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US presidential candidates look set to fall out over renewables
While the a US Senate committee has agreed to extend tax breaks for wind energy generators, presidential candidate Mitt Romney has indicated that he will end the scheme. Production tax credits (PTCs) have helped drive new investment in wind farms in the US, making it now the second largest market after China. But while the […]
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US energy-related emissions hit 20-year low
US CO2 emissions from energy use during the first three months of the year were down to their lowest level in 20 years, according to the government’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). Emissions are usually at their highest during the first quarter of the year because of high demand for heating as temperatures fall. But this […]
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Carbon Trust to develop carbon management software
The UK’s Carbon Trust is joining forces with Chicago-based CRedit360 to develop software to enable businesses to better manage value chain carbon emissions. The carbon management software will go beyond simple measurement and offer the capability to calculate and interpret carbon emissions, as well as make recommendations on reduction activities. Carbon footprinting usually only encompasses […]
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Carbon Trust backs UK fuel cells pioneers with £1.95 million
The UK-government backed Carbon Trust is to invest £1.95 million in two fuel cell pioneers in a bid to reduce the cost of the technology. Sheffield-based ITM power and Runcorn-based ACAL Energy are working on new technologies that could bring down costs from the current level of around $50/kW for fuel cell systems to about […]
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Marine Energy Park launches in Scottish waters
The waters of the Pentland Firth and Orkneys in the north of Scotland are to become a Marine Energy Park. The Park will incorporate the world-leading European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), where a range of international organisations are testing wave and tidal energy devices. The designation of the region as a Marine Energy Park is […]
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UK community solar farm share offer hits £4 million target
Westmill Solar Cooperative, which launched a share offer in its 5 MW solar farm just outside Swindon in southeast England in June, has hit its target of £4 million. The share offer, which allowed investors to put from £250 to £20,000 into the solar farm, closed on schedule on 31st July having reached its fundraising […]
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Lutron to supply lighting controls to Empire State Building
Lutron Electronics has been selected by the owners of the Empire State Building to supply lighting control technology for the office space occupied by tenants. The iconic 1930s building is undergoing a major energy efficiency makeover, which is already saving an estimated $2.4 million a year. Ultimately, the retrofit will reduce the building’s energy use […]
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‘Greening’ your home adds value, finds Californian study
A home with a ‘green’ label can command a premium of 9% over regular one-family homes, according to a Californian study. The research by University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Los Angeles is the first rigorous, large-scale independent economic analysis of the value of the various green home labels in use. Of […]
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UK leads 50% boost in European offshore wind capacity
The UK is leading a 50% increase in offshore wind capacity installed in Europe over the past six months compared with the same period last year. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), which published the figures, welcomed the news in the face of the region’s continuing economic crisis and said it could be the “best […]
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Canada wins legal battle to pull out of Kyoto Protocol
The conservative Canadian government has won its case in the Canadian Federal Court over its decision to pull out of the Kyoto Protocol. Canada first announced its plans to withdraw from the international greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment at the United Nations’ climate summit in South Africa last December. The decision has been contested by […]
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