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Joanna Schroeder

Jim Adams, president of U.S. Operations for Natural Power, has been selected to chair one of the sessions during the upcoming American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) annual conference. The event will take place May 5-8, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. On May 8th, Adams will chair the morning session in the Wind Resource and Planning track, titled ‘Advancements in Resource …

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Joanna Schroeder

Stellar Solar is hosting their annual “Celebration of Solar” Dinner & Open House at their showroom at 4730 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in San Diego. The event will feature the latest electric cars, trucks and motorcycles from Electric Car Insider Magazine, Kearny Pearson Ford and San Diego BMW Motorcycles. SunEdison will also be on-hand with the latest in solar technology and …

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Joanna Schroeder

IncBio, a Portuguese engineering company specializing in state of the art fully automated industrial ultrasonic Biodiesel plants, has just secured an agreement to supply a 55,000 MT/year transesterification plant, for an undisclosed client in South America. It will incorporate IncBio’s ultrasonic technology to produce biodiesel from locally produced palm oil, and Ion Exchange resin towers for purification. IncBio expects the …

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Joanna Schroeder

Clean Energy Pipeline has released its 2014 edition of its Clean Energy Europe Finance Guide, the definitive reference source for European renewable energy and cleantech in 2014. The guide includes detailed league tables of the most active law firms, debt providers and investors in 2013. The Hydropower Development: Europe 2014 Summit will take place in Porto (Portugal), September 17-18, 2014. …

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Joanna Schroeder

The Grain Processing Corporation (GPC) has become a member of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). It’s not too late to register for the Emerging Issues Forum, hosted by the Nebraska Ethanol Board, taking place in Omaha, Nebraska April 10-11, 2014. Registrants have a chance to win a flex-fuel vehicle. Click here to register and see the full agenda. Genomatica has …

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Joanna Schroeder

Concentrated Solar power markets at $1.3 billion in 2013 are anticipated to reach $53.7 billion by 2020 because the systems are able to be built at utility scale and to provide 24×7 solar renewable energy power according to a new report from ReportsnReports. Campus stationary fuel cell power is mature and available to act as a backup power source for …

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Joanna Schroeder

Millions of California households will see a Climate Credit averaging $35 dollars on their April utility bill. The California Public Utilities Commission and California Air Resources Board said the Climate Credit is made to households and small businesses to promote a cleaner and more efficient energy California. The goal of the credit is to encourage consumers to save money while …

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Joanna Schroeder

Fiberight LLC has moved a step closer to constructing a $15-million facility designed to grab the organic material in garbage to convert into ethanol coined “trashahol,” at the company’s ethanol plant now being renovated in Blairstown, Iowa. The Marion City Council agreed to provide the Maryland-based firm with an economic-development incentive worth up to $850,000 to help it build its …

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Joanna Schroeder

Save the date for the 10th Annual Biofuel Financial Conference taking place on August 27-28, 2014 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The event is hosted by Christianson & Associates and registration will open soon. The Environmental Law & Policy Center is hosting a webinar Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 11:30 AM EDT/10:30 AM CDT to reveal the new Farm Energy Success Stories …

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Joanna Schroeder

Amyris, Inc. and Kuraray Co., Ltd. have announced the expansion and extension of their ongoing collaboration in high performance polymers using Biofene, Amyris’s brand of renewable farnesene. The 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo is taking place June 9-12, 2014 at the Indiana Convention Center and the conference tracks have been announced: Production and Operations; Leadership and Financial Management; …

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