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Cereplast Seeks US Patent for Algae Bio-Content Polymers

Cereplast, Inc. (the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of proprietary biobased, compostable and sustainable bioplastics, today announced that the Company filed a patent application on March 15, 2013 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for algae bio-content polymers.

20 Mar 2013

Winners of American Forest & Paper Association’s 2013 Recycling Awards Announced

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced the winners of its 2013 Recycling Awards in Chicago at Paper2013 – the premier industry event. Now in its eighth consecutive year, the AF&PA Recycling Awards recognize outstanding paper recycling programs in three categories: Business Leadership, Community and School.

20 Mar 2013

Wisconsin Utilities' Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program Wins ENERGY STAR Award

Focus on Energy, Wisconsin utilities' statewide program for energy efficiency and renewable energy, has won the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2013 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence Award. An ENERGY STAR partner since 2001, Focus on Energy will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 2013.

20 Mar 2013

UChicago and BGU Partner to Address Pervasive Challenges to Global Water Supply

The University of Chicago and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have signed an agreement to begin exploring a research partnership that would create new water production and purification technologies for deployment in regions of the globe where fresh water resources are scarce.

20 Mar 2013

Solar Junction Achieves Record Solar Cell Energy Efficiency on Veeco MBE System

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that the world record for energy efficiency of a commercial-ready production solar cell by Solar Junction was achieved on its Dual GEN200® Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) System.

20 Mar 2013

Australian Cleantech Review 2012 - Cleantech Sector Forging Ahead with $29bn AUD Revenue and 53000 Employees

The Australian Cleantech sector is profiled to a greater extent than ever before in a report to be launched this week at events in Perth and Brisbane.

19 Mar 2013

Samsung and Pattern Award 124 Wind Turbines Order for South Kent Project to Siemens Canada

Siemens Canada has been awarded a milestone order by Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) for the supply and commissioning of 124 wind turbines for the South Kent wind project.

19 Mar 2013

Power Capacity of Large-Scale Wind Farms Significantly Overestimated, Finds Study

People think of wind as an energy source with few limits, offering an unending power source with distinct capacity advantages over sources that deplete, such as fossil fuel.

19 Mar 2013

U.S. May be Able to Reduce Petroleum Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 80% by 2050

A new National Research Council report finds that by the year 2050, the U.S. may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for light-duty vehicles -- cars and small trucks -- via a combination of more efficient vehicles; the use of alternative fuels like biofuels, electricity, and hydrogen; and strong government policies to overcome high costs and influence consumer choices.

19 Mar 2013

KiOR Commences Shipments of Cellulosic Diesel from Columbus Facility

KiOR, Inc., today announced the initial shipments of cellulosic diesel from its first commercial-scale facility in Columbus, Mississippi.

19 Mar 2013

Viridis Africa Clean Technology Conference to be Held in October in Johannesburg

This October 15 & 16 will mark the third year Viridis Africa is to be held. It will be bigger, better, more defined and refined in achieving its stated goal of bringing together both investors and entrepreneurs from Africa to meet with their counterparts from around the world in order to pursue the objective of setting up clean technologies businesses in the continent holding commercial promise.

19 Mar 2013

Masdar Partners with Total and Abengoa to Launch World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant

Masdar, along with its partners, today launched Shams 1, the largest concentrated solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world. Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, partnered with French energy company Total and Spain’s energy infrastructure company Abengoa.

18 Mar 2013

Foster Wheeler to Design CFB Steam Generator for Dangjin 4 Biomass Power Plant Project

Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by GS E&C for the design and supply of one circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generator for the Dangjin 4 Biomass Power Plant Project for GS EPS, a subsidiary of GS Group. The plant will be located in Dangjin, a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

18 Mar 2013

Revenues of Micro Electric Drives Market in Europe to Reach $637M in 2016, Shows New Analysis

Evolving energy legislation, paralleled by the need to regulate energy costs and improve efficiency, is boosting the uptake of micro electric drives. These trends will be reinforced by technological changes and advances in the networking capabilities of micro electric drives.

18 Mar 2013

President Obama’s Energy Security Trust Plan Includes Research on Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

Paul Mutolo is a fuel cell chemist and director of external partnerships for the Energy Materials Center at Cornell University.

18 Mar 2013

Cleantech News

Cereplast Seeks US Patent for Algae Bio-Content Polymers

Winners of American Forest & Paper Association’s 2013 Recycling Awards Announced

Wisconsin Utilities' Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program Wins ENERGY STAR Award

UChicago and BGU Partner to Address Pervasive Challenges to Global Water Supply

Solar Junction Achieves Record Solar Cell Energy Efficiency on Veeco MBE System

Australian Cleantech Review 2012 - Cleantech Sector Forging Ahead with $29bn AUD Revenue and 53000 Employees

Samsung and Pattern Award 124 Wind Turbines Order for South Kent Project to Siemens Canada

Power Capacity of Large-Scale Wind Farms Significantly Overestimated, Finds Study

U.S. May be Able to Reduce Petroleum Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 80% by 2050

KiOR Commences Shipments of Cellulosic Diesel from Columbus Facility

Viridis Africa Clean Technology Conference to be Held in October in Johannesburg

Masdar Partners with Total and Abengoa to Launch World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant

Foster Wheeler to Design CFB Steam Generator for Dangjin 4 Biomass Power Plant Project

Revenues of Micro Electric Drives Market in Europe to Reach $637M in 2016, Shows New Analysis

President Obama’s Energy Security Trust Plan Includes Research on Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

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