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New Annual Renewable Energy Outlook Report from Frost & Sullivan

The past decade has witnessed massive developments in terms of regulations and markets for renewable energy. While less than 50 countries worldwide had renewable support policies in place in the early part of the last decade, this number has now reached over 120. Investments in renewables have also risen dramatically.

From Frost & Sullivan 21 Aug 2013

GCCA Nominates Over 160 Cleantech Companies for 2013 Later Stage Awards

The 49 member clusters of the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) have nominated over 160 cleantech companies for the 2013 Later Stage Awards.

20 Aug 2013

Chinese Xiluodu Hydropower Plant Installs Voith 784 MW Generator-Turbine Unit

The most powerful generator-turbine unit ever built by Voith has entered service in the Chinese hydropower plant Xiluodu on the Jinsha River. After a successful 72-hour test run, Voith handed over the first of a total of three such machines to the customer "China Three Gorges Corporation."

19 Aug 2013

Novel Rechargeable Flow Battery Holds Promise for Large-Scale Energy Storage

MIT researchers have engineered a new rechargeable flow battery that doesn’t rely on expensive membranes to generate and store electricity. The device, they say, may one day enable cheaper, large-scale energy storage.

17 Aug 2013

First fully mobile, autonomous and sustainable Solar Electric Vehicle Charging Station to Launch

Envision Solar International today have announced the completion of the world's first fully autonomous, mobile, renewable, electic charging station, and is now ready for shipping.

15 Aug 2013

Easy Way to Offset Electricity Consumption with Renewable Energy Credits from Wind Farms

Green Power Offsets is proud to announce the launch of its business and online presence at www.greenpoweroffsets.com. The company provides an easy way for individuals and businesses to offset electricity consumption with renewable energy credits from the wind farm of their choice from a list of participating U.S.-based locations. Customers are also able to keep their existing utility electricity provider.

13 Aug 2013

Advanced IBM Technology Will Enable Utilities to Integrate More Renewable Energy into Power Grids

IBM today announced an advanced power and weather modeling technology that will help utilities increase the reliability of renewable energy resources. The solution combines weather prediction and analytics to accurately forecast the availability of wind power and solar energy.

12 Aug 2013

Lehigh Research Team Endeavors to Create Promising New Method of Producing Renewable Fuel

Backed by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, a Lehigh research team is working to create a promising new method of producing renewable fuel.

8 Aug 2013

BASF Purchases Renewable Energy Credits Through Green Power Switch’s Pilot Program

BASF is the first business in the Chattanooga, Tennessee, metropolitan area to purchase home-grown renewable energy credits through the Green Power Switch’s large-scale purchase pilot program offered by the Electric Power Board (EPB) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Through the pilot initiative, BASF is matching its power consumption with renewable energy, while helping to build awareness and encourage others to promote the use of regional solar and low-impact hydro.

8 Aug 2013

Global Clean Energy and Full Circle Renewables Partner to Develop Waste to Fuels Projects

Global Clean Energy, Inc. (the "Company"), an alternative fuels development company Global Clean Energy, Inc. (GCEI) announces a joint venture with Full Circle Renewables, LLC (FCR), Fresno, California to jointly develop a number of waste to fuels projects including the utilization of FCR's anaerobic digestion technology, funding support and methane off-take agreements for multiple sites controlled by GCEI.

30 Jul 2013