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DTE Energy Installs Smart, Solar-Powered Trash Compactor and Recycling Units in Detroit

DTE Energy's downtown neighborhood is even cleaner and greener, thanks to the installation of the city of Detroit's first smart, solar-powered trash compactor and recycling units.

26 Aug 2015

Renewable Fuel Standard Program Helps Reduce US Carbon Emissions Over a Decade

Over its 10-year lifespan, the Renewable Fuel Standard’s (RFS) requirement to substitute biofuels for fossil fuels has displaced nearly 1.9 billion barrels of foreign oil and reduced U.S. transportation-related carbon emissions by 589.33 million metric tons, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) finds in an analysis released today.

25 Aug 2015

EDI and Shaanxi Automotive Build Electrified PHEV Port Truck for Port of Shanghai

Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), a global leader in advanced high-efficiency zero emissions hybrid and electric drivetrain solutions, today announced their newest clean energy innovation—a fleet of PHEV trucks for the Port of Shanghai built in collaboration with one of the world’s largest truck manufacturers, Shaanxi Automotive.

25 Aug 2015

SolarWorld Convenes About 500 Solar Installers for Annual Summit

SolarWorld, the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer for 40 years, this week convenes about 500 solar installers and 40 vendors from across the country for an annual summit of meetings and celebrations, this year keying on the company’s 40th anniversary of American manufacturing.

25 Aug 2015

Coalition of U.S. Mayors Showcase Their Cities' Climate Leadership at UN Conference of Parties

A coalition of U.S. mayors and city officials announced today that they will join the UN Conference of Parties (COP) meeting in Paris in December to showcase their cities' climate leadership and call for an ambitious international agreement that addresses our climate crisis and supports further action at the local level.

25 Aug 2015

Enphase Energy Enters Distribution Agreement with Solar Partners New Zealand

Enphase Energy, Inc. today announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Solar Partners New Zealand (SPNZ), a leading solar wholesaler, trainer and business support hub. Solar Partners New Zealand will distribute the world-leading Enphase Solar Energy System to key installers across the country.

25 Aug 2015

Climate Change Could Cause Profound Changes in Global Distribution of Marine Biodiversity

New research into the impact of climate change has found that warming oceans will cause profound changes in the global distribution of marine biodiversity.

25 Aug 2015

Collaboration to Advance Distributed Power System for Cleaner, More Efficient Electricity

Sandia National Laboratories and eight other companies and research organizations will collaborate to advance a distributed power system that can produce cleaner, more efficient electricity.

24 Aug 2015

Global Warming Worsens Ongoing California Drought

A new study says that global warming has measurably worsened the ongoing California drought. While scientists largely agree that natural weather variations have caused a lack of rain, an emerging consensus says that rising temperatures may be making things worse by driving moisture from plants and soil into the air.

24 Aug 2015

Competitive Biofuel from Wine-Making Waste

The solid waste left over from wine-making could make a competitive biofuel, University of Adelaide researchers have found.

24 Aug 2015

Warming Temperatures Could Lead to Smaller Brook Trout Distribution

When trying to explain the potential effects of climate change on plants, fish and wildlife, scientists usually resort to language that fails to convey the impact of warming. Now, a study by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences fisheries researchers clearly explains the impact of projected warming waters on wild brook trout in the eastern U.S. for fishermen.

24 Aug 2015

Pyrolysis Process Uses Less Energy to Reclaim Soil at Oil Spills

Rice University scientists are cleaning soil contaminated by oil spills in a way that saves energy and reclaims the soil's fertility.

24 Aug 2015

Freudenberg-NOK Delivers Portfolio of e-Mobility Solutions for Electric Vehicle Systems

Electric vehicle manufacturers may not be unanimous in what type of battery technology they will offer consumers in the future but regardless of the electric vehicle path they pursue, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (Freudenberg-NOK) components will help seal the systems.

24 Aug 2015