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Az SMART: Az SMART project aims at drawing solar and other renewable energy companies to Arizona

(27/07/2010)

A major research effort led by Arizona State University and initially funded through a grant from Science Foundation Arizona is analyzing how best to use solar and other sustainable energy throughout the state. A top official from the U.S. Department of Energy, Undersecretary Kristina Johnson, recently visited the project, and other VIPs are coming soon. The hope is that the Az SMART project will provide an example for other states to follow in President Obama’s plan to reduce emissions, redu... [more]

AD Tanks: Kirk Environmental to provide digestion tanks for Oxford food waste treatment centre

(02/06/2010)

Agrivert have appointed Kirk Environmental to provide five 4,500m3 concrete digestion tanks for Oxfordshire County Council - at what will be the one of UK’s first large-scale AD facilities to be purpose-built for a local authority. The new 30,000-tonne food waste treatment centre at Cassington (just north of Oxford), is the inaugural stage of the council's plans to generate electricity for 5,000 homes. Working in close partnership with Agrivert and Biogas-Weser-Ems, Kirk Environmental hav... [more]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Large amounts of wind and solar can be incorporated onto the grid without a lot of backup generation

(21/05/2010)

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Department of Energy is investing more than $26 million to further study the Western transmission interconnection, which will help states, utilities, and grid operators prepare for future growth in energy demand, renewable energy resources, and Smart Grid technologies. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has released an initial study assessing the operational impacts and economics of increased contributions from wind and solar energy ... [more]

Amayo I and Amayo II wind projects: AEI acquires Amayo wind projects in Nicaragua

(19/05/2010)

AEI has announced the acquisition of a 47.5% interest in the Amayo I and Amayo II wind projects from Arctas Capital Group, L.P., in addition to the acquisition of a 47.5% interest in the Amayo II project from Centrans Energy Services Holdings, Inc. AEI, together with its long-standing partner Centrans, now controls 95% of Amayo I and Amayo II, with local partner Energia Eolica de Nicaragua S.A. owning the remaining 5% of each project. “AEI is excited to be adding our first renewable energ... [more]

Active Array: Active Array wireless application offers improved performance and increased safety for arrays of photovoltaic modules

(23/04/2010)

TwentyNinety has launched Active Array™, a low cost wireless application which offers improved performance and increased safety for arrays of photovoltaic (PV) modules. A hardware and software solution designed and developed by TwentyNinety, Active Array provides module level control, offering unique management, control and safety benefits for the manufacturer, the installer and the end user. The wireless technology greatly reduces hardware cost and simplifies installation, while providing s... [more]

Ambiflo air source heat pump: Transitional Microgeneration Certification Scheme certification for Baxi low carbon products

(25/03/2010)

Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has been designed by Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to evaluate microgeneration products and installers to ensure they meet robust criteria. The aims of the scheme are to help establish the quality and reliability of the burgeoning microgeneration industry, to provide consumer confidence that both products and installers reach the exacting standards required and make a substantial contribution towards cutting the UK’s dependency on foss... [more]