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 Bonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 19, 2009 
Energy from sun, wind, water, biomass and geothermal sources is capable of meeting over half of Germany's energy needs by the year 2050. Germany can cut its emission of greenhouse gases to about 20 percent of its 1990 emission levels, provided that renewable energies continue to be rolled out, and provided that more efficient use is made of the energy obtained from them. This was the ... read more
Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Oct 16, 2009 The governments of Canada and Alberta have promised $779 million to build a carbon capture and storage facility for TransAlta, Canada's largest investor-owned power producer. In announcing the $1.4 billion project at TransAlta's 400-megawatt coal-fired generating station near Edmonton Wednesday, Canada's Prime Minster Stephen Harper said carbon capture and storage, or CCS, "has the pote ... more
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Nairobi (AFP) Oct 16, 2009The use of biofuels as a source of clean energy may lead to higher carbon emissions, but can also yield significant cuts if production is properly managed, the UN Environment Programme said Friday. As such, governments should assess energy needs, effects on climate, land and water use as well as agriculture if biofuel projects are to be beneficial. Citing a report by its Panel for Sustai ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Oct 17, 2009A Thai-based oil company on Saturday failed in its third attempt to plug a leaking rig that has spilled thousands of barrels of crude into seas off Australia, alarming environmentalists. PTTEP Australasia said it had missed its target for a relief well some 2.6 kilometres (1.6 miles) below the seabed for the third time this month, and would try again in the coming days. The leaking wellh ... more  
Henderson NV (SPX) Oct 19, 2009U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected the team of ACCIONA Solar Power and the Clark Energy Group to develop a large-scale solar energy project (the first phase, consisting of 5 sites that total 500 MW) at one of its most iconic installations: the Fort Irwin military complex, located in the Mojave Desert, California. The base is the U.S. Army's largest training ground and also houses ... more |
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London (AFP) Oct 19, 2009British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was to warn representatives of the world's biggest carbon polluters Monday of a climate catastrophe if they do not strike a deal at the Copenhagen summit. Brown was due to address the Major Economies Forum meeting in London with a message that they must find a way to "break the impasse" on getting a far-reaching agreement at the United Nations climate conf ... more  
Tehran (AFP) Oct 18, 2009Iran will enter Vienna talks with the major powers on Monday seeking a guaranteed supply of 20 percent enriched uranium and insisting it will make up any shortfall by domestic production, officials say. Iranian analysts say Tehran will also attempt to allay concerns over its nuclear programme, which Western governments suspect is cover for a drive for a bomb, something the Islamic republic ... more 
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 19, 2009A new system from an Italian company uses weather satellite data to estimate the potential of solar cell power plants and monitor their performance. The approach helps to give a faster return on investments in clean solar energy. Solar cells have been used for many years to power pocket calculators and, more recently, street signs, garden lighting and other small devices. But since ... more |
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