Phase Shift: 12 Hot Gas-based Biofuels Technologies

In traditional biofuels, the story to date been all about solids and liquids ? grains, juices, mash, slurries and eventually files, chemicals and biomaterials. A lot of the early companies through the advanced biofuels IPO gate, like Amyris, Solazyme and Gevo, also work on liquids. In short, the wet stuff is the publicity hog. But a new generation of technologies is coming along fast, primarily in advanced biofuels, which is the gasification of biomass at the front end along its path towards making fuels, chemicals or other biomaterials ? or in some cases, using organic chemicals already in a gaseous state.

Source: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/08/phase-shift-12-hot-gas-based-biofuels-technologies?cmpid=rss

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NYSE Euronext: World's First Carbon-Neutral Exchange $NYX

NYSE Euronext (NYX) is the first global exchange operator to achieve carbon neutral status.

Building on its existing energy efficiency and conservation efforts, the company annonced today that it has purchased renewable-energy certificates and carbon offsets that together neutralize the remaining environmental impact of the company's global operations.

Revenue from the sale of renewable-energy certificates (RECs) and carbon offsets (COs) provides important economic support to projects involving renewable energy and greenhouse-gas-emission reduction projects. By financially rewarding these projects for their environmental benefits, RECs and COs help encourage the development of similar projects.

This year's purchase makes NYSE Euronext carbon-neutral for 2010. The RECs and COs, which are Green-e certified, are purchased retroactively; so that the company can measure how much energy was used and purchase the appropriate amount of certificates and offsets to match it.

The RECs, purchased from 3Degrees, match the company's electricity usage. Each REC represents the generation of one megawatt-hour of electricity from renewable resources such as wind, solar, geothermal, low-impact hydroelectric, or biomass.

The carbon offsets, also purchased from 3Degrees, represent one metric ton of carbon dioxide-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions reduced or avoided. All aspects of carbon emission at NYSE Euronext were taken into account, ranging from electricity usage and onsite generators, to vehicles and employee travel. The company says the project involved months of planning, assessment, measurement and verification.

NYSE Euronext's green power and carbon balancing commitment will help avoid an estimated 91,508 metric tons of CO2 greenhouse gas emissions.

Using calculations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, this amount is equivalent to the CO2 emissions generated from consuming or burning 212,809 barrels of oil, or the emissions from the use of electricity at 11,105 average homes, or the carbon sequestered annually by 19,511 acres of forest preserved from deforestation.

This initiative complements other energy efficiency and conservation efforts at NYSE Euronext. For example, earlier this year the company completed the installation of an array of solar electricity panels at its Basildon, England data center, which is the largest installation of its kind in the United Kingdom - capable of meeting up to 20% of the data center's current power requirements.

NYSE Euronext says it is actively considering similar initiatives for its U.S. locations. The company also was named last year to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the Carbon Disclosure Project's S&P 500 Leadership Index.

Original Article on SustainableBusiness.com

Source: http://www.solarfeeds.com/sustainable-businesscom/17805-nyse-euronext-worlds-first-carbon-neutral-exchange-nyx

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Schneider Electric Launches Micro-Grid for US DOE's Solar Decathlon

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced the launch of a fully functioning micro-grid solution within the solar village at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) 2011 Solar Decathlon on the National Mall.

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Source: http://feeds.novustoday.com/~r/SolarNovus/~3/WyIJSYIyQU0/index.php

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Batteries for Energy Storage: New Developments Promise Grid Flexibility and Stability

Balancing power supply and demand is always a complex process. When large volumes of renewables such as solar PV, wind and tidal energy, which can change abruptly with weather conditions, are integrated into the grid, this balancing process becomes even more difficult.

Source: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/08/batteries-for-energy-storage-new-developments-promise-grid-flexibility-and-stability?cmpid=rss

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Silicon Ink Is Spot On, NREL Experiments Show

Ink can cause a mess, but the Silicon Ink developed by Innovalight behaves itself so well that when it is added to a solar cell it doesn't clump or spill, instead it boosts the cell's power by a startling, profit-boosting five to seven percent.

