The Tesla deal has sparked a development rush to the Reno area and Thursday the region's energy leaders from various sectors are coming together at the Renewable Reno Roundtable to talk about energy growth. "Reno is known well as a geothermal hub and obviously with the land space and sun that we get, solar, but we bring the waste, heat, to power component.
Brazil finally entered the solar power sector on Friday, granting contracts for the construction of 31 solar parks as it tries to diversify its sources of generation amid an energy crisis caused by the worst drought in eight decades. Brazil's energy regulator, Aneel, concluded its first exclusive solar power auction on Friday, clinching 20-year energy supply contracts with companies that will invest 4.14 billion reais and start to feed the national grid in 2017.
RealClearPolitics | Nuclear Energy: The Once and Future Power Source RealClearPolitics To say the nuclear industry has had highs and lows in the last 35 years is an understatement. The “atoms for peace” that were intended to wean Planet Earth off fossil fuels, make Western nations energy independent, and provide a clean environment all ... |
Forbes | This Halloween Stake Your Energy Vampires And Bury Your Energy Zombies Forbes Energy Vampires are everywhere in our home this Halloween. These socket-suckers drink about 10% of our home energy. They come in all sizes and shapes, are old and young, and can be soft or hard. They can cost us hundreds of dollars per year. Beware of the energy-sucking vampires in your home, ComEd warns |
Green Charging Device Generates Energy from Your Motion PSFK (blog) If you're sick of your phone dying while you work out, there's now a solution in the form of AMPY, a wearable device that builds up a charge from your motion, powering your mobile device. AMPY works with any USB-connected device, and offers an ... |
A completely functional 3D printable graphene battery — one based on graphene nanoplatelet functionalized 3D printing filament — was recently developed by researchers at Graphene 3D Lab. The new prototype 3D printable graphene battery was unveiled at the recent Inside 3D Printing Conference that took place in Santa Clara, California. As of right now, the
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Indonesia's new energy chief seeks to shore up regulator Reuters JAKARTA Oct 31 (Reuters) - Appointing a permanent leadership at Indonesia's graft-tainted energy regulator will be a top priority for the new government of Southeast Asia's largest oil producer, the energy and mineral resources minister said on Friday. Indonesia's Pertamina to sign crude import deal with Sonangol: energy minister |
It may be able to cut carbon emissions for $2.40 a tonne, but the Clean Energy Finance Corporation still faces the government axe. The CEFC, set up by Labor to leverage investment in a wide range of clean energy projects, has built a $931 million portfolio in its first full year of operation.
Today.com | Leonardo DiCaprio: Green Tech Can Soon Meet 100% Of Global Energy Needs Huffington Post We can now safely say we can power civilization entirely without fossil fuels. We are starting now and can achieve this goal within decades, depending on our will and fortitude. The Solutions Project and Mark Jacobson of the Atmosphere & Energy Program ... Leonardo DiCaprio urges transition to clean energy in latest short film |
3 reactor building of Kyushu Electric Power Co.' s Genkai plant in the town of Genkai, southwestern Japan.
Today.com | Leonardo DiCaprio: Green Tech Can Soon Meet 100% Of Global Energy Needs Huffington Post We can now safely say we can power civilization entirely without fossil fuels. We are starting now and can achieve this goal within decades, depending on our will and fortitude. The Solutions Project and Mark Jacobson of the Atmosphere & Energy Program ... Leonardo DiCaprio urges transition to clean energy in latest short film |
LAHORE: Pakistan can cope challenges of soaring energy needs by using renewable energy sources, Dr Cyrill Jean Nunn Ambassador of Germany to Pakistan said. Being world leader in this sector, Germany could extend cooperation to Pakistan in bridging demand and supply gap.
Australia passes new climate policy that fails to address the key problem of massive over use of fossil fuels
Direct Action is the brand name of the freshly minted Australian Government policy to try and reduce the countrys emissions of greenhouse gases.
But with a name that sounds more like a dodgy box of laundry powder, Australias Direct Action is unlikely to leave the country looking any cleaner or smelling any fresher in the climate change stakes.
Wall Street Journal | Russia will remain reliable energy supplier to Europe - minister Reuters "I want to reassure you that Russia has always been a reliable supplier of energy resources to Europe and other consumers. It has been, is and will be a reliable supplier," Novak told a news conference after Russia and Ukraine agreed to a gas supply deal. The American Solution to Europe's Energy Woes Energy, Politics and Putin: Russia's Gas Power Play Traps Europe Basic parameters of gas deal agreed – Energy Minister |
Despite Abbott government instruction, the green bank says it is legally obliged to continue operating until legislated not to
The Abbott government has instructed the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to prepare its accounts for the upcoming mid-year economic statement on the basis that it will stop making investments on 31 December and cease to exist on 30 June next year.
