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Majority of local people in favour of cleaner coal at Kingsnorth

Tags: wind power, wave power, renewable, powergen, green energy uk, gas, energy, electricity, climate change, carbon, Tagged: 04 September 2008
An Ipsos MORI survey organised by energy company E.ON has shown that a majority of people who live near the Kingsnorth site are in favour of a new cleaner coal-fired power station at the site. The survey showed that 57% of the local population were in favour of E.ON's plans for...

China Recycling Wins 7-MW Waste-to-Energy Project

Tags: gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 11 October 2008
China Recycling Energy Corp. (CREG) announced that it has won a contract to recycle waste gas and waste heat into electricity for China Zhonggang Binhai Enterprise Ltd. at a facility in Cangzhou City, China.

Santa Clara University Purchases Over 11 Million Kilowatt-Hours of Clean Renewable Energy

Tags: wind power, renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Santa Clara University’s electricity just got a little greener. The University’s purchase of 11,256 megawatt hours of renewable energy, equal to the annual output of three and a half large-scale wind turbines, represents over one third of the University’s annual electricity use....

Five Cleantech Senate Candidates to Watch

Tags: renewable, energy, climate change, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Will 2008 be known as the "energy/cleantech election?" Will the American public side with a "Drill Now" approach, or will the public embrace commitments to new alternative and renewable energy technologies? The better question is, "Will the election bring the kinds of changes to...

West Haven Commits to Clean Energy

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Rocky Hill, Conn., September 23, 2008 – The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced that the city of West Haven, Conn., has joined the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program by committing to purchase at least 20% of its electricity for municipal facilitie...

Localisation on Environmental Business and Supply Base in India. Dr Rajendra Pachauri - Patron

Tags: energy, climate change, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Register now: special rates untill 31 October 2008 for participation at The Second International Scientific and Business Congress on Protecting the Climate – A World Joint Strategy under the theme "Localisation on Environmental Business and Supply Base in India" Dr Ra...

The Brooklyn Energy Project

Tags: energy, climate change, Tagged: 11 October 2008
The Brooklyn Energy Project is intended to provide constructive alternatives that offer hope of preventing the looming Global Warming apocalypse. The Manhattan Project was the incubator for nuclear weapons – this is a path to what might be called The Brooklyn Energy Project, t...

Half of Global Electricity To Come From Renewables IEA Says

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Nearly 50% of global electricity supplies must come from renewable energy sources in order to cut CO2 emissions in half by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in its latest study, “Deploying Renewables: Principles for Effective Policies.”

Town of Haddam Commits to Clean Energy

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Rocky Hill, Conn., October 2, 2008 – The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced that the town of Haddam, Conn., has joined the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program by committing to purchase at least 20% of its electricity for municipal facilities from clean,...

Colorado Renewable Energy Profile, Part One

Tags: renewable, energy, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Colorado is blessed with an abundance of largely untapped renewable resources, a fact that has become more widely and greatly appreciated in light of high fossil fuel prices and a range of socioeconomic and environmental challenges that are only growing in intensity.

The Second International Scientific and Business Congress on Protecting the Climate - A World Joint Strategy under the theme "Localisation on Environmental Business and Supply Base in India"

Tags: renewable, energy, climate change, Tagged: 11 October 2008
"We are happy to support the cooperation with the EuroAkadem-Academy for European Management in holding the 2nd Congress. We strongly support the contribution that the Congress will generate toward making renewable energy an even more essential component in the fight against clim...

Revolutionary Energy Breakthroughs Can Kick-Start Economic Recovery!

Tags: energy, Tagged: 11 October 2008
The U.S. economy has entered a recession. It appears to some as the first stage of a major depression. The band-aids and the massive bailout by the White House and Congress may prove to have insufficient effect. A major contributor to the downturn is the high price of oil and oth...

E.ON helps to paint the town red in Workington with 5-a-side football tournament

Tags: wind power, wave power, renewable, powergen, green energy uk, gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 04 September 2008
E.ON will be celebrating Workington's ‘Paint the Town Red' day on Saturday (AUG 30) by holding a five-a-side football tournament in conjunction with the West Cumbria Police Safety Department. The tournament will be for under-10s and up to under-14s boys' and girls' teams, and w...

E.ON replacing Blyth offshore wind farm power cable

Tags: wind power, wave power, renewable, powergen, green energy uk, gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 04 September 2008
E.ON, one of the country's leading green generators, is on the verge of completing the installation of an armoured power cable that will get the UK's first offshore wind farm producing power again. Blyth offshore wind farm has been out of action from some time after the underse...

