Bioenergy News
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Southwestern University makes the grade in EPA’s green power challenge
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, has claimed a top spot in EPA’s sixth College and University Green Power Challenge for 2011-2012. The EPA tracks and recognizes collegiate athletic conferences with the highest combined green power purchases in the nation. Purchases of green power help spur the development of the ...
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Boeing, ANA Celebrate First 787 Biofuel Flight
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) made aviation history today as a 787 Dreamliner flew for the first time powered in part by sustainable biofuels. "The 787 is the most environmentally progressive jetliner flying today, combining fuel efficiency and comfort with reduced carbon emissions," said Billy Glover, Commercial Airplanes Vice President of Environment and Aviation Policy. The ...
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Bechtel Awarded EPC Contract for New Solar Power Project
Bechtel has been awarded a contract by enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, for the engineering, procurement, and construction of the Catalina Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Generating Project in Kern County in Southern California. Bechtel will also build the 7.2 mile transmission line to connect the facility to a nearby substation. The 110 MWac facility will be built on 1,100 acres and produce ...
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Oil Incumbents Building Empires to Dominate Biofuels and Other Alternative Fuels
Over the past decade, hundreds of start-ups, corporations, financiers, and universities have developed compelling alternative fuel technologies, such as bio-based jet fuel and cellulosic ethanol. Now, as alternative fuels march to scale, partnership networks in this field are increasingly dominated by the same giant multinationals that control petroleum, ...
By Lux Research
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Porter airlines operates bombardier q400 aircraft in Canada`s first biofuel-powered revenue flight
Program funded by the key partners and by Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence (BL-NCE) Program through GARDN (Marketwire) -- Porter Airlines today successfully conducted the first biofuel-powered revenue flight in Canada. In the successful conclusion to a test program that was launched in 2010, the airline flew one of its Bombardier Q400 turboprops from its base at Billy Bishop ...
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PG&E Ranked as Nation`s Top Utility for Solar Installations
A new survey by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) ranks Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) as the nation's top electric utility in the amount of solar power added to its system in 2011. PG&E is first in the Annual Solar Megawatts category of the more than 240 utilities that participated in SEPA's 2011 Utility Solar Rankings survey. "PG&E is pleased to support our ...
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Reaction Design Wins the SAE International Arch T. Colwell Merit Award
Scientists and engineers atReaction Design®, a leading developer of combustion simulation software, have been selected to receive the prestigious Arch T. Colwell Merit Award. The annual award program recognizes authors of outstanding papers presented at SAE meetings. “We are proud of the members of our team who were selected to win this award amongst ...
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First Solar Restructures Operations to Align With Sustainable Market Opportunities
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced it is restructuring its operations in response to deteriorating market conditions in Europe and to reduce costs and align its organization with sustainable market opportunities. As part of this program, First Solar will close its manufacturing operations in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, in the fourth quarter of 2012. ...
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U.S. Pacific Command Adds TROPEC to Asia Pacific Defense Energy Technology Challenge in Honolulu, Hawaii
HONOLULU, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, the United States Pacific Command (PACOM) will review technology solutions for the Transformative Reductions in Operational Energy Consumption (TROPEC) program. The TROPEC program is focused on reducing operational energy consumption at PACOM expeditionary basing by 25 percent in ...
By TechConnect
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The 2012 International Biomass Conference & Expo Is set to begin next week in Denver
The 5th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo, the world's largest and fastest growing biomass conference, is taking place April 16-19, 2012 in Denver, CO. The 2012 agenda -- featuring five comprehensive tracks -- is tightly focused on leading edge developments in the biomass industry, from cultivation, harvest and storage to conversion technology, project finance and regulatory ...
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ZeaChem Welcomes Senator Ron Wyden to Boardman, Ore., Biorefinery
ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable feedstocks into sustainable fuels and chemicals, today welcomed U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to its 250,000 gallon-per-year biorefinery in Boardman, Ore., to see the facility’s progress first-hand and discuss opportunities for the biorefining industry in Oregon. In January 2012, ...
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UK Clean Energy Investments Rebound to $9.4 Billion in 2011
- Pew Report: Global investment in sector grew to record $263 billion in 2011 After a sharp falloff in 2010, investments in the United Kingdom's clean energy sector rebounded last year to $9.4 billion, 35 percent higher than last year and the seventh highest among G-20 nations, according to new research by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The growth was driven in part by a 10-fold increase in ...
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China Leads World by Installing More Than a Quarter of all Clean Energy Generating Capacity
China received $45.5 billion worth of clean energy investments in 2011, losing its worldwide lead to the United States for the first time since 2009, according to new research released by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Still, China continues to be a hub of clean energy activity – leading the world in attracting wind energy investment and in growing its clean energy generating capacity with 133 ...
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Despatch Industries’ new carbon fiber research line receives strong response at JEC Europe Exhibition
Despatch Industries, the leader in thermal process technologies for carbon fiber production, received a positive response to the introduction of its new carbon fiber equipment range, CFR Series, at the recent JEC Europe exhibition. CFR is a complete carbon fiber production line with fully integrated services and control platform, in a micro-scale package. CFR users are fully equipped to run PAN ...
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Trina Solar Announces Sustainability Partnership with Plant-for-the-Planet Children`s Initiative for Carbon
CHANGZHOU, China, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL) ("Trina Solar" or "the Company") announced that it will partner with the Plant-for-the-Planet Children's Initiative to offset the carbon emissions of the Lotus F1 Team single seaters, the Formula 1 racing team it sponsors. Trina Solar intends to plant 9,000 trees a year for the next three years, or a ...
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KMW Energi exhibits technology for biomass-fired heating and CHP plants
“This is a big trade fair and many of our customers attend,” says Lars-Erik Jansson, sales manager at KMW Energi, a leading Swedish manufacturer of heating and CHP plants. “Exhibiting at World Bioenergy is a tradition for us.” KMW will present its latest reference plants, as well as showcasing its brand at this international forum. Of course the company is also eager to ...
By Elmia AB
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U.S. Retakes Lead From China in Clean Energy Race
In the global race to secure private clean energy finance and investment, the United States reclaimed the top spot, after trailing China since 2009. Globally, investment grew to a record $263 billion in 2011, a 6.5 percent increase over the previous year, according to new research on clean energy financing in Group of Twenty (G-20) nations released by The Pew Charitable Trusts. ...
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Carbon Industry Votes The CarbonNeutral Company Best Offset Retailer for the Second Year Running
The CarbonNeutral Company has been voted Best Offset Retailer 2012 in a survey by Environmental Finance. It's the second consecutive year that the retailer has received the industry nominated award, in recognition of its work in the carbon markets over the past twelve months. Stephen Killeen, CEO of The CarbonNeutral Company, commented: "It's a great honour to be recognised by our peers for our ...
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Cyclone Power Technologies’ Licensee in China, Great Wall Alternative Power Systems, Completes Build of Initial Prototype Engines
Cyclone Power Technologies (OTCQB: CYPW) (“Cyclone” or the “Company”), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, today announced that its licensee in China, Great Wall Alternative Power Systems Ltd.,has completed the build of the first prototype engines under its License Agreement with the Company, and has begun ...
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Global knowledge in practice – at World Bioenergy 2012
29-31 May sees World Bioenergy 2012, a leading global meeting-place for the bioenergy sector. “This is where knowledge is translated into practical benefit. A globally unique opportunity to link the latest research with reality, partly through guided tours of up and running facilities,” says Jakob Hirsmark, Product Manager for World Bioenergy. With speakers from 32 countries and 19 ...
By Elmia AB
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