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By By DIANE CARDWELL The renewable energy development company, which grew rapidly in recent years, said it aimed to shed assets to streamline its business. Read more here:: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/business/energy-environment/sunedison-files-for-bankruptcy-protection.html

By By JUSTIN GILLIS and CORAL DAVENPORT Unless countries develop more ambitious plans, they say, the world could suffer profound consequences, including debilitating heat waves, food shortages and fast-rising seas. Read more here:: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/science/united-nations-paris-climate-change-document.html

By Wayne.Hicks@nrel.gov (Wayne Hicks) Carbon emissions and energy requirements reduced with new approach April 21, 2016 A new process using light to reduce dinitrogen into ammonia, the main ingredient in chemical fertilizers could inspire development of new, more sustainable processes that eliminate the energy-intensive, lengthier processes now commonly in use.…

By Robin Sayles Précis: Low crude oil prices have driven oilfield operators to consider CSP enhanced oil recovery (EOR) as a way of reducing production costs, John O’Donnell, vice president of business development at GlassPoint Solar, told CSP Today. Oil prices fluctuated between $28 and $42 per barrel in the…

By ThinkGeoEnergy Iceland Geothermal Conference is promising an exciting set of events, presentations, field trips and social occasions. Bringing together more than 600 participants from more than 50 countries, it will be Iceland’s largest geothermal event ever. [PR.com] Read more here:: http://www.pr.com/press-release/667574

By Geothermal Resources Council Popular networking event for the geothermal energy industry in Sacramento, California. [PR.com] Read more here:: http://www.pr.com/press-release/667588

Americans used less energy overall in 2015 than the previous year, according to the most recent energy flow charts. Among the results, residential natural gas consumption fell by 0.5 quads in 2015 due to a mild winter. Commercial and industrial uses of energy saw much smaller decreases. Read more here::…

By Robin Sayles Précis: Schott sells CSP business to Rioglass Solar SCHOTT has closed the sale of its CSP business to Rioglass Solar, the company announced in a statement April 14. The buyer, Spanish Rioglass Solar, has acquired the production facility in Aznalcollar near Seville and also a large part…

Polymer solar cells can be even cheaper and more reliable thanks to a new breakthrough. This work is about avoiding costly and unstable fullerenes. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/solar_energy/~3/5V7TE9NtuhA/160419103847.htm

To cut down on the environmental waste and provide storage for rural communities, researchers have proposed a model for recycling unspent lithium ion batteries into energy storage units for solar-powered LED lamps. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/solar_energy/~3/KVeZbjCmR7w/160418145700.htm