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Canadian firm to help build geothermal plant in Tawau

Sun, 27 May 2012 23:45:44 +0100

KOTA KINABALU: Canadian expertise is being sought to help develop Malaysia’s first geothermal plant in Tawau district.

12 percent renewable energy by 2020: mission possible

Sun, 27 May 2012 21:48:38 +0100

In the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit, the Lebanese government made a pledge to develop renewable energy production capacity to reach 12 percent of the total electricity supply by 2020.

UK Energy Needs Could be Solved Underground

Sun, 27 May 2012 21:25:01 +0100

Millions of homes could be heated by geothermal energy in the future, according to experts.This week the Government is due to reveal how much money it is prepared to pay to help private companies develop ...

Loss of tax credit could cost PPG jobs

Sun, 27 May 2012 20:51:51 +0100

SHELBY — While other companies have folded since the economic downturn, PPG adapted. But the impending expiration of a federal tax credit could leave the future uncertain for the company’s wind energy program. And it could cost jobs in Cleveland...

Start-up seeks way to clean up after oil

Sun, 27 May 2012 20:44:18 +0100

One of David Soane's best-known start-up companies, California-based Nano-Tex Inc., treats fabrics with a special polymer so they resist oily stains. The serial entrepreneur's latest venture, Soane Energy LLC, deals with a different kind of oil: The Cambridge-based start-up aims to make crude oil production less damaging to the environment

Mayor calls for rethink on solar funding cut

Sun, 27 May 2012 18:36:56 +0100

CLONCURRY Shire mayor Andrew Daniels has called on the state government to put a hold on the funds allocated for the scrapped North West solar farm.

First Gen still thirsting for Angat plant

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:52:30 +0100

First Gen Corp. of the Lopez group is still interested in acquiring the 246-megawatt Angat hydroelectric power plant in Bulacan, as it hopes for an immediate resolution of a Supreme Court case that will lead to the sale of the crucial facility.

Company delays Roanoke County wind farm

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:45:23 +0100

The sight of wind turbines atop Roanoke County's highest mountain -- a view dreamed of by some and dreaded by others -- is at least three years away. Invenergy, a Chicago-based wind energy company with plans to build 15 to 18 giant windmills on Poor Mountain, has pushed its target date to 2015.

Company says Roanoke County wind farm delayed

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:37:16 +0100

A company that plans to build as many as 18 wind turbines atop a Roanoke County mountain says the target date has been pushed to 2015.

The land of the rising solar power; Reviving Japanese links

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:19:22 +0100

But wind, geo-thermal and solar power are not much more than that at 1%. Room for growth, and for restoring the country s shattered carbon emissions targets, is almost infinite. Not only have ballooning oil and gas imports driven up Japan s balance of ...

Company pushes projected start-up date for Roanoke County wind farm to 2015

Sun, 27 May 2012 16:24:07 +0100

... which will expire at the end of the year unless renewed by Congress. The American Wind Energy Association says the credit of 2.2 cents for every kilowatt-hour of power produced has been vital in lowering the cost of producing wind power.

First Gen still eyeing Angat Dam

Sun, 27 May 2012 16:12:02 +0100

First Gen Corp., a unit of the Lopez Group, is hoping for a quick Supreme Court decision over the legality of the sale of the 218-megawatt Angat hydroelectric power plant and a favorable ruling awarding the facility to the second-highest bidder.

Gevo commences commercial scale production of biobased isobutanol

Sun, 27 May 2012 16:11:46 +0100

The Luverne plant, with a capacity to produce 22 million gallons ethanol year originally, has been retrofitted by Gevo for the purpose. Gevo retrofitted the Luverne plant to incorporate its proprietary yeast and Gevo Integrated Fermentation ...

Department of Agriculture to build 40 mini hydro power plants

Sun, 27 May 2012 16:00:00 +0100

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will put up 40 mini-hydroelectric power plants in all irrigation systems in the country to help ease the power crisis, particularly in Mindanao, which is now suffering from rotating blackouts.

Leveling the field for renewables

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:44:07 +0100

The government has drawn up a design for Japan's feed-in tariff system to promote the generation of electricity through renewable energy sources. In a nutshell, it has decided the prices at which the nation's major power companies buy such electricity and the duration of contracts. In principle they must buy all such energy

Germany Solar Power World Record

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:37:25 +0100

German solar power plants produced a World record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour through the mid-day hours Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank said on Saturday. The German government abandoned nuclear power after ...

