint, an innovator in comprehensive, data-driven energy management solutions (EMS) that help customers maximize energy and operational savings, today announced that it was named among the top 10 global vendors in the Navigant Research Leaderboard Report: Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS).

From GridPoint 14 Jul 2014

Petrixo Selects Honeywell UOP Green Fuels Technology to Produce Renewable Jet Fuel

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that its green fuels process technology has been selected by Petrixo Oil & Gas to produce renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel at a new refinery to be built in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

11 Jul 2014

Sunrun Lists ET Solar PV Modules on Approved Vendor List

ET Solar Energy Corp. ("ET Solar"), a leading smart energy solutions provider, and Sunrun, a leading home solar company in the U.S. today announced that ET Solar PV modules have been listed on Sunrun's Approved Vendor List for use in its home solar systems.

11 Jul 2014

Tetra Pak Releases New White Paper on Renewability in Packaging

Tetra Pak U.S. today released a new white paper examining the use of materials in packaging that can be regrown or replenished naturally as a solution to the planet's growing resource scarcity and to sustain the future of the consumer packaged goods industry.

11 Jul 2014