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Sandia National Laboratories, SINTEF Partner to Tackle Energy Challenges

A decades-long partnership between Sandia National Laboratories and the Norwegian research organization SINTEF (Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning) will now tackle energy challenges such as renewable energy integration, electric grid modernization, gas technologies and algae-based biofuels, under an expanded agreement.

20 May 2014

TIAA-CREF to Acquire 50% of EDF Renewable Energy’s Equity Interest in Catalina Solar Project

EDF Renewable Energy today announced that TIAA-CREF, a leading financial services provider, will acquire 50 percent of EDF Renewable Energy’s equity interest in the 143 megawatt (MW) peak (110 MWac) Catalina Solar project, subject to customary closing conditions.

20 May 2014

Westinghouse Solar to Offer Solar System Loans for Qualified U.S. Customers

CBD Energy Limited today announced that Westinghouse Solar, its U.S. subsidiary, will begin offering financing of up to $45,000 on residential solar systems for qualified customers from $20 million of third-party funding capacity allocated to the company.

20 May 2014

Globeleq Celebrates Completion of Two Solar Power Projects in South Africa

Globeleq, the leading private power generation company in Africa, has celebrated completion of two of its renewable energy projects in South Africa.

20 May 2014

Jefferson Project at Lake George Resumes Aerial Survey of Lake

An aerial survey of Lake George, begun last fall as part of the Jefferson Project at Lake George, will resume the week of May 19, weather dependent.

20 May 2014

Biological Value of Lands Adjacent to Coral Reef of Cabo Pulm under Threat from Cabo Dorado

Cabo Pulmo is a close-knit community in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and the best preserved coral reef in the Gulf of California.

20 May 2014

Heriot-Watt University, BioFuelNet Canada and Bio-Char Network Sign New MoU for Biochar Research

Current collaboration between the UK and Canada in the area of biochar as an effective way to capture CO2 has been strengthened by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Professor Raffaella Ocone at Heriot-Watt University (UK) and BioFuelNet Canada (BNF) and Bio-Char Network (Bio-Char) in Canada.

20 May 2014

Three Wind Power Exhibitions to be Held in July at Shanghai Mart in Shanghai

The Offshore Wind China Conference & Exhibition, the Wind Farm O&M China Conference & Exhibition, and Distributed Generation China will take place concurrently at Shanghai Mart in Shanghai on 2-4 July 2014.

19 May 2014

Researchers Explore Effect of Snow on the Amount of Water that Rivers Discharge

New research has shown for the first time that the amount of water flowing through rivers in snow-affected regions depends significantly on how much of the precipitation falls as snowfall.

19 May 2014

Greenland Glacial Melt More Dangerous than Previously Believed

Greenland's icy reaches are far more vulnerable to warm ocean waters from climate change than had been thought, according to new research by UC Irvine and NASA glaciologists.

19 May 2014

New Report Analyzes UK Solar PV Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Solar PV Power in the UK, Market Outlook to 2025, Update 2014 - Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy, Equipment Market, Regulations and Company Profiles" report to their offering.

19 May 2014

Winners of 2013 Kilowatt Crackdown Competition Announced in Portland

Energy Trust of Oregon, Clark Public Utilities, the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Oregon, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), City of Portland, and Portland Development Commission announced the winners of the 2013 Kilowatt Crackdown, a competition to improve energy performance of commercial office buildings.

19 May 2014