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Porta Hnos Inks Letter of Intent to Become Exclusive Licensee of Gevo's GIFT Technology to Produce Isobutanol

Gevo, Inc., the world's only commercial producer of renewable isobutanol, announced today that Porta Hnos S.A. ("Porta") has signed a letter of intent to become the exclusive licensee of GIFT® in Argentina to produce renewable isobutanol.

From Gevo 7 Mar 2014

Duke Energy Buys 20 MW AC California Solar Power Projects from Infigen Energy

Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, today announced its acquisition of two 20-megawatt (MW) AC California solar projects from renewable energy developer Infigen Energy.

From Duke Energy 7 Mar 2014

Vertimass Licenses Oak Ridge Technology that Directly Converts Ethanol into Hydrocarbon

Vertimass LLC, a California-based start-up company, has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology that directly converts ethanol into a hydrocarbon blend-stock for use in transportation fuels.

7 Mar 2014

Commercial Group’s First Hydrogen Hybrid Ford Transit Delivery Van Fuelled at Air Products’ Fuelling Station

Air Products welcomed the Commercial Group to its Smartfuel® hydrogen fuelling station at Heathrow airport, London, on 20th January to fuel the Group’s first London-based hydrogen hybrid Ford Transit delivery van. The fuelling was one of many to come as Commercial Group will continue to use the Air Products Smartfuel® station for its growing hydrogen hybrid delivery fleet.

7 Mar 2014

NC State University Researchers Develop New Technique to Collect More Water Quality Data

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that uses existing technology to allow researchers and natural resource managers to collect significantly more information on water quality to better inform policy decisions.

7 Mar 2014

Upsolar Opens New Offices in Istanbul and Singapore to Better Serve Emerging Solar Markets

Upsolar, a leading provider of solar PV modules, today announced it has established a local presence in Istanbul and Singapore with two new offices. These locations will enable Upsolar to better serve the emerging solar markets in Turkey and Southeast Asia, while bringing the company up to 10 office locations across Europe, Asia and North America.

7 Mar 2014

ReneSola Delivers High-Efficiency Modules to Ferrara Aranova Solar Project in Italy

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola"), a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, today announced it has delivered approximately 45,900 of its high-efficiency modules to the Photovoltaic Plant of Ferrara Aranova project, a 11.7MW ground-mounted solar project in Italy developed by Tozzi Sud S.p.A., an Italian designer, manufacturer, and installer of power plants.

6 Mar 2014

Frost & Sullivan Honors ZTE for Green Energy Solutions

Based on its recent analysis of the ICT green power solutions market, Frost & Sullivan recognises ZTE Corporation with the 2013 Africa Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Leadership. ZTE Corporation's reliable power solutions offer green, uninterrupted power supply and energy-saving technologies, addressing many of the challenges relating to power shortage and environmental pollution facing the African continent.

6 Mar 2014

Team USA-Germany Receives Saint-Gobain Sponsorship for 2014 Solar Decathlon Europe Competition

Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest building materials companies, announces today it will be the lead sponsor of Team USA-Germany, a group of cross-continental architecture, design and engineering students from Rhode Island School of Design, Brown University and University of Applied Sciences Erfurt (Germany), who are participating in the biennial Solar Decathlon Europe Competition.

6 Mar 2014

NYSERDA Awards OnForce Solar Over $20M for Large-Scale Commercial Solar Projects

OnForce Solar, a leading provider of solar electric systems, announced today that the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded the company additional funding to develop and construct large-scale commercial solar projects in New York State under Governor Cuomo’s NY-Sun Initiative.

6 Mar 2014

New Report on Europe, Middle East and Africa Solar Photovoltaic Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Europe, Middle East and Africa Solar Photovoltaic Market Outlook to 2030 - Installed Capacity, Market Size, Risk Analysis, Market Saturation and Company Profiles" report to their offering.

6 Mar 2014

Warm River Waters Contribute to Melting of Arctic Sea Ice

The heat from warm river waters draining into the Arctic Ocean is contributing to the melting of Arctic sea ice each summer, a new NASA study finds.

6 Mar 2014

Metallix Refining Unveils New Advanced Precious Metals Recycling Furnace

At the 2014 JA Press Preview, precious metals refinery, Metallix Refining Inc., announced the launch of their new and unique advanced precious metals recycling furnace known as APR3.

5 Mar 2014

Comanche Solar Project to Supply 120MW Solar Power to Xcel Energy

Community Energy announced today that its Comanche Solar project will supply 120 megawatts of solar generation to Xcel Energy comprising the largest part of a 170 megawatt portfolio of solar generation approved by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission in December, 2013.

5 Mar 2014

Access Fixtures Announces New Energy-Efficient Tennis Court Lighting System

Constant improvements in LED technology are enabling Access Fixtures, a leader in commercial and sports lighting, to produce a new tennis court lighting system with much higher light output. The newest LED tennis court lighting package increases light levels to a club-level performance of more than 47 foot-candles over the entire court area while achieving extremely even light levels, a max/min ratio of only 2.4.

5 Mar 2014