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Study Assesses Environmental Impacts of Biocontainers During Plant Production

Many efforts to reduce the environmental impacts associated with commercial horticulture production have failed to influence the general public. For example, one recent study showed that the use of organic fertilizers offered no significant marketing advantage to producers of floral crops.

29 Apr 2014

Changing Cattle Farming Land to Forest May Have Environmental and Ecological Benefits

Changing cattle fields to forests is a cheap way of tackling climate change and saving species threatened with extinction, a new study has found.

29 Apr 2014

Extreme Weather Events Spur Support for Policy to Address Climate Change

Despite overwhelming scientific evidence for the impending dangers of human-made climate change, policy decisions leading to substantial emissions reduction have been slow. New work from Carnegie's Katharine Ricke and Ken Caldeira focuses on the intersection between personal and global impacts. They find that even as extreme weather events influence those who experience them to support policy to address climate change, waiting for the majority of people to live through such conditions firsthand could delay meaningful action by decades. Their findings are published by Nature Climate Change.

28 Apr 2014

Long Island Solar Industry's Transition to PSEG Long Island Receives $60 Million Investment

In an effort to continue the success of Long Island's solar programs, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced, as part of the statewide NY-Sun Initiative, a $60 million investment to support the Long Island solar industry's transition to PSEG Long Island.

28 Apr 2014

AMP Consortium Enters PPA for 20 MWAC Solar PV Plant in Jordan

AMP Solar Group Inc. (“AMP”), as majority partner in a consortium comprising Evolution Solar Inc. (“Evolution”) as the Lead Developer, RAI Energy International, Inc., and Global Energy Consultants LLC, is pleased to announce the execution of a power purchase agreement (“PPA”) for a 20 MWAC solar PV plant in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

28 Apr 2014

U.S. Army Begins Major 155-Acre Renewable Energy Project at Fort Huachuca, Arizona

Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Army marked the start of a major renewable energy project at Fort Huachuca, Arizona that will be the Department of Defense's largest solar installation.

28 Apr 2014

Ceremonial Groundbreaking Event Held at O’Fallon Renewable Energy Center

Construction on Missouri's largest investor-owned utility solar facility – the O'Fallon Renewable Energy Center – has begun with the ceremonial installation of the first solar panel.

28 Apr 2014

American Water Licenses NPXpress Wastewater Treatment Technology to Abengoa

American Water, the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, and Abengoa, an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, today signed a worldwide licensing agreement for American Water’s patented NPXpress technology.

From American Water 28 Apr 2014

SunEdison’s New Solar Power Plant Provides Reliable Energy to Mariposa Center for Girls

SunEdison, a leading provider of solar energy solutions and services, today dedicated a new solar power plant to the Mariposa Center for Girls in the Dominican Republic. The new plant provides reliable energy for the center which serves at-risk schoolgirls in support of the UN's goals to increase energy access for all.

28 Apr 2014

Exchange System with Thermoelectric Generators Turns Waste Heat into Electricity Onboard Spacecraft

Rice University engineering students think it’s a shame to waste energy, especially in space. So a team of seniors invented a device that turns excess heat into electricity.

28 Apr 2014

New Tool May Lead to Commercially Viable Fuel Cells

Fuel cells have long been heralded as the energy technology of the future. Invented in 1838, the cells promise an almost limitless supply of clean energy for everything from cars to electrical grids, but have always proven too expensive to manufacture, fuel and maintain to enter mainstream use. Hoping to bring down those costs, a team of Bucknell faculty and student researchers has developed a new tool that could greatly accelerate fuel cell experimentation, and one day lead to the first commercially viable fuel cells.

28 Apr 2014

Changes in Stratospheric Winds May Not Have a Large Impact on Long-Term Changes in Tropospheric Ozone

New NASA research on natural ozone cycles suggests ozone levels in the lowest part of Earth's atmosphere probably won't be affected much by projected future strengthening of the circulating winds that transport ozone between Earth's two lowest atmospheric layers.

28 Apr 2014

U.S. EPA Honors Philips with ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award

Each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honors select organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. For the second year in a row, Philips took Product Manufacturer top honors with Partner of the Year.

26 Apr 2014

Rocky River Coffee Shop Selects Energy-Efficient EarthBulb LED’s

When three friends could not find a great cup of coffee on Kelleys Island, Ohio, they decided to open the Erie Island Coffee Co. Their goal was to take espresso drinks to a new level. Through their determination and passion, the three owners created a whole new breed of coffee without a trace of bitterness and a delightful hint of chocolate and sweetness through an amazing blend of five artisan-roasted beans.

26 Apr 2014

GE Exceeds $10 Billion in Renewable Energy Investment

GE Energy Financial Services announced today it has exceeded $10 billion in renewable energy investment commitments worldwide to become one of the industry’s leading investors. The projects generate twice the electricity consumed in Los Angeles annually, avoid greenhouse gases equivalent to the annual car emissions in Massachusetts, and create an estimated 10,000 US jobs.

26 Apr 2014