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Mitigation Efforts could Decrease Nitrogen Pollution by 50%

Ambitious mitigation efforts, however, could decrease the pollution by 50 percent. The analysis is the very first to quantify this.

15 May 2014

Enphase Energy, Leonard Roofing and California Home Builders Partner to Provide Solar Power for 18 Single-Family Homes

Enphase Energy, Inc. today announced that Leonard Roofing, a regional roofing, sheet metal and photovoltaic solar contractor, has installed the Enphase® System on 18 single-family homes at California Home Builders’ newest residential community in San Fernando Valley, Calif.

From Enphase Energy 15 May 2014

Bentek Solar and Advanced Energy Team Up to Deliver New Bundled Recombiner and Inverter Solution to Meet NEC 2011 Requirements

Under the agreement, Advanced Energy will offer a Bentek bipolar circuit breaker recombiner with the Advanced Energy 500NX inverter to meet NEC 2011 code requirements.

From Advanced Energy 14 May 2014

NRG Energy-Built Community Solar Project in Rutland Now Delivers Power

A community’s aspirations of a cleaner energy future were realized as Rutland’s community solar project, built by NRG Residential Solar Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., is now delivering power.

14 May 2014

Fujifilm's Bedford, Massachusetts Manufacturing Facility Goes Solar

In an effort to reduce costs while contributing to a corporate commitment to sustainability, FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc. has constructed a solar energy installation through efforts by local clean-energy integrators Columbia Construction Company (North Reading, Mass.) and Absolute Green Energy Corporation (Worcester, Mass.) on its Bedford, Massachusetts manufacturing facility.

14 May 2014

Clean Energy Solutions Center, IRENA Collaborate to Help Accelerate Global Deployment of Renewable Energy

The Clean Energy Solutions Center, an initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial, and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have formalized a collaboration that will help accelerate the global deployment of renewable energy.

14 May 2014

TUSD Completes 198 kW Solar Power System at Marshall Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona

Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) today announced the completion a 198 kW solar power system at Marshall Elementary School in Tucson, Ariz.

14 May 2014

Penn State Students Nab First Place at Inaugural DOE Collegiate Wind Competition

A team of Penn State students nabbed first place at the inaugural U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Collegiate Wind Competition May 5 to 7 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

14 May 2014

UI Study Finds Iowa's Air Quality Falls within Federal Cleanliness Guidelines

With warmer weather, it's time to get outdoors. And now you can breathe easy about it: A new study from the University of Iowa reports Iowa's air quality falls within government guidelines for cleanliness.

14 May 2014

NREL Convenes Banking on Solar Working Group to Explore Loan Products for Rooftop Solar Installation

Increasingly, banks, credit unions, and other lenders are beginning to offer loan products to homeowners and businesses for the installation of rooftop solar systems.

14 May 2014

Boeing and Embraer Partner to Conduct Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Research

Boeing and Embraer S.A. (BM&F Bovespa: EMBR3) today announced that they will open a joint research center to advance a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in Brazil.

From Boeing 13 May 2014

New Report on Global Markets for Alternative PV Solar Cell Technologies

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Alternative Photovoltaic Solar Cell Technologies: Global Markets

13 May 2014

Biodegradable Plastic Made from Natural Polymer

Wolfgang Glasser says he was hesitant at first when a start-up company asked him to be their chief scientific officer. But then the professor emeritus of sustainable biomaterials realized that cycleWood Solutions Inc. could make his dream — biodegradable plastics from a plentiful natural resource — a reality.

13 May 2014

North American Solar to Sell Residential Solar Financing through Clean Power Finance

Homeowners who buy energy from North American Power can now opt for clean, affordable solar electricity, thanks to a new partnership between North American Solar, an affiliate of North American Power, and Clean Power Finance® (CPF). North American Solar will sell residential solar financing to homeowners through the CPF Market®.

13 May 2014

High Initialization Costs and Impacts of Harsh Weather Pose a Challenge to MEA Solar Tracker Market

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Solar Tracker (Single Axis and Dual Axis) Market for Solar PV, CPV, CSP Technology in Utility and Non Utility Applications -Middle East and Africa (MEA)Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2019," MEA solar tracker market was valued at USD 58.7 million in 2012 and is expected to reach 308.7 million in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 31.9% from 2013 to 2019.

13 May 2014