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Draft laws to limit emissions from medium plants
Draft laws to limit emissions from medium plants Jun 26, 2015 Laura Buckley Policy Legislation 0 A coal plant. Image: Thinkstock. New laws to limit the emissions of certain pollutants from medium combustion plants have been agreed. The provisional agreement by the Council and the European Parliament aims at improving air quality in the EU. […]
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US updates agriculture climate change policy
US updates agriculture climate change policy Jun 26, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Policy Legislation, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced additonal steps to integrate climate change adaptation in its programmes and operations. It said climate change has consequences for food production, yields of staple crops, forests, grasslands and also […]
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India’s 1MW canal top solar system complete
India’s 1MW canal top solar system complete Jun 25, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 Krishna River in Karnataka, India. Image: Thinkstock The installation of a solar system over water canals has been completed in India. Energy company SunEdison built the 1MW facility on the banks of the Krishna River in the state of […]
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Russia’s Rosneft and Rosatom sign co-operation agreement
Russia’s Rosneft and Rosatom sign co-operation agreement Jun 25, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Coal, Gas Oil, Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Thinkstock Russian energy giant Rosneft has signed a co-operation agreement with state-owned nuclear company Rosatom. The two companies will work together in areas including exploration of technologies and equipment, offshore operations and support in the Arctic […]
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Global climate change action now ‘will save lives’
Global climate change action now ‘will save lives’ Jun 24, 2015 Laura Buckley Sustainability Environment 0 Tens of thousands of American lives can be saved a year by the end of this century if urgent global action is taken to tackle climate change. That’s according to a new report by the US Environmental Protection Agency […]
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£83m for 66MW Scottish wind farm
£83m for 66MW Scottish wind farm Jun 24, 2015 Priyanka Shrestha Markets Finance, Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Thinkstock A UK renewable energy company has signed a seven-year £83 million financing facility for a wind farm in Scotland. The cash will fund the construction of the Galawhistle Wind Farm, which will have an installed capacity of […]
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London port gives big cats a scratch
London port gives big cats a scratch Jun 23, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Sustainability Environment 0 Image: Wildlife Heritage Foundation Lions and leopards from a cat sanctuary in Kent are playing with recycled toys made of bits of river junk. They come from the Port of London Authority (PLA) which is sending materials that otherwise would […]
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UK’s offshore capacity surpasses 5GW
UK’s offshore capacity surpasses 5GW Jun 23, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Latest Jobs, Sustainability Environment 0 Gwnyt y Mor windfarm off north wales. Image: ELN The UK’s offshore capacity has surpassed 5GW. That’s according to the energy trade association Renewable UK, which said 5.054GW of capacity is currently installed in UK waters. It claims this is […]
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National Grid to spend up to £400m on demand response
National Grid to spend up to £400m on demand response Jun 22, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Energy Efficiency 0 Image: Thinkstock National Grid expects to invest to £400 million by 2020 in an initiative aimed at balancing the grid . Called demand side response (DSR) it provides incentives to businesses to adjust the amount of power they use […]
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First turbine installed at 49.5MW UK wind farm
First turbine installed at 49.5MW UK wind farm Jun 22, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Infrastructure Generation, Sustainability Environment 0 Kentish Flats offshore wind farm. Image: Vattenfall The first turbine has been installed at a major wind farm off the Kent coast. Swedish energy company Vattenfall said the 3.3MW turbine installation is part of the Kentish Flats wind farm […]
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