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SGCC Places Order for 28 MW of Multicrystalline YGE Series PV Modules from Yingli China

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") manufacturer, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar", today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited ("Yingli China"), will supply 28 MW of multicrystalline YGE Series PV modules to the State Grid Corporation of China ("SGCC"), the world's largest utilities company.

12 Sep 2013

New Fortum Biomass Combined Heat and Power Plant Inaugurated in Latvia

Andris Bçrziòð, the President of Latvia, and Sauli Niinistö, the President of Finland, have today inaugurated Fortum’s new combined heat and power (CHP) plant in the Latvian city of Jelgava. The new power plant uses biomass as fuel and will provide district heating to the residents and businesses in Jelgava as well as electricity to the electricity market. The new plant covers approximately 85% of the city’s district heating demand.

12 Sep 2013

Covanta and DEA Partner to Convert Unwanted Medications into Clean, Renewable Energy

Covanta Tulsa Renewable Energy recently partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of Arkansas and Texas to safely destroy over 44,000 pounds of unwanted medications collected during National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The collected drugs are combusted at high temperatures and converted into clean, renewable energy at no charge through Covanta’s Rx4Safety program.

12 Sep 2013

BASF to Analyze Sustainability Criteria of Its Buildings Worldwide

BASF is evaluating its office buildings worldwide in terms of sustainability. This year, the company has already assessed economic, environmental and social criteria of seven buildings in Europe, Asia, North and South America.

12 Sep 2013

Climate Change Causing Trees to Speed up Life Cycles

Many climate studies have predicted that tree species will respond to global warming by migrating via seed dispersal to cooler climates. But a new study of 65 different species in 31 eastern states finds evidence of a different, unexpected response.

12 Sep 2013

New Continuous Monitoring System by Gasmet Revealed at Mercury 2013, Edinburgh

Gasmet unveiled a new continuous mercury monitoring system (CMM) at Mercury 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the ‘International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant’.

From Gasmet Technologies Inc. 11 Sep 2013

ReneSola to Supply High-Efficiency Polycrystalline Modules to Panasonic PV Projects

ReneSola Ltd, a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, today announced that it will supply high-efficiency polycrystalline modules to provide over 3.4 MW of solar power to multiple PV projects developed by Panasonic Eco Solutions North America.

11 Sep 2013

Panda Poop Microbes Show Promise for New Sustainable Energy Sources

Unlikely as it may sound, giant pandas Ya Ya and Le Le in the Memphis Zoo are making contributions toward shifting production of biofuels away from corn and other food crops and toward corn cobs, stalks and other non-food plant material.

11 Sep 2013

JA Solar Supplies 96 MW of Modules to Two Chinese Projects

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that it will supply 96 MW of solar modules to CPI Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Power Investment Corporation ("CPI"), for use on two solar projects in China's Qinghai Province. Delivery of the modules has already commenced and will be completed later this month.

11 Sep 2013

Three-Pronged Approach to Converting Waste Coffee Grounds into Energy Sources

For many of us, it’s the fuel that wakes us up and gets us started on our day. Now, University of Cincinnati researchers are discovering that an ingredient in our old coffee grounds might someday serve as a cheaper, cleaner fuel for our cars, furnaces and other energy sources.

11 Sep 2013

Advances in Engineering and Lithium-Ion Batteries Make Electric Cars with Blazing Speeds

Already noted for saving gasoline and having zero emissions, electric cars have quietly taken on an unlikely new dimension - the ability to reach blazing speeds that rival the 0-to-60 performance of a typical Porsche or BMW, and compete on some racecourses with the world’s best gasoline-powered cars, an authority said here today at a major scientific conference.

11 Sep 2013

Heraeus Photovoltaics to Highlight New Products at Renewable Energy India 2013

The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit will be attending the Renewable Energy India 2013 at the India Expo Center, Greater Noida (NCR), from September 12-14, 2013. Heraeus will be showcasing several of their new products in hall 7, booth 24 of the exhibition.

11 Sep 2013

ReneSola Jiangsu Product Center Laboratory Qualifies for PID Testing on PV Modules

ReneSola Ltd., a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, today announced its ReneSola Jiangsu Product Center Laboratory has successfully completed an audit performed by TUV SUD, one of the world's leading providers of testing and certification services.

11 Sep 2013

Solar Army Looks To Recruit High School And College Students

High school and college students got a recruiting call today to join the Solar Army and help solve one of the 21st century’s greatest scientific challenges: finding the dirt-cheap ingredients that would make sunlight a practical alternative to oil, coal and other traditional sources of energy.

10 Sep 2013

Indy 500 Series Race Cars to Showcase Green Fuels

Experts at ACS a major scientific meeting today described how ethanol blends used as fuel in the race cars of the Indianapolis 500 actually make those emissions cleaner than cars on the street.

10 Sep 2013