The Taloga wind energy plant in Dewey County, Oklahoma, U.S. has been officially dedicated by Edison Mission Group (EMG), a developer of wind energy projects. The facility is installed with 54 units of Mitsubishi’s turbines, each having a 2.4 MW energy generation capacity.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Mar 2012
Ameresco, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, and Lyon County School District (LCSD), the fourth largest school district in Nevada, U.S., have signed a $3.6 million worth energy savings performance contract (ESPC).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Mar 2012
Oil Palm Biomass Center (OPBC), a public-private partnership, has been opened in Malaysia to benefit the economy and climate. The consortium includes collaboration of 18 partners from global industries and technical universities to develop, test and optimize innovative upstream and downstream technologies for application of oil palm biomass.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Mar 2012
The new Code of Practice for Electrical Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation has been introduced by a committee comprising representatives from government as well as from electrical, energy and automotive industries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
26 Mar 2012
Avantium, a technology company, has signed a joint development agreement Danone Research, a food company, for next-generation bio-based polyethylene-furanoate (PEF) bottles.
Stion will commence the commercial shipment of thin-film solar modules that were manufactured at its 500 MW manufacturing facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
Clean Wind Energy, a renewable energy company, has chosen a site in the United States to construct its first Downdraft Tower, a green renewable energy facility.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
enXco, a company specializing in developing, building, operating and managing renewable energy projects across North America, has entered into a sales agreement with Catch the Wind, a provider of optical control system (OCS) and optical wind sensor.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
An Indian solar PV module manufacturer and an EPC contractor, Waaree, has completed the designing, procurement, construction and commissioning of a 10 MW ground-mounted solar project in Gujarat, India.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, a company specializing in industrial color, light and shape measurement, has expanded its AK Series of solar reference cells with the addition of new AK-300.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
Niyato, an Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has announced that it is building its first six production vehicles for review and retail sale. The company has released eight reasons justifying its ability to provide an affordable EV to the public.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Mar 2012
New types of artificial soil substrates for green houses have been developed at the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia. These Technosols were developed using sewage sludge, barley straw, metallurgical waste, and ash generated from biomass combustion.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Mar 2012
Researchers at MIT have revealed that the United States has sufficient capacity to store fossil fuel emissions for a century in its deep saline aquifers. Carbon dioxide emissions are released from powerplants that use coal as fuel.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Mar 2012
Car Charging Group, a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services in the U.S., and Kettler, a multifamily housing developer, have entered into a partnership to offer EV charging services at properties managed by Kettler.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Mar 2012
Solar Purchasing Group (SPG), a new company, has been launched for cooperative purchasing of components and materials for solar PV manufacturing. The company has been founded by experienced PV specialists who have been in the industry for many years. The global company operates from its offices in Germany, USA, Hong Kong and Switzerland.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Mar 2012