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Re-Purposed EV Batteries May Be Feasible for Community Energy Storage Systems

Once they've finished powering electric vehicles for hundreds of thousands of miles, it may not be the end of the road for automotive batteries, which researchers believe can provide continued benefits for consumers, automakers and the environment.

17 Apr 2013

Lockheed Martin to Develop Sea-Based Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Power Plant for Reignwood Group

Lockheed Martin has announced that it is working with Reignwood Group to develop an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) pilot power plant off the coast of southern China. A memorandum of agreement between the two companies was signed in Beijing on Saturday. Following the ceremony, both companies met with United States Secretary of State John Kerry during his first official state visit to the People's Republic of China.

From Lockheed Martin 17 Apr 2013

truSolar's Initiative to Characterize Solar Project Benefits and Risks Receives U.S. DOE Support

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and DOE's Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) extend their support for the truSolar® Working Group's efforts to develop uniform open source risk scoring standards and rating criteria for solar projects that will facilitate lower transaction and capital costs, and improve project finance liquidity within the commercial and industrial solar segment.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 17 Apr 2013

Advanced Innovations and Achievements of Clean Diesel Power to Be Showcased at bauma 2013

As the world's largest construction equipment exposition - bauma 2013 - gets underway this week in Munich, the most advanced innovations and achievements of clean diesel power for construction and mining equipment will be at the forefront.

17 Apr 2013

Students to Test Potential of Algae in Wastewater Treatment Facilities to Produce Clean Bio-Fuels

Could algae that feast on wastewater produce clean bio-fuels and a healthful supply of fish food? Can impoverished African community gardeners learn to use and maintain a simple centuries-old, non-electric water pump to grow more vegetables?

17 Apr 2013

Experts to Assess Effectiveness of Global Treaty at International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant

A legally binding agreement to reduce global mercury emissions was signed by 140 countries in January this year, amid delight that an important milestone had been reached in the control of toxic mercury emissions. However, the effectiveness of the treaty will be assessed by a panel of experts during ‘Mercury 2013’ - the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) which will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 28th July – 2nd August 2013.

17 Apr 2013

Implementation of Climate Change Policy Accelerates over the Last Decade

The implementation of policy relevant to climate change, and its impact, accelerated markedly over the last decade, despite the slow pace of international climate negotiations, says Climate Policy Initiative in a new report, The Policy Climate.

16 Apr 2013

Concentrating Solar Power Technology May Help Make Solar Energy Cost Competitive

If the current national challenge to make solar energy cost competitive with other forms of energy by the end of this decade is met, Ranga Pitchumani, the John R. Jones III Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, will have played a significant role in the process.

16 Apr 2013

ReneSola to Provide 7,200 of 250 W Polycrystalline PV Modules for New Mexico Solar Project

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced it has been contracted to provide 7,200 of its 250-watt high-efficiency polycrystalline solar PV modules for a solar project to be built by S&C Electric Company ("S&C"), a Chicago-based provider of equipment and services for electric power systems, in Roswell, New Mexico this year.

16 Apr 2013

New Research Instills Hope of Efficient Hydrogen Production Using Green Algae

New research results from Uppsala University, Sweden, instil hope of efficient hydrogen production with green algae being possible in the future, despite the prevailing scepticism based on previous research. The study, which is published today in the esteemed journal PNAS, changes the view on the ability of green algae – which is good news.

16 Apr 2013

SunPower and Yolo County Partner to Construct Two Solar Power Projects

SunPower Corp. announced today that construction is underway on two solar power projects for Yolo County in Calif. The projects are expected to generate 5.8 megawatts of emission-free solar power for county facilities, worth an estimated $1.5 million in electricity costs the first year of operation.

16 Apr 2013

Increase in Absorption of CO2 Emissions by Oceans Causes Marine Algae to Become Bigger

A type of marine algae could become bigger as increasing carbon dioxide emissions are absorbed by the oceans, according to research led by scientists based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS).

16 Apr 2013

Cobalt Partners to Build Complete Biomass-to-Butadiene Solution

Cobalt Technologies, a leading developer of next generation bio-based chemicals, today announced a strategic relationship with two prominent Asian chemical companies for the development of a complete biomass-to-butadiene solution, to be followed by construction of a commercial-scale biorefinery in Asia.

16 Apr 2013

Thousand-Year Climate Reconstruction Provides New Insights into Environmental Change in Antarctica

A new 1000-year Antarctic Peninsula climate reconstruction shows that summer ice melting has intensified almost ten-fold, and mostly since the mid 20th Century. Summer ice melt affects the stability of Antarctic ice shelves and glaciers.

15 Apr 2013

Reductions in Four Specific Pollutants Could Slow Down Sea Level Rise

With coastal areas bracing for rising sea levels, new research indicates that cutting emissions of certain pollutants can greatly slow down sea level rise this century.

15 Apr 2013