The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman has announced the 20 collegiate teams selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 to take place in the Orange County Great Park. The 20 worldwide teams will now begin the nearly two-year process of building solar-powered houses that are affordable, innovative and highly energy-efficient. The Commercial Algae …

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. has announced that it has supplied solar PV modules to CSEM-uae, an independent, non-profit Swiss-UAE joint venture company for applied research. The modules will be used for CSEM’s Solar Outdoor Laboratory, an R&D and innovation center for renewable energy in Ras al-Khaimah, UAE. Located in the northern Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah and built to develop and …

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Power Infrastructure Tracker in East Africa, finds that the demand for electricity in East Africa is expected to grow at approximately 5.3 percent per year till 2020. To meet these requirements, generation capacity would have to increase by 37.7 percent in Uganda, 96.4 percent in Kenya, 75.3 percent in Tanzania and 115 percent in …

The Air Force Contracting Summit will take place March 25-26, 2014 in Dayton, Ohio – home to the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Summit attendees will learn about the more than $630 billion for fiscal year 2014 Defense appropriations. Attendees will also hear about the more than $34 billion for Air Force procurement which includes …

CHS Inc., a leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods company, said today it is investing an additional $20 million in 2014 to strengthen refined fuels supply dependability and flexibility for its customer network. The projects include the final phase of an ongoing replacement of the company’s refined fuels pipeline between Billings and Glendive, Mont., and a …

RGS Energy and Altus Power America Management have formed a new joint venture, RGS Energy Asset Management LLC. The purpose of the joint venture is to develop, finance and manage up to $150 million of commercial solar projects. SolarCity is expanding to Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland to make it possible for many area homeowners and businesses to …

Ennovor Group, a global sustainable biofuels company, has announced that it has signed a rolling tolling contract with one of Spain’s largest biodiesel refiners. An innovator of feedstock procurement, supply chain development and sustainability assurance, Ennovor plans similar tolling agreements with a number of specialist biodiesel refineries at strategic locations across Europe. VIASPACE previously announced that it had entered into …

RMD has become a gold sponsor of the Wind Energy Summit South Africa taking place April 9-10, 2014 in Cape Town. During this industry meeting, RMB will share their experience of successful financing during the round one development at Hopefield wind farm. The summit brings together the key decision makers of South African wind, including the National Treasury and the …

Randy Olson, executive director of the Iowa Biodiesel Board (IBB), has resigned to take a position with the U.S. Soybean Export Council. According to Mark Cobb, a biodiesel producer and petroleum distributor who serves as IBB Chair, Olson’s efforts leave the biodiesel industry in Iowa stronger. ROUSH CleanTech has hired Ford Motor Company veteran Rob Stevens as its new vice …

Orion Energy Systems was recognized as a 2013 Xcel Energy Efficiency Partner for outstanding efforts to save energy. SeaRoc, was awarded 2nd place award in the 2014 renewableUK and The Crown Estate Health & Safety Awards for their innovation and delivery of a ‘minimal human intervention’ lattice tower installation methodology, recently deployed at Dogger Bank, alongside Forewind and Universal Foundation. …