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Yukon blackout caused by employee error
- 2010-08-20 06:37:31
- David Flin
Employee error caused the grid that serves the southern Yukon in Canada to suddenly switch off on 19 August, leaving approximately 14,000 customers without power.
Methane-filled lake may solve Rwanda’s energy problem
- 2010-08-18 07:40:14
- David Flin
Lake Kivu, which covers an area of 1000 square miles on a border between Rwanda and Congo, lies on a rift that allows methane and CO2 to leak into the bottom of the lake.
Iran invites US firms to bid for nuclear plant projects
- 2010-08-18 07:39:10
- David Flin
With Iran’s nuclear power plant at Bushehr approaching a major milestone, Iranian officials say that they are looking to expand the programme with more such plants.
India’s largest oil firm to invest $430 million in clean energy
- 2010-08-14 07:16:37
- David Flin
The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is looking to diversify into the renewable and nuclear energy sectors, and has earmarked $430 million for investment over the next five years.
China “stealing” Mekong river
- 2010-08-13 06:35:37
- David Flin
Plans to build additional hydropower dams on the upper Mekong will have major impacts on Southeast Asia’s longest waterway, affecting the downstream nations of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar.
Irish energy levy will have significant impact
- 2010-08-10 06:45:00
- David Flin
According to the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland, plans to introduce an additional levy to electricity bills will reduce Ireland’s competitiveness. The Irish government and the energy regulator defended the decision to introduce the levy, which could lead to a rise of up to 5 per cent in electricity prices.
Mini nuclear power systems for Pacific islands
- 2010-08-09 07:23:19
- David Flin
Hyperion Power Generation, from New Mexico, USA, has said that it has commercialised small modular nuclear reactors for power generation for use by small island states in the Pacific.
Germany raises estimates for renewable energy production
- 2010-08-05 06:55:14
- David Flin
Germany’s Federal Cabinet has adopted a national renewable energy action plan presented by the country’s Environment Minister, Norbert Röttgen.
Tariff extension for bagasse-based cogeneration plants in Maharashtra
- 2010-08-03 06:20:24
- David Flin
In Maharashtra state, India, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has granted an extension to the tariff fixed for bagasse-based cogeneration projects up until March 2011.
Saudi Arabia needs $80 billion for power growth by 2018
- 2010-08-02 07:20:07
- David Flin
It has been reported that about $80 billion worth of investment is needed in Saudi Arabia by 2018 to meet rising power demands in the country.
