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Cornell University’s New One-Stop-Shop Website for Climate Change Info

Farmers, gardeners and students have a new place to learn about climate change and how to be part of the solution.

27 Nov 2013

Northwestern University Recognized for Green Efforts

The state of Illinois has named Northwestern University a gold Campus Sustainability Compact award winner.

27 Nov 2013

Skytron Energy Completes Supervision System Installation for Kuwait’s First Solar Power Plant

skytron energy, the specialists in monitoring, control and supervision systems for renewable energy power plants, have completed the installation of their supervision system for Kuwait’s first solar power plant, in cooperation with their partner company in Abu Dhabi, Enviromena Power Systems.

27 Nov 2013

Solarcentury Procures Yingli Green Energy’s PV Modules for Hill Farm Project

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") module manufacturer in the world, known as "Yingli Solar", today announced that the Company will supply 15.194 MW of multicrystalline PV modules to Solarcentury Holdings Ltd. ("Solarcentury"), a leading solar company in the UK.

27 Nov 2013

First Solar Commences Construction of Solar Project in Kitakyushu-shi, Japan

First Solar, Inc. today announced that it has started construction of a solar project in Kitakyushu-shi, Japan. Generation capacity of the project is 1.4MWDC, and it will start operating in Q1 2014. Using First Solar’s advanced technology CdTe thin-film PV modules, the project will provide clean and safe solar power to Japan, mitigating idle nuclear and providing energy security.

From First Solar, Inc. 26 Nov 2013

New Report Analyzes Global Market for Megawatt-Scale Solar PV Operations and Maintenance

Operations and Maintenance (O &M), the set of technical activities that enable power plants to produce energy in compliance with investor expectations and applicable regulations, is a market that will triple its current size by 2017. According to GTM Research's new report, Megawatt-Scale PV Plant Operations & Maintenance: Services, Markets and Competitors 2013-2017, Europe currently leads the space but Asia-Pacific markets will drive installations over the next four years bringing the worldwide total to 146 gigawatts.

26 Nov 2013

ReneSola Contributes 1.9MW of PV Modules to Power California Fruit Company Facility

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola"), a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, today announced that in collaboration with California solar installer Pickett Solar, it will be contributing over 1.9MW of high-efficiency PV modules to power SunWest Fruit Company's fruit-packing facility in Parlier, California.

26 Nov 2013

Hill International’s Brazilian Subsidiary Receives Construction Management Contracts for Four Wind Farms

Hill International, the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that its Brazilian subsidiary Engineering S.A. has received four contracts to manage the construction of four new wind farms located in the Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, Salvador and Pernanbuco.

26 Nov 2013

Duke Energy Begins Construction of Three Solar Projects in Eastern North Carolina

Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, has begun construction of three utility-scale solar power projects totaling 30 megawatts (MW) AC in Eastern North Carolina.

From Duke Energy 26 Nov 2013

BYD Receives Coveted Awards for Industry Leading Innovation

BYD Company Ltd. has been awarded the 2013 WIPO – SIPO “Outstanding Patent Innovation and Industrial Design” medal. Presented by Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), these awards recognize BYD as China’s most innovative company.

26 Nov 2013

New Insights into Hardy Bacteria Help Improve Biofuel Production

Scientists have charted a significant signaling network in a tiny organism that's big in the world of biofuels research. The findings about how a remarkably fast-growing organism conducts its metabolic business bolster scientists' ability to create biofuels using the hardy microbe Synechococcus, which turns sunlight into useful energy.

26 Nov 2013

Silicon Energy Receives Global Cleantech Cluster Association 2013 Later Stage Award

Silicon Energy, an innovative US manufacturer of high durability, double-glass photovoltaic (PV) modules is proud to announce that it has won the Best in Solar and Wind for the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) 2013 Later Stage Award.

25 Nov 2013

GE to Supply Wind Turbines to Golden West Wind Farm in Colorado

GE today announced that it will supply Golden West Power Partners LLC with 147 GE 1.7-100 brilliant wind turbines for the Golden West Wind Farm in El Paso County, Colo. Once operational, the Golden West Wind Farm will produce 249.9 megawatts of electricity, which would be equivalent to the required energy needs of approximately 77,500 homes in the United States.

25 Nov 2013

Market Outlook on United States Solar Photovoltaic Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Solar PV in the US, Market Outlook to 2025, 2013 Update - Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles" report to their offering.

25 Nov 2013

Foraminifera Study Results Hold Potential to Better Understand Earth’s Climate History

New insights into the growth dynamics of minuscule marine organisms could help put the study of Earth’s climate, both present and prehistoric, on a more solid footing.

25 Nov 2013