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Despite Environmental Objections Concentrated Solar Power Market Set to Grow

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014-2020" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 8 Apr 2014

Endeavor to Fly Around the World with a Solar Powered Airplane

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today it will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in a solar powered airplane in 2015.

8 Apr 2014

Arid Ecosystems are a Major Sink for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

Researchers led by a Washington State University biologist have found that arid areas, among the biggest ecosystems on the planet, take up an unexpectedly large amount of carbon as levels of carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere. The findings give scientists a better handle on the earth's carbon budget—how much carbon remains in the atmosphere as CO2, contributing to global warming, and how much gets stored in the land or ocean in other carbon-containing forms.

8 Apr 2014

WindMW Completes Meerwind Süd 288 MW Offshore Wind Farm in the German North Sea

WindMW GmbH ("WindMW"), a joint-venture of Blackstone Energy Partners, Blackstone's energy-focused private equity business, and Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, today announced the completion of Meerwind Süd ¦ Ost, a 288 Megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm located in the German North Sea.

7 Apr 2014

RGS Energy and GRID Alternatives Partner to Provide Solar Power for Low-Income Families

RGS Energy, a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, and GRID Alternatives, the nation's largest non-profit solar installer, have launched a new partnership to help bring solar power to low-income communities across the country.

7 Apr 2014

Duke Energy Receives Strong RFP Response for New Solar Energy Projects

Duke Energy today announced it had substantial participation in response to its request for proposals (RFP) for 300 megawatts (MW) of new solar energy capacity in its Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress territories.

From Duke Energy 7 Apr 2014

Tidal-Flow Generators Will Have Significant Environmental Impact on China’s Coast

Philip Liu, Cornell professor of civil and environmental engineering, is an expert in coastal oceanography, including waves and tides, says adding tidal-flow generators to China’s coast would be a costly engineering project with significant environmental impacts.

7 Apr 2014

Roanoke Cement Wins Cement Industry’s Overall Environmental Excellence Award

The cement industry recognized Roanoke Cement Company (RCC) with top honors last week in the 2014 Cement Industry Energy and Environment Awards for Overall Environmental Excellence. The Portland Cement Association, the cement trade organization based in Washington, D.C., and Cement Americas, the leading trade publication in North and South America, sponsors the awards.

7 Apr 2014

EcoLights’ New Range of Energy Efficient LED Lamps Look Identical to Traditional Bulbs

EcoLights is an innovative Swedish green technology company that is leading the way in environmentally friendly, energy efficient and cost- and maintenance-reducing, lighting solutions.

7 Apr 2014

RGS Energy Selected as Construction Contractor for CEC’s Community-Owned Solar Facilities in Massachusetts

The community solar developer, Clean Energy Collective (CEC), has selected RGS Energy (Nasdaq:RGSE) as the general contractor for the construction of the first community-owned solar facilities located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

4 Apr 2014

Center Explore Ecosystem Consequences of Extreme Weather Events in the Amazon Basin

Three extreme weather events in the Amazon Basin in the last decade are giving scientists an opportunity to make observations that will allow them to predict the impacts of climate change and deforestation on some of the most important ecological processes and ecosystem services of the Amazon River wetlands.

4 Apr 2014

National Solar Schools Consortium Launched at National Science Teachers Association Conference

Nonprofit organizations and solar companies from across the nation today announced the launch of the National Solar Schools Consortium at the widely-attended National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference, which began today in Boston.

4 Apr 2014

Liberty Property Trust Receives EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honored Liberty Property Trust with an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year designation for the third consecutive year – and in doing so has also given it the organization’s highest honor: the Sustained Excellence Award. The Sustained Excellence Award highlights Liberty’s continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency.

4 Apr 2014

NPL Provides Accurate, Reliable Measurements of Pollutant Concentrations

As high levels of air pollution are reported across the UK, NPL's role is to make sure that the measurements of pollutant concentrations are as reliable as possible, so that the right warnings can be given and the most appropriate actions taken.

4 Apr 2014

SheerWind to Commission 250 kW INVELOX Wind Power Generation Pilot Project for DUBAL

SheerWind, Inc., is pleased to announce a pilot project to be commissioned at Dubai Aluminium PJSC ("DUBAL"), which operates one of the world's largest aluminum smelting facilities and has a power generating capacity of nearly 2400 MW.

4 Apr 2014