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Neoenergia and Odebrecht Energia Commence Deployment of Solar Power Plant at Arena Pernambuco Soccer Stadium

Neoenergia and Odebrecht Energia began the deployment of the solar power plant at the Arena Pernambuco soccer stadium, a project that is part of the Research and Development (R&D) program of the three distributors of the Neoenergia Group; Celpe (state of Pernambuco), Coelba (state of Bahia) and Cosern (state of Rio Grande do Norte). With 1 MWp of installed capacity, equivalent to the average consumption of 6000 Brazilians, the solar plant will cost about 10 million Brazilian Reals, being 9 million Brazilian Reals invested by Neoenergia, through the R&D stategy project of Aneel, and 1.2 million Brazilian Reals invested by Odebrecht Energia, with completion scheduled for June 2013.

20 Feb 2013

UPS Invests in Two Solar Power Projects at New Jersey Facilities

Building on its commitment to increase the use of renewable energy resources in the U.S. and throughout the world, UPS has invested in two solar power projects at its distribution facilities in Parsippany and Secaucus, New Jersey that showcase the business benefits of owning and operating sustainable energy systems.

20 Feb 2013

New Study Shows Global Warming May Cause Extinction of Marine Life

Researchers at Plymouth University, UK, believe that findings from fieldwork along the North Yorkshire coast reveal strong parallels between the Early Jurassic era of 180 million years ago and current climate predictions over the next century.

20 Feb 2013

Orbital-Built LDCM Satellite Gets Power from EMCORE Solar Panels

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets, announced today that EMCORE solar panels are powering the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite that was successfully launched on February 11, 2013 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. LDCM was designed, built and tested by Orbital Sciences Corporation for NASA to support the Landsat Earth observation program that began over four decades ago. The LDCM satellite continues a 40-year legacy of seven previous satellites that have collected vital data and images of the Earth's surface and environment.

From EMCORE Corporation 20 Feb 2013

New Study Reveals Global Pattern of Future Sea-Level Rise

Sophisticated computer modelling has shown how sea-level rise over the coming century could affect some regions far more than others. The model shows that parts of the Pacific will see the highest rates of rise while some polar regions will actually experience falls in relative sea levels due to the ways sea, land and ice interact globally.

20 Feb 2013

LightWorks Deputy Director to Deliver Presentation on Arizona’s Solar Energy Future

One of President Michael M. Crow’s goals for ASU for 2013 and beyond is to “undertake applied sustainability research that impacts the social, environmental and economic evolution of the southwest.” Perhaps nowhere on any ASU campus is that goal more fervently pursued than in the labs and minds of LightWorks, ASU’s initiative for creating light-inspired solutions for the energy challenges of today and tomorrow.

20 Feb 2013

Southern Methodist University to Host Sixth Geothermal Energy Utilization Conference

SMU's renowned Geothermal Lab will host its sixth Geothermal Energy Utilization Conference March 12-14 on the SMU campus in Dallas. Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, will be the keynote speaker and Doug Hollett, program manager of the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program, will speak at an evening reception.

20 Feb 2013

Lampton-Love Joins Alliance AutoGas Network

Lampton-Love has joined Alliance AutoGas, expanding the network’s presence in the Southeast U.S. Lampton-Love will provide fleets in Louisiana and Tennessee with the Alliance AutoGas complete program for switching vehicles to propane autogas.

20 Feb 2013

Wind Energy Company SchäferRolls Wins JEC Europe Innovation Award

This year, 11 companies and their partners will receive an awards at JEC Europe - Composites Show and Conferences (March 12-14, 2013) for their composites innovations. The jury has selected the best composite breakthroughs, based on their technical interest, market potential, partnerships, financial & environmental impact and originality. The decision to give prominence to these projects was based on their atypical nature and various noteworthy aspects.

19 Feb 2013

World Waking Up to Crisis in Water Unsustainability

With nearly 20 percent of the United States experiencing an extreme drought, the damage from Hurricane Sandy estimated at $65 billion and farmers in Canada's Prairies struggling with the effects of 2011's devastating flooding, the importance of water security in North America is impossible to overstate.

19 Feb 2013

Pollution Does Not Seem to Significantly Affect Cloud Droplet Formation

When it comes to forming the droplets that make up clouds, a little oily and viscous organic material apparently doesn't matter that much. And that's good news for reducing the uncertainty of climate model predictions.

19 Feb 2013

New Report on Geothermal Power Projects

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Geothermal Power Projects Market Data: Global Geothermal Power Projects by Developer, Project Stage, Resource Type, Capacity, and World Region

19 Feb 2013

SERIS Awards REC Solar Panels Enhanced Certification for PID Resistance

REC, the largest European supplier of solar panels, announces an enhanced certification for potential-induced degradation (PID) resistance.

From REC Solar 19 Feb 2013

Hong Kong Needs Advanced Energy Efficiency Technology to Develop a Low Carbon Economy

Hong Kong needs advanced energy efficiency technology now. Buildings consume 90% of the regions electricity, contributing to 60% of greenhouse emissions. These findings bring into focus the importance for Hong Kong in improving the energy efficiency of their building stock to allow the development of a low carbon economy.

19 Feb 2013

Iron-Based Catalyst May Help Reduce Cost of Fuel Cells

To make fuel cells more economical, engineers want a fast and efficient iron-based molecule that splits hydrogen gas to make electricity. Online Feb. 17 at Nature Chemistry, researchers report such a catalyst. It is the first iron-based catalyst that converts hydrogen directly to electricity. The result moves chemists and engineers one step closer to widely affordable fuel cells.

18 Feb 2013