02 May 2014
The UK government was today accused by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) of ducking an opportunity for much-needed biofuels policy reform, with no clear policy framework for sustainable biofuels. This follows the response of the Department of Transport 9DfT) to two important consultations on renewable transport fuels, including its plans for so-called “advanced biofuels”. The […]
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02 May 2014
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) latest report, which explores ways to cut carbon emissions, put the world on notice. Despite efforts in the United States, Europe and developing countries such as China to ramp up energy efficiency and renewable energy, global carbon emissions have been increasing at a much faster clip than […]
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02 May 2014
Siemens has completed installation of the BorWin2 offshore HVDC converter platform in the North Sea west of the island of Borkum. Siemens said that the platform has 800MW transmission capacity and this marks Siemens’ achievement of the second key milestone in the German grid connection projects. The project is part of the German offshore contract […]
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02 May 2014
Toshiba will invest £200m to build three nuclear reactors in the UK, David Cameron and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe have announced. Under the agreement, that is expected to help create 14,000 jobs, Toshiba-owned Westinghouse Electric Company will supply three AP1000 nuclear reactors to a new nuclear facility at Moorside, near the Sellafield site in Cumbria. […]
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01 May 2014
NRG Solar along with its partner MidAmerican Solar has completed the 290MW Agua Caliente solar photovoltaic (PV) facility in Arizona. Located on 2,400 acres of land between Yuma and Phoenix, the project was designed and built by First Solar using its thin-film PV modules. Electricity generated from the facility will be sold to Pacific Gas […]
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01 May 2014
Mars, Incorporated, in partnership with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, announced an agreement today on a new 200 MW wind farm that will generate 100 percent of the electricity needs of Mars’ U.S. operations, which is comprised of 70 sites, including 37 factories and 25,000 Associates. Mesquite Creek Wind, a 118-turbine wind farm was jointly developed by Sumitomo and […]
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01 May 2014
The UK’s renewable energy industry has attracted almost £30 billion of private sector investment since 2010, which has enabled the industry to sustain more than 100,000 jobs in 2013 and deliver 4.2% of UK energy. This is revealed in a new report published today by the Renewable Energy Association (REA). Its REview – Renewable Energy […]
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01 May 2014
A community energy centre in northern England is expected to reduce the carbon emissions of an 1,800-home estate by up to 35%. The gas-fired combine heat and power system will provide the Scotswood housing project in Newcastle with heating and hot water when complete. The CHP facility is located on the site of an old abattoir and will eventually […]
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30 April 2014
The U.S. Department of Energy today unveiled a plan ultimately designed to dramatically American hydroelectric capacity in the coming decades. The ambitious multi-year program, announced at the National Hydropower Association’s annual conference in Washington, D.C., calls upon industry members to collaborate with the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal agencies in creating a long-term plan allowing […]
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30 April 2014
TOKYO — General Electric Co. is investing $24 million in India’s largest solar-power plant, drawn by what it called the technology’s “incredible potential” in the nation. The investment by GE’s financial services unit in Welspun Energy Ltd.’s 151-megawatt photovoltaic plant is the U.S. company’s first in the local solar industry. GE said this week that it plans to […]
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