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EC Approves Sweden’s Prolongation of Tax Exemption for Biofuels
On October 8, 2020, the European Commission (EC), under the European Union (EU) State aid rules, approved the prolongation of tax exemptions for biofuels in Sweden. Having exemptions for liquid biofuels from energy and carbon emissions taxation since 2002, Sweden’s scheme aims to increase biofuels use while reducing the fossil fuels use in transport. With EC’s decision, the tax ...
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New Solar-Plus-Storage Projects Set Low-Price Benchmark for Renewable Energy in Hawaii
Hawaiian Electric Companies have submitted contracts for seven grid-scale, solar-plus-storage projects on three islands to the Public Utilities Commission for review. The projects are part of the largest and lowest cost portfolio of new renewable energy resources to be assembled in Hawaii.The projects – three on Oahu, two on Maui and two on Hawaii Island – will add approximately 262 megawatts ...
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Central European Biomass Conference 2017
CEBC 2017 Date: 18 Jan 2017 - 20 Jan 2017 Location: Graz, Austria Between 18th and 20th January 2017, the 5th Central European Biomass Conference (CEBC) will take place in Graz, Austria. The organizers expect more than 1,000 participants from about 50 nations at this event. As a part of the CEBC, the World Bioenergy Association (WBA) will organize a special World Biomass Day at the 18th of ...
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Green City offers Clean Alternative to Tar Sands Boom
In a country reckoned to have the worst climate policies in the industrialised world, one big city is setting out to defy central government and become 100% carbon neutral. Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada, wants to establish itself as “the greenest city in the world by 2020” by demonstrating that economic growth and the welfare of its citizens depends on developing renewables, ...
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Johnson Controls partners with the U.S. Department of Energy to save $264 million at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it expects to save more than $264 million and reduce fossil fuel use by 72 percent at its Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) through energy and operational efficiency measures over the 25-year performance period. Through an energy savings performance contract with Johnson Controls, the global leader in delivering energy solutions, the project is ...
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Ballard Signs LOI To Power 25 Clean Energy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ballard Power Systems has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with The City of Sao Paulo, Brazil for 25 FCvelocityTM-HD6 fuel cell modules to power 25 buses in that city. Delivery of the modules is planned for 2012. A final agreement with The City of Sao Paulo is now in negotiation. Silvano Pozzi, Ballard's Director - Brazil Market Development said, "We are very pleased with The City of Sao ...
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Ireland could reap big CO2 savings from biofuels
Rapid economic growth places unique challenges on Ireland as it seeks to meet its future energy needs as well as its Kyoto emissions targets. New research suggests that using willow and miscanthus as biofuel crops could reduce Ireland's overall carbon emissions whilst securing long-term economic benefits. Food crops, such as corn, are often used as feedstocks for biofuels such as ethanol. Food ...
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Rock-solid carbon storage hopes rise
Geologists have resolved one great problem about the capture of carbon dioxide from coal-fired or gas-fired power stations and its sequestration deep in the Earth, with what appears to be the prospect of rock-solid carbon storage. Once there in the right rock formations, there’s no reason why it should escape. That is, it won’t react with groundwater, corrode the rocks around it and ...
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The rising Tide of Ocean Energy – New Ideas for Renewable Power
A race is on worldwide to harness the tides and waves for electrical power, with more than 100 different devices being tested by companies hoping to make a commercial breakthrough. And a new report from the European Union’s Joint Research Centre expresses confidence that the Atlantic Ocean will soon be an important contributor to the continent’s energy mix. It adds that many other ...
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WBA Lima Initiative: Climate and Energy 2035
A Global Renewable Energy Action Plan (GREAP) for 2035 as a guideline for business and policy towards a world no more than 2°C warmer To download the initiative - click here. To support the initiative - click here. Summary: The recent reports of the IPCC (5th Assessment report) and IEA (World Energy Outlook 2014) are alarming: increasing CO2 emissions – an increasing move away from ...
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NYSERDA: $10 Million Initiative Announced to Advance Clean Hydrogen Innovation
New York Governor Kathy Hochul this week (May 24) announced a $10 million initiative to advance innovative clean hydrogen research, development and demonstration projects that address the challenge of replacing fossil fuel usage in hard-to-electrify sectors. This solicitation is open to fund projects proposed by New York-based entities that are also actively applying for federal clean hydrogen ...
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EPA Recognizes Bowdoin College for Energy Efficiency Efforts
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine is being recognized by EPA with a 2015 Energy Star Combined Heat and Power (CHP) award. CHP technology produces electricity and useful heat simultaneously from a single energy source, such as natural gas, oil, or biomass. For hospital systems and universities, CHP systems can also provide reliability benefits which ensure that these facilities’ operations ...
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IEA warns of `oil crunch` by 2030
“We cannot let the financial and economic crisis delay the policy action that is urgently needed to ensure secure energy supplies and to curtail rising emissions of greenhouse gases. We must usher in a global energy revolution by improving energy efficiency and increasing the deployment of low-carbon energy,” said Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) today in ...
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Dow Supports Solar Energy Generation in South Africa
The Dow Chemical Company today reiterated its commitment to the growing solar power industry in South Africa as it prepares to exhibit its innovative range of solutions at the CSP Today South Africa 2013 2nd Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Conference & Expo. The event takes place on February 4-5, at the Southern Sun Pretoria hotel in Pretoria, South Africa. The Company is exhibiting in booth ...
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Latin America under pressure to ensure energy demands are met
Imagine what would happen if scientists discovered a new source of energy that could meet 20 percent of global electricity demand at virtually no cost, and with no negative environmental impacts. Such a breakthrough would free up hundreds of billions of dollars per year in energy expenditures, allowing governments, companies and individuals to focus on other priorities. It would sharply reduce ...
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New rules could block biofuel’s alien invaders
Researchers in the US have warned those anxious to cut greenhouse emissions to make quite sure that the cure they choose will not turn out worse than the disease. They have developed a tool that should help to avoid the danger that efforts to address climate change could allow invasive plant species to spread where they are not wanted. Making fuel from plants avoids using fossil fuels − ...
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New Microgrid System in Flinders Island, Tasmania
Electro Power Systems S.A. (EPS), a technology provider of energy-storage systems and microgrids, recently announced the commissioning of the new system microgrid connected in Flinders Island, northeast of Tasmania, will start in Q1 2017. EPS, in partnership with Toshiba, realized a hybrid storage system sired to Flinders Island's microgrid for Hydro Tasmania, Australia's largest producer of ...
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Hawaiian Regulators Approve Community Solar Plans
The Hawaiian Electric Companies are preparing to open the first phase of the Community-Based Renewable Energy (CBRE) program next week for applications by qualified subscriber organizations that wish to build and operate a community solar facility. As approved for implementation by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the program will provide the benefits of solar energy to residential and ...
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NREL Receives Recognition for Renewable Biomass Heating System at Golden, CO Headquarters
Today, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) became the latest participant in the Biomass Green Heat Registered Site Program in recognition of the lab's wood chip heating systems. The initiative is part of the national non-profit Biomass Thermal Energy Council's (BTEC) ongoing acknowledgement of biomass heating systems. The recognition award plaque is located in NREL's lobby. "The ...
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Three NREL Technologies Named as Finalists for R&D 100 Awards
Two technologies developed by researchers at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and a third developed through a collaboration between Wolfspeed, NREL, Toyota, and the University of Arkansas' National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission, have been named finalists by R&D Magazine for the coveted 2016 R&D 100 Awards. Each year, the magazine ...
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