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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

Hydrogenics to Participate in Danish Power-to-Gas Biological Catalysis Project

Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and hydrogen-based power modules, today announced that it will be a participating partner of the Power-to-Gas Biological Catalysis ("BioCat") Project in Denmark.

19 Feb 2014

Olson Homes Offers Energy-Efficient Solar Features as Standard in Oakgrove Walk Project

Olson Homes recently opened Oakgrove Walk in La Verne, CA, offering all new homes that exceed Title 24 standards by 15 percent. Along with a number of other green attributes, Oakgrove Walk offers solar as a standard feature on all of its homes.

19 Feb 2014

JA Solar Breaks 19% Efficiency Barrier with Multi-Si Cells

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 its multi-crystalline silicon ("multi-Si") solar cells have surpassed 19% conversion efficiency.

19 Feb 2014