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NREL engineer named ASHRAE vice president
Sheila J. Hayter, a senior research supervisor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), was recently named a vice president for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). As a vice president, Hayter is a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee and serves as chair of the Publishing and ...
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Masdar to host renewable energy challenge at Abu Dhabi science festival
In support of the Abu Dhabi Science Festival, Masdar in collaboration with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, today announced it will host an interactive challenge – focused on science and the emerging field of renewable energy – aimed at inspiring students to pursue knowledge-based, advanced careers. From October 10-20 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, ...
By MASDAR
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ACCIONA Energy Introduces U.S. and Canada Avian and Bat Protection Plan
ACCIONA Energy announced today the formalization of its U.S. and Canada Avian and Bat Protection Plan. The company's internal plan sets guidelines that evaluate and address the impact that wind farm development has on wildlife and aims to help conserve the 1007 species of migratory birds currently protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The plan, two years in the making, outlines ...
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World Bioenergy Association (WBA) elects two new vice presidents
WBA had its annual steering committee meeting, general assembly and board meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on 9th June 2015. During the meeting, Dr Benard Muok, Director of Program, ACTS (African Centre for Technology Studies), Kenya and Dr Tanay Sidki Uyar, Professor, Marmara University, Turkey were elected for one year as new vice presidents of WBA. They join the team of Douglas Bradley (Canada), ...
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Pax World Launches Effort to Reduce Carbon Intensity in its Funds
Global Environmental Markets Fund is fossil fuel-free and carbon neutral PORTSMOUTH, N.H. June 24, 2013 Pax World Management LLC, investment adviser to Pax World Funds (www.paxworld.com) and a leader in the field of sustainable investing, announced today the results of carbon benchmarking of its five largest equity funds, the first phase of an effort to reduce the carbon intensity of all its ...
By Trucost Plc
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U.S. Department of Energy to Hold Sixth CyberForce Competition
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced its sixth CyberForce Competition will take place on November 14, 2020. The event, which challenges college students to compete in a realistic cybersecurity defense exercise, will be held virtually this year. Argonne National Laboratory, which hosted the first-ever CyberForce Competition in 2016, manages the competition on behalf of DOE's Office ...
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NREL Director Dan Arvizu appointed to national science board
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Barak Obama’s appointment of Dan Arvizu, director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, to a seat on the National Science Board. The 25-member body advises the president and Congress on science and engineering issues, and is the policy-setting and budget-approving body for the National Science Foundation Arvizu, ...
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NREL names new deputy lab director for science and technology
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has appointed Dana C. Christensen as its new Deputy Laboratory Director for Science and Technology. Dr. Christensen comes to NREL from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he has been Associate Laboratory Director for Energy and Engineering Services. Dr. Christensen’s “depth and breadth of energy science and ...
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Research and Markets: The Biogas Handbook: Science, Production And Applications
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new book "The Biogas Handbook: Science, Production And Applications" to their offering. With pressure increasing to utilise wastes and residues effectively and sustainably, the production of biogas represents one of the most important routes towards reaching national and international renewable energy targets. The ...
By Elsevier B.V
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Ridgeview Classical Charter Schools Wins 26th Colorado Science Bowl
Students from Ridgeview Classical Charter Schools won the Colorado High School Science Bowl today. They will represent the state of Colorado at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Science Bowl in Washington D.C., April 28- May 2, where they will compete against more than 400 students from 70 high schools for the national title. The DOE Science Bowl began in 1991 as a way to encourage ...
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FPL powers STEM education for Florida students
Just in time for the new school year, Florida Power & Light Company has expanded its innovative education programs to include STEM subjects -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics. To help support teachers and students, FPL has partnered with Adopt-A-Classroom to offer a matching donation to 500 classrooms in FPL's 35-county service territory. To qualify for the match, ...
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Cross-Industry Cooperation between Solar and Building International Solar Energy and Green Building Conference & Exhibition 2015
Green building, with its concept of buildings’ harmonious coexistence with nature, has developed into a major trend in building industry in recent years. As clean and sustainable energy, solar can undoubtedly help buildings go green. Today’s world is witnessing more and more diversified application of solar energy to green buildings, and the green building industry actually is the ...
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Natural energy to help power exploration of the universe
The Sustainable Energy for SKA facility will be funded through the Sustainability Round of the Government’s Education Investment Fund (EIF). The funding will support renewable energy infrastructure projects for the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory and the Pawsey High-Performance Computing Centre for SKA Science in Perth. CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Megan Clark said the new project will ...
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NREL Explains the Higher Cellulolytic Activity of a Vital Microorganism
Researchers at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) say better understanding of a bacterium could lead to cheaper production of cellulosic ethanol and other advanced biofuels. Their discovery was made during an investigation into the performance of Clostridium thermocellum. The scientists found the microorganism utilizes the ...
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NREL researchers use imaging technologies to solve puzzle of plant architecture
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) combined different microscopic imaging methods to gain a greater understanding of the relationships between biomass cell wall structure and enzyme digestibility, a breakthrough that could lead to optimizing sugar yields and lowering the costs of making biofuels. ...
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Wanted: better bridges between science and aid efforts
Aid innovators are calling for more interaction with research and development communities, ahead of World Humanitarian Day, reports Imogen Mathers. In the aftermath of the devastating bomb attack on the UN's Baghdad headquarters on 19 August 2003, the UN General Assembly pushed through a resolution to hold an annual commemoration of those who were killed, and to celebrate those engaged in ...
By SciDev.Net
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Parker Hannifin Corporation Opens Rs. 100 Crore Green Field Manufacturing Facility at Chennai
The New Manufacturing Site to Focus on Production for the Filtration, Pneumatics and Drives, Sealing and Shielding Businesses Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, inaugurated its first green field manufacturing facility at Chennai. The state-of-the-art, world class facility is built on a 10 acre plot in Mahindra World City. The new ...
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