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Nordic tradition inspires bioenergy yield optimisation

Thursday, 19 January 2012 Since the global increase in energy use is showing few signs of slowing down, sustainable energy solutions have to be developed. For this reason, the energy of biomass has to be used more widely and m...

It may rain mainly on the plain in Spain, but the sun shines bright in the valleys

Thursday, 19 January 2012 Valle means valley in Spanish and is also the name given to Torresol Energy’s latest additions to its concentrating solar power (CSP) portfolio. Valle 1 and Valle 2 are two identical 50-MW parabolic...

Joule secures $70 million in private equity investments for growth

Thursday, 19 January 2012 Joule, a privately held US firm advancing a technology platform for “liquid fuel from the Sun,” has secured $70 million in a third round of funding, bringing the total financial support for its ag...

Smart grid developer Itron to receive best practices award

Thursday, 19 January 2012 Smart grid platform developer Itron Inc., will receive the North American Frost and Sullivan Award for Product Quality Leadership at next week’s DistribuTECH 2012, which is being held in San Antonio...

UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bundchen talks renewables in Kenya

Thursday, 19 January 2012 On her first official visit to Africa, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and Victoria Secret supermodel Gisele Bündchen, went to the grassroots level in Kenya to experience the reality of energy poverty and t...

CSP industry should turn to biomimicry says MIT researchers

Wednesday, 18 January 2012 Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology often get their inspiration from the things they see in their environment and a recent finding yet again proves that Mother Nature knows best. A...

New vessel to enhance wind farm support operations further offshore

Wednesday, 18 January 2012 Building on its initial success in the renewable energy market, Austal has confirmed a contract for a fourth wind farm support vessel for Turbine Transfers Limited. The order is the first for a new Au...

Off-grid renewables association applauds Year of Sustainable Energy for All

Wednesday, 18 January 2012 The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), the only trade association in the world representing the off-grid renewables industry operating in developing countries, welcomes the United Nation’s In...

Masdar, Siemens collaborate to reduce water use by solar plants

Wednesday, 18 January 2012 Siemens Energy and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in the UAE have signed a one-year agreement for cooperation in solar energy technology research and development to enhance the use of phot...

German researchers to look at post-nuclear grid optimization schemes

Wednesday, 18 January 2012 The German government’s decision to phase out nuclear power and expand the use of energy from renewable sources has led to examination on just what such changes will mean to the nation’s electrici...

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