Hall County plant to add 100 jobs

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:31:57 +0100

ATLANTA - The new ZF Industries wind turbine plant in South Hall, which opened last fall, plans to add 100 job, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

New A&M Study Charges Ethanol Policy with Increasing Food Prices

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:30:21 +0100

Cleaner gasoline for America’s cars might mean more expensive food for everyone else. In the face of rising food costs worldwide, a coalition of environmentalists and economists are pointing to American ethanol policy as the culprit.

Foundation + 600 associations demand a reality check

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:29:05 +0100

On May 11th, 2012, Australia's Waubra Foundation demanded (1) that governments worldwide conduct full-frequency-spectrum sound monitoring inside the homes of wind turbine neighbors suffering from Wind Turbine Syndrome. Today, the federations EPAW and ...

Malae: Rolling blackouts possible

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:22:36 +0100

The lt. governor also disclosed that the “we are getting close to issuing the contract for the two companies” that want to provide CUC renewable energy. An emergency declaration suspends procurement rules when awarding contracts.

Villagers go hi-tech, cry for more power

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:10:18 +0100

Villagers in the remote areas of Chhattisgarh go hi-tech propelling the state government to moot a plan for increasing the capacity of solar power stations following boost in the electricity demand. The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Development Agency ...

Renewable Energy in Virginia: 5 Things You Need to Know

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:04:48 +0100

By Lauren Sausser A finance authority in Connecticut was given nearly $500000 in funds to invest in solar power. http://patch.com/A-rXSD ISI Solar Understanding renewable energy can be complicated, but the reality is, electricity in Virginia is ...

Lauderhill seeks to make new homes ready for a green future

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:58:13 +0100

Anticipating a green future, Mayor Richard Kaplan wants to make sure new homes built in the city can accommodate electric car chargers and solar roof panels without their owners having to pay for costly retrofits.

Biofuel Steam Locomotive Tomorrow's Cleaner Mass Transit?

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:39:09 +0100

The CSR plan calls for making use of torrefied biomass (biocoal), a biofuel created through "an energy-efficient processing" of cellulosic biomass, as the fuel source. Biocoal is described by the groups behind this as effectively being carbon neutral ...

Feds To Test Oil Spill Response System, Two Years After BP Spill

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:34:07 +0100

A final investigative report by the U.S. Coast Guard and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management determined the initial cause of the BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 was “failure of a cement barrier in the production casing string.” Now, the Department of Energy (DOE) is working to enhance the environmental safety of 13 selected deepwater drilling projects, particularly improving the cement

CORRECT: China's Per Capita Energy Consumption Near International Average -Xinhua

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:30:18 +0100

"China's Per Capita Energy Consumption Near International Average -Xinhua," at 0953 GMT , misstated "shale gas" as "renewable energy" in 4th paragraph and the actual number of coal use in 2011 in 5th paragraph. The correct version follows:) BEIJING ...

First Gen still keen on Angat

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:22:12 +0100

FIRST GEN Corp. remains interested in bagging the Angat Dam hydroelectric power plant contract, the awarding of which remains stalled due to a pending case at the Supreme Court, an official said last week. “Right now, we're still the second highest ...

Keep your cool amid the gloom

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:16:05 +0100

Hot-rock push IT'S been hard to find a pulse in the geothermal sector for some time, and the share prices tell the depressing story. But for all the absence of investor interest, some of the geothermal companies are putting on brave smiles and pressing ...

SA Budget to speed $35b in new mining

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:15:56 +0100

... also include $960000 of funding over the next two years for initial design and scoping work to ensure the development of the state's drill-core library facilities to promote exploration for minerals, petroleum, gas and geothermal energy in SA.

Is the Ohio Legislature's 'going green' initiative a waste of money?

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:01:33 +0100

As Wrathy suggests ethanol is a loser. The subsidized wind farms are looking to sell now that the subsidies are drying-up. Can't produce enough "green" wind power to make a profit without goberment handouts. EVERYTHING liberals and their cronies ...

Two companies to get renewable energy contracts soon

Sun, 27 May 2012 13:59:03 +0100

Japan-based Saipan Solar System and U.S.-based American Capital Energy Co. are expected to sign contracts soon with the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. to provide an additional 20 megawatts or 10 megawatts each of alternative or renewable energy, the Fitial administration and businessmen said.

Wind-turbine project back on table

Sun, 27 May 2012 13:51:34 +0100

By John Funk The development company formed to build a pilot wind farm in Lake Erie is switching to smaller, more-efficient turbines, a move that could make the project more practical. The idea is to whittle the construction cost in order to produce ...

