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Israel to Set Up Feed-in Tariff, European Bank to Invest €100M in Israeli CSP Plant
Israel’s Minister of National Infrastructure (MNI) has authorized the ministry’s new policy that will set up a feed-in tariff for residential and industrial solar photovoltaic installations of up to 50 kilowatts (kW) in size. This is part of a policy memorandum that will integrate Renewable energy into Israel’s energy production.
Lobbyists for Cap and Trade Face Daunting Task
February 11, 2010 — The Senate’s stalled climate bill is getting a last big push from an unlikely ally – a group of energy companies who say a carbon market will help them get financing for the next generation of energy production. However, intensive lobbying by these climate bill proponents may still not be enough to counter powerful opposition and get a bill passed before the U.S. mid-term elections in November.<< Full Story >>
Recharging Your Cellphone, Mother Nature’s Way – The New York Times
A NEW solar cell that imitates Mother Nature’s way of converting
sunlight to energy is making its debut in a variety of consumer products. The technology uses a photosensitive dye to start its energy production,
much the way leaves use chlorophyll to begin photosynthesis. The dye-sensitized
Panel: Utility projects must benefit state – Kennebec Journal
BY ETHAN WILENSKY-LANFORD Staff Writer A commission that examined how Maine should lease land for energy
transmission lines is recommending that these corridors increase potential in-
state energy production and reduce energy costs for consumers. The Commission to Study Energy Infrastructure,
UNC Charlotte celebrates its EPIC project – The Charlotte Observer
UNC Charlotte and energy industry officials gathered this week to
celebrate the beginning of construction on the university’s new Energy
Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC). A lighting ceremony was held Tuesday night at the university, where four
large towers of light were turned on to
Save the world, no save a buck commentopinion – Daily Miner & News
You might not know it from the headlines, but most of the
discussion on the front lines of new energy production is not about
global warming. Or saving the planet. It’s about saving a buck. With thousands and thousands of new companies flooding world
markets with new energy solutions for solar,
Pawnee County picks firm for biomass facility – Journal Record (Oklahoma City, Ok)
Pawnee County is a step closer to turning its trash into fuel. Last week, CleanTech Biofuels, a St. Louis-based company that provides the
technology to clean and separate cellulosic biomass from municipal solid waste
for energy production, was chosen by the Pawnee County commissioners to
EU carbon scheme is supporting clean energy shift: NEF
LONDON (Reuters) – The EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is starting to influence power companies’ investment decisions toward cleaner energy production, a survey by research group New Energy Finance shows.
New Report Examines R&D Needs in Geothermal Exploration and Drilling
A significant amount of the risk associated with geothermal energy lies in uncertainties encountered in exploration and drilling, and a new report outlines the needs and opportunities for research to help address those problems and propel more geothermal energy production. The report, R&D Needs in Geothermal Exploration and Development, was prepared by Dan Jennejohn of the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), the leading US geothermal organization.
Changing the climate will be costly – Honolulu Star-Bulletin
WASHINGTON » If negotiators reach an accord at the climate talks in
Copenhagen it will entail profound shifts in energy production, dislocations in
how and where people live, sweeping changes in agriculture and forestry and the
creation of complex new markets in global warming pollution
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