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Scottish farmers receive £2.4m renewable energy boost
Scottish farmers have been granted access to a new £2.4m government fund to help reduce the risks of planning renewable energy projects, such as installing small scale wind turbines or anaerobic digestion systems.
Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead yesterday confirmed the government has set aside £2.4m from April 2011-12, for farmers and other land managers to help cover the financial risks associated with the pre-planning stage of renewable energy projects, during which investments have to be made with no guarantees some projects will secure planning permission.
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Global Ethanol Production to Reach 88.7 Billion Litres in 2011
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) in cooperation with F.O. Licht released its global annual ethanol production forecast today. The GRFA forecasts ethanol production to hit 88.7 billion litres in 2011 replacing the need for one million barrels of crude oil per day worldwide. This highlights the growing impact that ethanol production is having on reducing the world`s reliance on crude oil.
The GRFA predicts a growth of over 3 per cent in global production in 2011, up from 85.8 billion litres in 2010. Global production has now surpassed 550 million barrels of ethanol per year according ... |
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Energy Recovery Inc
Energy Recovery Inc (NASDAQ:ERII) designs and develops an innovative technology that drastically reduces energy consumption in the process of producing clean water. Energy Recovery’s PX Pressure Exchanger™ (PX™) devices recover energy from the high pressure reject stream of seawater reverse osmosis systems at up to 98% efficiency. The company recently acquired Pump Engineering, a leading provider of Turbocharger hydraulic turbine energy recovery devices and pumps for desalination, gas and liquid processing applications.
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- Qantas inks solazyme algae-based biofuel deal
Australian airline Qantas has signed a deal to investigate the use of the algae-based aviation fuel developed by US company Solazyme.
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- U.S. Leads Global Biofuels Production Capacity
The U.S. concluded 2010 as the top renewable ethanol producing country, according to the Global Biofuels Outlook to 2020, recently released from Hart ...
- President`s energy budget invests in innovation, clean energy, and national security priorities
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today detailed President Barack Obama`s $29.5 billion Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the Department of Energy, ...
- Mining by-products reduce Algal Blooms
A joint research project conducted by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Western Australian Department ...
- Quietrevolution moves up a gear with £5m project finance
QuietRevolution has secured £5m in project finance to fund expansion efforts designed to double the number of its innovative vertical-axis wind ...
- Feed-in tariff review triggers solar farm sprint
Solar farm developers are rushing to secure financing, order components, and connect projects to the grid before July, when the industry is expecting ...
- Shell and cosan tout creation of biofuel powerhouse
Energy giant Shell and Brazilian sugar producer Cosan have revealed fresh details about their planned $12bn (£7.4bn) biofuel joint venture, confirming ...
- Ukraine Going Green: New Wind Power Plant to Start Operating This Month
Ukraine is making a firm step towards the green energy future.
This week one of the country's regional governors launched ...
- Solar Semiconductor, Inc Selected to Showcase Technology at 2011 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
Solar Semiconductor, Inc is excited to announce its selection for the prestigious Technology Showcase at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, co-hosted ...
- Offshore Wind China 2011
As the largest event for offshore in Asia, and the second in the world,
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