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ReneSola Opens First Latin American Branch Office in Panama

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, today announced the formal launch of ReneSola Panama Inc. ("ReneSola Panama"), the Company's first branch office in Latin America. The office will be responsible for sales and marketing efforts across Latin America and the Caribbean region.

12 Feb 2014

Washington Gas Energy Systems Completes Two Solar Projects at Educational Institutions in California

Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc. today announced the completion of two solar projects that will generate renewable energy for Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif. and Corcoran Unified School District in Corcoran, Calif.

12 Feb 2014

ACORE to Convene All Sectors of Renewable Energy Industry at RELACCx 2014

The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) will be convening finance, development and thought leaders from the Latin American, the Caribbean and around the world at the Renewable Energy Latin America and the Caribbean Conference and Exhibition (RELACCx), on April 24-25, 2014, at El Conquistador, A Waldorf Astoria Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

12 Feb 2014

Lockheed Martin Signs Contract with Victorian Wave Partners to Develop Wave Energy Project

To advance the availability of alternative energy solutions, Lockheed Martin announced today that it has signed a contract with Victorian Wave Partners Ltd. to begin developing the world's largest wave energy project announced to date. This is a significant step toward making ocean energy commercially available.

12 Feb 2014

Airbus Signs MOU to Assess Biomass for Sustainable Jet Fuel

Airbus and key Malaysian partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assess local solutions for sustainable bio-mass production in Malaysia. The aim is to determine the most suitable feedstocks to ensure that any future jet fuel production in the region is based only on sustainable solutions. The first assessment is expected to be completed by December 2014.

12 Feb 2014

Researchers Explore Effectiveness of Adaptation Technologies Aimed at Reducing Warming from Urban Expansion

Life in a warming world is going to require human ingenuity to adapt to the new realities of Earth. Greenhouse-gas induced warming and megapolitan expansion are both significant drivers of our warming planet. Researchers are now assessing adaptation technologies that could help us acclimate to these changing realities.

12 Feb 2014

TechCollect Releases Top 10 Tips for Recycling E-Waste in 2014

Now the retail frenzy of Christmas and January sales is over for another year, TechCollect is reminding people to think carefully about what they do next with the old computers, printers and TVsthey replaced or upgraded.

12 Feb 2014

JA Solar Receives China's CQC Accreditation for Performance of Solar Modules in Extreme environments

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ("JA Solar" or the "Company"), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that the performance of the Company's solar modules in extreme environments has been certified by the China Quality Certification Center ("CQC"), China's largest professional certification body. JA Solar is the first solar product manufacturer to receive this CQC accreditation.

11 Feb 2014

Origis Energy Completes and Dedicates Two Utility-Scale Solar Power Plants in Georgia

Origis Energy, a leading international investment and development firm focused on deployment of utility-scale and distributed generation commercial solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, today announced the completion and dedication of two solar power plants in Georgia, representing the state’s second largest solar installations.

11 Feb 2014

BYD Wins Bid from Malaysia's Prasarana Transit to Supply 15 New Battery Electric Transit Buses

Malaysia's Prasarana Transit has announced that BYD Co. Ltd. won the bid to supply 15 new battery electric transit buses. As Malaysia first, as well as Southeast Asia's largest electric bus public bidding project, BYD beat out competitors from around the world for this historic project.

11 Feb 2014

Strata Solar Selects ET Solar to Supply Modules for Six Solar Power Plants in North Carolina

ET Solar, Inc. today announced that they have been selected by Strata Solar to supply modules for six solar power plants in North Carolina, with a combined capacity of 23 megawatts (MW).

11 Feb 2014

Flat Fresnel Lenses Could Increase the Electrical Efficiency of Solar Panels

Micro-machining could be used to create almost flat, Fresnel lenses, that boost the electrical efficiency of solar panels, according to researchers in China.

11 Feb 2014

Deepwater Wind, Alstom Agree to Supply the Block Island Wind Farm with Offshore Wind Turbines

Deepwater Wind and Alstom today announced the signing of major agreements to supply the Block Island Wind Farm with five of Alstom’s 6-megawatt (MW) Haliade 150 offshore wind turbines, bringing the world’s most innovative offshore wind technology to the United States and jumpstarting an East Coast offshore wind industry.

11 Feb 2014

Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring Conference 2014 Issues Call for Papers

The organisers of WWEM 2014, theinternational Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring conference, have issued a call for papers in preparation for this year’s event, which will take place on 5thand 6thof November in Telford, UK.

11 Feb 2014

Strong Trade Winds in Pacific Ocean Keep Global Surface Warming under Check

The strongest trade winds have driven more of the heat from global warming into the oceans; but when those winds slow, that heat will rapidly return to the atmosphere causing an abrupt rise in global average temperatures.

10 Feb 2014