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FuelCell Energy Offers Solutions for On-Site Generation of High Purity Hydrogen for Transportation, Industrial Sectors

FuelCell Energy, Inc., a global leader in the design, manufacture, operation and service of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, announces affordable on-site generation of high purity hydrogen for transportation and industrial applications using commercial fuel cell power plants.

28 May 2015

Sunedison Announces Successful Completion and Interconnection of Utah's Largest Solar Power Plant

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, today announced the successful completion and interconnection of the South Milford solar facility in Milford, Utah. The 3.8 megawatt DC facility is now the largest operating solar power plant in Utah. TerraForm Power acquired the solar power plant from its Call Right Projects List.

28 May 2015

Research Predicts Broad-Scale Global Climate Change That Could Last For Years

A new study, by scientists from the University of Southampton and National Oceanography Centre (NOC), implies that the global climate is on the verge of broad-scale change that could last for a number of decades.

28 May 2015

Detailed Overview of France Hydro Power Market up to 2025

"Hydro Power in France, Market Outlook to 2025, Update 2015 - Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles" is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information and understanding of the hydro power market in France.

28 May 2015

Climate Change May Cause More Powerful Hurricanes, Tropical Storms

Climate change may be the driving force behind fewer, yet more powerful hurricanes and tropical storms, says a Florida State geography professor.

27 May 2015

New Light on Ice Sheet Evolution and Their Contribution to Sea Level Rise

ULB study sheds a new light on the stability of the Antarctic ice sheet. It shows for the first time that ice rises (pinning points that keep the floating parts of ice sheets in place) are formed during the transition between glacial and interglacial periods, which significantly slows down the response of the ice sheet to climate change.

27 May 2015

Implementation of the Montreal Protocol Benefits the Ozone Layer

We are already reaping the rewards of the Montreal Protocol, with the ozone layer in much better shape than it would have been without the UN treaty, according to a new study in Nature Communications.

27 May 2015

Berkeley Lab Opens Solar Energy Research Center

Mother Nature makes it happen so effortlessly and efficiently—turning sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into the building blocks for fuel for plants, that is. Now, researchers have a new home to replicate Mother Nature’s mysteries. The Solar Energy Research Center (SERC) opened today at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and will house laboratories and offices devoted to photovoltaic and electro-chemical solar energy systems designed to improve on what plants do and make transportation fuels.

27 May 2015

IGS Solar, ASP Partner to Install 386kW Solar Array at Church at the Gateway, New York

IGS Solar, LLC, a turn-key commercial and residential solar provider, recently teamed up with Advanced Solar Products (ASP), a solar energy design and construction firm, to complete the installation of a 386 kW solar array above a 17,000 square-foot parking structure at the Church at the Gateway in Staten Island, New York.

27 May 2015

SPI, Uniroot Partner to Develop Over 500MW of Solar PV Power Plant Projects in Japan

Solar Power, Inc. ("SPI"), a vertically-integrated photovoltaic ("PV") developer, today announced that SPI and its wholly-owned subsidiary, SPI Solar Japan G.K. have entered into a strategic partnership agreement with K.K. Uniroot ("Uniroot"), a diversified Osaka-based corporation with significant solar PV project development interests, to jointly develop a pipeline of more than 500 megawatts (MW) of solar PV power plant projects in Japan.

27 May 2015

sPower Announces Groundbreaking on 22.5MW Solar Project in Lancaster, California

sPower, a leading renewable energy provider, today announced that it has broken ground on a 22.5MW solar project in Lancaster, Calif. The Sierra Solar project is sPower’s first in Los Angeles County.

27 May 2015

Climate Geoengineering May Help Save Coral Reefs from Mass Bleaching

Geoengineering of the climate may be the only way to save coral reefs from mass bleaching, according to new research.

26 May 2015

New Report on Air Pollution Control in China

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Research on Air Pollution Control Industry in China, 2015-2020" report to their offering.

26 May 2015

New North American Energy Ministers' Working Group on Climate Change and Energy Created

The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources; Ernest J. Moniz, United States Secretary of Energy; and Pedro Joaquín-Coldwell, Mexico Secretary of Energy, today announced the creation of the North American Energy Ministers' Working Group on Climate Change and Energy.

26 May 2015

JA Solar Signs MOU with EIL for Solar Cell and Module Manufacturing Facility JV

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ("JA Solar"), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (the "MOU") with its Indian business partner, Essel Infraprojects Limited ("EIL"), to establish a solar cell and module manufacturing facility joint venture ("JV"). The MOU declares a 500MW production capacity for the JV and outlines the duties of each party.

26 May 2015