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US coal-fired generation sees new 30-year low
- 2011-08-03 17:25:11
- Junior Isles
In the first quarter of 2011 the amount of US power generated by coal-fired power plants reached a new 30-year low.
Is smart grid technology too smart?
- 2011-08-03 07:01:59
- David Flin
Studies by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggest that new technologies intended to increase use of renewable energy could destabilise the power grid if they are not matched with careful pricing policies.
UK surges ahead on offshore wind construction
- 2011-07-30 00:01:46
- Junior Isles
The UK has built more offshore wind power generation in the first six months of 2011 than any other country in the world, accounting for almost all the offshore turbines erected so far in Europe this year.
India to continue with plans for 10 000 MW Nuclear reactor
- 2011-07-23 21:24:25
- Junior Isles
India’s lone nuclear power generation utility, Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL), is to go ahead with its plans for agressive capacity expansion, despite the renewed safety concerns for nuclear power generation after the Fukushima disaster.
Japan to maintain its green commitments despite post-Fukushima uncertainty
- 2011-07-23 11:50:36
- Junior Isles
Japanese Environment Minister Satsuki Eda has vowed to maintain Japan’'s pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020, despite uncertainty hanging over Japan’'s power generation future in the aftermath of the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
AEP puts carbon capture on hold
- 2011-07-15 06:39:13
- David Flin
American Electric Power (AEP) said it was putting a hold on its plans for a commercial-scale CO2 capture and storage project in West Virginia, USA because of uncertainty surrounding US climate policy and what the company described as a weak economy.
Renewables reach 20 percent of global electricity generation in 2010
- 2011-07-13 06:51:15
- David Flin
The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) has released its “2011 Global Status Report”, which said that renewable energy supplied 16 percent of total energy usage and 20 percent of electricity generated globally in 2010.
Petrovietnam units sign $1.2 billion coal power plant deal
- 2011-07-08 06:57:00
- David Flin
Vietnam’s state-run Petrovietnam has awarded two contracts worth a combined $1.2 billion to two subsidiaries to build a 1200 MW coal-fired power plant.
US DOE offers loan guarantee for three solar power plants
- 2011-07-06 06:44:13
- David Flin
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced offers of conditional commitments for loan guarantees of $4.5 billion to support three AC Cadmium Telluride (Cd-Te) thin film PV solar generation facilities to be located in California.
Japan starts mandatory power saving drive
- 2011-07-01 06:25:05
- David Flin
Heavy energy using Japanese companies are changing working hours and shifting production to weekends to save energy as the country’s first mandatory power-saving drive since the 1970s starts.
