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Small hydroelectric dams not so green, say experts
The combined impacts of numerous small hydroelectric dams in one river basin can be at least as harmful as one large dam, warn experts, environmental activists and indigenous groups, who face a flood of new projects along the rivers of the western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. Hydraulic energy from small dams 'is interesting because of its low environmental costs, but everything has its ...
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University of Iowa receives EPA green power partnership award
EPA has presented the University of Iowa, at Iowa City, Iowa, with a Green Power Partnership Top 20 Award for its on-site generation of green power. EPA’s Green Power Partnership works with a variety of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, agencies at all levels of government, and a growing number of colleges, universities, and schools, to promote green power concepts. EPA ...
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Penn takes top honors in EPA’s Green Power Challenge
The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has finished in first place in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s nationwide College and University Green Power Challenge. EPA began its Green Power Challenge for higher education institutions in 2006, and University of Pennsylvania has been the winner every year. The University of Pennsylvania took top honors this year by purchasing ...
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African renewables potential mapped
Tapping into Africa's renewable energy could transform living standards across the continent, according to a report that has mapped the potential of renewables in the region. The report aims to help African governments set up renewable energy plans, and has called for the urgent transfer of relevant knowledge to research and technology partners in Africa. "Only if much of the research, ...
By SciDev.Net
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PG&E Announces Strong Gains in Clean Energy Deliveries
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that it is making significant progress toward meeting California's ambitious clean energy mandates. In a progress report provided to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), PG&E estimates that 19.4 percent of the electricity it delivered to its customers in 2011 came from ...
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First emission reduction purchase agreement will boost expansion of hydropower - EIB
On 18 August 2008, Ani Hydro Corporation OJSC and Stichting Carbon Purchase Intermediary (CPI) signed an emission reduction purchase agreement (ERPA) for the sale and purchase of certified emission reductions to be generated by the Jradzor Small Hydroelectric Project in Akhuryan in western Armenia. Stichting CPI is the special purpose vehicle created to acquire carbon credits for the participants ...
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Spirit Lake, Iowa, community school district receives EPA green power partnership award
EPA has presented the Spirit Lake, Iowa, Community School District with a Green Power Partnership Award for its on-site generation of green power. EPA’s Green Power Partnership works with a variety of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, agencies at all levels of government, and a growing number of colleges, universities, and schools, to promote green power concepts. EPA defines ...
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Iberdrola Renovables opens seven wind farms in France
IBERDROLA RENOVABLES has begun opening seven wind farms in France, which amount to a total of 59.5 megawatts (MW) of power. Specifically, the Company has opened the installations at Mache, with 8 MW divided among 4 Gamesa G90 wind turbines, and at Erize, with 11.5 MW from five Nordex N90 wind turbines. In addition, it has completed the installation of the wind farms at Brissy (with 6 MW of ...
By Iberdrola
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New Data Indicates California Remains Ahead of Clean Electricity Goals
Data from the California Energy Commission (CEC) shows that 59 percent of the state's electricity came from renewable and zero-carbon sources in 2020. The CEC estimates that in 2020, 34.5 percent of the state's retail electricity sales were served by Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)-eligible sources such as solar and wind. When sources of zero-carbon energy such as large hydroelectric ...
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EPA recognizes BNY Mellon and Carnegie Mellon University as leaders in purchasing green power (PA)
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership is honoring BNY Mellon and Carnegie Mellon University as Green Power Partners for successfully using green power to help grow the nation’s voluntary green power market while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. BNY Mellon and Carnegie Mellon University are two of only ten organizations in the nation ...
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Top 100 U.S. Organizations Using Renewable Energy - Tech Sector Leads the Way
Today (April 23, 2014), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Green Power Partnership released an updated list of the Top 100 organizations that are choosing to use electricity from clean, renewable sources like wind and solar power. “By using green power, these companies and organizations are showing that business can flourish while taking meaningful steps to reduce ...
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Practice Greenhealth members named “green” power purchasing leaders
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced current top 50 list of the country's leading purchasers of "green" power – solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and small-scale hydroelectric. The listing is compiled from members of the EPA’s Green Power Partnership, which works with a variety of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies to local, state and federal governments, ...
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EPA Announces U.S. Organizations Using the Most Green Power
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Green Power Partnership released an updated list of the Top 50 organizations that are choosing to use electricity from clean, renewable sources. “We applaud the leadership demonstrated by organizations that are helping reduce carbon pollution and spur the growth of clean, American-made energy sources by increasing their use of ...
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Leviathan Energy Selected to Present at CleanEquity Monaco 2010
Leviathan Energy has been selected to present at CleanEquity Monaco 2010, the foremost event for next generation clean and green technology. The conference takes place March 4th and 5th at the Sporting d'Hiver, Monaco. Leviathan Energy is a group of renewable companies with disruptive innovations in large wind, small wind turbines, hydroelectric power, underwater turbines, wave turbines, and ...
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For the next 5 years the Eastern Europe markets will be in the highlight for the renewable energy investors
The forecast made by IBCentre and based on the official plans of the countries in this region as well as on creating of the legislative basis for state support of renewable energy projects. Due to the key players’ preferences to implement their projects on the global markets of Western Europe and Asia as well as the absence of ‘feed-in-tariff’ in a number of Eastern European ...
By IBCentre
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Three Boston-area Businesses Recognized by EPA for Green Power Purchases
Three large Massachusetts companies, Ahold USA of Quincy, Staples of Framingham and State Street of Boston, have been recognized by EPA as being among the nation’s top 50 purchasers of Green Power. As part of EPA’s Green Power Partnership, more than 1,400 organizations are purchasing more than 26 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, avoiding carbon pollution equal to that ...
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NIB places credit line with Sparebank 1 SMN for hydropower projects in Norway
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a loan agreement totalling NOK 1 billion (EUR 133 million) with Sparebank 1 SMN for onledning to small and medium-sized hydropower enterprises in Norway. The 15-year-maturity loan programme is earmarked to finance Sparebank 1 SMN's hydropower projects, most of them between 1 megawatt and 5 megawatts. The loan programme will cover new hydropower ...
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EPF Energy at Hidroenergia 2014
EPF Energy takes part in Hidroenergia 2014, a focus event for the small bydro sector and organized by the European Small Hydropower Association (ESHA) since 1989. EPF Energy will be present with its own stand and our technical-commercial staff will be on hand to provide information on technologies and solutions for small hydropowe plants. The Fair provides a rich ...
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Hydro Power Plant La Louge on the grid
Our latest small hydro reference is on the grid. Hydro power plant La Louge in France has an installed capacity of 170kW at 4.30m of head. It is a showcase for modern small hydro power with minimal civil works and low environmental impact. As a retrofit of an historic hydro power plant it is now ready for the next 100 years. The fish protection was upgraded by realizing safe upstream and ...
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Beyond petroleum: an investor`s response to oil stocks
In response to a growing number of queries from investors and journalists, Portfolio 21 Investments today explained why the selection criteria for its green mutual fund favors renewable energy and prevented an investment in BP. "The oil disaster in the gulf is a harsh reminder of the risks we have taken on with our fossil fuel-based system," said CEO Leslie Christian. "Portfolio 21 does not ...
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