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Monthly Archives: March 2012
US to impose tariff on Chinese solar panels in victory for domestic makers
American solar panel manufactuers welcome Obama administration decision, saying it exposes unfair trade practices Chinese companies have acknowledged receiving cheap loans and other government support. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA The Obama administration, which regularly champions America’s clean energy industry, has delivered … Continue reading
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Renewables industry calls for clarity on post-2020 energy targets
Industry welcomes secretary of state’s support, but urges government to clarify what energy targets it wants to see through to 2030 A tidal energy turbine in Invergordon, Scotland, in 2010. The renewable energy industry wants clarity on government plans for … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy
Tagged Carbon Capture and Storage, Investment, Nuclear Energy, UK
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UK opposes 2030 renewable energy target
Fledgling green industries could be hit as document reveals move to put nuclear power on equal footing with renewable energy UK’s renewable energy sector has already suffered a series of blows with Tory MPs attacking subsidies, including those for wind … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy
Tagged France, Investment, Nuclear Energy, Offshore wind Power, UK
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Solar power firms in Mojave desert feel glare of tribes and environmentalists
Presence of horned toads and desert tortoises are holding up production at multimillion-dollar sites in California A massive solar power site in California, where Native American tribes have filed six lawsuits against companies. Photograph: Proehl Studios/Corbis Of the many projects … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Environment, Investments, Solar Energy, USA
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New York’s Solar Balance Sheet
Suzanne DeChillo/The New York TimesSolar panels atop the roof of the New York Power Authority in White Plains. Despite uncertainties in the solar energy market, New York officials should support the “steady and measured growth” of solar power in … Continue reading
Tidal power harnessed to light and heat the huge Deep aquarium in Hull
The Humber estuary’s tidal stream will power a 20m platform’s hidden turbine – and Treasury secretary Danny Alexander should glimpse it on a visit to Hull this week Big museum, little generator, happy fish. Neptune Renewable Energy’s Proteus moored off … Continue reading
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Tagged Marine Energy, Offshore wind Power, Tidal Energy, UK
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Japanese Developers Find Growing Interest in Homes With Solar Panels
TOKYO — When new trends in apartment living emerge, they often take hold quickly in fad-conscious Japan. That is what happened with “solar apartments,” residential buildings that have solar panels on their roofs. Now, such buildings are being aggressively promoted … Continue reading
Wrexham leads Europe’s solar charge
The town moves into the renewable energy premier league after installing 30,000 locally made panels on 3,000 council homes A worker fits solar panels to a roof of a council house in Wrexham, Wales. Photograph: Paul Thomas/Getty Images Wrexham – … Continue reading
Banyan: Old king coal
Asian growth will remain fuelled by coal, which is worrying for the planet “OUR civilisation”, wrote George Orwell over 70 years ago, “is founded on coal.” Unlike Europe’s, Asia’s still is. In 2010, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy
Tagged Asia, China, Coal, Hydroelectric, India, Japan, Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy
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Energy storage: Packing some power
Energy technology: Better ways of storing energy are needed if electricity systems are to become cleaner and more efficient SUMMER in Texas last year was the hottest on record. Demand for power spiked as air conditioners hummed across the state. … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, Solar Energy, Technology, UK, USA, Wind Energy
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