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South African deals offer lifeline to Chinese solar panel makers
Suntech, one of China’s largest producers of solar panels, is to supply 100 MW of its photovoltaic modules for two projects in South Africa. The news comes as Suntech’s latest earnings report reveals troubling times. Because of a complicated fraud case, the company is having to restate its 2010 results and this year’s results are […]
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UK government puts £100,000 up for grabs for efficiency training
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has put £100,000 up for grabs to support energy efficiency skills training. The competition will be open to bids for training programmes that improve the skills of individuals responsible for energy use in non-domestic premises. Proposals will be judged by DECC on a range of criteria, […]
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Changes to CRC scheme will save UK businesses £272 million
The UK government’s plans to simplify the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) efficiency scheme will save businesses £272 million, says Energy Minister Greg Barker. In a statement yesterday, Barker said the government has received over 250 responses to its proposals to scale back the controversial scheme, which requires energy users over a certain threshold to monitor […]
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Businesses leading government on use of clean energy
After the disappointing progress of governments in Doha to take action against climate change, businesses are leading the way in adopting clean energy, according to a new report. The report, Power Forward: Why the World’s Largest Companies are Investing in Renewable Energy, from Calvert Investments, Ceres and WWF reveals that a majority of Fortune 100 […]
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E.ON signs wind power agreement with Swedish firm
Energy giant E.ON has signed a joint venture agreement with Swedish forest and paper-based products firm SCA on wind power developments. E.ON will develop a number of wind power projects, including the areas already covered by SCA Vind’s license applications for Hästkullen and Björnlandhöjden in Härnösand, Kramfors and Timrå municipalities, southern Ånge, and Ljusdal. “The […]
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EDF could delay investment on Hinkley Point nuclear plans
Energy company EDF Energy is reportedly delaying the investment decision on its plans for the Hinkley Point nuclear power station in Somerset in southwest England. According to The Guardian newspaper today, the company had been expected to make a final decision on whether to proceed with the plans or not by the end of this […]
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UN climate summit promises ‘gateway’ to future action
The United Nations climate change negotiations (COP18) have ended with a last minute agreement on the ‘Doha Climate Gateway’, which launches a new commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol and sets a timetable for the adoption of a new agreement by 2015. “Doha has opened up a new gateway to bigger ambition and to greater […]
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WindMade initiative breezes ahead thanks to consumer demand
The WindMade organisation announced a new consumer label for goods and products made using renewable energy at the United Nations’ COP18 climate summit in Doha yesterday. The new label, which will be launched next year, is being backed by the UN itself, WWF, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and leading Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas. […]
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UK government ditches CRC ranking in Autumn Statement
UK government plans to rank businesses according to their performance on energy efficiency has been ditched by Chancellor George Osborne in his Autumn Statement. Osborne has promised a simplification of the much-maligned Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy efficiency scheme, which requires businesses using over a certain threshold of energy to monitor and report their carbon […]
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Enel drops out of nuclear plans with EDF after costs soar
Italian energy company Enel has dropped out of its plans to work with EDF on six nuclear power plants as costs at the Flamanville project in Normandy soar. Earlier this week, EDF confirmed that construction costs on its new European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) nuclear power station at Flamanville have increased €2 billion since the company’s […]
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