ENERGY DAILY

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Doubling down on energy efficiency
Jan 21, 2013 (SPX)
Spending on energy efficiency programs funded by electric and natural gas utility customers will double by 2025 to about $9.5 billion per year, according to pro...
United States lags in clean energy: study
Jan 18, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. competitive position in clean energy is lagging, a new report says. The report, "Innovate, Manufacture, Compete: A Clean Energy Action Plan," released ...
Renewable energy on increase but 2030 target in doubt
Jan 16, 2013 (AFP)
The share of renewables in the global energy mix has increased over the past decade to more than 15 percent but doubts remain over whether a 2030 target of 30 p...
First world atlas on renewable energy launched
Jan 13, 2013 (AFP)
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on Sunday launched the world's first atlas on clean energy which will offer open-access information on countri...
Obama sets up quadrennial review of U.S. energy strategy
Jan 09, 2013 (UPI)
Transmission and distribution infrastructure will be the focus of the first Quadrennial Energy Review President Obama directed his administration to conduct. Ob...
Three new state-of-the-art power plants improve efficiency, reduce emissions
Jan 09, 2013 (SPX)
Three new power plants officially began serving North Carolina customers at the end of 2012, representing a combined investment of nearly $3.65 billion and mark...
Major cuts to surging CO2 emissions are needed now, not down the road
Jan 09, 2013 (SPX)
Halting climate change will require "a fundamental and disruptive overhaul of the global energy system" to eradicate harmful carbon dioxide emissions, not just ...
Energy independence for India?
Jan 07, 2013 (UPI)
Indian Oil Minister Veerappa Moily called for the country to achieve energy independence by 2030, a goal he said is "very much possible." Moily told an industry...
'Green' issues weigh increasingly on sport
Jan 04, 2013 (AFP)
The Dakar rally gets under way in South America this weekend, amid concern about the potential damage that the 8,400-kilometre (5,200-mile) trek through Peru an...
N. African states eye major energy drive
Jan 03, 2013 (UPI)
Amid the political upheaval of the dictator-toppling uprisings across the Arab world over the last two years, North African states are driving to open their ene...
Mortenson Renewable Energy Groups Wraps Up Record-Breaking Year
Dec 31, 2012 (SPX)
With the recent completion of turbine erection for the EDF Renewable Energy-owned, Bobcat Bluff Wind Project, Mortenson Construction's Renewable Energy Group co...
French power company head target of financial probe: source
Dec 26, 2012 (AFP)
The head of the French electricity company EDF, Henri Proglio, is the target of a probe by France's General Finance Inspection service after he signed off on a ...
Definition of sustainable organic biogas reached
Dec 24, 2012 (SPX)
The consortium of the EU project SUSTAINGAS "Enhancing sustainable biogas production in organic farming" (1) has published the first working definition (2) of "...
Indian washermen spin out decades-old tradition
Dec 21, 2012 (AFP)
The young man swings the sodden red garment around his head and thrashes it against the flogging stone before it is spun and hung out to dry in the fierce India...
National Grid Creates Big Questions for Transmission Industry
Dec 20, 2012 (SPX)
In the short term, the U.S. government's attempts to create a more balanced and unified energy grid are sure to create more questions than answers for the power...
Outside View: 'Cliff' and energy taxes
Dec 20, 2012 (UPI)
If you've followed the news, you've likely heard about the "fiscal cliff," the tax increases and slowdowns in government spending that will automatically occur ...
Zimbabwe and China ink $400 mn electricity deal
Dec 20, 2012 (AFP)
Zimbabwe signed a $400 million deal with China's state-owned SinoHydro on Thursday to increase electricity production and ease daily blackouts. The deal will me...
Renewable energy share for European Union in 2011: estimated at 13.4 percent
Dec 19, 2012 (SPX)
EurObserv'ER has calculated the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption for the 27 European Union Member States (EU-27). For the year 2011 t...
Germany energy 'revolution' on course despite concerns
Dec 19, 2012 (AFP)
Germany's exit from nuclear power to renewable energy usage is on the right track despite nagging concerns over supply and the cost to consumers, the government...
Insurance Industry Paying Increasing Attention to Climate Change
Dec 19, 2012 (SPX)
The insurance industry, the world's largest business with $4.6 trillion in revenues, is making larger efforts to manage climate change-related risks, according ...
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