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California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year. How the inventory is compiled.

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Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

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Waste-to-biogas company Anaergia Inc. European Energy, a major multinational renewable wind and solar energy producer, will produce green e-methanol from this biogenic CO 2. European Energy develops, finances, constructs and operates wind and solar farms as well as large-scale hydrogen and e-methanol plants.

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GE using Large Eddy Simulation on Sandia’s Red Mesa to lay groundwork for quieter wind turbine blades with better power yield

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Transition of flow to turbulence on a wind-turbine airfoil; isosurfaces of vorticity from a Large Eddy Simulation (LES). In a 2011 survey of techniques to reduce wind turbine blade noise, Sandia researcher Matthew Barone noted that: There are two primary classes of noise sources on a wind turbine. Credit: GE Global Research.

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RWE Innogy Contracts Daewoo to Build Specialist Ship for Construction of Offshore Wind Farms

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Ltd, (DSME) a contract to build a specialist ship for the construction of offshore wind farms. Rendering of the offshore wind farm ship. They are able to transport and install the largest available offshore wind turbines, including foundations. Martin Skiba, Head of Offshore Wind at RWE Innogy. Click to enlarge.

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Invenergy and Xtreme Power launch JV for 1.5 MW grid energy storage system

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Invenergy LLC, a Chicago-based renewable energy generation company, and Xtreme Power, a provider of real-time power management and energy storage solutions, launched a joint venture to deploy a fast-acting energy storage system in Illinois. Xtreme Power is a privately held company and has raised in excess of $80 million since its founding.

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NYSERDA offering up to $21.6 million to support installation and operation of stationary fuel cell systems

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Companies can collect a total payment of up to $1 million for fuel cells, based on the size of the project. The RPS, created by the state Public Service Commission in 2004 to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, is administered by NYSERDA and collected from utility ratepayers.

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Alstom acquires a 40% equity share in AWS Ocean Energy

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Alstom has taken a 40% equity share in Scottish renewable energy company AWS Ocean Energy , representing Alstom’s entry to the wave energy market. Created in 2004, AWS Ocean Energy is currently focusing on the development and delivery of its AWS-III wave energy converter, a floating device with a rated power output of 2.5MW.

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