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Virginia's Nuclear Energy Consortium Receives Support of Nuclear Street

Virginia's Nuclear Energy Consortium (NEC), signed into law this week by Gov. McDonnell, intends to make the state a hub for research and development of safe and available nuclear power. The Consortium will build on Virginia's already substantial nuclear facilities in higher education, nuclear reactor manufacturing, and nuclear engineering.

2 Mar 2013

OriginOil Reports Successful Field Testing of CLEAN-FRAC Water Treatment System for Oil and Gas Industry

OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough energy production process for the oil and algae industries, today announced its CLEAN-FRAC™ water treatment system for the oil and gas industry successfully completed its first field testing on produced water at an oil well in Lost Hills near Bakersfield, California.

2 Mar 2013

NASA Commences Study on Alternate Biofuel for Flights

NASA researchers have begun a series of flights using the agency's DC-8 flying laboratory to study the effects of alternate biofuel on engine performance, emissions and aircraft-generated contrails at altitude.

2 Mar 2013

Solar Mounting Systems Provider Schletter Awarded 100 MW Supply Agreement with Strata Solar

Schletter, a global manufacturer of solar mounting systems, was awarded a 100 MW (installed PV capacity) supply agreement with Strata Solar, a leading installer/service provider of utility, commercial, and residential PV systems. The partnership agreement is expected to be completed within 2013.

2 Mar 2013

Bayer Develops New Eco-Friendly Polyacrylate Binder for Large Vehicles

The coating raw materials experts at Bayer MaterialScience have developed a new polyacrylate binder that can be used to formulate topcoats with a very low concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOC) for large vehicles as well as farming and construction machinery.

From Bayer MaterialScience AG 1 Mar 2013

Rooms To Go Converts 115 of Retail Stores to LED Lighting

Rooms To Go, America's #1 independent furniture company, has recently completed an effort initiated in 2010 to convert 115 of its retail stores to LED lighting.

1 Mar 2013

Wright State University Selects ABM to Complete Campus-Wide Energy Conservation Project

ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, announced its ABM Building Solutions service line has been selected by Wright State University to complete a campus-wide energy conservation project through ABM’s Bundled Energy Solutions (BES) program to lower the university’s energy consumption by nearly 40 percent.

1 Mar 2013

KIT Realizes Second Process Stage of Bioliq Pilot Plant

On the way to the production of environment-friendly fuels from biomass residue, the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, or KIT for short, in cooperation with the technology partner Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions has realized another important milestone: the second process stage of the bioliq® pilot plant is ready – today, the complex high-pressure entrained flow gasifier bioliq® II was handed over for operation.

1 Mar 2013

USDA Project to Develop Renewable Energy from Biomass

"Green" chemistry developed at Rice University is at the center of a new government effort to turn plant waste into fatty acids, and then into fuel.

1 Mar 2013

University of Connecticut Professor Develops New Fabrication Process to Improve Solar Energy Systems

A novel fabrication technique developed by a University of Connecticut engineering professor could provide the breakthrough technology scientists have been looking for to vastly improve the efficiency of today's solar energy systems.

1 Mar 2013

Canadian Solar Enters 85 kW Sales Agreement with Zara Solar for Projects in Tanzania

Canadian Solar (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced a 85 kW sales agreement with Zara Solar , a company from Tanzania specialized in solar PV importing, retail and installations. Including this new order, Canadian Solar will have supplied more than 350 kW of its solar modules to Zara Solar for off-grid PV projects in Tanzania.

From Canadian Solar 28 Feb 2013

Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe Procures Ballard ClearGen Fuel Cell System

Ballard Power Systems has announced the sale of a 175 kilowatt ClearGen™ distributed generation fuel cell system to the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe of Humboldt County, California.

28 Feb 2013

Study Reveals Fish Density Increases with Protection of Marine Areas

Protection of marine areas from fishing increases density and biomass of fish and invertebrates (such as lobster and scallops) finds a systematic review published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Evidence.

28 Feb 2013

New Energy Husum 2013 Takes Place from 21 to 24 March

New Energy Husum, the leading renewable energy trade fair, offers trade and private visitors, job seekers and families numerous informative and entertaining events from 21 to 24 March.

28 Feb 2013

Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Saves Fuel Cost Through Propane Autogas Fleet

The Buncombe County, N.C., Sheriff’s Office recently converted 10 Ford Crown Victorias to propane autogas under the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program. The law enforcement fleet expects to displace 20 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year and save more than $13,000 annually on fuel cost savings running on clean, affordable autogas.

28 Feb 2013