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  1. UK publishes draft Energy Bill but industry still wary

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    Tue, 22 May 2012

    The UK government today published its long-awaited draft Energy Bill, which outlines how it plans to reform the British electricity market.

  2. IEA heavily critical of slow carbon capture rollout

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    Tue, 1 May 2012

    Leading figures within the International Energy Agency (IEA) have spoken out to highlight the poor adoption rates by utilities of carbon capture and storage technology.

  1. Ameren backs out of clean coal project

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    Wed, 30 Nov 2011

    Ameren Corp has set a fresh challenge for the FutureGen clean coal project by pulling out of the initiative, which has received $1bn in government funding.

  2. New carbon legislation could end coal fuelled plants in US

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    Tue, 14 Feb 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.

  3. Fast starts and flexibility: Let the gas turbine battle commence

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    Wed, 1 Jun 2011

    Flexibility is the new black. De rigueur. The must-have accessory of the season. Or so the major gas turbine manufacturers claim.

  4. ASIA-PACIFIC

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    Sat, 1 Oct 2011

    India's largest power producer National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) plans to build four coal-based projects with a combined capacity of over 8300 MW in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh over the next five years.

  5. UK electricity market’s reform package

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    Tue, 12 Jul 2011

    Chris Huhne the UK’s secretary of state for Energy and Climate Change, has unveiled the government’s long-awaited Electricity Market Reform (EMR) White Paper, which is being heralded as the biggest reform of the country’s power market since its privatization in 1990s.

  6. Canadian court dismisses challenge against new coal power station

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    Mon, 31 Oct 2011

    A court in Alberta, Canada, has denied the application from two environmental groups to appeal a decision by the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve the construction of a new coal power plant near Grande Cache.

  7. Can the UK's power market reform deliver what it promises?

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    Fri, 1 Jul 2011

    In July, the UK government published its long-awaited Electricity Market Reform White Paper, which has highly laudable aims – encourage investment, establish a secure low-carbon energy mix and keep consumer bills down, but can they be delivered?

  8. Philippines' energy secretary warns of 600 MW shortfall

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    Fri, 9 Sep 2011

    The Philippines' energy secretary has warned that opposition to new coal fired plants could cause a 600 MW national power shortfall in three years’ time.