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Arise to Sell Construction-Ready 33MW Mombyåsen Wind Farm to Allianz Capital Partners

Arise AB (publ) (“Arise”), has entered into an agreement with a fund managed by Allianz Capital Partners (ACP), for the sale of the construction-ready 33 MW Mombyåsen wind farm (the “Project”). In addition to the sale, Arise will deliver civil and internal grid works under a turn-key contract as well as manage the construction, and once operational, operate the Project on behalf of ACP through asset management agreements.

7 Aug 2015

Atlantic Wind & Solar Enters into South Asia Region, Surpasses 1GW of Renewable Energy Projects

Atlantic Wind & Solar, Inc. announces its entrance into the South Asia region and marks a new milestone in its project pipeline size, now surpassing 1 GW of renewable energy projects. An increase of almost 100% over the previous year.

7 Aug 2015

Researchers Create Seafloor Chemical Gardens to Power Light Bulb

One of the key necessities for life on our planet is electricity. That's not to say that life requires a plug and socket, but everything from shrubs to ants to people harnesses energy via the transfer of electrons -- the basis of electricity. Some experts think that the very first cell-like organisms on Earth channeled electricity from the seafloor using bubbling, chimney-shaped structures, also known as chemical gardens.

7 Aug 2015

IDTechEx Research Report Assesses Global Picture of Energy Harvesting Technologies

Energy harvesting is the conversion of ambient energy into electricity where it is needed, using a device that is off-grid. The term is most typically applied to powering small electronic devices using sunshine to vibration or temperature. However, the same technologies are used in heavy engineering, such as large construction vehicles converting the rotational and vertical braking energy of their implements into electricity.

7 Aug 2015

New Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter Deployed to Produce Electricity in Pantelleria Island

The Politecnico di Torino and the spin off Wave for Energy have developed the first Italian 1:1 scale device for the production of electricity from sea waves which, on August 7th, will be moored 800 m from the coast of Pantelleria.

7 Aug 2015

CU-Boulder's Innovative Microbial Electrolytic Carbon Capture Process Purifies Wastewater in Eco-Friendly Manner

Cleaning up municipal and industrial wastewater can be dirty business, but engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed an innovative wastewater treatment process that not only mitigates carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, but actively captures greenhouse gases as well.

6 Aug 2015

Sunergy Submits Expression of Interest to Liberian Government to Build, Finance and Operate Solar Power Projects

Sunergy, Inc. ("Sunergy" or "the Company") has yesterday submitted our official Expression of Interest to build, finance, operate and own solar Power projects in Liberia over the next 1 1/2 years. The funding required for the project is approximately $100 million US dollars. A more detailed cost will be confirmed during preparation of the project feasibility study.

6 Aug 2015