The National Algae Association (NAA) is hosting a workshop on September 27, 2013 focused on algae cultivation, extraction and harvesting technologies. NAA is currently accepting presentation abstracts. Deadline is August 15, 2013. Exhibitor and attendee registration is now open for the Geothermal Energy Expo 2013 being held September 29-October 2 in Las Vegas. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has …

The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), has announced the agenda for the 7th Annual Algae Biomass Summit. The event is being held October 3, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. An opening panel on the latest developments in algae-derived biofuels will include Paul Woods, Chief Executive Officer of Algenol Biofuels and CJ Warner, Chief Executive Officer and President of Sapphire Energy. A second …

POET has hired Rob Walther as Director of Federal Affairs, tasked with opening a POET office in Washington, D.C. Walther will represent POET and highlight the value of domestic, renewable biofuel in talks with members of Congress, their staffs and federal agencies regulating renewable fuels. Law firm Morrison & Foerster has hired Robert Fleishman, an energy lawyer with a background …

Purified Renewable Energy has contracted R1 Group to sell a Katzen Technology corn-based, dry mill, fuel-grade ethanol production facility with a nameplate capacity of 18 million gallons per year, in Buffalo Lake, MN. The facility will be sold at a §363 bankruptcy auction on August 8, 2013. Qualified bids, including a $125,000 deposit, are due July 31, 2013. ShoEi Foods …

Solar Energy International is training a workforce and enabling them to increase universal access to electricity through renewable energy development in Central America. La Academia de Profesionales Solares de las Américas (APSA) will train 50 people representing countries, communities, and organizations throughout Central America and Mexico to design, install, and maintain solar PV systems and to successfully launch and administer …

Pure Energies Group and its U.S. subsidiary One Block Off the Grid have announced a new solar power educational partnership with trusted contractor, Mike Holmes, best known for his television show, Holmes on Homes, on HGTV. Holmes will feature residential solar power education on his website Make it Right. JinkoSolar supplied 25.8 MW of solar PV modules to the first …

ECOtality, Inc.and NovaCharge, LLC, a leader in the deployment of EV charging infrastructure, announced that NovaCharge has become an authorized dealer of Blink commercial chargers. Hydrogenics Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and hydrogen-based power modules, announced that the largest Power to Gas facility in the world went “live” with the first direct injection of hydrogen into a …

The Sierra Club has released a report that highlights many of the threats the Transatlantic Trade and Investment deal could pose to the health of communities, air, water and the global climate. “The Transatlantic Trade Agreement: What’s at Stake For Communities and the Environment,” focuses on three important regulatory arenas that the trade negotiations might disrupt: environmental protection, food safety …

Green EnviroTech Holdings Corp. has announced the formation of its strategic advisory board and the appointment of Pascal Mahvi to the board. Mahvi will be assisting in the formation and execution of international Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances. IKEA has announced plans to increase the solar array atop its Denver-area store located in Centennial, CO. Once complete, the project will …

Genscape is sponsoring the first New York Energy Week, a cross-sector energy event series launched to stimulate industry investment and innovative energy solutions. The event will take place in New York City June 24-28, 2013. Genscape energy experts will be sharing their insights during a number of headline events throughout the week including the Oil and Gas breakfast panel and …