Changes to the UK renewable energy subsidies, including programs such as Feed-in Tariff scheme and Renewable Obligation, will contribute a total reduction of GBP500 million-GBP600 million ($746 million-$895 million) from the Levy Control ...
Tags: Renewables Energy, fuel, climate change
The amount of natural gas used by UK power stations to generate electricity neared an 11-month high Monday as unfavorable weather conditions for renewable generation technologies led to higher gas-fired generation, figures from the National ...
Restart of nuclear reactors in Japan, growing renewable sources of energy and a slow economy are expected to push down the country's LNG consumption by 2020 by as much as 10.5% from 2014 levels, Eclipse Energy said this week. Japan's LNG ...
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The North American coal industry remains negatively positioned for 2016 with thermal coal facing a slow, long-term decline and metallurgical coal prices unlikely to recover within the next 12 months, a Moody's Investors Service note said ...
The EU will stick to its goal to cut emissions by at least 40% by 2030 for the moment, and any decision to change that will not be taken till after 2020, the EU's climate action and energy commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said Monday. The ...
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The UN global climate negotiations in Paris starting Monday are likely to drive further investment in renewable energy, prompt a switch to electrification in heating and transport and further curb coal-fired power, Swiss bank UBS said in a ...
Tags: coal-fired power, decarbonized economy, wind, solar
Scotland could save millions of pounds per year by upgrading to LED streetlights, according to statistics compiled by Scottish Future Trust. Only 5% of Scotland’s 890,820 streetlights are using energy-efficient bulbs, reported STV ...
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After another record-breaking year for solar photovoltaic installations, and in spite of a sharp slowdown in the German market, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) says that total global PV capacity now stands at a ...
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Given the right policy frameworks and technology developments, solar technologies could be generating more than a quarter of the world’s electricity by 2050. That potential scenario, which would see solar overtake wind, ...
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Eric Sievers, the CEO of Ethanol Europe, the holding company of ethanol production facility Pannonia, Tuesday urged support for biofuels from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and from the European Union itself, at an industry event in ...
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German power contracts for Monday delivery lost ground during Friday trading, yet remained buoyant on low renewables forecasts and reduced availability of coal-fired units. At Platts' 1100 GMT close, baseload power for Monday delivery was ...
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Xcel Energy is confident it can cut carbon emissions by 60% by 2030 from 2005 levels at a negligible cost to customers, mainly by building two new natural gas plants, adding more than 2,000 MW of renewables and keeping its nuclear plants ...
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Renewable energy statistics, viewed in isolation, sketch a misleading picture of wind and solar energy growth in China. According to the Energy Information Agency, China's total installed wind and solar electricity capacity was 7% in ...
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Although UV technologies were first introduced around 20-30 years ago, it is still considered not to be a mature sector with plenty of innovations needed to overcome barriers to greater efficiencies. Over the last few years growth in ...
The government is working towards creating an ambitious grid programme in order to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of providing quality power to all by 2019, Minister of State with independent charge for Power, Coal and ...
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