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Toxic jatropha shrub fuels Mexico's biodiesel push

                                              All his life elderly Mexican farmer Gonzalo Cardenas has planted a stalky weed that grows wild in southern Mexico to form a sturdy...

Renewables may be cost-effective for South Africa

Investing in renewable energy could be a cost-effective solution for South Africa, dependent on coal for more than 90 percent of its power generation,...

Global Warming and Renewable Energy Highlighted in Inaugural Address

So, the 44th president of the United States has spoken. And what he said will please many supporters of science. Likewise, without explicitly mentioning...

Tough economy converts Egyptian drivers to gas

With black smoke belching from battered vehicles on the congested streets of Cairo and the sickly smell of exhaust hanging in the air, Mohamed...

Mubadala Seeking Renewable Energy in Germany, Handelsblatt Says

Mubadala Development Co., the Abu Dhabi government-owned investment firm that formed an $8 billion venture today with General Electric Co., is seeking renewable- energy...

£37bn plan to power EU with the Saharan sun

Vast farms of solar panels in the Sahara could provide clean electricity for the whole of Europe, according to EU scientists working on a...

Global Biofuels Invests N87.5bn in Ethanol Project

Global Biofuels Limited, the first biofuels refinery in Nigeria, endorsed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has committed  the  sum of N87.5billion to...

Nobel laureate Maathai warns Kenya over biofuel

 Kenya will regret its failure to protect the environment, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai said Sunday, as environmentalists battled to halt a government backed...

British government report examines biofuel link to soaring world food prices

On the eve of the G8 summit in Toyako, Japan, a British government report has called for links between the growing demand for biofuels...

Renewable energy is "green gold rush" – UN report

 - In what is being called a "green gold rush," global investment in renewable energy surged some 60 percent to $148 billion in 2007,...

Abandoned farmlands are key to sustainable bioenergy

Stanford: Biofuels can be a sustainable part of the world's energy future, especially if bioenergy agriculture is developed on currently abandoned or degraded agricultural...

Biofuel production on abandoned lands could meet 20% of global oil demand

Using abandoned agricultural lands for biofuel production will meet only a small fraction of global energy needs without compromising food supplies or diminishing biologically-rich...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...