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Research and Markets: Nuclear Power Market in Belgium - Nuclear Energy Accounts for 54% of the Country`s Domestically-Generated Electricity

Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6l35lg/nuclear_power_mark) has announced the addition of the "Nuclear Power Market in Belgium" report to their offering. Belgium ...

Apr. 27, 2012

Competition within non-domestic energy markets on the up

New findings show the non-domestic electricity and gas markets are the most competitive they have ever been. An independent report commissioned by Energy UK reveals that in recent years the number of active energy companies operating in the unconcentrated markets, and market shares outside the major suppliers, have contributed to an increase in competition. Nearly 30 companies are actively ...

May 6, 2014

By Inprova Energy

Substantial power generation from domestic geothermal resources, USGS finds

Geothermal power production could significantly add to the electric power generating capacity in the United States. The US Geological Survey assessment released this week is the first national geothermal resource estimate in more than 30 years. The results of this assessment show that the United States has an estimated 9,057 Megawatts-electric (MWe) of power generation potential from domestic, ...

Sep. 30, 2008

By U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

National Drive Electric Week

This week the nation is celebrating our friend the electric car, with parades, ride-and-drives, electric tailgate parties, and informational booths during National Drive Electric Week. What started out as National Plug-in Day in 2011, has grown into a ...

Sep. 16, 2014

By US Department of Energy

New Report Shows Domestic Offshore Wind Industry Potential, 21 Projects Planned in U.S. Waters

The Energy Department today released a new report showing strong progress for the U.S. offshore wind market—including the start of construction of the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, one of 21 projects totaling 15,650 megawatts (MW) in the planning and development pipeline. Of these 21 U.S. projects, 13 projects totaling nearly 6,000 MW—enough to power 1.8 ...

Sep. 29, 2015

By US Department of Energy

Research and Markets: Renewable Energy - Domestic Biomass Market - UK 2010-2020 - The Number of Biomass Boiler Installations to Rise to an Estimated 240,000+Installations by 2019-20

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May 13, 2011

Chevron and Chubu Electric Sign Wheatstone LNG Agreements

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced that its Australian subsidiaries have signed binding long-term Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with Chubu Electric Power Company Inc. (Chubu) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. Under the agreements Chevron, together with Apache Energy and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company, will supply ...

Mar. 28, 2013

By Chevron

FPL´s fuel-efficient Cape Canaveral Next Generation Clean Energy Center comes online ahead of schedule, serving customers with clean, domestic natural gas power

Florida Power & Light Company today announced that its state-of-the-art Cape Canaveral Next Generation Clean Energy Center has begun generating electricity from clean, U.S.-produced natural gas. Over its operational lifetime, the new, fuel-efficient plant is expected to provide FPL customers hundreds of millions of ...

Apr. 24, 2013

By Florida Power & Light Company

Smart Electricity Meters: Europe Emerges as Key Regional Market

Regulation-fueled rollouts of smart electricity meters are driven by the potential to reduce non-technical losses for electricity utilities, improve billing accuracy, and effectively integrate renewable energy with smart meters. With these rollouts, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are emerging as key regional smart electricity meter markets ahead of North America, while Asia-Pacific ...

Feb. 22, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

20% of US electricity could be produced from wind energy by 2030

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released a first-of-its kind report that examines the technical feasibility of harnessing wind power to provide up to 20 percent of the nation’s total electricity needs by 2030. Entitled “20 Percent Wind Energy by 2030”, the report identifies requirements to achieve this goal including reducing the cost of wind technologies, citing new transmission ...

May 13, 2008

By US Department of Energy

Could small-scale power units affect the balance of electricity supply?

Small-scale solar power, wind energy and combined heat and power (CHP) generation units offer clear environmental benefits, but large-scale development of such microgeneration options could change electricity system dynamics. A recent study identifies how the Dutch electricity balancing market could be better adapted to absorbing large amounts of microgeneration. There are concerns that the ...

Jul. 3, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

New opportunity for electrical contractors to enter building energy controls market

Electrical contractors who have previously been excluded from the Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) market – leaving it to more specialised contractors - have a new opportunity to break into this fast growing sector. International energy controls business ENER-G Solutions is recruiting contractors who might have no previous experience of building energy controls as ...

Dec. 5, 2011

By ENER-G

Wind Tops 10 Percent Share of Electricity in Five U.S. States

by J. Matthew Roney A new picture is emerging in the U.S. power sector. In 2007, electricity generation from coal peaked, dropping by close to 4 percent annually between 2007 and 2011. Over the same time period, nuclear generation fell slightly, while natural gas-fired electricity grew by some 3 percent annually and hydropower by 7 percent. Meanwhile, wind-generated electricity grew by a ...

Apr. 4, 2012

By Earth Policy Institute

Energy Department awards more than $7 million for innovative hydrogen storage technologies in fuel cell electric vehicles

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced more than $7 million to fund four projects in California, Washington and Oregon to advance hydrogen storage technologies to be used in fuel cell electric vehicles. The 3-year projects will help lower the costs and increase the performance of hydrogen storage systems by developing innovative materials and advanced tanks for efficient and safe ...

Dec. 12, 2011

By US Department of Energy

Energy Department Announces $20 Million to Develop Advanced Components for Next Generation Electric Machines

The Energy Department today announced up to $20 million in available funding to spur the development of high speed industrial motors and drives, using high power-density designs and integrated power electronics to increase efficiency. The industrial sector consumes over a quarter of the electricity produced in the United States and is projected to increase its use by approximately 30% by 2040. ...

Mar. 19, 2015

By US Department of Energy

Constellation Energy Awarded Electricity Supply, Renewable Energy Contracts for Federal Agencies in New England, New York, Pennsylvania

Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) has been awarded three new General Services Administration (GSA) electricity supply and renewable energy contracts in five states. The additional contracts expand Constellation’s federal supply to 2.7 million megawatt hours of electricity per year, serve almost every region of the country eligible for competitive supply, and build ...

Jan. 26, 2012

By Constellation Energy

Cut peak electricity demand to counter rising third party charges advises ENER-G Procurement

Half-hourly metered electricity customers should take urgent action to reduce their peak time consumption to mitigate hefty increases in transmission charges, says business energy purchasing specialist ENER-G Procurement. ...

Mar. 26, 2015

By ENER-G

Soitec and Schneider Electric Sign Memorandum of Understanding With Masen on Integrated Partnership on CPV Technology in Morocco

Soitec, a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, and Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Masen (Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy), lead player in the Moroccan Solar Plan, on an integrated ...

Jun. 15, 2011

By Schneider Electric SE

Wind Energy - China

Wind Energy - China Wind Energy Market In China Description The wind energy market in China has been growing dynamically and is expected to grow further. It has been pegged at the ...

Jan. 6, 2012

Dynamic growth in Chinese wind energy market attracting investors

China report covering one of the industries in China which is expected to grow steadily. Major government initiatives coupled with large scale demand for green energy has been attracting investments from the domestic as well as foreign markets. ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=129814&rt=Wind-Energy-China.html ...

Jan. 14, 2010

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