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Sunpreme's Double Glass PV Panels Successfully Pass Severe Test Condition

Sunpreme Inc., a US-based solar photovoltaic company that designs and manufactures its own cells, panels and systems, is pleased to announce that its advanced double glass PV panels have successfully passed severe test conditions of extreme low temperatures and mechanical robustness.

10 Feb 2014

Sumitomo Sets Up World's First Large-Scale Power Storage System with Used Batteries

Sumitomo Corporation has developed and installed the world's first large-scale power storage system which utilizes used batteries collected from electric vehicles. This commercial scale storage system, built on Yume-shima Island, Osaka, will begin operating in February 2014.

10 Feb 2014

Simon Property Group Opens First Fast-Charging NRG eVgo Freedom Station in Los Angeles Area

Today, Simon Property Group, a leader in the global retail real estate industry, and NRG eVgo (ee-vee-go), a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. announced the opening of the first fast-charging NRG eVgo Freedom Station® in the Los Angeles area.

10 Feb 2014

Canadian Wind Energy Market Records Strong Growth in 2013

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) today released its 2013 market statistics, showing global wind energy capacity has tripled over the past five years to reach a total of 318,137 MW.

10 Feb 2014

New Plimsoll Report on Global Biodiesel Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Biodiesel Global - Industry Report

7 Feb 2014

SolarCity’s Solar Power System Helps Planet Honda Cut Energy Costs

New Jersey's Planet Honda is cutting energy costs and reducing its environmental impact with a solar power system from SolarCity. By using solar electricity, the dealership is expected to save over $70,000 on energy costs over the next 20 years while reducing CO2 emissions by 2.5 million lbs., the equivalent of planting over 28,000 trees.

From Tesla Energy Foster City 7 Feb 2014

ABO Publishes Update to Standards for Industrial Algae Measurements

The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, announced the publication of "Industrial Algae Measurements, Version 6.0" (IAM 6.0), a significant update to the common standards established by the organization for measuring and comparing algae industry operations.

7 Feb 2014

Synthetic Biology Can Play a Major Role in Turning Natural Gas into Clean Fuel

Rice University synthetic biologist Ramon Gonzalez sees a future – a near future, in fact – in which Americans get enough clean transportation fuel from natural gas to help make the nation energy independent.

7 Feb 2014

Tri-State and NextEra Energy Resources Enter Agreement for New 150 MW Wind Carousel Wind Farm

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. announced that it has entered into a 25-year agreement with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC for a 150 megawatt wind power generating facility to be constructed in eastern Colorado, in the service territory of Tri-State member cooperative K. C. Electric Association (Hugo, Colo.).

7 Feb 2014

New, Fully Recyclable Eco-Friendly Coffee Cup Replaces Styrofoam Cups at United Airlines

United Airlines is introducing a new, eco-friendly coffee cup to its United Club beverage service beginning this month and on United flights beginning mid-March. The insulating InCycle® cup, manufactured by Washington-based technology company MicroGREEN, is fully recyclable and made from up to 50 percent recycled materials. The InCycle cup will replace the non-recyclable Styrofoam hot beverage cups the airline currently uses.

7 Feb 2014

Whole Foods Market Commissions 325kW Solar Carport System

Whole Foods Market recently commissioned a 325kW solar system featuring six Solaire Generation solar parking canopies at their new, highly sustainable grocery store in Brooklyn, NY.

6 Feb 2014

UC Riverside’s School of Medicine Education Building Earns LEED Silver Certification

Most people look at a building and see windows and doors; John Cook, UC Riverside’s Director of Sustainability, sees a chance to change the world, one structure at a time.

6 Feb 2014

Milton Academy Completes Comprehensive Energy Efficiency Project

Bluestone Energy Services, LLC, a leader in energy conservation engineering and project development services for commercial, retail and non-profit organizations throughout the country, today announced that it has helped Milton Academy, an independent college preparatory boarding and day school, upgrade its mechanical, controls, and lighting systems through a campus-wide efficiency retrofit.

6 Feb 2014

New Method to Develop Biofuel Don't Require Farmland

While the debate over using crops for fuel continues, scientists are now reporting a new, fast approach to develop biofuel in a way that doesn't require removing valuable farmland from the food production chain.

6 Feb 2014

Mountainous Ecosystems Have Acted Like the Earth's Thermostat

For the first time, scientists have discovered how tree roots in the mountains may play an important role in controlling long-term global temperatures.

6 Feb 2014