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Accident kills seven at one of the world`s largest hydropower stations
Two water ducts appear to have collapsed in Russia`s largest hydro-electricity station killing seven workers and hitting the area`s industry. The Sayano-Shushenskaya power station in Siberia, which on power generation is the world`s fourth largest ...
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House Dems’ stimulus bill includes US$14bn-plus for water, environment
US Democrats have unveiled an US$825bn plan to stimulate the US economy, including proposals to spend billions of dollars on low carbon vehicles, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Their economic recovery Bill aims to ease the misery of the ...
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Masdar chiefs aim to be renewable energy leaders
The developers behind an ambitious eco-city in the heart of the desert say they will be at the forefront of research and development into renewable energy technology. Dr Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of Masdar, said the initiative is well ...
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Presidential race puts focus on environment
The US presidential candidates have set out their climate change stalls as the race for the White House heats up. Democrat nominee Barack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain pledged to improve the US record on the environment as they accepted ...
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US government proposes improved fuel efficiency standards for vehicles
Fuel efficiency standards for new cars and light trucks will increase by 25% by 2015, under proposals announced by the US Transportation Secretary. The proposed standards will save an estimated 521m tons of CO2 from car exhaust emissions Mary ...
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Irish companies told to monitor energy use
Irish businesses need to look at ways they can manage and reduce their energy use, an industry expert has said. Speaking to the siliconrepublic.com website, Liam Relihan, technical director of ResourceKraft, said that better energy management ...
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Irish wind energy passes 1,000MW
New figures suggest the amount of wind energy connected to the electricity grid on the island of Ireland exceeded 1,000MW over the course of 2007. Michael Walsh, chief executive of the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA), said that this was an ...
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Offshore wind `could power UK homes by 2020`
Business Secretary John Hutton revealed the vision at a conference for the European energy industry in Berlin on Monday. Mr Hutton made much of Britain`s unrivalled wind resources though his speech was firmly focused on aspirations and ...
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World`s largest biomass plant approved
Britain is set to build the world`s largest biomass plant after the Government gave the green light to a scheme in south Wales. The 350MW wood chip-fuelled plant, which will be based in Port Talbot, is expected to generate enough electricity to ...
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Floating concrete - the latest weapon in the climate war
A scheme using floating concrete to harness wave energy has received a £150,000 grant from the Carbon Trust. Bristol-based firm Embley Energy will use the cash to refine the prototype of its wave-energy converter Sperboy and demonstrate whether it ...
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3,000 black cabs switch to biofuel blend
London`s biggest black cab company is fuelling its fleet on a blend of diesel and biofuels. Radio Taxis Group Ltd, which operates a fleet of 3,000 cabs across the capital, had previously committed to making every fare-paying journey carbon neutral ...
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How green is Blair`s legacy?
As Tony Blair looks forward to retiring to the back benches, green campaigners and politicians have lashed out at the legacy he leaves behind, but has his reign been as bad for the environment as they would have us believe? Of course, there have ...
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Waste-to-energy process promises smaller, cleaner plants
Cutting edge waste-to-energy plants that are smaller and cleaner than incinerators could soon hit the UK market. The plants run a new process that transforms non-recyclable waste into a clean syn-gas, used to generate clean power and a ...
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EU aims for `post-industrial revolution` in energy policy
The EU proposed to slash greenhouse emissions by a fifth by 2020, and pledged to raise the bar to 30% if joined by other developed nations - the level of carbon cuts needed to avert `massive and irreversible` climate-caused destruction, it said. ...
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Government must consider carbon impact of policy
While Government is good at weighing up the financial burden of potential policies, it is all but ignoring the carbon cost, according to leading environmental lobbyists. Before Government tries to introduce a new policy as legislation, ...
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Large Companies to Be Told to Get Energy Efficient
While the EU`s Emissions Trading System encourages energy-intensive industry to tackle its carbon output, there are relatively few incentives to persuade other large organisations to do the same. Speaking at the Environmental Industries ...
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Renewables ripe for investment
An impressive line-up of speakers outlined a compelling case for investing in the blossoming renewables sector at an international conference in London this week. The Renewable Energy Finance Forum (REFF) held its annual jamboree in the ...