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Purple Bacteria Can Serve a Crucial Role in Solar Energy Conversion

Purple bacteria, one of the earliest life species on Earth, are known to play a crucial part in sustaining the life cycle.

10 May 2010

PPL Corporation Expands Operations in Holtwood Hydroelectric Facility

PPL Generation breaks ground on an expansion project valued at $434 million at the Holtwood hydroelectric facility located in Lancaster County in an effort to generate clean, renewable electrical energy.

10 May 2010

Fraunhofer Scientists Utilize Solar Energy in Refrigeration

Although solar energy has already been utilized for powering air-conditioning systems, researchers are taking steps to utilize sunlight’s energy to refrigerate fruits and other foods.

10 May 2010

OriginOil Introduces MultiReactor Design

Developer of a technology to convert algae into fuel OriginOil, Inc. has created a direct-solar growth MultiReactor design which utilizes growth layers for harnessing sunlight more effectively in comparison with currently available pond systems, while decreasing the area of land required.

10 May 2010

World Energy Research Makes Significant Moves in Central and South America

World Energy Research (WER) has been making significant moves in Central and South America as of late. They have made another major play by acquiring the feasibility studies for the Tacana Project. They are also at the signature stage for both the land and energy purchase rights for this project.

9 May 2010

Biofuel, Biopower and Bioproducts Experts to Meet at Northeast Sun Grant 2010 Regional Conference

The Midwest and the Southwest get all the energy glory, but there is a flourishing bioenergy industry in the Northeast. National and regional biofuel, biopower and bioproducts experts will convene in Syracuse for the Northeast Sun Grant 2010 Regional Conference, at Renaissance Syracuse Hotel, on May 24-26, 2010. The conference is hosted by Cornell University.

9 May 2010

Solar ReFeel with Solyndra and CeRSAA Construct Test Project Site

Solar ReFeel, a renewable energy company, by collaborating with Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturer, and Centro Regionale di Sperimentazione e Assistenza Agricola (CeRSAA) has constructed a test project site at a facility of CeRSAA in Albenga, Italy using the photovoltaic solutions of Solyndra.

7 May 2010

Solar Thermal System for the Kunde Family Estate Winery

Renewable energy solutions firm Citizen Green Solutions has helped install a novel solar thermal system for the Kunde Family Estate Winery to produce hot water utilizing sunlight.

7 May 2010

SolarEdge Teams up with Albatech on Solar Power Harvesting Solution in Italy

SolarEdge Technologies, a PV monitoring and Distributed Solar Power Harvesting solutions provider, has entered into the Italian market by partnering with Albatech S.r.l, an Italian solar products distributor and turn-key photovoltaic solutions supplier.

7 May 2010

Frost + Sullivan Introduces “Nanotech Technology Alert” Report

Shrink Nanotechnologies has announced that Technology Insights of Frost & Sullivan has introduced the “Nanotech Technology Alert” report, on the technology of OptiSol Solar Concentrator, which is a disruptive and proprietary solar energy concentrator based on nanotechnology currently commercialized by Shrink Solar LLC, a Shrink Nanotechnologies subsidiary.

7 May 2010

PG+E Receives Critical Impact Award

The Council on Foundations has given the Critical Impact Award to Habitat for Humanity International’s partner company Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for its efforts to offer solar-powered systems meant for Habitat for Humanity International homes constructed in California.

7 May 2010

Enfinity Inks ‘Solyndra Gold Level Solutions Provider’ Agreement

Cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems manufacturer Solyndra, Inc. has inked a ‘Solyndra Gold Level Solutions Provider’ contract with Belgium-based Enfinity, a company that offers development and financing for renewable power systems. Enfinity is known for its customer service.

7 May 2010