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California agrees to allow out-of-state renewable energy credits
- 2010-03-13 05:35:19
- David Flin
California utilities can now purchase some of the benefits of renewable energy without actually purchasing the energy itself. That’s the gist of a move by the California Public Utilities Commission to allow utilities to use tradable renewable energy credits (TRECs) to meet the state’s ambitious renewable portfolio standard.
US government to fund carbon capture and storage project in Texas
- 2010-03-10 06:09:45
- David Flin
US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced that his department will provide $154 million to boost a carbon capture and storage facility in Thompsons, Texas.
GE Hitachi to cooperate on construction of first nuclear power plants in Poland
- 2010-03-09 06:00:50
- David Flin
US-based GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has signed an agreement with Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE), Poland's largest power company, to collaborate on a plan to build nuclear power plants in Poland.
EU carbon prices higher as cold weather boosts demand
- 2010-03-08 10:19:15
- David Flin
European carbon emissions futures have risen following the return of very cold weather, boosting demand for electricity generation and thereby carbon permits.
Smart grids needed to develop renewable potential
- 2010-02-22 08:13:33
- David Flin
Windfarm blade plant to open on Tyneside, UK
- 2010-02-19 05:58:15
- David Flin
Britain’s first factory making turbine blades for offshore wind farms will go into production in Newcastle this year, the US renewables group Clipper Windpower said.
US-China group announces$1.5 billion Texas wind project
- 2010-02-17 06:32:41
- David Flin
Two American companies have teamed with a Chinese company to develop a $1.5 billion wind farm project in west
IBM makes 9.6 per cent efficient PV cell from earth-abundant materials
- 2010-02-12 05:41:21
- David Flin
IBM claims to have developed a thin-film photovoltaic cell with high efficiency where the key absorbing layer is made entirely of readily available elements.
Meralco increases power rates
- 2010-02-07 07:46:33
- David Flin
Significant increases in the generation charges of the Philippine state-owned National Power Corporation (Napocor) and IPPs that supply Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has prompted the country’s largest power distributor to increase rates.
Eskom coal stockpile now stands at 36 days
- 2010-02-01 10:03:13
- David Flin
According to Brian Dames, Head of Power Generation for Eskom, the South African utility has built up its coal stockpile to an average of 36 days, and plans to achieve its 42 day target before the Soccer World Cup and the onset of winter.
