Cleantech News

RSS

DECC Receives NPL Funding for Extending Trials with the Deep Green Tidal Current Plant

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has awarded NPL, energy technology company Minesto, and IT Power more than £500,000 from in the second round of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund. The funding will be used for extending the quarter scale ocean trials with the Deep Green tidal current power plant in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, to validate its commercial performance.

4 Mar 2014

LEED Exposed Project Shows that LEED-Certified Buildings Have Less Energy Efficiency Compared to Other Buildings

Today, LEED Exposed, a project of the Environmental Policy Alliance (EPA), released research showing that large privately-owned buildings in Washington D.C. certified under the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, actually use more energy than uncertified buildings.

3 Mar 2014

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Selects BYD 40-foot Electric Bus

The Karnataka State Minister of Transportation - Ramalinga Reddy, representatives from Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), and BYD Company Ltd. all gathered for the launch of a brand new program soon to change the skies of Bangalore, forever.

3 Mar 2014

Second Conference Zero Carbon Took Place at EIA-FR on 20 November 2013

The second conference 0-carbon took place on 20th November 2013 at the School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg (EIA-FR). In the category “Architectural approaches”, Prof. Marilyne Andersen, Head of the laboratory LIPID and Dean of ENAC, spoke on building envelopes as an interface between environment and well-being.

3 Mar 2014

McGill Researchers Report that Ocean's Surface is Getting Steadily Less Saltier

In the mid-1970s, the first available satellite images of Antarctica during the polar winter revealed a huge ice-free region within the ice pack of the Weddell Sea. This ice-free region, or polynya, stayed open for three full winters before it closed.

3 Mar 2014

Martifer Solar Enters EPC Agreement with Lightsource Renewable Energy to Construct PV Plants

Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, is building a 78.4 MWp portfolio of photovoltaic plants in the United Kingdom. The utility-scale combined capacity consists of five plants, which are located in the counties of Cambridgeshire, Devon, Nottingham and Swindon.

3 Mar 2014

Cities Successfully Utilize ARRA’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Funding

The nation's mayors this week released the results of a new survey pointing to city successes in using Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

3 Mar 2014

Wuxi Suntech Power to Showcase New Solar Products at Ecobuild 2014

Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd. (the "company," or "Suntech") will be showcasing its new solar products at London's 2014 Ecobuild Exhibition March 4th to March 6th.

3 Mar 2014

New Advanced Energy Centre to be Created in Ontario

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne today announced the creation of the Advanced Energy Centre, a partnership between the public and private sectors and MaRS Discovery District that will drive economic growth and sustainable job creation.

3 Mar 2014

PV Guru Installs Solar Power System for Gallop in Carson, CA

PV Guru Inc., a full-service solar and electric company, recently installed a 120-kilowatt photovoltaic system for Gallop Corporation in Carson, CA. This photovoltaic system will offset approximately 95% of Gallop Corporation’s current energy usage. The 60,000 sq. ft. distribution center features poly crystalline photovoltaic technology mounted on the most advanced racking system on the market, Aerocompact®.

28 Feb 2014

Air Products, NSPE Gain Entrance to Japan's Hydrogen Fueling Market

Air Products and NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. (NSPE) today jointly announced the signing of an agreement signifying the intent of the two companies to work together on Japan's developing hydrogen fueling infrastructure market.

28 Feb 2014

New Market Research Report on Carbon Reduction Technologies

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Moving toward Sustainability--Carbon Reduction Technologies in Industry (Technical Insights)

28 Feb 2014

SimpleRay Sponsor Inaugural Midwest Solar Expo in Minneapolis

SimpleRay, a leading distributor of solar energy products, is sponsoring the inaugural Midwest Solar Expo at the Downtown Minneapolis Hilton on May 16th.

28 Feb 2014

UPM BioVerno Diesel Works Exactly Like Any Regular Diesel

The first fleet tests of UPM’s renewable diesel proved that UPM BioVerno works in cars just as well as any regular diesel. The fleet tests were conducted by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. They were started in May last year and ran until early 2014.

28 Feb 2014

Palm Oil Wastewater: A Significant Source of Heat-Trapping Methane in the Atmosphere

In recent years, palm oil production has come under fire from environmentalists concerned about the deforestation of land in the tropics to make way for new palm plantations. Now there is a new reason to be concerned about palm oil's environmental impact, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.

28 Feb 2014