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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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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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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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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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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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Reduce, reuse, recycle...energy
The United States throws away a staggering amount of energy that could be cheaply and easily captured and used, according to the latest issue of World Watch magazine. Waste-energy recycling-which captures smokestack waste and other wasted energy and puts it to work-currently contributes about 10,000 megawatts of electric power to the U.S. national total each year. But a recent study estimates ...
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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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Departments of energy, defense partner to install fuel cell backup power units at eight military installations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that as part of an interagency partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to strengthen American energy security and develop new clean energy technologies, DOD will be installing and operating 18 fuel cell backup power systems at eight military installations across the country. The Departments will test how the fuel cells perform in ...
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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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Energy Department Selects 11 Tribal Communities to Deploy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that 11 tribal communities will receive nearly $6 million to accelerate the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies on tribal lands. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to partner with Tribal Nations, these projects provide Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages clean energy options that will ...
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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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Imtech: Toyota order; first large-scale network for electric transport
Gouda - Royal Imtech N.V. (IM-AE, technical services provider in and outside Europe) announces that it will be installing a high-tech network of intelligent charging points at the home addresses of owners of the new Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid and at all Toyota dealers in the Netherlands. Between 1,300 and 2,500 charging points are expected to be installed at the homes of owners in 2012, and 117 ...
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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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Clear Channel UK Sponsos Outdoor Category at The Green Awards
LONDON - 11 October 2006 Clear Channel Outdoor UK, the UK's largest outdoor media company, will sponsor the Best Outdoor Advertisement category in the upcoming Green awards for creativity in sustainability. The inaugural Green Awards, produced by Satellite Marketing Communications, have been created to recognise excellent creative work that illustrates and communicates the importance of ...
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Viking Wind in two exciting projects fall 2018
Viking Wind has two current projects in the order book for fall 2018. Both projects are already at an advanced stage. The Greenland project: Ultimo October/primo November Viking Wind is going to supply the town Sisimiut in Greenland with a wind turbine, which will be a part of a pilot project to test the stamina of the wind turbine under extreme weather conditions as seen in the artic area. ...
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Renewable energy to generate 70% of electricity on Galapagos in the near future
Renewable energy has replaced millions of liters of diesel, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, preserved endangered species and currently meets 30% of the electricity demands of the Galapagos Islands. Ecuador’s famous and biodiverse archipelago, made up of 19 islands in the Pacific Ocean, was once mostly uninhabited but is now home to 30,000 people (with tourism capped at 200,000 a year). ...
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New £500,000 government fund to help community groups reduce energy bills and manage energy
The government is keen to support the development of community energy projects to show how social action can help people reduce their energy bills. The community energy sector is growing, with increasing numbers of new projects being developed. However, smaller energy groups often work in isolation, with no formal networks for skills sharing or mentoring with larger more established ...
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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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