Posts Tagged ‘policy’
1 May 2013
Up to one third of Scotland may be deemed off-limits to would-be wind developers under proposed reforms to planning rules.
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26 April 2013
REpower, the German wind turbine arm of Indian group Suzlon, will cut 750 staff as it aims to streamline operations to cut costs by €100m.
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25 April 2013
The development of solar farms on agricultural land provides stability for farmers whilst also improving the amount of clean energy flowing into the UK grid, says Lightsource Renewable Energy.
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23 April 2013
The vast majority of Indian states have failed to meet their renewable energy targets, according to a Greenpeace report, that shows six failed to even make a start in the sector, partly due to a lack of support from ‘superficial’ government policy.
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23 April 2013
The US Department of Energy is investing $18m into four pilot-scale biorefineries that will test renewable biofuels as a domestic alternative to power military cars, trucks, and planes.
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19 April 2013
The US ethanol lobby has asked Washington to put the brakes on government biofuel targets in an acknowledgement of a widening gap between policy goals and reality at petrol stations.
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19 April 2013
UK ministers have awarded a 20-year contract worth up to £500m to a renewable energy company Air Products, which was previously represented by a lobbyist who was working as an adviser to the energy department at the time.
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2 April 2013
An industry-group has launched in the UK to battle the government’s low carbon energy stance which it sees as pushing up consumer bills.
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21 March 2013
There is an immense opportunity for African countries to greatly stimulate their economies if they increase their use of renewable energy sources, according to a new major report.
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19 March 2013
REpower confirmed to NewNet that it has begun trimming down its business as the first of 400 job contracts at its PowerBlades unit expire.
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11 March 2013
Ceramic Fuel Cells, a developer of gas to electricity generators, has been told by the state of North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, that it will receive a subsidy of between 45 per cent and 65 per cent on each of its BlueGEN generators sold.
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11 March 2013
Brazil’s ethanol industry is set to cut taxes this month as the government intends to throw a lifeline to the biofuel’s struggling producers and curb inflation.
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8 March 2013
Institutional investor ability to gain exposure to renewable energy investments is limited by policy and investment practices, according to a new report.
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1 March 2013
A stable regulatory framework is at last sparking investor interest in the UK’s solar sector with TGC Renewables telling NewNet that it is ‘constantly’ being approached by investors.
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20 February 2013
The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association has joined a group of 35 companies, industry bodies and NGOs in calling upon UK MPs to support a decarbonisation target for 2030 in the Energy Bill.
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20 February 2013
A group of UK corporates including Cisco, consumer goods maker PZ Cussions and utility SSE have called on the government to commit itself to a carbon-free power base by 2030.
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7 February 2013
The US has launched a trade complaint over India’s solar energy policy, saying local content requirements are inconsistent with global trade rules.
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21 January 2013
US President Barack Obama has used his second term inauguration speech to reiterate his commitment to fighting climate change saying the US ‘will respond’ to its threat.
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21 January 2013
US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, who will soon be stepping down, has designated 192,100 acres of public land across Arizona as potentially suitable for utility-scale solar and wind energy development.
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14 January 2013
The UK government’s flagship energy efficiency drive, the Green Deal scheme, has been officially launched in a £125m initiative.
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