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How to Surpass California's Renewable Energy Goals
Jun 14, 2012 (SPX)
A new report provides a blueprint for California to meet and surpass its ambitious local renewable energy goals. The report, California's Transition to Local Re...
TEPCO to buy 1 million tons LNG a year from Qatar
Jun 11, 2012 (AFP)
Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said Monday that it has signed a new contract to buy one million tons of liquefied natural gas from Qatar every year. The operator ...
Short-Term Politics Stifles Pentagon's Green Energy Ambitions
Jun 08, 2012 (SPX)
The US Defense Department consumes more energy than any other department or sector in the country, spending around $20 billion annually by some estimates; but a...
US and European energy supplies vulnerable to climate change
Jun 08, 2012 (SPX)
Higher water temperatures and reduced river flows in Europe and the United States in recent years have resulted in reduced production, or temporary shutdown, of...
Nuclear and coal-fired electrical plants vulnerable to climate change
Jun 08, 2012 (SPX)
Warmer water and reduced river flows in the United States and Europe in recent years have led to reduced production, or temporary shutdown, of several thermoele...
American Electric Power Pulls Billion Dollar Big Sandy Request
Jun 08, 2012 (SPX)
Kentucky Power has notified the Public Service Commission that it will withdraw its application to install clean air controls on their Big Sandy coal fired powe...
Reduced water flows to hit power supplies
Jun 06, 2012 (UPI)
Reduced river flows and warmer water due to climate change will lead to power supply disruptions in Europe, researchers said this week. A European Commission-fu...
German electric grid need pegged at $25B
Jun 01, 2012 (UPI)
Germany will need to spend $25 billion over 10 years to upgrade its transmission network to accommodate a switch to renewable power, grid operators say. The cou...
Energy efficiency for California buildings
Jun 01, 2012 (UPI)
The California Energy Commission has passed new energy efficiency standards aimed at reducing energy costs for new homes and commercial buildings. The CEC says ...
Greener, More Efficient Lighting
May 31, 2012 (SPX)
Lighting is the single largest consumer of electricity in the U.S. According to a study commissioned by the Department of Energy back in 2002, lighting consumed...
Indonesia to tap its geothermal supply
May 30, 2012 (UPI)
Indonesia plans to spend $367 million to finance the construction of geothermal power plants to diversify its energy sources. Soritaon Siregar, chairman of the ...
Thailand's PTTEP, Myanmar to sign contract
May 29, 2012 (UPI)
Thailand's PTTEP said it hopes to sign a petroleum-sharing contract with Myanmar's government in June. Officials at PTT Exploration and Production Plc said they...
Germany needs 20 bn euro investment in power grid: operator
May 29, 2012 (AFP)
Expanding Germany's electricity grid to cope with the country's planned exit from nuclear power will cost about 20 billion euros ($25 billion) over the next dec...
SEIA Statement on Chinese Ruling Against US Renewable Energy Programs
May 28, 2012 (SPX)
Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), released the following statement in response to reports that China's Ministry ...
Critics pan Britain's draft energy bill
May 25, 2012 (UPI)
The British government unveiled a draft energy bill this week critics say will raise prices and favors new gas-fired power plants over renewable sources. Britis...
Goldman to plow $40 bn into green energy
May 24, 2012 (AFP)
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs plans to invest $40 billion into projects linked to renewable energy over the next decade, a company spokesman said Thursday. "W...
A practical guide to green products and services
May 18, 2012 (ESA)
A new report published by the European Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), provides key information for policy makers and bu...
Japan urges lower energy use amid shortage fears
May 18, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's government Friday called on the nation's homes and businesses to cut their energy use by as much as 15 percent amid fears that nuclear plant shutdowns w...
The quick and easy way to measure power consumption
May 18, 2012 (SPX)
The ambitious goals set by the German government to promote energy efficiency have put pressure on companies to change their energy-use policies. But the sustai...
UK Workers Leave the Environment on their Doorsteps
May 17, 2012 (SPX)
Commissioned as part of Green Office Week, the study of 1,000 UK workers found that while we are generally green at home, happily recycling as much as we can an...
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