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New Solar Array at Bloomfield Pepperidge Farm Bakery Comes Online

Campbell Soup Company, in partnership with BNB Renewable Energy Holdings and SunPower Corp., today announced that a 1-megawatt (MW) solar array at its Pepperidge Farm bakery in Bloomfield has officially come online. Commercial operation for the solar array, which is generating the equivalent of 15 percent of the bakery’s annual energy demand, began on Dec. 26, 2014.

8 Apr 2015

tenKsolar and SoCore Energy Partner to Deliver Commercial and Community Solar Garden Projects

tenKsolar, a Minneapolis based manufacturer of low voltage, highly efficient photovoltaic (PV) systems and SoCore Energy, a premier developer of commercial solar projects, today announced that they are joining forces to deliver commercial and community solar garden projects built on tenK's PV systems technology.

8 Apr 2015

Research on Lithium Titanate Oxide Battery Chemistry for Use in Transit Buses

Electrical energy storage, rather than fuel combustion, has become a key component in transit fleets that are switching to more efficient hybrid and electric vehicles.

8 Apr 2015

Millionth Solar Module Installed at 250-MW Copper Mountain Solar 3 Project in Nevada

The Energy Alternatives Division of Cupertino Electric, Inc. today announced that it has installed the last of more than one million modules at Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and Consolidated Edison Development’s 250-megawatt (MW) AC Copper Mountain Solar 3 project in Boulder City, Nevada.

8 Apr 2015

Red Horse 2 PV Solar Project in Cochise County, Arizona Nears Completion

Blymyer Engineers, the nation's leading utility scale solar design and engineering firm, announced the Red Horse 2 photovoltaic solar project in Cochise County, Arizona is nearing completion.

7 Apr 2015

OneRoof Energy and RGS Energy Enter Synergistic Partnership to Offer Comprehensive Residential Solar Solutions

RGS Energy, one of the nation's largest and most recognized rooftop installers of solar equipment, and OneRoof Energy, Inc., a leading residential solar services provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of OneRoof Energy Group, Inc., have entered into an agreement to jointly offer comprehensive solar solutions to residential solar customers in New York, Massachusetts and California.

7 Apr 2015

RET Capital Acquires 14.1MW DC CityLights Solar Power Plant from Canadian Solar

Renewable Energy Trust Capital, Inc. (RET Capital) has acquired the 14.1-megawatt DC (MW DC) CityLights solar power plant in Chesterville, Ontario, from Canadian Solar, Inc.. With the close of this deal, RET Capital now owns three solar plants built by Canadian Solar across the province, totaling more than 40 MW DC of generating capacity.

7 Apr 2015

Fishing May Worsen Population Collapses in Species of Forage Fish

A new study shows for the first time that fishing likely worsens population collapses in species of forage fish, including herring, anchovies and sardines. Some of the largest fisheries in the world target these species, and these "baitfish" are also a key source of food for larger marine animals, including salmon, tuna, seabirds and whales.

7 Apr 2015

British Columbia and Alberta Could Lose 70% of Glacier Ice by the End of the 21st Century

Seventy per cent of glacier ice in British Columbia and Alberta could disappear by the end of the 21st century, creating major problems for local ecosystems, power supplies, and water quality, according to a new study by University of British Columbia researchers.

7 Apr 2015

Soil May Be Releasing Carbon Dioxide to the Atmosphere Faster Than Believed

Soil, long thought to be a semi-permanent storehouse for ancient carbon, may be releasing carbon dioxide to the atmosphere faster than anyone thought, according to Oregon State University soil scientists.

7 Apr 2015

Innovative Biological Method Uses Abundantly Available Corn Stover to Create Hydrogen Fuel

A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to create hydrogen fuel using a biological method that greatly reduces the time and money it takes to produce the zero-emissions fuel. This method uses abundantly available corn stover - the stalks, cobs, and husks - to produce the hydrogen.

7 Apr 2015

Toshiba Group Hydrogen Energy Research & Development Center Opens in Western Tokyo

Toshiba Corporation today announced the opening of the Toshiba Group Hydrogen Energy Research & Development Center (HRDC) at its Fuchu Complex in western Tokyo.

7 Apr 2015

Microclimates in Central Appalachia Will Respond to Global Climate Change in Very Local Ways

Central Appalachian forests have been experiencing the effects of a changing climate for decades, and effects such as more heavy rainfall events, more drought, and more hot days are likely to continue, according to a new vulnerability assessment for the region by the U.S. Forest Service and many partners.

6 Apr 2015

Canadian Solar Energizes Four Solar Projects Totaling 40.2MWp in the UK

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it energized four projects totaling 40.2 MWp in the United Kingdom, Hoplass Solar Park, Christchurch Solar Park, Coombe Solar Park, and Moat Farm Solar Plant. All four parks use Canadian Solar's 60 cell solar modules, CS6P-250|255|260P.

From Canadian Solar 6 Apr 2015

Nationwide Sodsaver Needed to Protect Remaining Native Ecosystems

Clearing grasslands to make way for biofuels may seem counterproductive, but University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers show in a study today (April 2, 2015) that crops, including the corn and soy commonly used for biofuels, expanded onto 7 million acres of new land in the U.S. over a recent four-year period, replacing millions of acres of grasslands.

6 Apr 2015