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OneEnergy Renewables Announces Development of 4.3MW Solar Electric Project on Eastern Shore of Maryland

OneEnergy Renewables, a leading developer of distributed, utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, and Constellation announce the development of a 4.3 MW solar electric project located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

25 Oct 2014

DTE Biomass Energy Completes 9.6MW Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project in Mt. Gilead

DTE Biomass Energy today celebrated the completion of its 9.6-megawatt landfill gas-to-energy project at the Uwharrie Environmental Landfill in Mt. Gilead.

25 Oct 2014

Eastern Municipal Water District in Perris, California Acquires Tecogen Emissions Reduction System

Tecogen® Inc. today announced the sale of its proprietary emissions reduction system to the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) in Perris, California. The system will be a larger scale version of Tecogen's Ultra emission after-treatment product, this time applied to a 48 liter engine to be fueled by biogas, extracted from an anaerobic digester at the District's Moreno Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility.

25 Oct 2014

Hydropower may double in electricity capacity

The intensified demand for electricity from renewable sources has kick-started the hydropower development into a new era: Following a period of a flattening trend, an unprecedented number of dams for electricity production is currently under construction or planned worldwide.

25 Oct 2014

Soil Microbes Amplify Global Climate Change

As permafrost soils thaw under the influence of global warming, communities of soil microbes act as potent amplifiers of global climate change, an international study has shown.

24 Oct 2014

Advances in Converting Waste from Whisky-Making into Fuel

A start-up company in Scotland is working to capitalize on the tons of waste produced by one of the country's most valued industries and turn the dregs of whisky-making into fuel.

24 Oct 2014

Progress in Understanding the Karakoram Glacier Anomaly

Researchers from Princeton University and other institutions may have hit upon an answer to a climate-change puzzle that has eluded scientists for years, and that could help understand the future availability of water for hundreds of millions of people.

24 Oct 2014

New Tool to Assess Economic, Environmental Implications of Different Energy Scenarios

Multiple pathways exist to a low greenhouse gas future, all involving increased efficiency and a dramatic shift in energy supply away from fossil fuels. A new tool 'SWITCH' enables policymakers and planners to assess the economic and environmental implications of different energy scenarios. It is presented today at the congress Global Challenges: Achieving Sustainability, hosted by the University of Copenhagen.

24 Oct 2014

Green Guide for Universities Released at International Conference

Ten of the world's top universities now release the Green Guide for Universities at the international conference Making Universities Sustainable Conference that takes place in Copenhagen this week. The guide makes it easier for universities around the world to become more sustainable.

24 Oct 2014

Ecosystem Engineers Enrich Productivity of the Soil in Home Gardens

The contribution of home gardens in the preservation of biodiversity, economics and human health prompted a multidisciplinary group at the South Border College (Ecosur) in Mexico to work on a project in Tabasco, a south state of the country, with the aim to improve the production and environmental management of these plantations.

24 Oct 2014

Market Outlook Report on Wind Power Industry in Mexico

Wind Power in Mexico, Market Outlook to 2025, Update 2014 - Capacity, Generation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles

21 Oct 2014

Alain-Lemaire Solar Park Inaugurated in Kingsey Falls

Today, Pierre Arcand, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Minister responsible for the Northern Plan, Mario Plourde , President and Chief Executive Officer of Cascades, and Mathieu Chagnon , President of Rackam, inaugurated the Alain-Lemaire Solar Park, which will supply energy to Cascades' units in Kingsey Falls.

21 Oct 2014

Mediterranean, Semi-Arid Ecosystems Show Remarkable Resilience to Climate Change

Climate change predictions for the Middle East, like other arid regions of the world, are alarming. In an area known for its water scarcity, rainfall is expected to decrease even further in the near future, spelling disaster for the functioning of unique ecosystems — hotspots of biodiversity and rich genetic fodder for essential crops.

21 Oct 2014

SPI 2014 to Feature Canadian Solar’s Innovative Diamond Module

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it will introduce a new, groundbreaking Diamond module at the upcoming Solar Power International (SPI) exhibition.

From Canadian Solar 21 Oct 2014

New Study Reveals Climate Impacts of Expanding Electricity Access are Minimal

Improving household electricity access in India over the last 30 years contributed only marginally to the nation's total carbon emissions growth during that time, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

21 Oct 2014