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Renewable Energy Maritime Link Project for Nova Scotians Receives Emera Sanction

Emera Inc. is pleased to announce sanction of the Maritime Link, an energy transmission project that will link the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia for the very first time. When completed, The Maritime Link will supply affordable, reliable and renewable energy to Nova Scotians.

18 Dec 2012

Failure to Measure Intrinsic Wealth in Natural Goods Impacts Sustainability Goals

Sustainability scientist and professor Ann Kinzig says, while we do measure the bounty that nature provides, we fail to measure the intrinsic wealth that’s found in natural goods. That’s the reason why our inclusive wealth is not growing, and one of the reasons why we haven’t achieved sustainability.

18 Dec 2012

Researchers Develop Comprehensive Map of Great Lakes’ Environmental Stressors

A comprehensive map three years in the making is telling the story of humans’ impact on the Great Lakes, identifying how “environmental stressors” stretching from Minnesota to Ontario are shaping the future of an ecosystem that contains 20 percent of the world’s fresh water.

18 Dec 2012

Fuel for Cars from Naturally-Occurring Fatty Acids

Writing in PNAS, the researchers have shown that the emerging field of synthetic biology can be used to manipulate hydrocarbon chemicals, found in soaps and shampoos, in cells.

18 Dec 2012

Blue Star Gas’s Classic Propane Bobtail Exhibited alongside Brand New Truck to Demonstrate Evolution

You could say the Blue Star Gas bobtail “Old No. 44” has been around the block a time or two. In continuous service from 1966 to 2006, the classic propane autogas-powered truck now stands as a monument to dependable technology, first delivering reliable propane fuel to Blue Star customers for decades and now winning top awards at car shows across the country.

18 Dec 2012

Plessey’s MAGIC HBLED for Lighting Applications Wins Elektra Awards

Plessey today announced that its new innovative MAGIC™ (MAnufactured on GaN ICs) High Brightness LED (HBLED) products have won the Solid-State Lighting Application Category of the Elektra Awards 2012. The winners were revealed last week at the European Electronics Industry Awards ceremony in London.

18 Dec 2012

ReneSola Receives SAA Approval Certification for Micro Replus Microinverter

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced its microinverter, Micro Replus, has formally obtained a Certificate of Approval from SAA Approvals, a third-party certification body accredited by the Joint Accreditation Service of Australia and New Zealand ("JAS-ANZ") to issue Certificates of Approval for electrical equipment that has proven to comply with the safety requirements of the applicable Australian Standard.

17 Dec 2012

Polar Storms Could Make a Big Difference to Climate Predictions

Intense but small-scale polar storms could make a big difference to climate predictions according to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Massachusetts.

17 Dec 2012

New Analysis Emphasizes Need for Earlier Action on Limiting Climate Change

This is a joint press release from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria, ETH Zurich in Switzerland, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado.

17 Dec 2012

CleanWorld Dedicates Commercial-Scale High Solid Waste-to-Energy Digester

CleanWorld today officially opened the nation’s largest commercial-scale, high solid anaerobic digestion (AD) system at the South Area Transfer Station property in South Sacramento.

17 Dec 2012

Dominion Acquires 14.9 MW Fuel cell Park in Connecticut

FuelCell Energy, Inc. a global leader in the design, manufacture, operation and service of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, today announced that it is providing a turn-key distributed power generation solution for the engineering, procurement and construction of a 14.9 megawatt (MW) fuel cell park in Bridgeport, Connecticut that includes the manufacture and sale of five 2.8 megawatt DFC3000® fuel cell power plants.

17 Dec 2012

Dental Dams Made from Guayule-Based Biorubber Material

Yulex Corporation, an agricultural-based biomaterials company, and Four D Rubber, a UK-based manufacturer of latex sheeting for the dental, fitness, clothing and industrial markets and applications, announced today a partnership to produce the first plant-based, latex allergy-friendly dental dam. The Yulex Dental Dam will be made from guayule-based biorubber material. Guayule is a renewable, non-food, latex allergy-friendly crop grown in the U.S.

15 Dec 2012

Battery Dominant Fuel Cell Bus from GE

Researchers at GE Global Research, the General Electric Company’s technology development arm, have achieved a first step in reducing the cost of clean fuel, zero emission buses, with a vehicle powered by GE’s new Durathon™ battery in tandem with a lithium battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. This promising development of a new energy management system could help accelerate both fuel cell acceptance and electrification of bus fleets, delivery trucks and other larger, heavy-duty vehicle fleets enabling clean vehicle technologies.

15 Dec 2012

Speed Limits on Vessels near Ports Could Significantly Reduce Pollution

The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series reports that putting a speed limit on cargo ships as they sail near ports and coastlines could cut their emission of air pollutants by up to 70 percent, reducing the impact of marine shipping on Earth's climate and human health.

15 Dec 2012

ACC Awards Responsible Care Certification to Renewable Chemicals and Fuels Producer

Renewable chemicals and fuels producer OPX Biotechnologies Inc. (OPXBIO) has achieved Responsible Care® Management System certification, the chemical industry’s gold standard for health and safety management. The certification, which is administered through the American Chemistry Council (ACC), is typically achieved after a three-year process; OPXBIO completed the certification ahead of schedule.

15 Dec 2012