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Biomass, an alternative for balancing the energy system

Amid the upsurge in wind and solar projects, balancing power capacities are necessary. Biomass is a solution in this regard, being not only renewable, but also accessible, its vast untapped potential mainly coming from the agricultural land available in Romania. Following an increase of about 140 % in 2013 in terms of installed power capacities, projects using biomass and its derivatives, such ...

Apr. 23, 2014

By Slow Energy Europe

Global Alternative Energy Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Alternative Energy Industry ...

May 10, 2012

By ReportLinker

Wind Power – a real alternative energy

Private energy generation from domestic scale wind turbines is now a reality. The increasing availability of small, effective, affordable, wind turbines offers consumers the choice to take control of power supply for at least the next decade.As world wide energy resources dwindle and power costs continue to increase the case for wind power has never been stronger.Leading European suppliers of ...

Sep. 18, 2008

By Joliet Technologies

USA - alternative energy sector profile - Arizona

Solar Power - The State of Arizona has the potential to become what some have called the Saudi Arabia of solar energy. Geographically, the State encompasses over 113,000 square miles of land, most of which sees more than 300 days of sunshine a year. In 2002 the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found Arizona to have 101 million kilowatt hours/year of potential solar energy. It would seem that ...

Jan. 2, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Enphase Energy Announces 2013 Partnership with GRID Alternatives

Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), today announced its 2013 philanthropic partnership with ...

Apr. 24, 2013

By Enphase Energy

Canadian Solar to Attend Macquarie Alternative Energy Conference

Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it is scheduled to attend the Macquarie Alternative Energy Conference on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Macquarie's London offices. During the conference Ed Job, Director of Investor Relations will be available to meet with institutional investors. About Canadian Solar ...

Sep. 28, 2012

By Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI)

Alternate energy sources still a far-off dream

The annual global energy outlook released by the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) is a timely, if sobering, reminder of the enduring place of fossil fuels in the overall energy mix. Energy demand and supply patterns change only slowly, and despite the earnest wishes of politicians and environmentalists, shifting away from existing carbon-intensive energy systems will take ...

Mar. 21, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

DEP to Hold Two Alternative Energy Workshops for Teachers

The Department of Environmental Protection announced today it will host two summer workshops to help teachers learn about alternative energy. The workshops, hosted by DEP in conjunction with Waste Management and Fresco Green Building Supplies, will offer presentations and site visits to a landfill and a house built using "green" technology."As energy and the environment continue to change, it is ...

May 13, 2011

By Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

UC Berkeley Completes Construction of Alternative Energy Research Building

Construction of the University of California, Berkeley's five-story, $133 million biofuels research building, designed by SmithGroupJJR, has reached completion in ...

Oct. 19, 2012

By University of California Berkeley

The race for alternative energy sources: new geothermal projects in Europe

In the race to find alternative energy sources, geothermal energy is gaining favour. Geothermal energy is a continuous source of energy since the heat is trapped inside the earth, without depleting. This places geothermal energy above sporadic wind and solar energy, which tends to have a capacity factor of only 20-35%; geothermal capacity is more than 70%. Although global energy use from ...

Jul. 28, 2008

By Frost & Sullivan

Alternative Energy Partners (AEGY) Launches Solar Thermal Energy Program Targeting Healthcare

On-Site Utility Pilot Can Provide Clean Energy for Los Angeles Hospital at 10% Less Than Conventional Utility Costs. FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA --Alternative Energy Partners, Inc. (OTCBB: AEGY) is pleased to announce that Sunarias Corporation, its wholly owned, on-site clean energy producer, will implement a pilot solar thermal energy program. Promise Hospital of East Los Angeles has been selected ...

Jun. 15, 2010

By Alternative Energy Partners, Inc.

Yingli Green Energy and GRID Alternatives to Install 50 Solar Energy Systems in 5 Days for Low-Income Families Across California

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar," announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc. ("Yingli Americas"), is the ...

Sep. 9, 2011

By Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., Ltd.

Dow revs up energy alternatives with novel u.s. fleet trucks

Dow recently reached an agreement with Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. to produce novel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) fleet trucks. Commercially available PHEVs are primarily passenger cars and offer significant advantages by reducing gasoline usage, maintenance requirements and CO2 emissions. Dow and a major utility company are the first to engage Quantum Technologies, ...

May 25, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Yingli Green Energy and GRID Alternatives Renew Long-Standing Partnership

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company that markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar," today announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Yingli ...

Feb. 27, 2013

By Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., Ltd.

Ground-Breaking Alternative Energy Company Creates Jobs in Multiple States

FlexEnergy, a clean technology company with the breakthrough solution to generate clean energy with near-zero emissions from waste gas streams including landfills, has seen incredible growth this year. Based in Irvine, CA, the company bought ...

Dec. 15, 2011

By FlexEnergy Inc

Wind power comes out top in review of alternative energy sources

A new study ranks alternative energy sources in terms of their overall impact on the environment and human health. The report offers guidance for policy makers making decisions on which emerging technologies to support. Substantial investment in development of alternative energy sources is needed in order to meet greenhouse gas emissions targets. But policymakers must make tough choices when ...

Feb. 23, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

SwRI to Receive up to $49 Million for Efficient, Alternative Energy Technologies

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been awarded a contract worth up to $49 million from the U.S. Air Force. The contract will focus on research and development efforts to implement and transition energy efficiency and alternative energy technologies to meet U.S. Air Force ...

Mar. 7, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

N-Viro International YouTube Video Highlights N-Viro Fuel™ Mobile Energy System- The Biomass Energy Alternative Resource to Fuel Power Plants

N-Viro International Corporation (OTCQB-NVIC) has released a YouTube video essay of the N-Viro Fuel™ Mobile Energy System at the Allegheny Clarion Valley industrial complex in Western Pennsylvania. The pre-recorded YouTube video tour hosted by ...

Jun. 27, 2011

By N-Viro International Corporation

The alternative to coal in South Africa

With a desperate need for dispatchable generation, South Africa should be readily embracing CSP as a low-carbon, sustainable, base load energy alternative. So why do its energy authorities remain unconvinced? This question has formed the subject of Part 2 of the CSP Today South Africa Guide. Forget green energy: while most nations are concerned about carbon reduction, South Africa seems more ...

Oct. 11, 2011

By FCBI Energy Ltd.

Itron to Participate in the Deutsche Bank 2011 Alternative Energy, Utilities & Power Conference

Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that Philip Mezey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Energy, will participate in the Deutsche Bank 2011 Alternative Energy, Utilities & Power Conference at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Mr. Mezey will participate in the “Evolving Grid Technologies and their Implications for Utilities” panel ...

May 5, 2011

By Itron Inc

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