The Biotechnology Industry Organization’s (BIO) 2012 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy will feature breakout sessions focused on using biomass to replace fossil fuels in creating bioenergy, biofuels and other bioproducts. The Summit takes place October 9-12 at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, Canada. Online registration is available.
A decline in April-May rainfall over south-east Australia is associated with a southward expansion of the subtropical dry-zone according to research published today in Scientific Reports, a primary research journal from the publishers of Nature.
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Altairnano) (NASDAQ: ALTI) today announced it had been selected by Uriel Renewables Inc. and Coqui Power LLC, a joint development effort for the deployment of solar photovoltaic projects in Puerto Rico, together with TSK Solar, a leading energy EPC contractor and engineering firm, to provide an advanced battery energy storage system for a renewable integration project at the San Fermin 26 MW photovoltaic solar farm in Loiza, Puerto Rico.
Most dishwashers are set to run around lunchtime and in the evenings, but is there a sufficient supply of electricity available from alternative energy sources at these peak times? Researchers are developing technologies for an intelligent power grid that provides a better balance between supply and demand.
A new paper reveals that changes in the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean quickly translate into climate change in western Amazonia. North Atlantic forcing of Amazonian precipitation during the last ice age is co-authored by Dr Will Gosling of The Open University with the Florida Institute of Technology, and appears in this week’s Nature Geoscience.
ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), a globally leading solar one-stop solution provider, today announces that it has passed the Potential Induce Degradation (PID) test for PV modules conducted by Photovoltaic Institute Berlin ("PI Berlin"), a renowned third party PV laboratory in Germany.
CalDesal, California’s non-profit organization dedicated to desalination and salinity management as a solution to California’s water supply challenges, recently announced that it will hold two meetings in California to focus on desalination.
Today, MidAmerican Wind, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Renewables whose parent company is MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, announced its agreement to acquire the 168-megawatt Alta Wind VII and the 132-megawatt Alta Wind IX projects from California Highwind Power, a subsidiary of Terra-Gen Power, LLC. The projects are in Tehachapi, Calif., and will feature a total of 100 Vestas 3-megawatt V90 wind turbines.
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC: MMMW) today reports that the company's new wind augmentation system can be purchased as an aftermarket accessory or upgrade for existing wind turbines.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Wind Repowering - Capacity, Generation and Cost-Benefit Analysis to 2020" to their offering.
Avantium, a leading renewable chemicals company and developer of the biobased PEF bottle, today announced it was named for the third year in a row in the prestigious 2012 Global Cleantech 100, produced by Cleantech Group, a leading global research and advisory firm focused on innovation in energy and the environment.
Research led by the University of Southampton and its Venetian co-workers has shown that there is 10 times more rapid increase in the sea surface temperature (SST) in the coastal regions when compared to the global average of 0.13° per decade.
By Nick Gilbert
1 Oct 2012
MEMC Electronic Materials’ subsidiary, SunEdison has declared that it has sold its impending Spectrum Solar Project, a 30 MW (AC) / 37.5 MW (DC) solar photovoltaic power plant, to two companies that include Turner Renewable Energy and the Southern Company.
By Nick Gilbert
1 Oct 2012
JA Solar Holdings has declared that its high-efficiency monocrystalline and multicrystalline Cypress solar cells in large-volume production has attained 19.1% and 17.4% of average conversion efficiencies, respectively. Monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cells therefore have corresponding industry average of 18.8% and 17.0%, respectively.
By G.P. Thomas
1 Oct 2012
EWP Renewable (EWPRC), a renewable energy company, has announced that it has received the rights for the development of a 1,100 MW fast start natural gas energy center in Nevada.
By G.P. Thomas
1 Oct 2012