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Renewable Energy Group to Present at ROTH Conference and Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. announced today that the Company will present at the following conferences during the month of March:

2 Mar 2015

Research Findings Could Help Generate Low-Cost Clean Energy from PEM Fuel Cells

For nearly half a century, scientists have been trying to replace precious metal catalysts in fuel cells. Now, for the first time, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have shown that an inexpensive metal-free catalyst performs as well as costly metal catalysts at speeding the oxygen reduction reaction in an acidic fuel cell.

2 Mar 2015

New Algae Species Helps Corals to Survive in Extreme Seawater Temperatures

A new species of algae has been discovered in reef corals of the Persian (Arabian) Gulf where it helps corals to survive seawater temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius - temperatures that would kill corals elsewhere.

2 Mar 2015

Industrial Engineer Develops Model that Could Help Increase Energy Efficiency of Photovoltaic Systems

Iñigo de la Parra Laita, an industrial engineer of the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre, has focussed his PhD thesis on the grid integration of large photovoltaic power stations. Among the contributions of his research he has developed a model that has been patented and which is capable of simulating fluctuations in photovoltaic power.

2 Mar 2015

Climate Change Linked to Variations in Solar Activity

The activity of the Sun is an important factor in the complex interaction that controls our climate. New research now shows that the impact of the Sun is not constant over time, but has greater significance when the Earth is cooler.

28 Feb 2015

Reduced-Impact Logging May Help Maintain Biodiversity in Tropical Forests

New research has highlighted the value of a modern logging technique for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production.

28 Feb 2015

Environmental Pollutants Accumulated in the Body Linked to Obesity

A team of Spanish scientists, which includes several researchers from the University of Granada, has confirmed that there is a relation between the levels of certain environmental pollutants that a person accumulates in his or her body and their level of obesity. Subjects with more pollutants in their organisms present besides higher levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, which are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

28 Feb 2015

Potentially Toxic Algae Proliferates in Lakes

Global study shows increase in potentially toxic algae accelerating since mid-1900s

28 Feb 2015

Sea-Level Rise Scenarios of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Not Designed for Coastal Risk Management

The sea-level rise scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) do not necessarily provide the right information for high-risk coastal decision-making and management, according to new research involving scientists from the University of Southampton.

28 Feb 2015

Alliance BioEnergy Plus Forms Central Florida Institute of Science and Technology Subsidiary

Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. (the "Company") announced today that it formed the subsidiary Central Florida Institute of Science and Technology, Inc. ("CFIST"). Located in Longwood, Florida (a suburb of Orlando), CFIST is currently under construction and will act as the commercial scale demonstration plant for the Company's licensed and patented CTS process.

28 Feb 2015