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Google shuts down renewable energy programme
Google has pulled the plug on a dedicated programme to drive down the cost of renewable energy as it looks to consolidate its various low carbon projects.
The internet giant kicked off its Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal (RE < C) initiative four years ago with a pledge to invest in cutting-edge technologies capable of delivering low cost renewables.
However, the company officially closed the project yesterday along with several other IT services.
"We`re in the process of shutting a number of products which haven`t had the impact we`d hoped for, integrating others as ... |
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Solar subsidy cuts damage UK`s attractiveness to clean energy investors
The cut in subsidies to the UK`s solar sector has seen the country fall one place in an international ranking of the most attractive nations for renewable energy investment.
Ernst &Young`s latest Country Attractiveness Indices report, which assesses performance in the wind, solar and other sectors – including biomass – sees the UK drop to sixth in the overall rankings of 40 nations.
The UK remains fourth in the wind index but it markedly plunged ... |
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The ADBA National Conference 2011
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GE touts hybrid gas, solar and wind power plant as answer to energy crisis
General Electric is pinning its hopes on a new hybrid gas and solar energy generator to help drive down the high cost of solar thermal energy and reduce ...
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ConocoPhillips, Enviva LP Partner to Develop Torrefied Wood Pellet Business
Enviva LP ("Enviva"), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, ...
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EPA and U.S. department of energy to develop renewable energy on previously contaminated sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are evaluating the feasibility ...
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UK reaching a `tipping point` for biomass
UK biomass is at a "tipping point" and set to rival wind and solar power over the coming years if the trend of banks gradually loosening their purse strings ...
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South Korea announces £20bn green energy plan
South Korea plans to plough 35.5 trillion won (£20bn) into renewable energy, nuclear power and emission reduction projects in a co-ordinated bid ...
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Wind Power - Global Market Size, Turbine Market Share, Installation Prices, Regulations and Investment Analysis to 2020
“Wind Power - Global Market Size, Turbine Market Share, Installation Prices, Regulations and Investment Analysis to 2020” is the latest report ...
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Solar protesters lobby MPs to oppose feed in tariff cuts
Around 500 people yesterday protested and lobbied their MPs in Parliament to vote against government plans to slash feed-in tariffs for solar power with ...
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EPA and U.S. Department of Energy to develop renewable energy on the price`s Pit Landfill
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are evaluating the feasibility ...
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