E.ON launches Auchencorth wind farm appeal

Tags: wind power, wave power, renewable, green energy uk, gas, energy, electricity, climate change, Tagged: 04 September 2008
E.ON has announced that it is appealing against the refusal of Midlothian Council to grant planning permission for a wind farm of up to 45MW at Auchencorth Moss. The initial planning application for the construction of 18 wind turbines on the site south of Penicuik was...

Where's The Outrage?

Tags: solar power, energy, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Solar energy is being manipulated as part of the partisan bickering in Congress. The Senate has passed one version of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) extension with an overwhelming bi-partisan, majority. However, the House leadership will not even let the bill come to a vote. Th...

3Degrees Provides Solar Energy Certificates to California Academy of Sciences

Tags: solar power, renewable, energy, Tagged: 11 October 2008
3Degrees announced today that it has been selected by the newly opened California Academy of Sciences to provide 1,350 megawatt-hours (MWh) of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) sourced from California Solar projects. This is one component of the Academy's broad ranging sustain...

Critical Connection: Leaders Focus on Hydrogen and Renewables at NHA Fall Forum

Tags: energy, Tagged: 11 October 2008
A distinguished group of energy leaders convened in Golden, CO last week at the NHA Fall Forum to address a critical connection between two clean energy industries: hydrogen and renewables. The link is mutual: the hydrogen industry needs more renewables to produce hydrogen; an...

E.ON announces plans to build one of UK’s largest biomass power stations at Port of Bristol

Tags: wind power, wave power, renewable, green energy uk, gas, energy, electricity, carbon, Tagged: 04 September 2008
E.ON, one of the country's leading green generators, has today (TUES) announced plans to invest around £300m in a biomass power station at the Port of Bristol. At 150MW, the proposed Portbury Dock Renewable Energy Plant would generate enough power for more than 200,000 homes by...

E.ON helps Cumbrian primary school go green

Tags: wind power, renewable, powergen, green energy uk, gas, energy saving, energy, electricity, carbon, Tagged: 04 September 2008
Energy company E.ON has given a £5,700 grant under its SOURCE community initiative towards the cost of installing an air source heat pump at Stoneraise Community Primary School in Durdar, Carlisle. The cash will be used to help the school pay for an air source heat pump (ASHP)...

E.ON helps Hertfordshire conservation charity harness the power of water

Tags: wind power, renewable, powergen, green energy uk, gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 04 September 2008
Leading energy company E.ON has given a £30,000 grant under its SOURCE community initiative towards the cost of installing a water turbine which generates electricity at the Apsley Paper Trail in Hemel Hempstead. The Apsley Paper Trail is an education and conservation charity w...

E.ON announces price rise for residential customers

Tags: gas, energy saving, energy, electricity, companies, carbon, british gas, Tagged: 04 September 2008
Electricity prices to rise by 16%, gas prices by 26% Over a quarter of customers unaffected Spend to assist most vulnerable customers doubled Prepayment meter customers to pay same price as E.ON standard prices E.ON has today (THURSDAY) become the latest energy supplier to r...

Why Switch Gas and Electricity Suppliers?

Tags: switch gas, switch, renewable, gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 17 September 2008
Switching energy suppliers through Switchwise.com is very simple and hassle-free. Doing a gas and electricity price comparison and completing the online application form take just a few minutes. If you have recent energy bills to hand that will assist you in finding the mo...

E.ON completes acquisision of ABB's highways lighting business

Tags: wind power, renewable, powergen, green energy uk, gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 04 September 2008
E.ON, one of the UK's leading power and gas companies, has today announced it has completed the acquisition of ABB's highways lighting business, including ABB's interests in the Lighting for Staffordshire Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project¹. The acquisition will be integra...

Switch with confidence

Tags: switch gas, switch, gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 04 September 2008
Independent and impartial advice We show you all gas and electricity suppliers and tariffs available, regardless of whether they pay us commission. If however, there is an energy supplier that you want to switch to and we can help you, we make the gas and electricity swit...

How to Switch Suppliers

Tags: switch gas, switch, gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 01 September 2008
1. First, carry out a price comparison to see how your existing tariff compares. Use the SwitchWise.com Comparison Service by entering your postcode, existing gas and electricity suppliers, and amounts paid, to obtain a complete list of prices available in your region. ...

