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Los Angeles' New Rooftop Solar Energy Program Ready for Expansion

Los Angeles' groundbreaking new rooftop solar energy program is delivering on its promise to bring cost-effective, clean power to tens of thousands of LADWP customers, and is ready for a significant expansion that would bring even greater benefits to Angelenos, according to a report issued today by J.R. DeShazo, Director of UCLA's Luskin Center for Innovation.

19 Feb 2014

New Report on Global Market for Advanced Batteries for Large-Scale Grid Applications

Batteries have not traditionally been an integral part of the utility grid, primarily due to concerns about cost, safety, durability, and efficiency. Today, however, technological advances in electrochemistry have enabled a new generation of advanced batteries to start playing an important role in grid management.

19 Feb 2014

Forecast Report on Global LED and Smart Street Lighting Market

Across the globe, LED and smart streetlights are helping to establish smart cities and represent a critical layer of the emerging 'Internet of Things.' With rapid urbanization and the rise of global megacities, energy efficiency is becoming critical in public lighting infrastructure.

19 Feb 2014

Study Highlights Risks of Temperature Increase if Solar Radiation Management is Abruptly Stopped

As a range of climate change mitigation scenarios are discussed, University of Washington researchers have found that the injection of sulfate particles into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and curb the effects of global warming could pose a severe threat if not maintained indefinitely and supported by strict reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

18 Feb 2014

ASU Archaeologists Study Relationship Between Climate Change and Food Security

What role does pre-existing vulnerability play for people who experience a climate shock? Does it amplify the effect of the climate shock, or is the effect negligible?

18 Feb 2014

Researchers Study Impact of Air Pollution on Brain and the Central Nervous System

From diesel exhaust to gaseous pollutants and suspended particulate matter, such as dust, smoke and fumes, air pollution from transportation, industry and energy generation has taken a toll on the environment and human health.

18 Feb 2014

Common Interest Helps DRGC Board Adopt Innovative Solar Shade System

The 11-year old Dublin Ranch Golf Course (DRGC) Board was in a quandary to control the $21,000/year operating costs for 140,000 gallon pool with surrounding lighting. In addition, the large concrete deck surrounding the pool offered no shade.

18 Feb 2014

NextUse Recycling Applies for License to Build Material Recovery Facility in Metro Vancouver

NextUse Recycling Ltd. ("NextUse"), a Belkorp group company, today announced it has applied to Metro Vancouver for a license to build and operate a $30 million material recovery and recycling facility. The license application is supported by the City of Coquitlam which has endorsed the NextUse project as a smart, progressive approach to waste management.

18 Feb 2014

Nicor Gas 6 Million Therm Savings Campaign Receives National Award

The Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program has been recognized by the Association of Energy Services Professionals with an award for its work on the 6 Million Therm Savings campaign, developed by CLEAResult. The campaign promotes a program that helps commercial and industrial customers save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

18 Feb 2014

B&W and TerraPower Sign MOU for Developing Generation IV Traveling Wave Reactor

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) and TerraPower® have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the development of TerraPower’s Generation IV traveling wave reactor (TWR), a safe, economic and sustainable nuclear energy system that utilizes advanced materials for more durable metallic fuels and supercomputing for advanced comprehensive modeling.

18 Feb 2014

ReneSola to Launch Free NABCEP-Accredited Training Events in 18 North American Cities

Beginning February 19, ReneSola will launch a series of free North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners ("NABCEP") accredited training events in 18 cities across North America. By offering such a broad footprint of locations, ReneSola's goal is to ensure installers across the nation will have an opportunity to attend.

18 Feb 2014

Cornell Researchers Study Sea Star Wasting Syndrome

Sea stars off the Pacific Coast are dying en masse at an “unprecedented” rate and geographic spread, and Cornell researchers are trying to find out why.

18 Feb 2014

ABB Wins $60 Million Award from Hydro-Québec to Strengthen Quebec Power Grid

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $60 million from Hydro-Québec, Canada’s leading power utility to replace vital components of its ultra-high voltage transmission system that helps transport clean hydroelectric power from North to South Quebec. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2013.

18 Feb 2014

Study Uncovers Molecular Mechanisms behind Light Harvesting Process

New insights into one of the molecular mechanisms behind light harvesting, the process that enables photosynthetic organisms to thrive, even as weather conditions change from full sunlight to deep cloud cover, will be presented at the 58th Annual Biophysical Society Meeting, taking place in San Francisco from Feb. 15-19.

17 Feb 2014

Fertilization has Destabilizing Effect on Global Grassland Ecosystems

A new study led by University of Minnesota researchers demonstrates that fertilization of natural grasslands -- either intentionally or unintentionally as a side effect of global farming and industry -- is having a destabilizing effect on global grassland ecosystems. Using a network of natural grassland research sites around the world called the Nutrient Network, the study represents the first time such a large experiment has been conducted using naturally occurring sites.

17 Feb 2014