Company on track to become largest solar-power producer among U.S. communications companies. New 2014 Solar Investment to Increase Verizon Green Energy to 25 Megawatts, Enough to Power Over 8,500 Homes Annually NEW YORK – Verizon announced today that it will invest nearly $40 million to expand the on-site green energy program that it…

Company on track to become largest solar-power producer among U.S. communications companies. New 2014 Solar Investment to Increase Verizon Green Energy to 25 Megawatts, Enough to Power Over 8,500 Homes Annually NEW YORK – Verizon announced today that it will invest nearly $40 million to expand the on-site green energy program that it…

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–There has been a lot of press lately about electric Utilities and how their grid needs to evolve and become smart to allow choices for customers to generate and store power at their own premises. “Distributed Generation and storage with the help of sustainable clean and green technologies…

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–There has been a lot of press lately about electric Utilities and how their grid needs to evolve and become smart to allow choices for customers to generate and store power at their own premises. “Distributed Generation and storage with the help of sustainable clean and green technologies…

BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 19, 2014 – Two Virginia Tech researchers have received a $1.4 million grant to investigate the genetic regulatory networks that will allow an important bioenergy crop to be bred so it will grow in less than ideal soils and climate. Populus, a genus of fast-growing trees commonly known…

(BAKERSFIELD, CA) AUGUST 14, 2014 – TruStar Energy, a leading developer of compressed natural gas [CNG] fueling infrastructure throughout the US, is excited to announce the contract award to upgrade the CNG fueling station for Kern County Superintendent of Schools bus fleet, located in Bakersfield, Cal. The contract to update…

In recent years, the number of patent applications for electrochemical energy storage technologies has soared. According to a study by the Technische Universität München (TUM), the largest volume of applications by far is submitted by developers of lithium batteries. The study offers a first differentiated analysis of which energy storage…

A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window. It is called a transparent luminescent solar concentrator and can be used on buildings, cell phones…

Solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity installed in the United Kingdom has now reached 5 gigawatts (GW), making the UK just the sixth country to hit this landmark figure. Of the other five leading solar-PV countries, Germany remains the undisputed leader, with more than 37 GW. China, Japan, Italy and the United…

Solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity installed in the United Kingdom has now reached 5 gigawatts (GW), making the UK just the sixth country to hit this landmark figure. Of the other five leading solar-PV countries, Germany remains the undisputed leader, with more than 37 GW. China, Japan, Italy and the United…