Germany breaks solar energy record

Sun, 27 May 2012 13:49:40 +0100

Germany is said to have set a new world record for the amount of solar energy produced by a nation. According to the Institute of Renewable Energy…

Shock Find at Hydro Electric Plant

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:34:26 +0100

Austrian police have recovered the body of a teenager from a hydroelectric power plant two weeks after he jumped off a boat further upstream on the Danube River after apparently drinking too much. The youngster named only as Daniel S, 18, by police had ...

$175,000 for Burin Peninsula aquaculture research

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:29:06 +0100

Researchers on the Burin Peninsula hope government money will help them find a way to harness ocean energy as a source of power for the aquaculture industry.

$175000 for Burin Peninsula aquaculture research

Sun, 27 May 2012 12:15:27 +0100

Researchers on the Burin Peninsula hope government money will help them find a way to harness ocean energy as a source of power for the aquaculture industry. The Newfoundland and Labrador government has given the College of the North Atlantic $175000 ...

Hot rocks could heat Hampshire homes

Sun, 27 May 2012 11:30:08 +0100

Southampton is the only city in Britain that already exploits geothermal energy on a large scale. A borehole in the car park next to Toys R Us, near Western Esplanade, was drilled in the 1980s. The system is now run by Southampton City Council and ...

Oil and corn don't mix: Ethanol reports fuel gasoline debate

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:28:44 +0100

Crossroads at the Archers Daniels Midland plant in Decatur, Ill. The company is a major ethanol producer. 2009 file photo. (UPI Photo/Mark Cowan/HO) By HIL ANDERSON LOS ANGELES, May 27 (UPI) -- Oil and corn don't mix well, particularly in an election ...

Whissendine Wind Farm Action Group calls meeting on Rutland turbines policy

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:13:39 +0100

VILLAGERS are holding a meeting to hear details on Rutland County Council's draft wind farm policy. A meeting will be held at Whissendine Primary School on Wednesday when a planning officer from the council will give details on the policy.

Andersons officials predict consistent demand for corn

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:10:25 +0100

Farmers, elevator operators and other business associates joined local officials and community leaders to hear from the company’s president and its ethanol group president about industry progress since the plant was built.

Pele Defense to talk geothermal

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:10:24 +0100

The Pele Defense Fund will host a presentation Tuesday on the impacts of geothermal power on Native Hawaiian cultural practices. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in Building A of the West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona.

EDC expects 6-8 bidders for geothermal power plant in Nasalo, Negros

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:00:03 +0100

(EDC), the country's largest geothermal power producer, expects around 6 to 8 foreign companies to bid for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the 20-megawatt (MW) Nasulo geothermal power project.

German Solar Power Plants Produce 50% of the Nation's Electric Energy On Saturday

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:37:50 +0100

Solar power plants in Germany produced a record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour on Saturday, according to Reuters.

Large reserves of water

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:04:40 +0100

Built since the late 19th century, hydroelectric plants increased in particular between 1945 and 1970. In addition to providing energy, artificial lakes serve several other purposes: the regulation of river water, flood reduction, the supply of water ...

Wind power in Pakistan: ADB funding to promote wind turbines

Sun, 27 May 2012 08:59:46 +0100

The two wind farm projects, Foundation Wind Energy I and II Projects, will help Pakistan meet the electrical capacity shortfall in the country. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its recent report has said that the energy deficit is a major constraint ...

Solar Power in a Suitcase for Medical Situations

Sun, 27 May 2012 08:58:52 +0100

Solar power and a small battery system seemed to be the best choice, because villages in rural areas are off-grid but there is abundant sunshine during daylight hours for recharging batteries. Also, small lights could be stored in the same suitcase kit ...

Saudi Arabia seeks to become major solar energy producer

Sun, 27 May 2012 08:54:25 +0100

One of these will use concentrated solar power (CSP), which Riyadh says could supply an eventual 25 GW of the total 41 GW of planned solar energy capacity. Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, may finally be getting serious about overcoming the ...

Plans for alternative energy are damned by opposition

Sun, 27 May 2012 08:50:51 +0100

The plans to build a hydroelectric project in Patagonia have been halted because of an appeal put forward by environmental agencies urging the Chile Supreme court to carry out further environmental research before creating the alternative energy ...

BP plans to develop geothermal energy projects in Indonesia

Sun, 27 May 2012 08:38:24 +0100

(MENAFN) Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, announced that British Petroleum (BP) will participate in developing geothermal energy projects in his country, reported Xinhua ...

EEPCO to launch intra-regional electric highway project

Sun, 27 May 2012 08:28:41 +0100

According to Mihret Debebe, ECO of the corporation, Ethiopia will be at the center of this Eastern African electric highway project selling hydroelectric power to countries. The project, which kicks off by installing power transmission line to Kenya, ...