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Eemian Climate Evolution Could Serve as an Analogue for Future Warmer Climate

A new record of past climate change shows that a warm climate in northern Europe can be hit by a sudden cooling associated with an interruption of the North Atlantic Ocean circulation and the Gulf Stream. This is shown in a new study published in Quaternary Science Reviews, investigating the development of northern European climate about 120 thousand years ago.

5 Jun 2015

New Way to Recover Rare Indium Metal from LCDs

Life without bright screens on our smart phones and TVs is hard to imagine. But in 20 years, one of the essential components of the liquid-crystal displays, or LCDs, that make many of our gadgets possible could disappear. To address the potential shortage of this component -- the element indium -- scientists report in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering a new way to recover the valuable metal so it could be recycled.

5 Jun 2015

World Can Avert Financial and Environmental Costs of Resource Depletion and Save Millions in Efficiency Gains – New UN Report Shows How

As the financial and environmental costs of resource depletion begin to affect economic growth worldwide, countries need to find ways to manage finite resources while meeting the needs of a growing and increasingly urban...

5 Jun 2015

BOURBON Installs Submarine Cable for Sabella D10 Tidal Turbine Project

BOURBON is participating in a tidal turbine connection project off the island of Ushant (Brittany, France), a first in France. A pioneer in the towing and installation of the first floating wind turbine off the coast of Portugal, BOURBON is committed in the field of renewable energies and is now supporting SABELLA.

4 Jun 2015

MiaSolé-McElroy Partnership to Provide Solar Panels for NatureBridge National Environmental Science Center

MiaSolé, a Hanergy company, in partnership with McElroy Metal, has been selected by Siegel & Strain Architects as the provider of solar panels for the redesigned NatureBridge National Environmental Science Center in Yosemite National Park, California.

4 Jun 2015

OXIS Solar Centre for Autonomous Research Launches Project for Cheaper Commercial Solar Energy

The OXIS Solar Centre for Autonomous Research (OSCAR) enthusiastically launches Project Helios today as a launch-pad for cheaper commercial solar energy right across the world. OSCAR is a specially built demonstration centre that houses OXIS' entire solar storage technology.

4 Jun 2015

Longhorn Wind Project in Texas Reaches Commercial Operation

EDF Renewable Energy announced today that the 200-megawatt (MW) Longhorn Wind Project in Texas reached commercial operation on May 1, 2015.

4 Jun 2015

ABB to Provide Power Infrastructure for 400MW Rampion Offshore Wind Farm

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a significant order to provide substations and related power infrastructure for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm.

4 Jun 2015

Revolutionary Yeast Strain Could Help Accelerate Development of Biofuels

Biofuels pioneer Mascoma LLC and the U.S. Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center have developed a revolutionary strain of yeast that could help significantly accelerate the development of biofuels from nonfood plant matter.

4 Jun 2015

Death Rates Among People Over 65 Higher in Regions with More Fine Particulate Air Pollution

A new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that death rates among people over 65 are higher in zip codes with more fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than in those with lower levels of PM2.5.

4 Jun 2015

Penn State and Alstom Sign MOU to Establish Global Center of Excellence for Microgrids

Penn State has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alstom, a leader in smart grid and innovative utility solutions, to establish a global center of excellence for microgrids at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia. This center, the first of its kind, will help advance the development of microgrid technologies as part of The Navy Yard’s grid modernization project.

4 Jun 2015

KIT Helps Find Safe, Efficient Home Energy Storage Systems at Intersolar

How do I find the right storage system for my application? This question is asked by many potential buyers. Battery storage systems available on the market differ considerably in terms of safety, price, performance, and, hence, economic efficiency.

4 Jun 2015

Chinese Dominate Procurement of Electric Buses

Industrial and commercial electric vehicles will be a similar market to cars but innovating faster and frequently more profitable for all in the value chain. The most important sector is buses, the subject of this report, where innovation often comes before cars because they are less price sensitive.

4 Jun 2015

Enphase to Supply REPOWER’s Integrated Solar Power and Smart Home Technology

Enphase Energy, Inc., and REPOWER by Solar Universe have signed an agreement that establishes Enphase as the primary solar energy system supplier for REPOWER’s unique integrated solar power and smart home technology bundle.

From Enphase Energy 3 Jun 2015

Southern Power Acquires Community Energy’s 103MW AC Butler Solar Facility in Georgia

Community Energy announced today that it had delivered its second 100-plus megawatt solar project for construction, with the acquisition by Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power of its 103 megawatt (MW AC) Butler solar facility in Georgia.

3 Jun 2015