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Warning Scotland Against Independence: Renewables Will Suffer, Says Ed Davey
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UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey has warned that Scotland will damage its standing as a prime mover in renewable energy if it votes to become independent.
Outlook for US Energy Independence Gaining Confidence
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A survey conducted by the KPMG Global Energy Institute shows that a majority of energy executives believe the U.S. can reach energy independence by 2030. The survey also showed a decrease in the number of executives who believe the U.S. will never gain energy independence.
Renewable Energy Research Initiative Launched in UK
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A new inquiry investigating the role of renewable power generation in the UK’s future energy mix has been launched.
French and German Ministers Call for 2030 Renewable Energy Targets
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Writing in France’s prestigious centre-left daily newspaper Le Monde, Peter Altmaier, the German environment minister, and Delphine Batho, his French counterpart, underlined the need for a 2030 renewable energy target and highlighed the importance of renewables in transforming the European economy, improving energy security and reducing greenhouse
Asia Report: Tweaking India's Domestic Content Policy
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India's solar energy policy contains domestic content requirements for solar cells and panels, but initially these excluded thin-film technologies — a big help to First Solar among others. But as expected, new proposals aim to close that loop.
EU Should Scrap Energy Subsidies to Fight Warming, Poland Says
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The European Union should scrap fossil fuel and renewable energy subsidies and set a target to cut oil imports to remain the leader in the fight against global warming, according to Poland's environment minister.
Are Run-of-River Hydroelectric Systems Ready to Ride US Currents?
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Reaping renewable energy from un-dammed portions of great American rivers like the Mississippi, Ohio, or even the Columbia is an idea that has been bandied about for decades.
The Economic Case for Divesting from Fossil Fuels
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Securities of fossil fuels firms, as an economic sector, may soon be on the decline.
Finland's New Energy Solutions
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You may not know much about Finland, but you certainly know the powerhouse technology company that became a household name across the globe and drove the nation’s economic expansion through the 1990s-2000s. Nokia generated a quarter of Finnish economic growth from 1998-2007, prompting a new term, ‘the Nokia effect’, to describe economic development
Three Ways to Increase Hydropower Efficiency and Revenues
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Recently, the Department of Energy conducted a study with the Electric Power Research Institute on quantifying the value of hydropower, based on a 3 year examination of the Western Electric Coordination Council region.
Marine Energy Breakthrough: New Technology Multiplies Potential
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Marine energy is the 'best of the best' amongst green energy sources: it has the greatest potential (in theory, the planet's oceans could supply the entire world with renewable energy), tidal and ocean current power plants are under water and therefore completely invisible, they produce electricity from 100 percent renewable energy sources (the water in the globe's oceans will always move around, well, at least until the sun swallows the moon), they are safe, and the icing on the cake is that they actually have positive environmental effects. Positive? Yes, studies have shown that marine life thrive in marine energy parks.
Connecticut Seeks to Literally Water Down its RPS, Could it Happen in Your Region?
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Since I live in New Hampshire and write about the global renewable energy industry, once in a while small local news that might appear to be of minor importance to my neighbors leaps out at me as something that could end up having a huge impact on the renewable energy industry.
Europe Sinks Its Flagship Carbon Trading Scheme
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All German Chancellor Angela Merkel had to do was pick up the phone and dial her people in Brussels. Had she done so before the European Parliament's (EP) key vote last month on April 19, her party's representatives could easily have saved the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Europe's flagship mechanism for reducing carbon emissions. But the woman once hailed as "the climate chancellor," didn't make the call, a consequence of differences of opinion on the ETS within her ruling center-right coalition, she said. The impotent ETS is now withering on the vine, where it may remain until it is dead altogether.
Russian Renewable Energy Law Could Significantly Boost Clean Energy But Obstacles Remain
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Hopes for Renewable Energy Source Development Measures (RESDM) in Russia's renewable power sector are high: if adopted and properly implemented, it will boost the renewable sector that is plagued with underfunding, often differing regional and federal legislation, other short-comings or simple ineffectiveness.
Brazil May Favor Gas Over Wind to Fulfill World Cup Energy Demand
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Brazil, the second-biggest producer of hydroelectricity, is seeking to increase the use of fossil fuels after the worst drought in 50 years depleted reservoirs, underscoring a limit to renewable energy.
Fforde on Feed-in Tariffs: Literary Use of "Feed-in Tariffs" Comes of Age
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Feed-in tariffs, the terminology at least, has come of age. The term can now be found in a prolific English novelist's most recent book. Jasper Fforde's use of the words in fiction is an open acknowledgment that the term and the idea it conveys have become mainstream in the English language.
EU Debate Over Climate Change Policy Could Dampen Renewable Energy Growth
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Europe's program to halt climate change is in disarray with lawmakers in the region expressing concern the drift is undermining the planet's most significant effort to combat global warming.
Nigeria: Renewable Energy Opportunities Blossoming
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Just like any country, Nigeria in the 21st century faces enormous challenges, and one of its most crucial is power. Nigeria has been confronted with incessant electricity problems ranging from power generation to its transmission and distribution. The main sources of its electricity are gas and hydropower, but for many decades, homes, businesses an
Renewable Energy Leases on Tribal Lands: Enhanced Sovereignty and Increased Responsibility
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2013 may well be remembered as the year that ushered in a new era for the development of renewable energy projects on tribal lands.
Distributed Energy Storage Benefits on Both Sides of the Meter
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Solar and wind are excellent sources of clean, renewable energy, but as they contribute a larger share to the generation fleet, their integration will become increasingly challenging. The reason: solar and wind cannot be dispatched in the same way as other sources of energy, such as nuclear, hydro, and fossil fuels. Because the grid must operate “j