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Major Internet Technology Company Places Order for Envision Solar’s EV Charging System

Envision Solar International, Inc., ("Envision Solar," or the "Company"), the leading renewable energy Media and Branding product company, announced today that it has received a new order for its fully autonomous, fully mobile, fully renewable Electric Vehicle Charging system from a prominent and well known global internet technology company. The customer has placed the first of potentially multiple orders for EV ARC™.

18 Dec 2013

GE to Supply 38 1.6-MW Wind Turbines to Kinangop Wind Farm

The Kinangop Wind Farm in Kenya, developed by Aeolus Kenya and constructed by Iberdrola Engineering, will be powered by 38 GE 1.6-megawatt (MW) wind turbines. The Kinangop facility will be one of the largest wind power generation projects to be built to date in sub-Saharan Africa. Following its commissioning, the 61-MW wind farm will generate enough renewable electricity to power the equivalent of 150,000 homes in the country.

18 Dec 2013

Global Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Market to Grow at 44.2% CAGR During 2014-2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

18 Dec 2013

Siemens Energy Receives World’s Largest Onshore Wind Turbine Order from MidAmerican Energy

Today, Siemens Energy confirmed that the 1,050-megawatt (MW) wind turbine order it recently received from MidAmerican Energy Company is the largest onshore wind turbine order in the world. The news was announced at a commemoration event at Siemens’ blade manufacturing facility in Fort Madison, Iowa.

17 Dec 2013

First Wind and Massachusetts MWEC Enter Contract for Hancock Wind Project Energy

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, and the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) today announced an agreement that will bring clean energy from First Wind’s planned Hancock Wind project near Ellsworth, Maine to 17 Massachusetts municipal utilities.

17 Dec 2013

Kyocera’s Kagoshima Sendai Manufacturing Plant Receives Global Warming Prevention Activity Award

Kyocera Corporation announced that the company’s Kagoshima Sendai manufacturing plant (Kagoshima Prefecture) has received the 2013 Environment Minister’s Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity (implementation of countermeasures / dissemination category) in recognition of its environmental protection activities.

17 Dec 2013

EBR Selects SolarWindow as Energy Innovation Award Winner for 2013

New Energy Technologies, Inc., today announced that SolarWindow™, the world’s first-of-its-kind, see-through technology capable of generating electricity on glass windows and flexible plastics, has been selected as the Energy Innovation Award winner for 2013 by Energy Business Review (EBR).

17 Dec 2013

Finalists for 2014 Green Car Technology Award Announced

Green Car Journal has revealed its finalists for the 2014 Green Car Technology Award™, a high-profile recognition of 'green' technology presented at The Washington Auto Show® in the nation's capital. Finalists include a wide array of technologies from U.S., European, and Asian auto manufacturers.

17 Dec 2013

Governor Corbett Awards Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants to Four Innovative Technology Projects

Governor Tom Corbett today awarded nearly $2 million in Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIG) to four successful applicants for their innovative alternative fuel technology projects.

17 Dec 2013

Researchers Find Evidence for Catastrophic Oceanographic Events Associated with Climate Change

Members of a U.N.-sponsored research team with members from Appalachian State University’s Department of Geology have found evidence for catastrophic oceanographic events associated with climate change and a mass extinction 375 million years ago that devastated tropical marine ecosystems.

16 Dec 2013

CleanWorld Honored for Sacramento BioDigester Project

Last evening CleanWorld, North America’s leading pioneer of anaerobic digestion technology and commercially viable zero waste solutions, was honored by California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. for their Sacramento BioDigester project, the largest anaerobic digestion system of its kind in North America. The award recognizes CleanWorld’s project as “exceptional for its innovative spirit,” and “valuable in improving California’s environment and economy.”

16 Dec 2013

Yingli Solar Expresses Congratulations on Grid Connection of Hydro/PV Hybrid Project in China

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") module manufacturer in the world, known as "Yingli Solar", today expressed its congratulations on the successful grid connection of world's largest hydro and PV hybrid project ("Project"), near the Longyangxia Dam in Qinghai Province, China. The Company has supplied 15 MW YGE series PV modules for the Project.

16 Dec 2013

Global Concentrated Solar Power Market Expected to Grow at 12.01% CAGR During 2012-2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Concentrated Solar Power Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

16 Dec 2013

Constellation Earns Coveted Award for Efficiency Made Easy program

Constellation yesterday received the 2013 Platts Global Energy Award in the “Energy Efficiency -- Energy Supplier” category for its Efficiency Made Easy program. Efficiency Made Easy gives Constellation commercial and industrial customers in competitive electricity markets the ability to fund energy conservation measures, such as energy efficient lighting, building automation controls and HVAC upgrades, as part of their electricity supply bill.

16 Dec 2013

Opening of University of Liverpool’s £10M Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy

The University’s Chancellor, Professor Sir David King, will open the University of Liverpool’s £10M Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, an interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to renewable and sustainable energy sources.

13 Dec 2013