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TSEC's Newest "V-Series" High-Efficiency Solar Panels Debut at PV EXPO 2015

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) and TSEC Corporation (TSEC), will showcase TSEC's newest "V-Series" high-efficiency solar panels for the first time during PV EXPO 2015 in Tokyo, Japan, from Feb. 25 – 27.

From DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions 26 Feb 2015

New Solar Laboratory to be Opened at KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm is one of the world's most sunlight-deprived capitals for almost half of the year. But now, the city's premier technical university, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, is home to one of the world's few solar laboratories.

26 Feb 2015

Town of Woodstock Selects OnForce Solar to Execute 650kW Solar Project

OnForce Solar, a leading provider of solar energy systems, announced that the Town of Woodstock, NY has awarded the firm a 650 kW solar project. The planned solar array will be built on 3 acres near the wastewater treatment plant located on state Route 212.

25 Feb 2015

Researchers Optimize Hybrid Solar/Battery Systems Using 'Fuzzy Logic'

How did fuzzy logic help a group of researchers in Tunisia and Algeria create an ideal photovoltaic system that obeys the supply-and-demand principle and its delicate balance?

25 Feb 2015

Ocean Acidification Could Have Negative Impacts on Diatoms in Southern Ocean

In a recent study, scientists at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), demonstrate for the first time that ocean acidification could have negative impacts on diatoms in the Southern Ocean.

25 Feb 2015

Study Results Pave Way for Systems Capable of Producing Hydrogen from Wastewater

Currently, there are treatments in which wastewater can flow out to the river or sea without causing any environmental problems. These technologies however entail high energy costs, mainly in aeration and pumping, and an elevated economic cost in treating the sludge left over from the treatment process.

25 Feb 2015

Turtles of Tropical Wyoming Provide Climate Change Clues

Tropical turtle fossils discovered in Wyoming by University of Florida scientists reveal that when the earth got warmer, prehistoric turtles headed north. But if today's turtles try the same technique to cope with warming habitats, they might run into trouble.

25 Feb 2015

Breakthrough Pretreatment Technology Holds Potential for Cost-Effective Biofuel Production

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have invented a novel pretreatment technology that could cut the cost of biofuels production by about 30 percent or more by dramatically reducing the amount of enzymes needed to breakdown the raw materials that form biofuels.

25 Feb 2015

Kyotokyukou Bus Takes Delivery of BYD’s Long Range Battery Electric Buses

Kyotokyukou Bus Incorporated has taken delivery of 5 Long Range Battery Electric Buses from industry pioneer BYD Company Ltd. The delivery ceremony held was widely covered as it not only represented electrified public transportation, but also Japan, a nation built on engineering excellence, for the first time acquiring high tech vehicles from their neighbor, China.

24 Feb 2015

FCO Power Announces Further Development of Next-Generation Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack

FCO Power Inc. today announced the further development of its next-generation solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack for residential fuel cell systems in existing apartments. Use of the stack makes it realistic to install fuel cells in existing apartments, which account for approximately 40 percent of housing in Japan, from 2020.

24 Feb 2015

Cube Hydro Partners Acquires Ownership Interest in 10 Run-of-the-River Hydro Facilities from Harbor Hydro

Cube Hydro Partners, LLC, a portfolio company of the ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund, has acquired a 100 percent ownership interest in ten run-of-the-river hydro facilities from Harbor Hydro, LLC, a portfolio company of LS Power Equity Advisors.

24 Feb 2015

Study Results Help Assess Potential Impacts of Ocean Acidification

Next to global warming, ocean acidification is currently considered as the second major carbon dioxide problem. With the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere larger quantities of the gas are getting into the seawater, too. There it forms carbonic acid, which lowers the pH value of the oceans.

24 Feb 2015

Study Reveals Importance of Diversity of Species that Attack and Eat Parasite

Biodiversity, including small predators such as dragonflies and other aquatic bugs that attack and consume parasites, may improve the health of amphibians, according to a team of researchers. Amphibians have experienced marked declines in the wild around the world in recent decades, the team added.

24 Feb 2015

Limetec Group Exhibits Eco-Efficient Building Products at National Self Build & Renovation Centre

Sustainable building systems company Limetec Group has become a permanent exhibitor at the National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon, providing an opportunity for visitors to learn about its eco-efficient building products and solutions.

24 Feb 2015

Southern Power Acquires Two PV Solar Projects Totaling 99MW in Georgia

Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power today announced the acquisition of two photovoltaic (PV) solar projects totaling 99 megawatts (MW) in Georgia – the 80-MW Decatur Parkway Solar Project and the 19-MW Decatur County Solar Project – from Tradewind Energy, Inc.

23 Feb 2015