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Photosynthetic Cyanobacteria that Grows Without Light Holds Promise for Increased Biofuel Production

Scientists at the University of California, Davis have engineered a strain of photosynthetic cyanobacteria to grow without the need for light. They report their findings today at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

20 May 2013

Holmen to Jointly Build 165 GWh Wind Farm in Norrtälje Municipality

Together with investment fund Eurofideme 2, Holmen has decided to build a wind farm in the municipality of Norrtälje in a jointly-owned company. The annual production is an estimated 165 GWh and the wind farm is planned to commence operation in autumn 2014.

20 May 2013

Ultralight Aircraft to Embark on 7,500 km Biodiversity Study Voyage to Russia

Ultra-light aircraft are being deployed in both Switzerland and Russia as part of the Léman-Baïkal project. Lake Geneva, the largest lake in the Alps, and Lake Baikal, the world’s largest lake, will be studied using new airborne analysis methods.

20 May 2013

Globeleq Inaugurates 44 MW Eolo Wind Farm in Nicaragua

Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, has inaugurated its 44 MW Eolo de Nicaragua S.A. (Eolo) wind farm in Nicaragua, strengthening its position as the leading renewable energy company in the Central American region.

18 May 2013

New Mexico Non-Profits Offered Solar Grants by ReneSola and Positive Energy Solar

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola"), a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, and Positive Energy, Inc. ("Positive Energy Solar"), New Mexico's leading residential and commercial solar installer, have announced three 2.5-kilowatt solar grants for non-profit organizations in Las Cruces, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

18 May 2013

Live Oak School District Dedicates Solar-Shaded Garden Bench to Sustainability Champion

On Friday, May 17, the Live Oak School District will celebrate completion of solar power installations and lighting efficiency upgrades at its six schools by dedicating a solar-shaded garden bench to the late Bernard "Barney" Bricmont, former member of the Live Oak School District Board and long-time supporter of solar and sustainability projects in the district.

From Chevron 18 May 2013

P2 Acquires Renewable Energy Project to Develop Mini-Hydro Facility in India

P2 Solar, Inc. (the "Company" or "P2") today announces it has acquired a unique renewable energy project to develop a mini-hydro facility in Punjab, India, on the Sidhwan irrigation canal in the city of Ludhiana. P2 now owns the project outright through its new wholly owned subsidiary, Jagat Energy Private Limited and will be moving to begin construction as soon as this summer.

18 May 2013

DOE Early Career Award to Fund UCSB Research on Biomass-Derived Fuels

Michelle O'Malley, an assistant professor in UC Santa Barbara's Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a 2013 Early Career Award by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science. O'Malley is among 61 recipients of the annual research award, chosen from a pool of approximately 770 proposals.

18 May 2013

Fortum's Klaipeda Power Plant Utilizes Municipal, Industrial Waste and Biomass

Dalia Grybauskaitë, President of the Republic of Lithuania, and Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland, have today inaugurated Fortum's new combined heat and power plant in the city of Klaipeda, Lithuania.

17 May 2013

Tampereen Energiantuotanto’s Pellet-Fired Heating Plant Helps the Region Lower CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions

Finland's largest pellet-fired heating plant, which was supplied by Metso to Tampereen Energiantuotanto Oy, Tampere, is based on a technological solution that is the first of its kind in the country. It will bring new opportunities to gear the structure of Finnish district heat production towards the goals of sustainable development. Previously, peak load plants have been using fossil fuels because there was no other technology available.

17 May 2013

Novel Energy Production System to Convert Food Waste into Clean Energy

The Kroger Co. today unveiled a clean energy production system that will convert food that can't be sold or donated into clean energy to help power its Ralphs/Food 4 Less Compton distribution center.

17 May 2013

Agreement on Provincial Share of Total Greenhouse Gas Reduction Critical to Address Climate-Change Challenge

To reach Canada's goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 17 per cent below the 2005 level by the year 2020, federal and provincial governments, led by the Prime Minister and provincial premiers, must reach agreement on what portion of the total GHG reduction will be provided by each province say researchers from the University of Toronto's School of the Environment. Their report is being sent to all Canadian federal and provincial governments, opposition parties and other participants in the climate policy dialogue.

17 May 2013

UBThisSummer Lecture Series to Showcase UB’s Research Pertaining to the Environment

“The Environment” is the theme of the eighth edition of the UBThisSummer Lecture Series, the annual summer series of talks by prominent UB faculty members.

17 May 2013

Urban Green Energy (UGE) Launch New Wind Turbine

Distributed energy leader Urban Green Energy unveils VisionAIR - Urban Green Energy (UGE) Launch New Wind Turbine

16 May 2013

Potentially Cost-Effective Method to Generate Hydrogen Gas from Water and Sunlight

Using a powerful combination of microanalytic techniques that simultaneously image photoelectric current and chemical reaction rates across a surface on a micrometer scale, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shed new light on what may become a cost-effective way to generate hydrogen gas directly from water and sunlight.

16 May 2013