Balqon, a developer of lithium battery storage devices, drive systems and electric vehicles, has unveiled a new series of inexpensive high-capacity lithium batteries called HIQAP as a substitute for existing industrial deep cycle lead acid batteries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
31 Jul 2012
Renewable Energy Group (REG) now offers biodiesel through truckload from its new terminal situated in Clovis, New Mexico. Colorado Petroleum, also called as Arizona Petroleum, has recently picked the first Arizona Petroleum from the terminal for blending at its facility located in Tucson, Arizona.
By Nick Gilbert
31 Jul 2012
Eco-Energy, an integrated biofuel supply chain firm, has collaborated with NuStar Terminals Operations Partnership for the joint development of an ethanol unit train and storage facility to provide services for the Northern, VA and Washington, DC regions.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Jul 2012
Oxford Catalysts Group has announced the selection of microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor technology, a process devised by its subsidiary Velocys, for utilization in a waste-to-liquids (WTL) commercial demonstration facility to be built in northern California by Sierra Energy.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Jul 2012
The US Coast Guard entered into an interagency agreement with the Forest Service to aid renewable energy ventures and to support forest products. The agreement will translate as further federal buy-in to the Southeast Alaska Investment strategy of USDA. It is also in line with the Coast Guard’s efforts in Alaska to shift to a renewable energy source such as biomass.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Jul 2012
MEED will be hosting its inaugural Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Renewable Energy Conference from 18 to 19 September at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai. The conference will focus on factors such as innovation and technologies and government strategies that drive the growth of the MENA renewable energy market.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
31 Jul 2012
Blue Earth, a provider of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions, has bagged the rights to build a 497 kW solar PV project in Hawaii. The project value is estimated at US $2 million approximately. It involves the commissioning of a solar PV system to be mounted on the ground.
By Nick Gilbert
31 Jul 2012
The first turbine has been installed at Green Mountain Power’s (GMP) Kingdom Community Wind Project. This is the first of 21 turbines of 3.0-MW capacity to be installed at Lowell Mountain, Vermont.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Jul 2012
Israel-based SDE Wave Power Plants has formed an alliance with El Salvador's El Esplendor Development to implement Wave Power Technology in El Salvador and California. SDE is one of the leading companies engaged in planning, development and promotion of power generating facilities that derive power from sea waves.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Jul 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Unity Power Alliance (UPA), a joint venture between ITEA and ThermoEnergy, for a grant to further develop the company’s patented pressurized oxy-combustion technology to generate clean electric power using coal.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Jul 2012
While experts discuss whether extreme weather conditions, for instance this summer’s rainfall can be elucidated by climate change, geographers from University of Leicester are exploring whether extreme weather affects climate change or not.
By G.P. Thomas
30 Jul 2012
The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, in a statement on the limits and chances of using bioenergy, has concluded that bioenergy plays a secondary role in Germany's transition to renewable energy sources at present and this aspect is likely to remain the same in the future.
By G.P. Thomas
30 Jul 2012
Charter Fuels has displayed autogas-powered vehicles and demonstrated fueling options for fleets and affordable vehicle conversions via the national Alliance AutoGas complete program at the Wisconsin Clean Cities’ Propane in the Park event, which took place in Grafton, Wisconsin on July 25, 2012.
By G.P. Thomas
27 Jul 2012
Southern Energy Management (SEM), a sustainable energy company based in North Carolina, has launched ecoHOME program, a new option for builders to construct new energy efficient homes.
By G.P. Thomas
27 Jul 2012
Electricity as an abundant, economical and domestically available resource can address foreign oil dependence and enhance the economy of the United States, testified Brian Wynne, President of Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), during a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Science Committee (Subcommittee on Energy and Environment).
By G.P. Thomas
27 Jul 2012