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Paper on Dynamics of Assembling Food Webs Wins Ecological Society of America Award

Humans are known to alter the planet. One efficient way is by adding new species to ecosystems. People accidentally (and oftentimes deliberately) transport species from place to place in airplanes, boats and cars. Humans are known, too, to even remove a species entirely from its ecosystem by overhunting or by destroying the species’ habitat. What, if any, are the consequences of such actions? How do they impact ecosystems?

6 Aug 2014

University of Minnesota Selects Zircar Zirconia’s High Temperature Insulation System for Solar Thermochemical Reactor

Zircar Zirconia, Inc., a global leader in high temperature insulation products, was chosen to manufacture custom alumina and ceria components by the University of Minnesota for a solar powered reformer that will produce hydrogen or syngas from cerium oxide redox reactions.

From Zircar Zirconia, Inc. 6 Aug 2014

Georgia Tech Student Team to Participate in EcoCAR 3 Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition

A team of about 35 undergraduate and graduate students is about to embark on an ambitious four-year project to redesign a Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid-electric car.

5 Aug 2014

Versatile and Efficient Method to Convert Lignocellulosic Biomass into Biofuels

A team of researchers, led by Professor Charles E. Wyman, at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have developed a versatile, relatively non-toxic, and efficient way to convert raw agricultural and forestry residues and other plant matter, known as lignocellulosic biomass, into biofuels and chemicals.

5 Aug 2014

Lake Junín National Reserve in Peru Contaminated with Heavy Metals

Hydraulic engineering is increasingly relied on for hydroelectricity generation. However, redirecting stream flow can yield unintended consequences. In the August 2014 issue of GSA Today, Donald Rodbell of Union College-Schenectady and coauthors from the U.S. and Peru document the wholesale contamination of the Lake Junín National Reserve by acid mine drainage from the Cerro de Pasco mining district.

5 Aug 2014

Environmental Impact of Chemical Contamination in Shale Gas Production Needs to be Determined

As production of shale gas soars, the industry's effects on nature and wildlife remain largely unexplored, according to a study by a group of conservation biologists published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment on August 1.

5 Aug 2014

Siemens to Showcase Products for More Efficient Wind Turbines Operation at WindEnergy Hamburg 2014

At the WindEnergy Hamburg 2014 trade fair, Siemens will be showing wind turbine manufacturers its comprehensive portfolio of software and hardware products for more cost-effective production and more efficient operation of wind turbines.

5 Aug 2014

Community Windpower Joins Dumfries and Galloway Renewable Energy Partnership

Community Windpower Ltd (CWL) is delighted to announce they are now a new member of the Dumfries and Galloway Renewable Energy Partnership (DG-REP) group.

5 Aug 2014

Amyris Partners with GOL to Fly Industry's First Commercial Flight with Renewable Farnesane Fuel

Amyris, an industrial bioscience company, partnered with Brazilian airline, GOL, to fly the industry's first commercial flight with farnesane, the recently approved renewable jet fuel. The first flight, GOL flight 7725, departed from Orlando, Florida on July 30, 2014 at 5:15 PM ET and traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

4 Aug 2014

Save Energy, Protect the Planet by Turning off Lights

Most of us believe that turning off the lights when you leave a room saves energy, reduces the emission of carbon and is the “green” thing to do. We see ads telling us this; we put stickers on wall plates in public places telling us to turn off the lights; increasingly there are motion sensors that turn off the lights after a few seconds of no activity.

4 Aug 2014

National New Markets Fund Closes $15 Million in NMTC Financing for New E-Waste Recycling Facility

National New Markets Fund LLC has closed $15 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation to help finance equipment for the first urban mining refinery in the U.S. capable of retrieving high-value metals including gold, silver, copper and palladium from electronic waste.

4 Aug 2014

Nanoleaf Announces New Way to Save Even More Energy

In a world of apps and startups, Nanoleaf is one that is fully dedicated to energy efficiency and innovations for our planet.

4 Aug 2014

Epuron, SunPower Partner to Expand Uterne Solar Power Plant

Epuron and SunPower Corp. have partnered to quadruple the size of the Uterne solar power plant, bringing clean energy to approximately 1,000 Alice Springs homes each year when the plant is expected to be completed in 2015. Financing from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will fund the expansion, increasing the size of Uterne from 1 megawatt to 4.1 megawatts.

4 Aug 2014

New Liquid Alloy Electrode May Enable Batteries to Store More Renewable Energy and Strengthen Power Grid

Sun, wind and other renewable energy sources could make up a larger portion of the electricity America consumes if better batteries could be built to store the intermittent energy for cloudy, windless days. Now a new material could allow more utilities to store large amounts of renewable energy and make the nation’s power system more reliable and resilient.

4 Aug 2014

CBD Energy to Build 64 MW Solar Park in Thailand

CBD Energy Limited, a diversified clean energy company and leading global provider of solar systems, today announced an agreement with Environmental Engineering Group Thailand (EEG) to construct a 64MW solar park with a projected development cost of approximately $112,000,000. The project is supported by a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Thai Provincial Electricity Authority.

From CBD Energy Limited 4 Aug 2014