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Growing Focus on Renewable Energy Sources Fuels Global Market for Electric Power T +D Equipment

As the global market for electric power transmission and distribution equipment expands to meet the demands of fuelling broader economic development, flexible AC transmission equipment and residential generators will show increases as well.

8 Nov 2012

Diesel Fuel Produced Using Long-Abandoned Bacterial Fermentation Process

A long-abandoned fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to produce renewable diesel fuel to replace the fossil fuels now used in transportation, University of California, Berkeley, scientists have discovered.

8 Nov 2012

Duke Energy Contributes $1 Million to Palmetto Clean Energy Program

As part of its continuing commitment to the communities it serves, Duke Energy has given the first half of a $2 million contribution to Palmetto Clean Energy (PaCE), a South Carolina non-profit program designed to improve the quality of the environment by promoting the development of renewable energy resources, such as solar, wind and water.

From Duke Energy 7 Nov 2012

Climate Group Calls for Massive Scale-Up of Investment in Cleantech and Renewable Energy

The Climate Group called today for an “American Clean Revolution”, a massive scale-up of investment in cleantech and renewable energy, as a way to future-proof America’s infrastructure, avert catastrophic extreme weather events resulting from climate change, and boost the US economy.

5 Nov 2012

North America to Add Over 400,000 MW of Renewable Energy Capacity

Renewable power sources – including hydrokinetic (which includes pumped storage), biomass, waste, geothermal, wind, solar photovoltaics (PV), and solar thermal – make up 10 percent of total electricity production in the United States.

3 Nov 2012

Second Edition of Road to Natural Gas Released by Clean Energy

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. today released the second edition of “The Road to Natural Gas,” an update of truck companies, refuse haulers, fleet operators, airports, municipalities and other organizations which are making the switch to natural gas with transportation fuel, station construction and services provided by Clean Energy.

3 Nov 2012

Enzyme Catalyses Formation and Conversion of Environmentally Friendly Hydrogen

Researchers from the RUB and MPI Mülheim report in “Angewandte Chemie”

3 Nov 2012

Solar Planet Utilizes ReneSola Solar PV Modules for Several School Projects

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, is proud to announce that its customer Solar Planet Power Inc. ("Solar Planet") this month commissioned several ground and rooftop projects composed entirely of ReneSola modules at elementary and high schools in West Jefferson and Blacklick, Ohio.

2 Nov 2012

INEOS New Planet BioEnergy Project Commences Production of Renewable Power

Today INEOS Bio announced that its joint-venture project, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), has reached another milestone and is now producing renewable power using INEOS Bio’s feedstock flexible BioEnergy technology. The facility is producing renewable power for the facility and for export to the local community.

2 Nov 2012

Grupo Bimbo Inaugurates 90 MW, 45 turbine Piedra Larga Wind Farm

Grupo Bimbo concluded today the largest and most important conversion to renewable energy sources done by a company in the food industry at a global level. Daniel Servitje, Grupo Bimbo CEO, started-up the operations of the Piedra Larga Wind Farm that will supply electric power to 45 facilities in Mexico, covering almost all of the company's operations in the country.

1 Nov 2012