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GBI Awards Three Green Globes to American Forest Foundation’s New Headquarters

The Green Building Initiative™ (GBI) has awarded its second-highest rating of three Green Globes® to the new Washington, DC headquarters of the American Forest Foundation (AFF) for its environmentally-focused design and construction.

31 Jan 2014

Seasonal Sea Level Cycle Fluctuates More over the Past Two Decades

Around the globe, sea levels typically rise a little in summer and fall again in winter. Now, a new study shows that, from the Florida Keys to southern Alabama, those fluctuations have been intensifying over the past 20 years. Summer peaks have been getting higher and winter troughs dipping lower, potentially increasing flooding from hurricanes and stressing delicate ecosystems, the researchers report.

31 Jan 2014

Constellation to Build 27 MW Renewable Energy Power Plant at L.A. Sanitation’s Hyperion Treatment Plant

Constellation today announced that it has signed an agreement with the City of Los Angeles to design, build and operate a 27-megawatt (MW) renewable energy power plant at L.A. Sanitation’s Hyperion Treatment Plant.

31 Jan 2014

Canadian Solar to Supply PV Modules for 2.1MW Solar Power Plant at Delhi International Airport

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it has been selected as the sole photovoltaic ("PV") module supplier for a 2.1MW solar power plant at the Delhi International Airport in India.

From Canadian Solar 31 Jan 2014

EDF Renewable Energy Enters 20-Year Power Purchase Agreement with Southern California Edison

EDF Renewable Energy has announced a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) contracted through the California Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM) competitive procurement program. The 19.8 megawatt (MW) Patterson Pass wind energy project is located in the Alameda County portion of the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area east of San Francisco.

30 Jan 2014

DOE Awards OU $3 Million to Develop Novel Biomass Conversion Process

A 3-million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will allow a University of Oklahoma multi-disciplinary research team to develop a novel biomass conversion process to obtain a bio-oil compatible with refinery operations.

30 Jan 2014

Computer Models Show How Radioactive Waste Interacts with Soil

Sandia National Laboratories is developing computer models that show how radioactive waste interacts with soil and sediments, shedding light on waste disposal and how to keep contamination away from drinking water.

30 Jan 2014

Integrated Plan to Turn El Gouna into a Carbon-Neutral City

The Red Sea city of El Gouna witnessed today, 27 January, 2014, the signing of an agreement among the Egyptian Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, the Italian Ministry of Environment and El-Gouna City in order to help it implement an integrated plan to become a carbon-neutral city. This will make El Gouna turn into the first city of its kind in Egypt and Africa, and one of the leading carbon-neutral cities in the world.

30 Jan 2014

Water Needs and Global Warming Affect California

California being in the clutches of drought — as it is today — is nothing new. From prehistoric droughts to so-called “megadroughts” that strangled the state some 1,000 years ago, to more recent extreme dry periods in the late ’70s and early ’90s, drought happens.

30 Jan 2014

Malaysia's First Airport Solar Power System Launched at Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), the operator and manager of Malaysia's 39 airports, and SunEdison, a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, today announced the launch of Malaysia's first airport solar power system at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

30 Jan 2014

Iowa State University Upgrades Biofuels Pilot Plant

Lysle Whitmer, giving a quick tour of the technical upgrades to an Iowa State University biofuels pilot plant, pointed to a long series of stainless steel pipes and cylinders. They’re called cyclones, condensers and precipitators, he said, and there’s an art to getting them to work together.

30 Jan 2014

Energy Water Solutions and EP Energy Deploy Movable Water Recycling Facilities in Eagle Ford Shale

Recently, Energy Water Solutions and EP Energy have contracted to deploy movable water recycling facilities in the Eagle Ford Shale close to Cotulla, Texas in LaSalle County. As part of this effort, a produced water unit mobilized in April 2013 has been effectively cleaning produced water to meet the standards for hydraulic stimulation operations.

29 Jan 2014

EnerSys Announces Acquisition of UTS Holdings

EnerSys, the global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of UTS Holdings Sdn. Bhd. headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (UTS). UTS and its subsidiaries Battery Power International Pte. Ltd. and IE Technologies Pte. Ltd. based in Singapore are regional market leaders with 20 years' experience in providing motive power and reserve power solutions within the Southeast Asian markets.

29 Jan 2014

Novel Low-Temperature Process Converts Plastic Waste into Liquid Fuel

Researchers in India have developed a relatively low-temperature process to convert certain kinds of plastic waste into liquid fuel as a way to re-use discarded plastic bags and other products. They report full details next month in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management.

29 Jan 2014

Oaktree Invests in tenKsolar

tenKsolar (“tenK”), a rapidly growing producer of commercial rooftop solar solutions, today announced that it has received an initial investment from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.’s GFI Energy Group. Oaktree’s investment will support tenK’s rapid growth by expanding production capacity and sales and marketing efforts to increase its customer base and accelerate market penetration. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

29 Jan 2014