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Scheduled blackouts likely in Israel this summer
- 2012-07-03 05:59:44
- David Flin
The Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) has warned consumers and businesses of the possibility of a summer of blackouts, particularly during peak hours between noon and 5pm.
Coal to play major role in emerging economies
- 2012-06-30 06:48:21
- David Flin
A report from the research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan says that coal will play a major role in meeting the energy needs of emerging countries over the next ten years.
Netherlands falling short on renewables funding
- 2012-06-28 01:42:27
- Junior Isles
The Netherlands will miss its 2020 renewable energy target unless it directs an additional €24 billion towards developing renewable energy, according to a new report by Rabobank.
Japan unveils 10 percent energy saving target
- 2012-06-23 07:42:51
- David Flin
The Japanese government has said that its industrial heartland must cut electricity use by 10 percent this summer, as the country continues to deal with the shortfall in energy supply as it recovers from the Fukushima disaster.
United Technologies to sell Pratt & Whitney Power Systems for $1 billion
- 2012-06-19 05:25:38
- David Flin
United Technologies Corporation has announced that it intends to sell its power generation assets for about $1 billion.
BOC takes 15 per cent stake in Don Valley CCS project
- 2012-06-14 20:57:30
- Junior Isles
UK gas supplier BOC has taken a 15 per cent stake in the £5bn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project being planned by 2Co Energy at the Don Valley Power Project in Doncaster.
India to supply 500 MW to Pakistan
- 2012-06-12 05:51:04
- David Flin
The Indian Government has announced that it will supply 500 MW to Pakistan.
Iowa high court backs MidAmerican’s wind expansion
- 2012-06-09 06:57:37
- David Flin
The Iowa Supreme Court in the USA has upheld a regulatory decision that allowed the state’s largest utility to undertake a huge expansion of wind energy utilisation, rejecting a challenge from a rival company that claimed that the expansion was unnecessary and unfair to other energy producers.
Fresh water shortages pose threat to coal and nuclear generation
- 2012-06-05 01:58:10
- Junior Isles
Higher water temperatures and lower river flows due to climate change pose significant operational and cooling problems for nuclear and coal-fired power plants in both the US and Europe, a study published in Nature Climate Change warns.
US plants switch from coal to gas at accelerating rate
- 2012-06-02 19:18:23
- Junior Isles
US power producers increased their natural gas use by 40 per cent year on year to March 2012, as low prices spur a switch from coal, whose share fell 20 per cent, an EIA report has said.
