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Global Geothermal and Hydropower Markets Witness Slower Growth

Although the global consumption and installed capacity of hydropower and geothermal technologieshave increased steadily since 2003, both types of energy saw slower growth in 2011, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service. Global installed capacity of hydropower reached 970 gigawatts (GW), only a 1.6 percent increase from the previous year, while geothermal cumulative capacity reached 11.2 GW, slowing to below 1 percent for the first time since 2002, writes report author Evan Musolino.

13 Feb 2013

Revised Research Design for Wind Turbine Noise and Health Study Published by Health Canada

Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced Health Canada published a revised research design for the wind turbine noise and health study, which is being carried out in collaboration with Statistics Canada.

12 Feb 2013

Leaders Honored for Removing Barriers to Solar Installation

Leaders from 24 local municipalities in Allegheny and Beaver County will be honored for their achievements in removing barriers to solar installation in their communities at a recognition ceremony on Wednesday, February 13 at 9:30 a.m. at Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh.

12 Feb 2013

SC Johnson to Increase Use of Renewable Energy at Toluca, Mexico Facility

SC Johnson announced today its participation in the Comision Federal de Electricidad's (CFE/Federal Electricity Commission) wind farm program; a power purchase agreement which will enable SC Johnson to increase its use of renewable energy at its Toluca, Mexico facility to an estimated 86 percent, up by 65 percent, and to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions for the same facility by 57 percent. This represents the next step in the company's commitment to increasing its usage of renewable energy.

12 Feb 2013

Melting Arctic Permafrost Releases Climate-Warming Carbon Dioxide Gas

Ancient carbon trapped in Arctic permafrost is extremely sensitive to sunlight and, if exposed to the surface when long-frozen soils melt and collapse, can release climate-warming carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere much faster than previously thought.

12 Feb 2013

Latest Clean and Efficient Diesel Agricultural Machinery to be Showcased at 46th World Ag Expo

The latest generation of cleaner, more efficient diesel agricultural machinery will be showcased at the 46th World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA this week, according to Allen Schaeffer , Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum.

12 Feb 2013

Ameresco Announces Completion of Ennovate Acquisition

Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today that it has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Ennovate Corporation, an energy service company active throughout Colorado, Nebraska, Montana and Wyoming.

11 Feb 2013

Low-Carbon Hybrid Energy Systems Provide Strategic Solution to Chinafs Future Energy

A low-carbon solution to high-carbon energy resources such as coal is proposed by their high efficient integration with either nuclear or renewable energy, which may figure out the strategic solution to China's future energy development.

11 Feb 2013

GE$$Redondo Union High School’s Ocean-Friendly Garden Uses 80% Less Water

Redondo Union High School (RUHS) celebrated the dedication of their newly created Ocean-Friendly Garden (OFG) on Thursday, January 31st. RUHS students and faculty participated in a hands-on workshop on sustainable gardening techniques to build and create the garden.

11 Feb 2013

New Report Analyzes Frequency Inverters Market in Solar and Wind Energy Industry

Policy changes in the renewable energy sector and the ongoing debt crisis are set to have a profound impact on the market for frequency inverters in the solar and wind energy industries across Europe.

11 Feb 2013

Three groSolar Projects Recognized with Coveted Awards

This week three projects that groSolar constructed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey received awards, being recognized by industry leading associations for outstanding project results.

11 Feb 2013

Tellis Company Launches New Electric Car-Sharing System on EHL and EPFL Campuses

The Tellis company is launching a new electric car-sharing system on the campuses of the Lausanne Hotel School (EHL) and the Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), institutions that are resolutely committed in favor of sustainable development.

11 Feb 2013

Sunora Energy Solutions Announces Completion of Educational Solar System Installation

Sunora Energy Solutions just completed a solar photovoltaic installation at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School for Science & Technology in New Orleans. The installation, donated by NRG Energy, Inc., Sunora Energy Solutions, and others was unveiled on Saturday, February 2nd and will provide hands-on solar energy education for the school's students, as well as solar power to help reduce the school's utility bill.

From NRG Energy, Inc. 8 Feb 2013

Ram Power Updates Progress at San Jacinto-Tizate Project in Nicaragua

Ram Power, Corp. ("Ram Power" or the “Company”), a renewable energy company focused on the development, production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy, is pleased to announce the following update for the San Jacinto Phase I expansion project in Nicaragua.

8 Feb 2013

Green Roof Technology Announces Completion of Exclusive Agreement with Optigreen

Green Roof Technology, a design and installation firm specializing in green (vegetated) roofs, announced today the completion of an exclusivity agreement with German green roof manufacturer Optigreen. Per the agreement, Green Roof Technology will become the exclusive North American supplier of the Sun-Root™ system.

8 Feb 2013