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Efforts to Mitigate Emissions and Protect the Arctic Environment Can Benefit Communities

Climate change in the far north is occurring far more rapidly than elsewhere around the planet, but common-sense efforts to mitigate key emissions and protect the fragile Arctic environment could slow this trend and benefit communities, the environment, and companies.

4 Mar 2013

New Report on Market Outlook for Wind Power in Denmark

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Wind Power in Denmark, Market Outlook to 2025 - Capacity, Generation, Market Share, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Analysis, Regulations and Competitive Landscape" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 4 Mar 2013

Minnesota Power Outlines Reliable, Affordable and Sustainable Power Supply in 2013 Resource Plan

In its 2013 Resource Plan filed today, Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, further outlined its commitment to meeting the needs of customers with a reliable, affordable and sustainable power supply now and into the future.

4 Mar 2013

Federal District Court Rules in Favor of Pattern's Ocotillo Wind Project

Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that the Federal District Court for the Southern District of California ruled in favor of the Ocotillo Wind project and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in two separate suits before the Court.

4 Mar 2013

USAID and ASU Provide Training to Promote Clean Energy in the Pacific Islands

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University (ASU), is implementing the Vocational Training and Education for Clean Energy (VOCTEC) Program to help improve the sustainability of renewable energy investments and infrastructure in the Pacific region by increasing local awareness, knowledge and capacity in clean energy.

4 Mar 2013

NERC Funds Independent 'Top-Down' Check Study on UK's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Researchers in the University of Bristol’s Atmospheric Chemistry Research Group (ACRG), in collaboration with scientists around the country, have been awarded funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to provide an independent 'top-down' check on the UK's greenhouse gas emissions estimates.

4 Mar 2013

Better, Self-Healing Power Grids in the Future

President Obama in this year's State of the Union address talked about the future of energy and mentioned "self-healing power grids" -- a grid that is able to keep itself stable during normal conditions and also to self-recover in the event of a disturbance caused, for example, by severe weather.

4 Mar 2013

Inevitable US Nuclear Phase-Out Part of a Broader Evolution

In a 2012 report, the Obama administration announced that it was "jumpstarting" the nuclear industry. Because of the industry's long history of permitting problems, cost overruns, and construction delays, financial markets have been wary of backing new nuclear construction for decades.

4 Mar 2013

Dominion Acquires Solar Energy Development Project in Georgia

Dominion, one of the nation's largest energy providers, has acquired a solar energy development project in Georgia from Smart Energy Capital and Jacoby Development. The project is to begin commercial operation late this year.

2 Mar 2013

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