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New Method to Develop Solid Lithium Batteries Without Risk of Explosion

The joint research team of Prof. Yoon Seok Jung (UNIST, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering) and Prof. Seng M. Oh (Seoul National University) discovered a new way to develop all-solid-state lithium batteries without a risk of conflagration or explosion.

4 Jan 2016

PRBA Praises DOT Safety Alert on Hoverboards with Non-Compliant Lithium Batteries

PRBA – The Rechargeable Battery Association today congratulated the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for issuing a safety alert on hoverboard shipments and intercepting 32 cargo containers of hoverboards with lithium batteries improperly prepared for shipment.

31 Dec 2015

Tecogen Enters JV for Patented Ultera Emissions Control Technology

Tecogen® Inc., a manufacturer and installer of high efficiency, ultra-clean combined heat and power products including natural gas engine-driven cogeneration, air conditioning systems, and high-efficiency water heaters for industrial and commercial use, is pleased to announce the formation of a joint venture company with a group of Strategic Investors for its patented Ultera™ emissions control technology.

31 Dec 2015

Dominion Completes First Phase of 425MW Solar Sale to SunEdison

Dominion announced today that it has closed on the first phase of its previously announced sale of a 33 percent ownership interest in 425 megawatts (AC) of solar generating capacity to SunEdison, Inc.

31 Dec 2015

Fully Renewable Energy System Economically Viable for Russia and Central Asia

A fully renewable energy system is achievable and economically viable in Russia and Central Asia in 2030. Researchers from Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) modelled a renewable energy system for Russia and Central Asia.

31 Dec 2015

Cleaner Fuel Cells Using Ion-Exchange Synthetic Membranes

An international group of scientists from Russia, France, and Germany have developed ion-exchange synthetic membranes based on amphiphilic compounds that are able to convert the energy of chemical reactions into electrical current.

30 Dec 2015

Ascent Solar Awarded Two US Patents for Solar Manufacturing Process

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules integrated into the company's EnerPlex™ series of consumer products, announced today the Company was issued the second of two US Patents, in December, pertaining to the company's solar manufacturing process.

30 Dec 2015

Vivint Solar and BlueWave Partner to Offer Community Solar Memberships in Massachusetts

Vivint Solar, a leading provider of distributed solar energy systems in the United States, and BlueWave, a solar development and FinTech company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, have announced an alliance to offer residents of Massachusetts the opportunity to become BlueWave community solar members.

30 Dec 2015

Korean Life Insurance Companies Acquire 41.3MW Solar Project in Kagoshima for $172 Million

Kyobo Life, one of Korea's top life insurance companies, along with Heungkuk Life and Hanwha Life, acquired a 41.3MW solar project in Kagoshima, Japan from Solariant Japan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solariant Inc., and its partners including Yingli Green Energy Japan, a subsidiary of one of the largest PV module manufacturers.

30 Dec 2015

Increasing U.S. LNG Exports Could Provide Competitive Advantage for Domestic Natural-Gas-Intensive Industries

Increasing the United States’ export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) above 12 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) would allow the U.S. to continue to provide a competitive advantage for domestic natural-gas-intensive industries relative to their counterparts overseas, according to a new report presented to the U.S. Department of Energy from the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Oxford Economics.

30 Dec 2015

Biofouling Impairs Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Sustainable Energy Generation

Researchers at the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Yale University have determined that pressure-retarded osmosis technology is not feasible primarily due to biofouling (the accumulation of organic material as well as different organisms such as algae and bacteria on various surfaces that impairing structures and hinder system performance).

30 Dec 2015

AUO Launches Process Water Full-Recycling System at Lungtan Site in Taiwan

AU Optronics Corp. today announced that its process water full-recycling system, the first of its kind developed in Taiwan, launched at the Company's Lungtan site. AUO has made a technological breakthrough in process water recycling.

30 Dec 2015

ET Solutions Istanbul Connects Two Turkish PV Plants to the Grid

ET Solar, a global, leading energy solutions provider, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, ET Solutions Istanbul, has completed the construction and grid connection of its first two Turkish PV plants, each 1.1 MWp.

29 Dec 2015

KeHE to Open State-of-the-Art LEED Certified Distribution Facility in Portland

On December 23rd, KeHE Distributors will open its newest, LEED Certified, distribution facility in Portland, Oregon. This new state-of-the-art distribution center is an important addition to the Company's expansion strategy and key to its growth plan in the Northwest Region.

29 Dec 2015

California Drought May Cause Long-Term Changes in Ecosystems

California’s forests are home to the planet’s oldest, tallest and most-massive trees. New research from Carnegie’s Greg Asner and his team reveals that up to 58 million large trees in California experienced severe canopy water loss between 2011 and today due to the state’s historic drought. Their results are published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

29 Dec 2015