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Icelandic Deep Drilling Project Creates World's First Magma-Enhanced Geothermal System

In 2009, a borehole drilled at Krafla, northeast Iceland, as part of the Icelandic Deep Drilling Project (IDDP), unexpectedly penetrated into magma (molten rock) at only 2100 meters depth, with a temperature of 900-1000 C. The borehole, IDDP-1, was the first in a series of wells being drilled by the IDDP in Iceland in the search for high-temperature geothermal resources.

25 Jan 2014

RIIHL Funds Algae.Tec Global Biofuels Division in India

Algae.Tec Limited said the signing of agreements with Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings (RIIHL) was the backing the Company needed to fund and launch its Global Biofuels Division.

24 Jan 2014

New Report on China Wind Turbine Pitch Systems Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Wind Turbine Pitch Systems Industry Report 2013" report to their offering.

24 Jan 2014

Oregon Homebuilders and SolarCity Partner to Provide Clean Energy to New Home Communities

Homebuilders in Oregon are partnering with SolarCity®, America's No. 1 full-service solar power provider, to provide affordable, clean energy to new home communities. Twenty local homebuilders, from the Portland area to central Oregon, have begun offering solar power to homebuyers through SolarCity, giving hundreds of future homeowners the chance to save on their energy bills from day one without paying a single penny extra for their homes.

24 Jan 2014

Washington Auto Show: Lexus to Highlight New CT 200h Hybrid F SPORT Vehicle

It's a wonder Lexus' compact hybrid can slow down long enough to stop by this year's Washington Auto Show. The high-efficiency, luxurious CT 200h F SPORT, with an EPA-estimated 42 mpg combined fuel economy rating, will zoom onto the platform at this year's show with a new look for 2014.

24 Jan 2014

ReneSola Launches Sales Office in Cape Town, South Africa

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced the formal launch of ReneSola South Africa (Pty) Ltd. ("ReneSola South Africa") in Cape Town. The office will be responsible for sales and marketing efforts across Africa and South Africa.

24 Jan 2014

Greentech Media Announces 7th Annual Solar Summit

After a record-setting 2013, Greentech Media announces the return of its flagship conference, "Solar Summit 2014". Now in its seventh year, the Solar Summit is the preeminent gathering of solar industry executives, investors, policymakers and utilities in the U.S. This two-day conference will take place once again at the Wigwam Resort in Phoenix, AZ on April 15 & 16, 2014.

24 Jan 2014

Toyota to Showcase Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle at Washington Auto Show

Washington, it's time to save your energy and put it towards staying warm this winter! Toyota's bringing its fuel cell-powered concept to the East Coast. Following a trip through Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) earlier this month, the glowing, ocean-blue sedan that many are calling the car of the future is geared to make a big splash at this year's Washington Auto Show.

24 Jan 2014

Novinda’s AS HgX Mercury Removal Technology Wins 2013 Technology Merit Award

Novinda Corp., a leader in non-carbon mercury removal technologies, announced today that its flagship product – Amended Silicates® HgX (AS HgX) - received the Technology Merit Award for Air Quality products from the Environmental Business Journal’s 2013 Business Achievement Award competition.

24 Jan 2014

Canadian Solar Signs 10MWac Module Supply Agreement with Silvercreek Solar Park

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has signed a 10 MWac Module Supply Agreement with Silvercreek Solar Park Inc. ("Silvercreek"), to provide Ontario-made Canadian Solar modules for a ground-mounted utility-scale solar power plant in Canada. This is Silvercreek's first utility scale solar power project in Ontario.

From Canadian Solar 23 Jan 2014

Ameresco Announces Completion of Energy Efficiency Project for Southern Montana School District

Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today that it has completed work with Fromberg School District #6 in southern Montana renovating Fromberg High School and Fromberg Elementary Schools’ heating and ventilation systems.

From Ameresco 23 Jan 2014

ASES to Hold National Conference in Conjunction with Seventh Annual Intersolar North America

Intersolar North America, the most attended industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities in the U.S. solar market, today announced that partner American Solar Energy Society (ASES), the nation's leading association of solar professionals and advocates focused on technological innovation, will hold their annual conference in conjunction with the seventh annual Intersolar North America in San Francisco this July.

23 Jan 2014

Renewable Energy Group Acquires Renewable Chemical Technology Developer, LS9

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.® today announced it has acquired leading renewable chemical technology developer LS9, Inc. for a purchase price of up to $61.5 million, consisting of up front and earnout payments, in stock and cash. Most of the LS9 team, including the entire R&D leadership group, will join the newly named REG Life Sciences, LLC, which will operate out of LS9’s headquarters in South San Francisco, CA.

23 Jan 2014

UT Austin Researchers Develop New Source of Renewable Energy

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering have developed a new source of renewable energy, a biofuel, from genetically engineered yeast cells and ordinary table sugar. This yeast produces oils and fats, known as lipids, that can be used in place of petroleum-derived products.

23 Jan 2014

New Battery Recycling Processes to Recover Critical Metals

The CoLaBats initiative works in provide new industrial processes for the recycling of the critical metals Cobalt and Lanthanides and key economic metals Nickel and Lithium, from waste batteries, significantly improving recycling efficiencies and metal purity from existing recovery routes. Tecnalia will operate the pilots in an industrial setting at battery recycling plants and demonstrated to the wider recycling and battery communities.

23 Jan 2014