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Biofuels Could Provide Up to 44% of UK Energy by 2050, Say Scientists

The UK could generate almost half its energy needs from biomass sources, including household waste, agricultural residues and home-grown biofuels by 2050, new research suggests.

21 Feb 2014

FuelCell Energy Announces Completion of World's Largest Fuel Cell Park in South Korea

FuelCell Energy, Inc., a global leader in the design, manufacture, operation and service of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, today announced a series of updates about the Asian market including completion of the world's largest fuel cell park in South Korea, the sale of 3.7 megawatts of fuel cell modules to POSCO Energy in the first quarter of 2014 to meet increasing demand, and a 19.6 megawatt fuel cell park to be constructed in Seoul City, South Korea.

21 Feb 2014

Ferrostaal to Buy Majority Stake in the 'Sainshand' Wind Farm Project in Mongolia

Ferrostaal Industrial Projects GmbH, a project developer facilitating worldwide investments, is taking a majority stake in the 'Sainshand' wind farm project in Mongolia. With 190 GWh of electricity every year, 'Sainshand' will be the largest wind park in Mongolia.

21 Feb 2014

Advanced Energy Market Experienced Double-Digit Growth in 2013, Study Finds

At $1.1 trillion in estimated global revenue, advanced energy grew at a rate more than double the global economy last year, according to a market report commissioned by Advanced Energy Economy (AEE).

21 Feb 2014

BCS' AFC2 Biomass Conversion Process Converts up to 90% of Organic Feedstock Solids with No Residual Sludge

The Advanced Fluidized Co-Digestion and Co-Generation (AFC2) anaerobic process from BioConversion Solutions (BCS) provides up to 90 percent conversion of organic feedstock solids with no residual sludge. The AFC2 profitable and scalable biomass conversion process is designed for the agribusiness, food processing, commercial co-digestion, and waste management industries.

21 Feb 2014

ReneSola to Supply 13MW Virtus and Virtus II Polycrystalline Solar Modules to Low Carbon

ReneSola Ltd. ("ReneSola"), a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) products, today announced it is supplying 13MW of its high-efficiency Virtus and Virtus II polycrystalline solar modules to Low Carbon, a UK-based investor in renewable energy developers and projects. The modules will power a ground-mounted project on 63.5 acres of land in Wiltshire, England.

21 Feb 2014

Sonoco's Rural Hall, N.C., Facility Successfully Diverts over 99% of Waste from Landfills

Sonoco Recycling, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, today announced that Sonoco Display and Packaging's Rural Hall, N.C., facility has successfully diverted over 99 percent of its waste from landfills.

21 Feb 2014

Saft Awarded Contract to Deliver First Intensium Flex Li-ion Battery System to ECO-H Technologies

Saft, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry, has been awarded a contract from ECO-H Technologies, Inc. for the delivery of the first Intensium® Flex Li-ion battery system to power and store energy for the ECO-H System. This initial contract will lead to other potential system deliveries upon success.

21 Feb 2014

Addressing the Global Challenge of Climate Change

Building a more functional conversation among researchers, policymakers, citizens and industrial leaders is critical to address the global challenge of climate change, argued panelists at the “Rescuing Climate Policy” panel at ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability on Feb. 5. Kristen Hwang, a journalism student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, reported on the panel for Slate magazine’s Future Tense channel.

20 Feb 2014

Duckweed Plant has Potential to Become Biofuel Powerhouse

Duckweed is a tiny floating plant that's been known to drive people daffy. It's one of the smallest and fastest-growing flowering plants that often becomes a hard-to-control weed in ponds and small lakes. But it's also been exploited to clean contaminated water and as a source to produce pharmaceuticals.

20 Feb 2014

Muni-Fed Energy Selects Probe to Manufacture Proprietary Energy Saving Devices for Industrial Lights

Probe Manufacturing, Inc., (“Probe” or “the Company”), a global electronics design & manufacturing services company, today announced that the Company has been selected by Muni-Fed Energy to build the proprietary energy saving devices for industrial lights that it holds the manufacturing rights to.

20 Feb 2014

Hyundai Heavy Industries Installs 5.5 MW Offshore Wind Turbine on Jeju Island, South Korea

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading wind turbine supplier, today announced that it completed installation of a 5.5 MW offshore wind turbine prototype on Kimnyeong Wind Farm on Jeju Island, South Korea.

20 Feb 2014

NREL Materials Scientist Honored for Distinguished Contributions in Renewable Energy and Sustainability

David S. Ginley, a materials scientist at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, has been named a fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor accorded to at most 1 percent of the prestigious scientific society's membership each year.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 20 Feb 2014

UTSA Professor to Lead Study on Energy-Related Occupant Behavior in Buildings

For the first time in the university's history, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been invited to participate in an International Energy Agency (IEA) project along with many of the world's top research universities. UTSA mechanical engineering assistant professor Bing Dong has been invited to lead a study that will set an international standard for measuring energy-related occupant behavior in buildings.

20 Feb 2014

Recycle rare metals into thin film solar cells

Midsummer, a leading supplier of production lines for cost effective manufacturing of flexible thin film CIGS solar cells, has developed a unique process to recover leftover rare metals such as indium and gallium when manufacturing thin film CIGS solar cells.

From Midsummer AB 19 Feb 2014