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BLM releases EA for Noble Energy’s eastern Nevada gas project

27 May 2014

The US Bureau of Land Management released an environmental assessment for Noble Energy Inc.’s proposed Huntington Valley natural gas project 7 miles from Jiggs, Nev., an unincorporated community 30 miles south of Elko. Comments will be accepted on it through June 4, BLM said. The Houston independent plans to drill as many as 20 wells over 2 […]

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Alstom has commissioned hydro plant in India

27 May 2014

Alstom has commissioned its Uri II hydropower project in India’s Jammu and Kashmir province. The 240 MW plant, comprised of four 60 MW units, is located on the river Jhelum near Uri, in the Baramulla district. It uses downstream water discharge from the 480 MW Uri I hydropower plant. Synchronization of Uri II’s four Francis vertical turbines was […]

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China PV Exports Rise on Expansion in Emerging Markets

27 May 2014

BEIJING — Zhejiang province posted US$340 million in exports of photovoltaic (PV) products for the first quarter of this year, an increase of 18 percent over the same period last year. The rise is primarily attributable to industry expansion into emerging markets. Exports to Japan increased 121 percent year-on-year, while those to ASEAN countries increased 843 […]

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Williamson Tea solar installation is the East Africa’s largest PV plant

26 May 2014

The Williamson Tea solar installation, located at its Changoi Tea Farm in Bomet County, Western Kenya, is claimed to be East Africa’s largest PV plant. The innovative solar system is designed to cut Williamson Tea’s energy costs by around 30%, supplying clean solar electricity during the daytime to meet most of the tea processing factory’s […]

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LEGO’s plans to reduce its carbon footprint

26 May 2014

For the LEGO Group, growth has been as consistent and precise as the red plastic blocks that snap together to construct cars, castles, and kingdoms. The Billund, Denmark-based iconic toy company, which has a movie, theme park, and several successful superhero product lines, increased its revenue by 13 percent this past year, and then decided […]

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Westinghouse wins Vattenfall nuclear fuel deal

26 May 2014

Westinghouse Electric Co has been selected by Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel in Sweden to provide replacement nuclear fuel deliveries and engineering services for three of its reactors. The contract is for yearly deliveries between 2016 and 2019 to Forsmark 3, Ringhals 3 and Ringhals 4 (pictured) The contract includes yearly deliveries of fuel for the threereactors during a four-year period (2016 […]

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Russia signs $400bn gas supply contract with China

26 May 2014

Russia-based Gazprom has signed a contract worth $400bn (€292bn) with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) to supply natural gas. Under the contract, Gazprom will supply 38 billion cubic metres of gas annually to CNPC for a period of 30 years. The gas will be supplied through a pipeline from Russia to China via the eastern […]

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Alstom opens hydropower technology center in Brazil

23 May 2014

Alstom inaugurates its first hydropower global technology center in Latin America in Taubaté in São Paulo State, Brazil. This new center is an extension of the existing hydropower industrial site of Taubaté, with almost 2,000 employees. The GTC itself represents an investment of nearly $10 million, with 15 employees dedicated. Alstom aims to support Brazil’s increasing power generation needs, developing Kaplan […]

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UK Green Investment Bank aims to spend $1.2 billion this year

23 May 2014

The U.K. Green Investment Bank aims to boost the capital it commits to carbon-cutting projects to 700 million pounds ($1.2 billion) this year as it chases deals in offshore wind, waste and energy efficiency. The bank, capitalized with 3.8 billion pounds of government funds, allocated 668 million pounds to clean-energy projects in the year through […]

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CALL TO REMOVE BARRIERS RESTRAINING RENEWABLES

23 May 2014

Restrictions in finance and delays to both planning and grid connections are preventing Scotland’s rural communities from achieving the full benefits of renewable energy, claims rural energy specialist Nick Green. Speaking at the All-Energy Conference in Aberdeen this week, Mr Green, who is head of energy for Savills in Scotland, said that while the recently-released […]

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