Smart meters can benefit UK to the tune of $11bn says Hendry
16/05/2012
The UK’s Energy Minister Charles Hendry says rolling out its smart meters will benefit the country to the tune of £7bn ($11.1bn) |
New carbon legislation could end coal fuelled plants in US
14/02/2012
The Obama administration is expected soon to unveil long-delayed rules limiting carbon emissions from new coal-fired power stations, possibly helping to slam the door shut well into the future on building plants that run on the fuel. |
Taiwan focuses on Smartgrid
20/12/2011
The Republic of China government is preparing to establish a smart grid nationwide starting in 2012 in an effort to enhance power supply stability and promote Taiwan’s smart industries, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs. |
Report casts gloom on UK shale gas ambitions
23/11/2011
A report out today claims that the UK could build 2,300 offshore wind turbines with the money it would need to exploit the country’s shale gas reserves. |
How about utilising carbon rather than storing it?
01/11/2011
Last month's announcement by the UK government's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) that it had withdrawn its funding from the carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, due to be implemented at the 2.4 GW Longannet coal fired power plant in Scotland, came as quite a shock to the CCS community and the wider power industry. |
fourcorners
16/02/2011
The Four Corners coal-fired power plant was approved for a lease extension through 2041, paving the way for three of its generating units to be shut down. |
McKinsey report calls for more gas, less wind to hit carbon targets
14/02/2011
Europe could save EUR900bn ($1.2bn) and still hit its 2050 carbon reduction targets if it built fewer wind farms and more gas plants, a coalition of gas producers has told the European Commission.
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PSU to convert to gas
21/01/2011
Burns and McDonnell has been awarded a contract of $25 to $35 million to convert Penn State University’s coal-fired steam plant to natural gas in a move university officials say will reduce carbon emissions. |
DOE CCS Roadmap
20/01/2011
A report released in December 2010 by the Department of Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory says it may take 20 more years for carbon capture and storage to become commercially available. |
nipscoepa
13/01/2011
In an agreement with the U.S. EPA, NIPSCO will invest $600 million in pollution control technology to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act. |
summittexas
05/01/2011
Summit Energy's proposed 400 MW, $2.2 billion clean coal plant in West Texas received an air permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
Abraham announces plans to expand DOE's carbon sequestration research
22/11/2002
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, speaking Thursday to the National Coal Council, announced that the Department of Energy will move into a new, expanded phase of its program to develop "carbon sequestration," a promising area of research in which carbon emissions are captured and permanently stored rather than being released to the atmosphere.
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American Coal Council to receive award for greenhouse gas emissions reductions
08/10/2002
The American Coal Council (ACC) will receive a World Environmental Improvement Award in recognition of the utility-coal industry's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Alkane predicts bright future from coal mine methane
12/09/2002
A pre-tax loss of £ 113 000 ($176 000) for the first half of 2002 did not deter UK coal mine methane developer Alkane from predicting a bright future for the company.
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Russia Key in Offering Additional Europe Electricity
29/08/2002
Russia is expected to provide half of the 60 000-70 000 MW of additional electricity capacity needed across a vast swathe of Europe in the next ten years, Finland's energy federation said on Friday
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NEA says more nuclear energy could significantly reduce CO2 emissions
01/08/2002
In a report released today the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) argues that, in the long-term, nuclear energy has the potential for making a greater contribution to reducing CO2 emissions in the 21st century.
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Report proposes Japanese emissions trading simulation
03/07/2002
An advisory body to Japan's environment ministry said in a report released Monday that the government should set up a mock trading system to give companies experience bartering with emissions credits to help Japan meet its obligations under the Kyoto pact.
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Tepco to buy into Tomen wind power unit
26/06/2002
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said on Wednesday it had provisionally agreed with Tomen Corp to take a 50 percent stake in the trading company's wind power unit for about 10bn yen ($82.55m).
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Study questions timing of U.S. utilities' withdrawal from Europe
14/05/2002
ICF Consulting analysis has shown that the European power markets are about to experience a major upswing, just as a number of U.S.-owned power companies pack up and leave.
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WRI welcomes major reductions of BP's carbon emissions
12/03/2002
The World Resources Institute welcomed BP's announcement that it has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by about ten million tonnes in the past five years and that in the future, it would peg its emissions at this new, lower level.
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