Siemens Stiftung (the Siemens Foundation) launch the ‘empowering people. Award 2015’ to tackle issues such as energy, water quality, disease and improve internet access in world’s poorest regions Siemens Stiftung (the Siemens Foundation) is today launching the ‘empowering people. Award 2015’ and is looking for UK inventors and developer teams…

The G8 Renewable Energy industry guide provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The guide also contains descriptions of the leading companies including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Browse Complete Report with Toc: http://www.marketresearchreports.biz/analysis/235622 Features…

Singapore, 1 July 2015 – Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director (elect) of the International Energy Agency (IEA), will deliver the Opening Keynote Address at the 8th Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW). Dr Birol will share his perspectives on this year’s SIEW theme, “Global Energy Transitions”. Registration for the Keynote Address…

Two of Scotland’s leading companies in their field have announced a partnership that is set to revolutionise the use of biomass for energy production in the industrial market. Scot Heat & Power Ltd and Cochran Ltd have signed a joint agreement that will see them working closely together on the…

Wind, solar and other renewable power capacity grew at its strongest ever pace last year and now produces 22% of the world’s electricity, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday in a new report. More than $250bn (£150bn) was invested in “green” generating systems in 2013, although the speed of…

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…

While the powerful solvents known as ionic liquids show great promise for liberating fermentable sugars from lignocellulose and improving the economics of advanced biofuels, an even more promising candidate is on the horizon – bionic liquids. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed “bionic…

Cathay Pacific Airways announced today that it is the first airline investor in Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. (“Fulcrum”), a US-based sustainable biofuel developer, as part of the airline’s biofuel strategy and to help it achieve a target of carbon-neutral growth from 2020. The airline has made a strategic equity investment in…

The release of a new type of switchgrass specifically designed for bioenergy generation has been announced by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers and their partners. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have spent decades working on different projects that contributed to the development of the cultivar “Liberty,” which can yield eight tons of biomass…

A powerful new tool that can help advance the genetic engineering of “fuel” crops for clean, green and renewable bioenergy, has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a multi-institutional partnership led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The JBEI researchers…