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Frequency of Heat Waves Growing Faster in Urban Areas

The frequency of heat waves has increased dramatically over the past 40 years, and the trend appears to be growing faster in urban areas than in less-populated areas around the world, a new study suggests.

30 Jan 2015

Insect Herbivores Find and Feast on One Kind of Plant in Their Local Ecosystem

Insects are picky eaters, and not the voracious eat-everything-in-sight bingers that devour all the plants in your garden.

30 Jan 2015

Solar PV Market in Asia Forecast to Grow at 23.7% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Solar PV Market in Asia 2015-2019" report to their offering.

30 Jan 2015

NRG Renew and SunShare Partner to Build 8.2MWac of Community Solar Projects

NRG Renew, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., and SunShare, one of the country’s first and fastest-growing community solar companies, are partnering to finance and build 8.2 megawatts (MWac) of community solar projects along the Front Range of Colorado (including Colorado Springs and Denver), which is enough to power more than 1,600 homes for 20 years. This project will more than double NRG’s existing community solar portfolio.

30 Jan 2015

USPTO Awards Seventh Patent to Andalay Solar for Unique InstantConnect® Wiring Technology

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today issued Andalay Solar, Inc. its seventh U.S. patent, which further strengthens the company's unique InstantConnect® wiring technology. U.S. Patent No. 8,938,919 covers the built-in electrical connectors that mate into the Andalay frame technology.

30 Jan 2015

Global Offshore Wind Power Market Forecast to Grow at 17.5% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Offshore Wind Power Market 2015-2019" report to their offering.

29 Jan 2015

sPower and Hecate Energy Enter Agreement to Develop and Own/Operate Solar PV Projects

sPower, a prominent renewable energy provider, announced a non-exclusive joint development agreement with Hecate Energy, a leading power developer, to develop and own/operate solar photovoltaic (PV) projects.

29 Jan 2015

Algae for Fish Food Holds Promise for Biodiesel and Jet Fuel

A common algae commercially grown to make fish food holds promise as a source for both biodiesel and jet fuel, according to a new study published in the journal Energy & Fuels.

29 Jan 2015

Study Examines Whether Solar Panels and Green Roofs Work Well in Tandem

There’s plenty of cold weather still to come, but the University of Haifa is preparing for the sun, with a new study that examines whether solar electricity panels and green roofs can work well in tandem.

29 Jan 2015

Biofouling Community' Marine Organisms Adapt to Changing Ocean Acidification

A new study of marine organisms that make up the 'biofouling community' - tiny creatures that attach themselves to ships' hulls and rocks in the ocean around the world - shows how they adapt to changing ocean acidification. Reporting in the journal Global Change Biology, the authors examine how these communities may respond to future change.

29 Jan 2015

Arctic Warming Promotes Interchange of Fishes Between Oceans

For millions of years, large parts of the marine biotas of the North Atlantic and North Pacific have been separated by harsh climate conditions in the Arctic.

29 Jan 2015

Aquatic Resources Need Protection in Canada's Changing Landscape

The Tar Sands in Alberta, potential development in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, declining timber harvest and farming - human activity is transforming Canada's landscape, yet many of the country's aquatic resources remain unprotected, according to research by ecologists at the University of Toronto.

28 Jan 2015

Climate Change Part of the Reason for Abandoning Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica City

Scientists have reconstructed the past climate for the region around Cantona, a large fortified city in highland Mexico, and found the population drastically declined in the past, at least in part because of climate change.

28 Jan 2015

AAAS Honors NREL Scientist as Fellow for Distinguished Contributions to Solar Photoconversion

Brian Gregg, a scientist at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS cited Gregg for "distinguished contributions to the field of solar photoconversion, particularly for developing a unified understanding of the photoconversion mechanism in the various cell types."

28 Jan 2015

GE to Supply 55 Units of GE 2.75-120 Wind Turbines to China’s Huaneng Power Generation Company

GE today announced it will supply one of the world’s largest power generation companies—China’s Huaneng Corporation—with 55 units of GE 2.75-120 brilliant wind turbines, to be installed at the Huaneng Dali Longquan wind project in the Yunnan province of China. The project will provide 151 megawatts of power, making it GE’s largest wind order in China to date. The deal also includes a service agreement for two years of operations and maintenance.

28 Jan 2015