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Four New Solar Projects to be Deployed in Massachusetts

RGS Energy, the commercial and utility division of Real Goods Solar, Inc., and BlueWave Capital, one of the leading developers of solar energy projects in Massachusetts, are to deploy four new solar farms in Massachusetts.

6 Jan 2014

Fosera Continues to Advance Intelligent Solar Streetlight for Rural Communities

What started as a research project by the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) at NUS has culminated into a spin-off that helps light up rural communities.

3 Jan 2014

Methane Gas Flares May be Caused by Natural Processes

Methane hydrates are fragile. At the sea floor the ice-like solid fuel composed of water and methane is only stable at high pressure and low temperature. In some areas, for instance in the North Atlantic off the coast of Svalbard, scientists have detected gas flares regularly.

3 Jan 2014

MSU Scientists Study Alkalinity-Loving Microbes for Commercial-Scale Biofuel Production

There is a lab in the engineering complex at Montana State University where grow lights stay on night and day, even during the winter holiday season, nurturing various bubbling containers of bright green algae. The room is at the heart of a broad research effort to shed light on a possible renewable energy source of the future.

3 Jan 2014

Warming Global Oceans Maybe Targeting Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier

Pine Island Glacier is one of the biggest routes for ice to flow from Antarctica into the sea. The floating ice shelf at the glacier's tip has been melting and thinning for the past four decades, causing the glacier to speed up and discharge more ice.

3 Jan 2014

Georgia Power Reports Successful ‘Renew Our Rivers’ Volunteer Campaign in 2013

Georgia Power announced today the results of its annual Renew Our Rivers volunteer campaign, a program which organizes cleanup events on waterways and lakes near the company's generation facilities throughout the state. During 2013, approximately 2,000 Georgia Power employees coordinated or participated in 22 local cleanup events and removed more than 100,000 pounds of litter and debris from rivers and surrounding lakes.

From Georgia Power Company 3 Jan 2014

Survey Reveals Rebound in Favorable Consumer Attitudes for Clean Energy

Public attitudes toward clean and renewable energy concepts play an important role in determining the growth of these technologies. Over the last few years, consumer attitudes toward these concepts have tended to fluctuate and, in several cases, decline. According to a new consumer survey from Navigant Research, favorable attitudes for a number of these concepts, particularly solar energy, wind energy, hybrid vehicles, and electric cars, rebounded significantly from their 2012 levels.

3 Jan 2014

New Report on Global Market for Fuel Cells

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Fuel Cells - Global Market Size, Segmentation, Competitive Landscape, Regulations and Key Country Analysis to 2020

3 Jan 2014

MaxWest Sewage Sludge Gasification Technology not an Incinerator, Rules EPA

A recent Environmental Protection Agency ruling that sewage sludge gasification technology patented by MaxWest Environmental Systems Inc., is not an incinerator heralds a major victory not only for clean air and water but also for taxpayers in municipalities looking for a sustainable alternative to costly incineration.

3 Jan 2014

Pennsylvania DEP Submits Climate Change Action Plan Update

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today that a Climate Change Action Plan Update was submitted to Governor Tom Corbett and the state legislature on Dec. 31, 2013.

3 Jan 2014

Canadian Solar Builds and Sells Mississippi Mills 10 MW AC Solar Power Plant to TransCanada

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has completed the sale of Mississippi Mills, a 10 megawatt AC solar power plant valued at over C$61.0 million to TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) ("TransCanada") on December 31, 2013

From Canadian Solar 3 Jan 2014

New Report on Solar Electric Power Generation Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Solar Electric Power Generation (Solar Energy) Industry (U.S.): Analytics, Extensive Financial Benchmarks, Metrics and Revenue Forecasts to 2020, NAIC 221114

3 Jan 2014

New Report on Global Algae Biofuel Technologies Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Algae Biofuel Technologies Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

2 Jan 2014

Yingli China Enters JV with Shuozhou Coal Power for Solar Power Plants

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") module manufacturer in the world, known as "Yingli Solar", today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited ("Yingli China"), has entered an agreement ("Agreement") to establish a joint venture ("Joint Venture") with Shuozhou Coal Power Co., Ltd.("Shuozhou Coal Power"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Datong Coal Mine Group Co., Ltd. ("Datong Coal Mine Group"), which is China's third largest state-owned coal mining enterprise.

2 Jan 2014

Ikaros Solar Belgium Procures Hanwha SolarOne’s PV Modules for UK Project

Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. (the “Company”, or “Hanwha SolarOne”), a top-10 global photovoltaic manufacturer of high-quality, cost-competitive solar modules, today announced that it will supply 11.5 MW of high quality solar modules to Ikaros Solar Belgium NV (the “Ikaros Solar”).

2 Jan 2014