The Achieving Sustainable Energy for All in Small Island Developing States Conference concluded yesterday with the adoption of the “Barbados Declaration” calling for universal access to modern and affordable renewable energy services, while protecting environment, ending poverty and creating new opportunities for economic growth. The declaration, adopted just weeks before the UN Conference on Sustainable Development ‘Rio+20’, includes an annex with voluntary commitments of 20 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to take actions toward providing universal access to energy, switching to renewable energy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
Yingli Green Energy Holding, a solar company, has partnered with the State of Rio de Janeiro, Light ESCO and EDF, Consultoria, s developer of solar projects for installing a solar project at the Estadio do Maracana, Brazil's highest-profile football stadium.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 May 2012
Renewable energy companies and top-ranked military officials convened recently at the second forum, which is a multi-part series.
By Nick Gilbert
11 May 2012
Carbon-investments.co.uk, a portal for carbon investments, has appreciated a recent solar initiative to be executed in South India by Eureka Forbes, which markets sustainable home products in India and CarbonSoft, a company involved in integrating carbon credits.
By G.P. Thomas
11 May 2012
Data Based Systems International (DBSi), which offers data center, Disaster Recovery, Cloud computing and other services in the Northeast, declared that it has entered into a contract with Exelon Energy, an energy provider, for purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates, through which DBSi Pennsylvania data centers can receive renewable energy.
By G.P. Thomas
11 May 2012
The Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation and Eclipsall Energy Group, a vertically integrated solar company, have entered into a partnership contract for developing and implementing solar energy projects in Sagamok Anishnawbek immediately.
By G.P. Thomas
11 May 2012
Following on the success of the launch of Viridis Africa 2011, where more than 20 major investment opportunities were presented to prospective investors, Viridis Africa is now soliciting business plans in the clean tech industry from entrepreneurs seeking funding to turn their projects to account.
Schletter, has extended its production ability for its Park@Sol solar carport series.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 May 2012
Anglo American Platinum, a producer of platinum group metals and Ballard Power Systems, a provider of clean energy fuel cell products are engaged in developing several early-stage motive and stationary uses of zero-emission, clean fuel cells in the South African market sector.
By Nick Gilbert
10 May 2012
Scientists from Oregon Health and Sciences University and Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, have shown that even inanimate objects can transmit norovirus infection.
By G.P. Thomas
10 May 2012
In recent times, plug-in home energy monitoring meters are used to enhance energy efficiency, but the effect does not persist for longer time.
By G.P. Thomas
10 May 2012
Charter Fuels, partner of Alliance AutoGas shared the advantages of inexpensive and clean propane autogas for vehicles at the ninth annual “Driving Toward 2020: Green Vehicles Workshop,” held at the Milwaukee Area Technical College on May 4.
By G.P. Thomas
10 May 2012
Umeco will be exhibiting its Structural materials and Tooling prepreg technologies for the renewable energy market on Stand F89 at the 2012 All-Energy show in the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre - Bridge of Don, Aberdeen on the 23 and 24 May.
Climate changes mean that species are disappearing from European mountain regions. This is shown by new research involving biologists from the University of Gothenburg, the results of which are now being published in the journals Nature and Science.
LightManufacturing, a producer of plastic products, has found a novel method to utilize solar energy for molding affordable and sustainable plastic products.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
9 May 2012