E.ON invites locals for a bat-tastic night time walk at Ironbridge Power Station

Tags: powergen, gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 04 September 2008
What goes bump in the night? Well if you're a visitor at Buildwas Abbey this Tuesday evening it could very well be a bat, thanks to E.ON's Ironbridge Power Station and its annual look at the Buildwas bat colony. Buildwas Abbey has been home to the bat, the only true flying mamm...

Ofgem to publish energy findings

Tags: ofgem, gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Energy regulator Ofgem is to publish the findings of a major inquiry into gas and electricity prices.

Blueprint on green power unveiled

Tags: renewable, energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
The first minister sets out plan on greater use of renewable energy to meet climate change targets.

Wave Energy To Power Portugal

Tags: wave power, energy, electricity, Tagged: 25 September 2008
The launch of the Agucadoura project, one of the first commercial wave power farms has taken place in Povoa do Varzim, Portugal. The first phase project will initially generate 2.25 megawatts (MW) of electricity using three Pelamis Wave Energy Converters (PWEC), which are a semi-...

Suzlon Commits US $5B to Renewable Energy

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Suzlon Green Power Ltd. announced a commitment to bring 3,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity to nearly 10 million people with the development of US $5 billion in renewable energy assets over five years, primarily in India and China.

E.ON volunteers go back to school in Derbyshire

Tags: gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 04 September 2008
A group of 80 volunteers from E.ON's Business Services Finance team recently got their hands dirty when they spent a week transforming the school grounds at Christ the King Catholic Primary School in Alfreton. Up to 18 volunteers were on site each day during the week-long team...

E.ON volunteers help to encourage Coventry kids to go to school

Tags: gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 04 September 2008
A group of 12 eager staff from E.ON's Coventry headquarters have helped to increase student attendance and punctuality at Limbrick Wood Primary School in Tile Hill. The team decided to help out at the request of the school's Head Teacher by creating an ‘attendance tree', which...

E.ON volunteers get their green thumbs out to help Retford school

Tags: renewable, gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 04 September 2008
A group of nine volunteers from E.ON's Killingholme and Cottam power stations recently got their hands dirty when they spent two days transforming the school grounds at Ordsall Primary School in Retford. The green-fingered engineers got stuck into a variety of activities includ...

Worcester 22-5 London Irish

Tags: energy, edf energy, companies, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Miles Benjamin scores twice as Worcester start their EDF Energy Cup campaign with victory over Premiership rivals London Irish.

Saracens 17-26 Scarlets

Tags: energy, edf energy, companies, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Saracens continue England's losing run in the opening round of the EDF Energy Cup as they go down to the Scarlets.

Energy bills are 'unfair to some'

Tags: ofgem, energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Energy regulator Ofgem tells power firms to deliver the benefits of competition to all consumers.

Europe follows fusion twin track

Tags: energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
An alternative fusion project is initiated in Europe that would seek abundant clean energy using a colossal laser.

Wind turbine plans go on display

Tags: wind power, energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Plans go on public display for two wind turbines which could become part of an energy centre in Staffordshire.

EDF set to buy British Energy

Tags: energy, companies, Tagged: 27 September 2008
French energy firm EDF is due to announce a £12.4bn deal to buy UK nuclear power plant operator British Energy.

New green energy facility

Tags: renewable, green energy uk, gas, energy, Tagged: 10 September 2008
A new facility in Eastern Creek will turn gas from household waste into enough energy to power 5000 homes all year round. The Eastern Creek ...

Pickens Plan for Wind Energy Gets PR Push

Tags: wind power, energy, Tagged: 10 September 2008
Pickens’ company, Mesa Power, is in for $2 billion towards building the world’s largest wind farm in Pampa, Texas. The total cost ...

Canadian Business Online: OEB Issues 2008 Electricity Distribution Rate Order for Brantford Power Inc.

Tags: energy, electricity, Tagged: 30 August 2008
Today the Ontario Energy Board (the Board) issued a Rate Order for a Decision on a 2008 electricity distribution rate application for Brantford ...

What the energy market probe means for you

Tags: energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
What does the report from the regulator into the state of the energy market mean for you?

Clark made shadow energy minister

Tags: energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Tory leader David Cameron appoints Greg Clark as shadow energy and climate secretary, in a Conservative reshuffle.

Oil firm climbs down over claims

Tags: energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
An energy giant climbs down over excluding victims of an oil depot blast because they were outside the perimeter.

NHS faces 80% energy costs rise

Tags: swalec, energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
A health board in south west Scotland faces a £500,000 rise in energy bills over the next six months.

Oil contract scandal shakes Peru

Tags: energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Peru's energy minister resigns amid a scandal allegedly involving bribes in return for oil concessions.

