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The Bioeconomy Institute (BEI) at Iowa State University is an outgrowth of the Bioeconomy Initiative — a campuswide effort, launched in 2002, to investigate the use of biorenewable resources as sustainable feedstocks for producing chemicals, fuels, materials, and energy. Today, the BEI has over 160 faculty affiliated members who contribute to the Bioeconomy Initiative with [...] SunEdison, a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), received final approval from the Italian government to develop and construct a 72 Megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar power plant in Northeastern Italy, near the town of Rovigo. When completed, this is expected to be the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Europe. Power generation will [...] Going green beyond fuel efficiency is quickly becoming a needed reality in the automotive industry. Recently, SAE International partnered with the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (MDNRE) and the Michigan Green Chemistry Roundtable to address these issues and make mobility engineering part of the solution to green technology, according to an [...] A private girls’ high school in Middlebury Connecticut flipped the switch last month on a 520-panel solar power system that will account for at least 25 percent of the electricity use on campus and save an estimated 15 percent on the school’s annual utility bill, according to the Hartford Business Journal’s Becky Bergman. It’s a good [...] Registration has now started for the American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER 2010 Conference and Exhibition which will take place from May 23rd through 26th, 2010 in Dallas Texas. With the wind energy sector gaining strength despite the recent economic challenges, the event’s organizers anticipate exceeding last year’s record attendance of 23,000 attendees and 1,280 exhibitors. Historically, [...] From the world’s first solar-powered calculator to solar-powered residential and commercial applications, Sharp powers more homes and businesses than any other solar manufacturer in the world. A recent example is the second large-scale solar power system at Denver International Airport (DIA) which recently became operational; this new 1.6 MW Sharp solar power array powers the [...] The man who oversaw the sale of British Energy to France’s EDF, has launched a new venture to build small wind farms near to heavy industrial users of electricity. Richard Nourse, managing partner of investment firm Novus Modus, hopes that putting two or three turbines close to factories will allay concerns about wind farms scarring [...] In the wake of a report that revealed the clean-energy grant program in the stimulus paid out more than $1 billion to foreign manufacturers, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Jon Tester (D-MT) sent a letter to the Obama administration yesterday urging the suspension of the program in [...] Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm hailed clean-energy expansions by the Dow Chemical Company in wind, solar, advanced-battery manufacturing, and other projects in Midland, totaling more than $1 billion, that will create more than 6,900 new jobs. The company plans to invest $952 million in future projects and has leveraged an additional $161 million from the [...] |
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