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17 January 2013
The Japanese government has announced plans to construct a 1GW offshore wind farm, which could be the world’s largest.
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17 January 2013
The US Department of Energy is set to back track on new efficiency standards for gas furnaces, following pressure from gas advocates.
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17 January 2013
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has launched a new Venture Capital Action Plan to improve access to venture capital financing, including a C$400m commitment to help increase private sector investments in early stage risk capital.
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15 January 2013
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change has awarded £46m to 132 project to help reduce fuel poverty, boost energy efficiency and encourage consumers to switch supplier.
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15 January 2013
China is set to join the International Renewable Energy Agency, a key milestone in efforts to double the clean power share by 2030.
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14 January 2013
The UK’s method of deciding who should own the transmission lines that connect offshore wind installations to the country’s grid has been heavily criticised in a new report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
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14 January 2013
The UK government has been criticised for claiming to be putting aside up to £1bn for the development of carbon capture and storage while actually setting aside just £200m in the current parliament.
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11 January 2013
Canada’s most populous province Ontario is set to close down its last two coal-fired power plants by the end of 2013.
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11 January 2013
Japan is to set up a JPY1bn ($11.2m) clean power fund as it seeks investment from the private sector into its green infrastructure build-out.
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10 January 2013
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has unveiled plans to launch a $1bn ‘Green Bank’.
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10 January 2013
The Chinese government has doubled its target for photovoltaic deployment, with plans to have 10GW of arrays operating by 2015.
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10 January 2013
A lack of rainfall in Brazil is reducing water reserves in the country’s hydro electric dams and leading to fears of electricity shortages and the possibility of rationing.
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8 January 2013
The European Investment Bank has labelled clean energy as one of its priority target areas as it receives approval from all 27 European Union member states for a €10bn capital increase.
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7 January 2013
Solar power in France has received further support from its government today, with production capacity targets doubled and more financial support promised to kick-start the more rapid deployment of small-scale photovoltaic (PV) farms.
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7 January 2013
India’s Kerala State Electricity Board has unveiled plans to encourage domestic off-grid solar installations.
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4 January 2013
UK Conservative Planning Minister Nick Boles has written to Energy Minister John Hayes, warning that locals opposed to wind farms should not be ignored.
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4 January 2013
The Gulf States are set to give $300m to Jordan for it to boost its wind and solar power assets in an effort to meet its power challenges.
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3 January 2013
Scottish National Party (SNP) MP Mike Weir has backed a UK Energy and Climate Change report, which warned of a future utility bill increases over the next decade of £600 a year, if the country continues to concentrate on gas resources instead of renewable energy.
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2 January 2013
German 2012 solar installations in the first 11 months of 2012 were more than double what the government targets for the year.
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2 January 2013
The US Congress has approved an extension of tax credits for wind power in the final passage of a Bill to avert the ‘fiscal cliff’.
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