EDF agrees to buy British Energy

Tags: energy, companies, Tagged: 27 September 2008
French energy firm EDF plans to build four new UK nuclear reactors after agreeing to buy British Energy in a £12.5bn deal.

Konarka Obtains License for Polycarbazoles

Tags: energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Konarka Technologies Inc., the developer of Power Plastic, a material that converts light to energy, announced that it has obtained an exclusive license for a new family of photoactive polymers called polycarbazoles (PCZ). These polymers could help the company achieve higher conv...

Austin Energy Launches Smart Grid Deployments

Tags: energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Texas utility Austin Energy is initiating the first phase of its smart grid deployment using GE Energy's smart grid software. The project is one of the first of its kind in the nation. The software will improve Austin Energy's ability to prevent outages and quickly restore power...

East Hampton Commits to Clean Energy

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Rocky Hill, Conn., September 24, 2008 – The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced that the town of East Hampton, Conn., has joined the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program by committing to purchase at least 20% of its electricity for municipal facilit...

AREVA & Duke Energy Develop Biomass Plants

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 25 September 2008
AREVA and Duke Energy announced the formation of ADAGE, a joint venture that will be dedicated to the development of green biopower energy solutions for U.S. electricity customers. ADAGE will facilitate the development of biopower plants that will use wood waste to produce electr...

Regional Report / 3M Co. plans to open renewable energy division

Tags: solar power, renewable, energy, Tagged: 10 September 2008
3M Co. plans to open a renewable energy division in October to sell products for solar panels and other alternative energy sources. The company has ...

Dems eye deal on drilling, alternative energy

Tags: energy, Tagged: 10 September 2008
WASHINGTON - With public opinion shifting toward offshore drilling, Democrats are looking to defuse the volatile election issue by allowing oil companies for the first time ...

Duke Energy is expanding use, sales of wind energy

Tags: wind power, energy, Tagged: 10 September 2008
Duke Energy is expanding use, sales of wind energy Published: Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 12:06 a.m. MDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy ...

Isle of Man based renewable energy group's 1.1m profit

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 10 September 2008
A RENEWABLE energy group run by the former chief executive of the Manx Electricity Authority has posted profits of 1.1million. Mike Proffitt is in ...

August demolition date set for Tinsley cooling towers

Tags: renewable, energy, Tagged: 04 September 2008
E.ON has today announced it will bring down the redundant Tinsley cooling towers this August Bank Holiday weekend. The 250ft towers will be demolished in a controlled explosion in the early hours of Sunday 24th August. Because of the need to close the M1 motorway, the timings...

Would you like to ‘push the button’ to bring down the Tinsley Towers?

Tags: renewable, energy, Tagged: 04 September 2008
The Tinsley Towers will be brought down in the early hours of Sunday 24th August, and one lucky person can win the chance to make history by starting the countdown to demolition on the night. The 250ft towers which currently stand close to the M1 viaduct will be demolished in a...

In quotes: Energy reaction

Tags: energy saving, energy, Tagged: 27 September 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has struck a £910m energy saving and poverty relief package with the energy giants. Here is what the key players make of it.

Rutgers University Breaks Ground on 1.4-MW Solar System

Tags: solar power, energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Officials from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, joined commissioners from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to break ground on the construction of a seven-acre solar energy facility, one of the largest systems on a single campus in the United States.

US Senate Passes Renewable Energy Tax Credits, House Could Pass Bill This Week

Tags: renewable, energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
The United States Senate on Tuesday voted by an overwhelming majority to extend the Production (PTC) and Investment Tax Credits (ITC). The tax measure was passed by a vote of 93-2. Now it goes back to the U.S. House of Representatives where it could be approved later this week.

Bella Energy installs large 100 kilowatt solar system

Tags: solar power, renewable, energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2008 Boulder, CO 2008 -A Bella Energy 100 kilowatt solar system onKent Denver School provides clean renewable energy while teaching students about environmental stewardship.

SolCool One, LLC Launches Global Distribution of SeaPure Filtration Systems

Tags: energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
SolCool One, LLC launched its internet promotion of the SeaPure line of oily water separators manufactured by EMCO, Inc. of El Dorado, Kansas. "SeaPure systems are an excellent fit with our other energy efficient hardware and does a remarkable job mitigating a serious water poll...

Nubanusit Neighborhood Labeled LEED Platinum

Tags: renewable, energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm, New Hampshire's first green residential development, has been awarded LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for a single-family home in its neighborhood. This is the first single-family home in the state to receive Platinu...

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