But the $10bn so-called green bank says it is legally obliged to continue operating as normal, and will do so, at the same time as it prepares its accounts in line with the treasury instruction.
AsiaOne | Semakau landfill to get green power grid AsiaOne Singapore will start building a power grid at the lush Semakau Landfill next year, to show how renewable energy from the sea, sun and wind can be combined with other technologies to provide a stable source of electricity. The hybrid micro-grid is the ... |
Roll Call (blog) | Moniz Talks 'War on Coal' and Energy Investment Roll Call (blog) Next, the moderator turned to tax reform and how it would affect the incentives for energy investment embedded in the current tax code. Specifically he wanted to know “Is there a cost to not using tax credits and tax policy as an incentive for behavior ... US Energy Secretary Appoints UW Professor to National Coal Council US Energy Policy |
New York Times | Richard Berman Energy Industry Talk Secretly Taped New York Times What Mr. Berman did not know — and what could now complicate his task of marginalizing environmental groups that want to impose limits on fracking — is that one of the energy industry executives recorded his remarks and was offended by them. “That ... |
If released in significant quantities, radioactive materials pose a potential threat to people and the environment. Now, new research is helping the nuclear industry ensure that radioactive materials continue to be safely contained and that standards of safety are continuously improved.
The Nissan LEAF has just set a new electric car sales record, yet again — this time for the most US electric vehicles sold in the period of a single calendar year. The new record eclipses the one set in 2013 — also by the Nissan LEAF — of 22,610 units sold. Given that there
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The village of Geer in Madhya Pradesh is about to undergo the simplest of revolutions. After 25 years of being told electricity is coming, it is finally here. After sunset we cant do anything so we sit in the darkness. The children cannot study. We go to bed early, says Chotelal Gupta, who runs the nearest thing Geer has to a shop. It is no more than a cupboard really, selling sweets and biscuits. But in the last few weeks Gupta has started to stock lightbulbs as the villagers wire up their homes.
A small crowd of villagers stand around the transformer for the big switch-on. This is India, where no such moment can happen without a few prayers, the breaking of a coconut and the burning of incense. In the absence of a local dignitary they turn to me to do the honours. It reminds me of my wedding; I had no idea what was going on then either.
Halloween-obsessed Energy Department wants you to guide trick-or-treaters ... TheBlaze.com (blog) The Department of Energy this week has orchestrated an all-out blitz to get people to celebrate Halloween in an energy-saving way, including by using compact fluorescent bulbs to light the way for trick-or-treaters, and even using an energy-saving ... |
The Malay Mail Online | Canada's Seven Generations Energy Raises C$810 Million in IPO Wall Street Journal Canadian oil and gas producer Seven Generations Energy Ltd. raised 810 million Canadian dollars ($723.8 million) from a closely watched initial public offering after pricing the issue at C$18 a share, according to a term sheet for the IPO. Seven ... Energy company Seven Generations set to raise C$810 million in IPO |
Polly Toynbees suggestion that the government is overriding local planning on onshore wind farms is misleading (Opinion, 28 October). Her attack on ministerial decisions failed to mention that these were on recovered planning appeals: cases where the elected local council had refused or not approved the original application. The assault on localism she infers has been coming from the wind-farm developers seeking to overturn that local refusal by the council.
All planning appeals are considered with due process and a fair hearing in light of planning policy and the local circumstances. However, there has been real public concern that inappropriately sited onshore wind turbines have been a blot on the landscape, harming the local environment and damaging heritage for miles around. Hence, in July 2013, the coalition government, with collective agreement from both Conservative and Liberal Democrat ministers, openly changed national planning guidance to ensure that proper weight should be given to the protection of Englands valuable landscape and heritage, and we have sought to ensure planning appeals decisions properly reflect that guidance. For that, we make no apology and Ministers are happy to be held to account to parliament and the public.
Argentina's Congress passes energy-overhaul bill Fox News Latino Argentina urgently needs an inflow of funds to develop its massive Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposits and lower its hefty energy-import bill. To promote investment, the legislation institutes changes that restrict the power of Argentina's oil ... |
Forbes | Politics and Recession Fears Hurt European Energy Investment Forbes European energy companies are getting the worst of all worlds at the moment. Fears of a recession in the wider continent, politics of the hour and slapdash policymaking both at pan-European and local market level have darkened the mood of investors. |
