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Cummins signs up to Obama's new energy efficiency challenge
- 2011-12-04 20:49:42
- Junior Isles
Cummins is following up its success in reducing is greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by becoming a partner in President Obama's new Better Buildings, Better Plants Challenge.
ABB announce new concept for concentrating solar power plants
- 2011-11-30 05:48:15
- David Flin
ABB has launched what it describes as a new concept for turnkey concentrating solar power plants (CSP) based on a low-cost, efficient, scalable technology.
China and South Korean wind farm projects put pressure on rare earth supply
- 2011-11-18 05:50:49
- David Flin
China and South Korea’s planned investment in offshore wind farms, amounting to close to $25 billion in the near future, could be hampered by pressure on the supply of rare earth materials.
Concentrated solar essential for EU energy mix
- 2011-11-17 19:22:02
- Junior Isles
A new study argues solar thermal power plants are an indispensable tool in the race to meet Europe’s energy demands and greenhouse gas reduction targets, according to the European scientific commission.
Duke Energy Renewables acquires three North Carolina solar farms
- 2011-11-16 05:44:34
- David Flin
Duke Energy Renewables has acquired three 1 MW commercial solar projects in the south-west of North Carolina state, USA.
Uruguay launches programme to reduce greenhouse gases in power generation
- 2011-11-04 05:23:32
- David Flin
The Uruguay government has announced a $8.5 million programme called Probio that is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity.
TransCanada profits rise amid pipeline controversy
- 2011-11-02 14:33:26
- Junior Isles
TransCanada Corp. (TRP), the Canadian energy company which is hoping to build a $7 billion pipeline from Alberta to Texas refineries, has said its profits have risen due to new crude shipments and the benefits of higher electricity prices from its power generation business in Western Canada.
UN consultant praises Azerbaijan’s renewables potential
- 2011-11-01 14:32:29
- Junior Isles
Rodney Hacker, consultant of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) commented at a seminar put on by the Azerbaijani State Agency for Renewable & Alternative Energy Sources (SARAES), that Azerbaijan has great potential to develop and use renewable energy sources.
Illinois Senate votes for new smart grid bill
- 2011-10-26 06:23:36
- David Flin
The Senate of the US state of Illinois has approved a bill that adds utility concessions onto legislation. These concessions are supported by the utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), but are opposed by Pat Quinn, the Governor of Illinois.
California's cap and trade regulations decided
- 2011-10-25 10:53:36
- Junior Isles
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has decided on its final regulations for its cap-and-trade system, the second largest in the world, despite continuing concerns over allowance allocations, buyer liability for offsets and the size of the overall market.
