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Tigo Energy, Renewable Energy Services to Form Residential Renewable Energy Microgrid Installations

Tigo Energy Inc., LLC, (“Tigo”) the smart module technology market leader, has partnered with PV installer Renewable Energy Services, Inc. (“RES”) to form one of the world’s largest residential renewable energy microgrid installations featuring Tigo’s smart module platform.

12 Aug 2015

Alliance BioEnergy Plus Announces Completion of FEL 1 Engineering Stage for Commercial CTS Plant in Central Georgia

Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. (the "Company") announced today the completion of FEL 1, the first of four engineering stages that are required to complete construction of the first commercial CTS plant to be located in central Georgia and expected to break ground this fall.

12 Aug 2015

New Study Provides Stark Look into the Future of Ocean Acidification

Scientists from NOAA and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM) have documented a dramatic shift from vibrant coral communities to carpets of algae in remote Pacific Ocean waters where an underwater volcano spews carbon dioxide.

11 Aug 2015

Natural Factors, Chinese Air Pollution Undermine Ozone Gains in Western United States

A new study finds that the western United States reduced its production of ozone-forming pollutants by a whopping 21 percent between 2005 and 2010, but ozone in the atmosphere above the region did not drop as expected in response. The reason: a combination of naturally occurring atmospheric processes and pollutants crossing the Pacific Ocean from China.

11 Aug 2015

Global Zero Energy Buildings Market Estimated to Grow at CAGR of 35.4% over 2014-2019

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Zero-energy Buildings Market 2015-2019" report to their offering.

11 Aug 2015

Small Cities with Municipal Utilities Have Ability to Pursue Sustainability

Small cities and rural areas lag behind in environmental protection policymaking because they often lack the financial or technical resources needed. According to newly published research at Binghamton University, places that have municipal utilities have the capacity to pursue sustainability — and are more likely to leverage that capacity to adopt more green energy policies.

11 Aug 2015

Heartland Community Wind Project Raising Funds Despite Government Policy Changes on Renewable Energy

Against the backdrop of recent Government policy changes on renewable energy, one community wind project in Scotland has been quietly raising funds.

11 Aug 2015

Abengoa, Toshiba Selected as Preferred Bidders for New Tees Renewable Energy Plant Project

Abengoa, an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, and Toshiba Corporation, have been selected as preferred bidders to build the Tees Renewable Energy Plant.

11 Aug 2015

New Report Analyzes Global Offshore Wind Energy Market

This research study has been designed to analyze and estimate the market for offshore wind energy globally both in tenererms of installed capacity (MW) and investments (USD Million). The global market for offshore wind energy has been segmented geographically into four regional segments and nine unique country segments. The regional segments include Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, and Europe.

11 Aug 2015

U.S. Wind Energy Prices Hit New Lows

Wind energy pricing is at an all-time low, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The prices offered by wind projects to utility purchasers averaged under 2.5¢/kWh for projects negotiating contracts in 2014, spurring demand for wind energy.

11 Aug 2015

Closer to Discovering How Some Plants Thrive in Different Ecological Environments

A team of international researchers, led by the University of Sheffield, has moved one step closer to discovering how physiological attributes allow some plants to thrive in a variety of conditions – something that could be the key to future food sustainability.

10 Aug 2015

Isolux Corsan Delivers 61.48MWp Aura II PV Solar Plant in Honduras

Isolux Corsan has delivered its first PV Solar project in Honduras on a budget of nearly $100m: the Aura II PV Solar Plant, which will produce 61.48 MWp and has been built within a tight window of only 7 months.

10 Aug 2015

PHI Group Completes Acquisition of Land for Cornerstone Biomass Wood Pellet Project in Florida

PHI Group, a U.S. public company engaged in energy and natural resources, announced today that the Company has completed the acquisition of 10 acres of land from Klausner Holding, U.S.A., a Georgia corporation, for the Cornerstone Biomass Corporation 200,000 MT wood pellet project in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida.

10 Aug 2015

Pattern Development to Commence Construction on Conejo Solar PV Power Project in Chile

Advancing into the solar power market, Pattern Energy Group LP ("Pattern Development" or the "Company") today announced the completion of approximately $205 million in project financing and the start of full construction on its Conejo Solar photovoltaic (PV) power project in Chile. The 122 megawatt (MW) Conejo Solar PV power project is being constructed approximately 30 kilometers east of Taltal in Chile's Atacama Desert.

10 Aug 2015

SkyPower, Grupo Uribe Enter JV to Form Solar Development Company in Mexico

SkyPower, the largest developer of solar PV energy projects in the world, is pleased to announce the formation of a joint venture with Grupo Uribe, a leading energy company based in Mexico with over 50 years of experience serving households, businesses and industries.

10 Aug 2015