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Climate Action News
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Google to test flying wind turbines in Hawaii
According to reports, the company has selected a site on Hawaii where it hopes to develop and test its latest innovation. Makani Power, which Google acquired last year and absorbed into its Google X division, is running the project and has designed ...
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Iran opens major new wind energy project
Iran has launched a major new wind farm project as it looks to boost the share of renewable power sources in its energy mix. Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian and the MAPNA Group opened the first phase of the Kahak wind farm in the north-west ...
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EV sales double across Europe in 2013
The electric vehicle (EV) market in Europe continued to grow in 2013 with sales doubling compared to the previous year and the introduction of cutting edge new models has been cited as a key reason for the growth. Transport & Environment ...
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$1.3m funding for wave power development in Australia
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) will use the funding to undertake an innovative wave resource mapping and modelling project. Australia’s only wave power development – Carnegie Wave Energy ...
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Shinsei planning $2bn of loans for clean energy in Japan
Shinsei Bank is planning to provide up to 200 billion yen (US$2 billion) in loans for clean energy projects in Japan. The bank is a lender for Goldman Sachs Group and is one of a group of lenders who are increasing their investments in renewable ...
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UK cities to adopt decentralised energy production and stop ‘big six’ monopoly
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) released a report this week that urges cities to engage in the energy supply market and financing low-carbon local energy projects. The report outlines various options to raise finance for clean ...
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Tofu Could Be Solar Power’s Missing Ingredient
A major component holding back the solar industry`s drive towards multi-surface flexible panels is the necessity for cadmium chloride, which is both expensive and toxic. New research from British scientists at the University of Liverpool, however, ...
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EU reveals new energy plans amid Ukraine-Russia crisis
The European Commission has revealed its plans to improve energy security in the EU and address dependence on Russian gas with the worsening crisis in Ukraine threatening energy supplies. G7 leaders met in Rome earlier this month to discuss the ...
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China to Triple Solar Capacity by 2017
The new target is double the previous one set for 2015, according to a statement posted last week on the website of the National Development and Reform Commission. China already has about 20GW of solar capacity and has emerged as the world`s ...
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Green Investment Bank to Fund £15m Waste-to-Energy Plant in London
The anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Enfield, north London, will convert food waste from the capitals hotels, restaurants and retailers into renewable energy and compost. The GIB confirmed that Foresight, one of its fund managers, has made a ...
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US to launch $4bn green bank loans
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will channel US$4 billion in loans to renewable energy companies in a bid to rejuvenate a key government backed programme. The Obama administration has submitted a draft plan that would provide loan guarantees for ...
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Chile to launch new carbon tax to cut emissions
The initiative forms part of wider tax reform and is due to be detailed on Tuesday. The new measure will include incentives for thermoelectric power plants to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, the main gas blamed for causing climate change. ...
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Head of UNEP issues stark warning on fracking
The head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has issued a stark warning that shale gas could put severe strain on global efforts to limit climate change. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP and Under Secretary-General of the ...
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Japan to base renewable energy village in Fukushima’s contaminated farmland
The project aims to combine the development of solar installations with agricultural progress in the region and the community-run programme in the city of Minamisoma already has 120 solar panels generating 30 kilowatts of power. The "solar sharing" ...
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Development of Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest wind farm begins in Ethiopia
Located near city of Mekele, the farm has an estimated annual production of 400 GWh and will save 300,000 tonnes of CO2 per year as well as provide a source of renewable electricity for nearly one million people annually. 84 wind turbines will make ...