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Idaho Power Closes RFP Without Awarding Wind Energy Contract

IDACORP Inc, the principal subsidiary of Idaho Power, in May 2009, had issued a RFP (Request for Proposals) seeking to buy around 150 MW of wind energy by the year 2012.

20 Aug 2010

SunEdison to Receive Solar Modules from Trina Solar

Trina Solar Limited has inked a sales agreement for supplying solar modules to a MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. subsidiary named SunEdison.

20 Aug 2010

Cognis Certified for Compliance with Green Chemistry and Engineering Principles

Sustainability A to Z, has recognized Cognis’ commitment to sustainable development, by certifying the company’s “Green Carrier Management Tool” for compliance with the 24 Principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering. The tool is designed to check that Cognis products and processes are aligned with these Principles

19 Aug 2010

Dow Corning Add to Its Range of Products for Photovoltaic Manufacturers

Dow Corning Corp., a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, has expanded its portfolio of products and solutions used throughout the photovoltaic value chain with the introduction of two products, Dow Corning® PV-8080 Neutral Sealant and Dow Corning® PV-7321 Potting Agent.

19 Aug 2010

OSRAM's New High End CFL Bulbs to Use lexan Polycarbonate

SABIC Innovative Plastics is playing a critical role in the conversion of incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) as global requirements for energy-efficient alternatives continue to tighten. The most recent example is the company’s high-tech Lexan* FXD polycarbonate (PC) resin, a technology chosen by OSRAM, a leading global lighting manufacturer, to mold its new line of high-end, retrofit CFL candle bulbs, called the Duluxstar® Mini Candle.

19 Aug 2010

Eoliatec to Install Wind Power Farm in Jalisco, Mexico

Eoliatec of Mexico, a power generation company, is set to install a wind farm in Jalisco, Mexico at an investment of more than $100 million. The wind energy project named Aeolus will be constructed in the Ojuelos, Jalisco municipality.

19 Aug 2010

Cargill to Construct Biodiesel Facility in Argentina

Cargill Inc. is all set to construct a biodiesel facility in Argentina. The company is looking to strengthen its biodiesel presence in Latin America.

19 Aug 2010

UCC Study Highlights Viability of Conversion of Common Grass into Biogas

A joint study conducted by UCC along with Ernst and Young has studied the viability of producing heating gas from common grass.

19 Aug 2010

Wind Farm to be Built in Tornquist, Argentina

A wind farm is likely to be constructed in Tornquist, Buenos Aires, Argentina at a cost of $200 million.

19 Aug 2010

Tata Power Increases Renewable Energy Portfolio with Geothermal Energy

Tata Power, the largest private energy firm in India, is increasing its portfolio of renewable energy through hydropower, solar and wind and is presently considering geothermal energy.

19 Aug 2010

Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University Use By-Products of Whisky to Develop Butanol

Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have proved that spin-offs of distilling factories can be used to produce butanol to power cars and airplanes. For researching they used samples from the Glenkinchie Distillery located in East Lothian.

19 Aug 2010

Sea Breeze Power Corp Progresses with Knob Hill Wind Farm Project

Sea Breeze Power Corp, a Canadian company engaged in providing clean and sustainable green energy, has signed a deal with International Power Canada an auxiliary company of International Power a British energy company pertaining to the possession of the 99 MW Knob Hill wind farm project, with an option for the company and the first nations who are engaged in the project to procure equities in the Knob Hill project.

19 Aug 2010

Natcore Technology to Present Novel Technology at a Sustainable Conference in China

Hot Rock, a geothermal energy company, has entered into an agreement towards receiving a $7-million grant for conducting a drilling and testing program at the company’s Koroit Hot Sedimentary Aquifer Geothermal Project located in southwest Victoria at the Otway Basin, Australia.

19 Aug 2010

Natcore Technology to Present Novel Technology at a Sustainable Conference in China

Natcore Technology Inc. is all set to come back to China with its new technological innovations that will be showcased in Shandong province at the Binzhou International Sustainable and Economic Development Conference.

19 Aug 2010

CPUC Revokes Suspension of Solar Incentive Reservations

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), a regulatory body for privately owned natural gas, electric, telecommunication, water companies, has issued a directive to the administrators of California Solar Initiative (CSI) program, such as Southern California Edison, California Center for Sustainable Energy and Pacific Gas & Electric to commence dealing out applications received for solar projects including performance based incentive (PBI) programs and non-profit and government projects that were rescheduled due to the adjournment of the order of the commission.

19 Aug 2010