Source: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/09/silicon-ink-is-spot-on-nrel-experiments-show?cmpid=rss

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Solar Manufacturing Dilemma: Location, Location, Location

Must solar innovation and manufacturing take place in the same region? That was a question posed by a moderator at a clean power conference this week and one that is topical at a time when several manufacturers have shuttered or curtailed production in the United States.

Source: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/09/solar-manufacturing-dilemma-location-locaiton-location?cmpid=rss

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Amonix Brings CPV to India

The Indian solar market is heating up as the world?s second-most populous country works to modernize its energy infrastructure. Now Amonix, Inc. has partnered with Thermax Limited to bring its concentrated photovoltaics (CPVs) to the Indian solar market. As such, they may be the first companies to install a CPV array in the country.

Companies like Amonix and Canadian Solar are looking into the Indian market to help meet the needs of the Indian National Solar Mission. Under the first phase, the government plans to commission 1,000 megawatts of grid-connected solar projects by 2013, according to Amonix.

?India is a fast-developing solar energy market with multi-level policy support from state and federal governments. We applaud the Indian government?s National Solar Mission promoting sustainable growth with federal targets of 20 gigawatts of solar installations in the country by 2022,? said Carla Pihowich, vice president of marketing and regulatory for Amonix. ?Also, since land cost is high in India, CPV is the ideal solar choice since it utilizes land better and has the highest energy density, producing more energy per acre than any other solar technology.?

The company is first of the starting block in the CPV industry to enter the Indian market, according to Pihowich.

?Amonix is the first CPV company to announce an exclusive partnership with a leading, established engineering, procurement and construction firm. This partnership will allow Amonix CPV solar power systems to be deployed throughout high-DNI [i.e., direct normal insolation] regions of India,? she said.

CPVs are intended for high DNI regions to get the most out of sunny areas and the high-efficiency, high-cost photovoltaics. In India, these DNI regions include areas like Gujarat, Rajasthan and other areas with a high level of sunshine, according to Pihowich.

Under the partnership, Amonix will offer its CPV systems and Thermax will serve as its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) in India. Amonix also said it will manufacture systems in India close to future deployments. At this point, however, it has not completed any projects in India, and it doesn?t announce projects until they?re commissioned, Pihowich said.

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Source: http://www.solarfeeds.com/cleanenergyauthoritycom/17811-amonix-brings-cpv-to-india

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MEMC Gobbles Up Fotowatio Renewable Ventures $WFR

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Silicon wafer developer MEMC Electric Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) has come to an agreement with solar power developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) to purchase FRV's U.S. subsidiary, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Inc. (FRV U.S.).

In order to purchase the rising solar company, MEMC will pay US$112 million in addition to repaying approximately $22.9 million of FRV U.S.'s debt. FRV U.S. has been steadily growing its generation portfolio over the past two years.

Although the 41 MW of operational capacity may seem low, the company's solar pipeline in development could provide MEMC with up to with up to 1.4 GW of solar power.

In June, FRV U.S. was awarded a US$45.6 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy for the development and construction of a 20 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar power facility just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada.  Additionally, the company has begun construction on a 30 MW solar farm located on the outskirts of Austin, Texas.

FRV U.S. will be added to MEMC's solar development subsidiary SunEdison -- which is also rapidly growing its portfolio. In January 2011, SunEdison brought a 17 MW solar farm online in Davidson County, North Carolina, and as of June 30, 2011 it has 160 MW of solar projects under construction. According to MEMC's second quarter report SunEdison ended the first half of 2011 with a total solar project pipeline of 2.5 GW.

"The acquisition of this solar power leader brings capabilities and a portfolio of solar power projects which are highly complementary to our existing operations," said Carlos Domenech, President of SunEdison and Executive Vice President of MEMC.

He added, "The addition of FRV U.S. represents the potential to capture a leading position in the U.S. utility market. An experienced, well-respected U.S. utility development team will be joining our SunEdison business, which will help to drive innovation and growth, as well as enhance and support our capabilities in serving our customers."

Original Article on EnergyBoom

Source: http://www.solarfeeds.com/energy-boom/17815-memc-gobbles-up-fotowatio-renewable-ventures-wfr

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