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Japan adopts nuclear power phase-out plan
- 2012-09-15 02:41:15
- David Flin
The Japanese Government has officially adopted a new long-term energy strategy that calls for the elimination of nuclear power generation by the end of the 2030s.
Canada’s coal-fired emissions regulations criticised
- 2012-09-11 10:24:36
- Junior Isles
The Canadian government has announced a new array of carbon emissions regulations for coal-fired generation, set to take effect July 1, 2015. The new regulations will limit coal-fired power plants to no more than 420 tonnes of carbon dioxide per GWh.
Canada to introduce new coal-fired generation emissions standard
- 2012-09-08 04:33:20
- David Flin
Peter Kent, Canada’s federal Environment Minister, said that the country plans to start applying a new performance standard of 420 mt of CO2/GWh to its coal-fired power plants in 2015.
Fortescue forced to sell power station
- 2012-09-06 16:57:48
- Junior Isles
Fortescue Metals Group has confirmed the sale of its Solomon ore mine power station in Pilbara region, Western Australia, to Canada's TransAlta for A$294.9 million ($300m). Fortescue is trimming assets in order to raise the funds to meet its debt obligations in the face of slumping iron ore prices.
US energy efficiency order praised by environmental and industrial lobbies
- 2012-09-05 10:04:42
- Junior Isles
President Barack Obama has encouraged US government agencies to incentivise industrial energy efficiency through emissions trading, grants and loans, in an Executive Order signed last week.
IHI Corp makes first venture into power generation
- 2012-08-25 10:52:24
- Junior Isles
IHI Corp. has announced it has acquired a 50 per cent stake in each of US utility Exelon Corp’s five power plants in California. This move is IHI's first entry into large-scale commercial power generation.
Food waste power plant connects to grid in USA
- 2012-08-25 03:59:19
- David Flin
Columbia Biogas has announced that it has entered into a Small Generator Interconnection Agreement with PacifiCorp Transmission to connect its commercial food waste to energy plant in Portland, Oregon, USA to PacifiCorp’s Killingsworth substation.
US court strikes down EPA’s cross-state air pollution rule
- 2012-08-23 11:12:09
- Junior Isles
Southern Co., Edison International and other US generators have won their case against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), gaining more time to upgrade their most polluting coal plants.
Orix to invest $1.25 bn into new solar projects
- 2012-08-17 22:32:58
- Junior Isles
Orix Corp. President Makoto Inoue has said that his firm plans to invest 100 billion yen ($1.25 billion) over three years to build solar power plants at dozens of locations across Japan with a total generating capacity of 400 MW.
Gillard says Australia can do more with less
- 2012-08-09 11:04:59
- Junior Isles
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard claims Australia can lower its investment in power generation without risking third-world style brownouts at times of peak demand.
