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WWF corporate ‘climate savers’ cut 100 million tonnes of emissions
Global corporates taking part in WWF’s climate savers programme, including Coca-Cola, HP, IBM, Johnson Johnson, Lafarge, Nike, Tetra Pak, Sony and Volvo, have cut their collective CO2 emissions by over 100 million tonnes between 1999 and 2011. According to an independent review of the programme by consultants Ecofys, if the participants keep up their actions […]
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Full steam ahead for Siemens and ABP’s ‘green’ port at Hull
Hull City Council has given the go ahead for Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) plan to construct a £210 million ‘green’ port at Hull. The plans for the Green Port Hull facility would see the demolition of existing buildings at Alexandra Dock and the development of a factory, office and amenity facilities including a […]
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UK renewables target is achievable, says government advisor
Bernie Balkin, chair of the UK government’s Office of Renewable Energy Deployment (ORED), told an audience in London yesterday that the country’s 2020 target of 15% renewable energy is achievable. While the target is challenging for the UK, which is among the European nations with the lowest proportion of renewable energy, the UK is on […]
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New York’s largest on-farm biogas power project opens
New York state’s largest on-farm, co-digestion biogas power plant, which will generate 1.4 MW of renewable energy, opened this week. CH4 Biogas built and operates the plant at a dairy farm in Covington, southwest of the city of Rochester, which consumes animal and food waste. The plant houses a 120,000-gallon co-digester to anaerobically digest local […]
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GE switches on LED replacement for 100 W bulb
GE’s lighting division is this week switching on its 27 W light-emitting diode (LED) replacement for the 100 W incandescent light bulb. The technology, which has been developed at GE Lighting’s East Cleveland, Ohio lab, uses proprietary synthetic jet cooling technology to generate 27 W in a conventional ‘A-19’ bulb shape. GE already has a […]
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Queen’s speech promises reform of UK electricity market
The Queen’s speech yesterday committed the UK government to introduce its Energy Bill, which promises to reform the electricity market to “deliver secure, clean and affordable electricity” while keeping prices “fair”. The bill is supposed to support large-scale investment in low-carbon generation capacity to ensure that the lights stay in a cost-effective way. The legislation […]
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Green power financing flies in face of economic downturn, says KPMG
Private equity and infrastructure fund investment in global renewable energy is flying in the face of the downturn, according to consultants KPMG. The firm’s latest survey of 500 senior executives, Green Power: 2012, predicts an increase in global renewable energy mergers and acquisitions (MA) activity in the sector over the next 18 months. Although securing […]
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World’s largest CCS demonstration project opens in Norway
The world’s largest and most advanced carbon capture and storage (CCS) test and development project opened at Mongstad in Norway on Monday. Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg officially inaugurated the $1 billion Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) in the presence of EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger. TCM is one of the most advanced and flexible facilities, […]
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UK Environment Agency gives OK to fracking ‘if safe’
Environment Agency chair Lord Chris Smith gave a cautious ‘OK’ to fracking in the UK so long as it is done safely and with carbon capture and storage. In a speech at the Society of Arts (RSA) yesterday evening, Lord Smith was supportive of nuclear power, as well as hydraulic fracturing to extract shale gas, […]
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UK Crown Estate grants lease for Welsh tidal project
The Crown Estate, which manages the UK’s coastal waters, has granted a lease agreement to Eco2 and its subsidiary Tidal Energy to develop a tidal energy project in Wales. Tidal Energy will now be able to seek the necessary marine consents for the site off St David’s Head in Pembrokeshire. If all the necessary agreements […]
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