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  • Keystone Pipeline closed after 210k gallon leak

    Keystone Pipeline closed after 210k gallon leak Nov 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Thinkstock The Keystone Pipeline in the US has been closed after a 210,000-gallon oil leak. Pipeline operator TransCanada said the incident occurred in a sparsely populated area of Marshall County, South Dakota. It was then shut off between […]

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  • British Embassy provides solar power in rural Peru

    British Embassy provides solar power in rural Peru Nov 19, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock A UK-backed solar power project in Peru has officially been opened. Located at an altitude of more than 4,000 metres, it provides renewable electricity to one of the nation’s most remote regions of […]

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  • Islington Council to introduce diesel surcharge for parking

    Islington Council to introduce diesel surcharge for parking Nov 17, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation, Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Islington Council is to introduce a borough-wide surcharge for diesel drivers who use short stay parking. The £2 per hour charge, which will come into effect in early 2018, follows the diesel surcharge […]

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  • New York State offers $1.8m for clean heat and cooling

    New York State offers $1.8m for clean heat and cooling Nov 18, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 New York State has announced $1.8 million (£1.36m) of funding to help install clean heating and cooling systems in homes and businesses. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo says the move will significantly help achieve […]

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  • UK confirms £18.4m to optimise manufacturing

    UK confirms £18.4m to optimise manufacturing Nov 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Sustainability Environment, Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Industrial manufacturing processes. Image: Shutterstock The UK has confirmed how £18.4 million of funding will be spent on making manufacturing processes more efficient and sustainable. The money, provided through Innovate UK, will help 130 organisations […]

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  • Value of global power deals hits two-year highs

    Value of global power deals hits two-year highs Nov 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock/ELN The value of deals across the global power and utilities sector has hit two-year highs as confidence soars. That’s according to a new report from EY, which shows the total figure climbed to $74.3 billion […]

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  • Hydrogen could meet ‘18% of global energy needs by 2050’

    Hydrogen could meet ‘18% of global energy needs by 2050’ Nov 16, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Low Carbon, Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Hydrogen could account for almost one-fifth of total energy consumed by 2050 if deployed at scale. That would reduce annual carbon emissions by roughly six gigatons compared to today’s level, according […]

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  • UK enters top 10 clean power rankings

    UK enters top 10 clean power rankings Nov 16, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Policy Legislation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock Britain’s power supply is now the seventh cleanest in the world after climbing 13 places in a global league table. That’s according to researchers at Imperial College London, who in collaboration with the Drax […]

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  • ‘More than 2,000 CCS plants needed to meet climate goals’

    ‘More than 2,000 CCS plants needed to meet climate goals’ Nov 15, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil, Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Shutterstock More than 2,000 carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities will be needed by 2040 to meet the Paris climate change targets. That’s according to the Global CCS Institute, which believes renewables alone […]

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  • UK launches £7.75m domestic DSR competition

    UK launches £7.75m domestic DSR competition Nov 15, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The UK Government is inviting businesses to bid for a share of a £7.75 million competition to develop domestic applications of demand side response (DSR) technologies. The aim of the competition is to identify and demonstrate controllable, […]

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