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Lightway Solar America Announces Execution of 62.8 MW of Contracts

Lightway Solar America, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd. (LGNE), has announced the execution of 62.8 Megawatts of contracts through their project development subsidiary, Lightway Solar America Project Development, LLC (LWSA PD).

29 Oct 2012

Lake Charles Clean Energy Secures Offtake Contracts with Denbury, Air Products and BP

Lake Charles Clean Energy, LLC announced today that it has secured major long-term commercial offtake contracts with BP Products North America Inc., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Denbury Onshore LLC, a subsidiary of Denbury Resources Inc., for the Lake Charles Clean Energy project located at the Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana. LCCE is a subsidiary of Leucadia Energy, LLC.

29 Oct 2012

SPS Energy Installs 80 kW Solar Array for Caloundra-Based STC

Today marks a new milestone for Australia’s private businesses seeking heightened energy efficiency: the unveiling of what’s believed to be one of the largest privately funded solar installations in the nation , installed by SPS Energy and now operational in Caloundra, Queensland. The Honourable Mark McArdle, Queensland’s Minister for Energy and Water Supply, officiated at the commissioning celebration.

26 Oct 2012

Cost Sacrificed for Sustainability in Future Packaging Solutions

While today’s packaging professional is focused on cost, performance and food safety/security, sustainability will replace cost as a dominant trend in 10 years, according to a study done by Packaging World and DuPont. Food safety/security is and will remain a top trend, respondents say.

26 Oct 2012

Duke Energy Installs Six Public-Access Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in South Carolina

Progress Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has installed six plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging stations in South Carolina, as part of its commercial charging station research program.

26 Oct 2012

Open Lecture on the Value of Solar Tariff

This #SolarMOOC lecture is free and open to all as part of the world’s first solar “Massive Open Online Course” (currently providing free ongoing advanced solar training to more than 1,500 participants from over 75 countries). To attend this much anticipated webinar for free, enroll in #SolarMOOC Academy and receive an invitation to this WebEx session via email.

26 Oct 2012

Syngenta to Commercialize Novozymes’ Taegro Fermented Biological Fungicide

Syngenta and Novozymes today announced an exclusive global marketing and distribution agreement to commercialize Taegro®, a fermented biological fungicide based on a naturally occurring bacterium Bacillus subtilis.

26 Oct 2012

Safety Plans for Hurricane Sandy

As Hurricane Sandy begins to make its way up the East Coast, Duke Energy is making preparations for possible effects from the storm in Florida and the Carolinas.

From Duke Energy 26 Oct 2012

Scientists Create Black Silicon Solar Cell Using Low-Cost Mass Production Processes

Scientists at Natcore Technology Inc. have created the world's first black silicon solar cell using processes amenable to low-cost mass production.

26 Oct 2012

EDF Renewable Energy and KCP+L Celebrate Commissioning of Spearville 3 Wind Project

EDF Renewable Energy, formerly enXco, and KCP&L celebrate the commissioning of the Spearville 3 Wind Project today with a dedication ceremony. The 100.8 MW (installed capacity) wind project began delivering carbon-free electricity into the KCP&L generation portfolio earlier this month.

26 Oct 2012

Innovative Ways to Protect Fish from the Impact of Dams and Power Plants

Research at the University of Southampton is protecting fish that inhabit rivers and estuaries impacted by dams and power plants.

26 Oct 2012

WaterFurnace Achieves ENERGY STAR Most Efficient Designation for Geothermal Heat Pump

WaterFurnace International, Inc., the leading manufacturer of geothermal and water source heat pumps, announces that its 7 Series variable capacity unit has achieved the ENERGY STAR® Most Efficient 2012 designation. The 7 Series joins the WaterFurnace 5 Series, Synergy3D® Series and Envision Series, all of which achieved the honor earlier in 2012.

26 Oct 2012

Newsweek Ranks Citi as Greenest U.S. Bank

Citigroup today announced that it has been ranked the greenest bank in the United States by Newsweek magazine. The annual Newsweek Green Rankings® comprehensively assess the environmental performance of the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. and around the world. Citi was ranked the 17th greenest company in the United States, the highest ranking of any U.S.-based bank for the second year in a row.

26 Oct 2012

Scientists Improve Process to Recycle Rare-Earth Magnets

Recycling keeps paper, plastics, and even jeans out of landfills. Could recycling rare-earth magnets do the same? Perhaps, if the recycling process can be improved.

26 Oct 2012

Giant 3-D Printers to Transform Waste Plastic into Composting Toilets

A University of Washington team this week claimed top prize in the first 3D4D Challenge, an international contest to use 3-D printing for social benefit in the developing world. The three undergraduates won $100,000 to form a company that will work with partners in Oaxaca, Mexico, to build machines that can transform waste plastic into composting toilets and pieces for rainwater harvesting systems.

26 Oct 2012