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Two Aircraft Engine Concepts could Reduce Fuel Consumption by 15%

Two aircraft engine concepts, geared turbofan and open rotor, can enable a significant reduction to aircraft fuel consumption. With open rotor, the potential reduction is 15 per cent. These are the findings of Linda Larsson, who has analysed and evaluated the two concepts.

29 May 2014

St1 to Deliver Waste-based Bioethanol Production Plant in Sweden to NEOT

St1 Biofuels Oy will deliver an Etanolix® plant producing waste-based bioethanol to North European Oil Trade Oy in Gothenburg, Sweden.

29 May 2014

First Solar Sells Silver State South Solar Project to NextEra Energy Resources Subsidiary

First Solar, Inc. announced today that it has completed the sale of the 250-megawatt (MW)AC Silver State South Solar Project to a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

From First Solar, Inc. 29 May 2014

Prestigious Cleveland Hotel Selects Telkonet's EcoSmart System to Manage Energy Usage

Telkonet, Inc., whose complementary business divisions include EcoSmart™, an energy management technology platform featuring Recovery Time™ technology and EthoStream®, one of the largest high-speed Internet access (HSIA) providers in the world, today announced that the prestigious Metropolitan Hotel at The 9, East 9th Street in Cleveland, Ohio has selected the EcoSmart system to manage guest comfort and energy use and the EthoStream High Speed Internet Access solution to provide wireless communication infrastructure.

28 May 2014

U.S. Navy to Work with ASU to Advance Algae-based Biofuel Technology

The similarities between the U.S. Navy and civilian cities and industry may not be readily apparent, said Dennis McGinn, U.S. Navy Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations and Environment, but in the realm of energy use and reliability, there are often parallel problems to be solved.

28 May 2014

University of Waterloo Startup Selected as a Prestigious TiE50 Winner for Technology that Recycles Tires

A University of Waterloo startup has been named one of the 2014 TiE50 winners -- a prestigious TiE Silicon Valley honour awarded to only 50 companies among thousands competing worldwide.

28 May 2014

IAUS Releases Instant-Charge Battery Technology for Renewable Energy and Electronic Applications

What if electric cars, cell phones, laptops, and power tools could recharge within seconds, or renewable energy suddenly became less expensive than coal? International Automated Systems, Inc. (IAUS.PK) has agreed to terms that will give the company an exclusive license to a patented, Dynamic Voltage Controller (DVC) technology expected to make these possibilities a reality.

28 May 2014

ASU Students Interact with New Energy Technologies at Sandia National Lab

In early April, a group of Arizona State University graduate students descended upon Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to engage with current energy leaders and interact with new energy technologies.

28 May 2014

Leifmark Tapped to Study Viability of Cellulose Biomass Refinery at Patriot's Annawan Plant

Gene Griffith, Co-Founder & President of Patriot Renewable Fuels, LLC and Thomas Corle, co-founding partner of Leifmark, LLC today announced that Leifmark has been hired to create a custom Project Definition, the first stage of a plan for co-locating an Inbicon Biomass Refinery on the site of Patriot's 110 MMgy grain-ethanol plant in Annawan, Illinois.

28 May 2014

Hysol Project Aims for Sustainable Thermosolar Plants

The Hysol project aims to integrate biomethane in concentrating solar thermal power plants to achieve a better efficiency, productive capacity and a reduction in its carbon footprint.

28 May 2014

Cool Roof Pilot Project to Help Reduce Energy Bills of Homes

A new pilot project will use cool surfaces and other energy-efficient technologies in low-income housing in Jasdan, India, to help cool the homes and lower residents' energy bills.

27 May 2014

Secretary of State Reiche Opens Hydrogen Facility at Berlin-Schoenefeld

Go Ahead for the Energiewende in Germany: Secretary of State Reiche Opens Hydrogen Facility at Berlin-Schoenefeld

27 May 2014

Research and Markets Adds Report on Renewable Energy Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Strategic Analysis of Renewable Energy Market in Turkey" report to their offering.

27 May 2014

SunRise Power, Cosma and Hanwha SolarOne to Deliver Bankable PV Solutions to Mexico

SunRise Power, a leading Canadian provider of photovoltaic (PV) systems and engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance services (EPCM) is pleased to announce a cooperation with Cosma International, a leading global metal forming supplier and Hanwha SolarOne, a top 10 global photovoltaic module manufacturer, to deliver bankable PV system solutions to the Mexican PV market.

27 May 2014

EPFL Doctoral Student Studies the Role of Flow Fluctuations in Local Sediment Transport

Transported by water or wind, sediments have a significant impact on the environment, and we cannot really quantify the magnitude of these events. A doctoral student at EPFL has proposed a new mathematical approach to these random phenomena.

27 May 2014