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Synthetic Biology Can Play a Major Role in Turning Natural Gas into Clean Fuel

Rice University synthetic biologist Ramon Gonzalez sees a future – a near future, in fact – in which Americans get enough clean transportation fuel from natural gas to help make the nation energy independent.

7 Feb 2014

Tri-State and NextEra Energy Resources Enter Agreement for New 150 MW Wind Carousel Wind Farm

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. announced that it has entered into a 25-year agreement with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC for a 150 megawatt wind power generating facility to be constructed in eastern Colorado, in the service territory of Tri-State member cooperative K. C. Electric Association (Hugo, Colo.).

7 Feb 2014

New, Fully Recyclable Eco-Friendly Coffee Cup Replaces Styrofoam Cups at United Airlines

United Airlines is introducing a new, eco-friendly coffee cup to its United Club beverage service beginning this month and on United flights beginning mid-March. The insulating InCycle® cup, manufactured by Washington-based technology company MicroGREEN, is fully recyclable and made from up to 50 percent recycled materials. The InCycle cup will replace the non-recyclable Styrofoam hot beverage cups the airline currently uses.

7 Feb 2014

Whole Foods Market Commissions 325kW Solar Carport System

Whole Foods Market recently commissioned a 325kW solar system featuring six Solaire Generation solar parking canopies at their new, highly sustainable grocery store in Brooklyn, NY.

6 Feb 2014

UC Riverside’s School of Medicine Education Building Earns LEED Silver Certification

Most people look at a building and see windows and doors; John Cook, UC Riverside’s Director of Sustainability, sees a chance to change the world, one structure at a time.

6 Feb 2014

Milton Academy Completes Comprehensive Energy Efficiency Project

Bluestone Energy Services, LLC, a leader in energy conservation engineering and project development services for commercial, retail and non-profit organizations throughout the country, today announced that it has helped Milton Academy, an independent college preparatory boarding and day school, upgrade its mechanical, controls, and lighting systems through a campus-wide efficiency retrofit.

6 Feb 2014

New Method to Develop Biofuel Don't Require Farmland

While the debate over using crops for fuel continues, scientists are now reporting a new, fast approach to develop biofuel in a way that doesn't require removing valuable farmland from the food production chain.

6 Feb 2014

Mountainous Ecosystems Have Acted Like the Earth's Thermostat

For the first time, scientists have discovered how tree roots in the mountains may play an important role in controlling long-term global temperatures.

6 Feb 2014

NJRCEV to Acquire Carroll Area Wind Farm Project

NJR Clean Energy Ventures, the unregulated distributed power subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NJR), today announced that it has agreed to acquire its second onshore wind project.

6 Feb 2014

Upsolar Participates in Empower to Promote Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies Worldwide

Upsolar, a leading provider of solar PV modules, today announced its participation in Empower, an international SICAV SIF fund created to promote the deployment of renewable energy technologies. As the seed investor, Upsolar will provide an initial contribution of USD 20M, in addition to technical and market expertise.

5 Feb 2014

BYD, A*STAR’s I2R Sign Joint Laboratory Deal to Develop Electric Vehicles with Autonomous Vehicle Sensors

A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) and BYD Co. Ltd., one of China's largest companies specializing in battery technologies, has signed a joint laboratory agreement to develop electric vehicles with autonomous vehicle sensors.

5 Feb 2014

Windthorst-2 Wind Power Project to Begin Commercial Operation in Fall 2014 with Siemens 2.3-MW Wind Turbines

The Windthorst-2 wind power project in Windthorst, Texas, is expected to commence commercial operation in fall 2014. With 28 Siemens 2.3-MW wind turbines, the project will provide clean power to nearly 20,000 American households. A service agreement was also signed for the project and will help ensure the reliability, availability and performance of the wind turbines.

5 Feb 2014

SunEdison Eyes Solar PV Manufacturing Complex at Wa'ad Al Shammal in Saudi Arabia

SunEdison Inc., a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Arabian Investment Company (Sanabil Investments), signed an agreement today to jointly fund a feasibility study for the establishment of a vertically integrated solar PV (photovoltaic) manufacturing complex at Wa'ad Al Shammal in Saudi Arabia.

5 Feb 2014

SolarCity Opens New Operations Center to Better Service Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland

SolarCity® is expanding to Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland to make it possible for many area homeowners and businesses to install solar panels for free and pay less for solar electricity than they pay for utility power. SolarCity opened a new, 9,600 square-foot operations center in Seaford, Del., this week.

5 Feb 2014

RGS Energy, Altus Create New Joint Venture to Manage up to $150 Million of Commercial Solar Projects

RGS Energy, a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, and Altus Power America Management, an investor in and manager of solar power projects, formed a new joint venture, RGS Energy Asset Management LLC. The purpose of the joint venture is to develop, finance and manage up to $150 million of commercial solar projects.

5 Feb 2014