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EC and World Energy Council discuss the challenges of a sustainable energy future
The European Commission and the World Energy Council (WEC) held a joint seminar today, featuring topics ranging from Europe's vulnerability in terms of security of energy supply to new technologies, which will help ensure a sustainable energy environment. 'Security of energy supply and sustainability go hand in hand and figure prominently on the EU's energy agenda. But facing these challenges ...
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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 innovative clean technology projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Once the solicitation is finalised, the Department’s Loan ...
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Five New Projects Through BIRD Energy Partnership with Israel
On November 1, 2017, The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with Israel's Ministry of Energy (MOE) and the Israel Innovation Authority announced $4.8 million for five newly selected energy projects as part of the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. The approved projects will leverage cost-share for a total project value of $10.5 million in the areas ...
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Inerjys Beefs Up Team In Advance of First Close
Inerjys, the $1 billion growth equity fund and global leader in green finance, is pleased to announce that it has forged a world-class senior management team with the additions of Jigar Shah and Russell Pullan as Partners in the firm. Mr. Shah, a leading international clean energy entrepreneur and investor, joins Inerjys from the Carbon War Room, which ...
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HRS Heat Exchangers Acquired by Exchanger Industries Limited
Exchanger Industries Limited (EIL), the Canadian market leader and globally recognised designer and manufacturer of heat transfer products for the energy, petrochemical, industrial and clean power generation sectors, has acquired HRS Heat Exchangers Ltd (HRS). Financial terms have not been ...
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Commission drops low-carbon energy target
The European commission appears to have dropped the idea of proposing an EU target for the share of low-carbon energy use by 2020, judging by the final draft of a major energy policy paper due to be published on Wednesday and seen by ENDS. The term 'low-carbon' refers to any energy source that produces little or no carbon dioxide emissions, such as renewables, nuclear, or fossil fuels with ...
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DOE to establish two Energy Frontier Research Centers at MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be home to two of 46 new multimillion-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced this week by the White House, in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. The EFRCs, which will pursue advanced scientific research on energy, are being established by the U.S. ...
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Wind power comes out top in review of alternative energy sources
A new study ranks alternative energy sources in terms of their overall impact on the environment and human health. The report offers guidance for policy makers making decisions on which emerging technologies to support. Substantial investment in development of alternative energy sources is needed in order to meet greenhouse gas emissions targets. But policymakers must make tough choices when ...
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Renewable Energy in the Mining Industry
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Renewable Energy in the Mining Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0863837/Renewable-Energy-in-the-Mining-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable Utilization of Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Hydro and Hydrokinetic, Biomass and Biofuels, Energy Storage, Fuel Cells, ...
By ReportLinker
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IEA releases first clean energy progress report
The International Energy Agency on Wednesday released its first Clean Energy Progress Report, which assesses global deployment of clean energy technologies and provides recommendations to countries on future action and spending. The report was presented on 6 April in Abu Dhabi at the second Clean Energy Ministerial<http://www.cleanenergyministerial.org/index.html> meeting. The report finds ...
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SMUD Announces Its 2030 Zero Carbon Plan
The SMUD Board of Directors approved the most ambitious carbon reduction plan by any large utility in the nation, in a Board meeting on Wednesday, April 28. This comes after the Board adopted a Climate Emergency Declaration in July 2020 and asked staff to develop a plan to expedite carbon reductions due to the growing threats of climate change. "The threats to our region are real and ...
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GE capital, NRG energy, Conocophillips, form joint venture to accelerate emerging energy technology
STAMFORD, Conn., PRINCETON, N.J., & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Three major American energy corporations – GE (NYSE: GE), NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) – are joining forces to become the premier investor and commercial collaboration partner for emerging and innovative energy technology companies. The companies have committed $300 million in capital to ...
By Cool Planet
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Apple, San Diego International Airport, SolarCity and Sapphire Energy join call for U.S. action on climate change
As California battles the worst drought in centuries, more than a dozen major California-based businesses, including Apple, SolarCity, San Diego International Airport, Sungevity, and Sapphire Energy today signed the Climate Declaration, a business leader call to action that urges federal and state policymakers to seize the economic opportunity of addressing climate change. The announcement was ...
By Ceres
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