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Archive | August, 2012

Tags: Aquamarine Power, EMEC, marine energy, Nicola Sturgeon, Orkey, Saltire Prize, Scotland, sumit bose, tidal, wave

Saltire prize boosts marine energy

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Vicky Ellis

ELN Editor Sumit Bose takes to the Orkney islands to find out why the Scottish Government hopes the public-funded £10million Saltire Prize will boost the country's marine energy, along the way speaking with Scotland's Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. He hears from... Read More

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Tags: CHP, energy efficiency, Industry, Obama, united states

Obama order backs industrial energy efficiency

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Lynnie Farrant

US President Barack Obama yesterday signed an executive order to help investment in industrial energy efficiency, including combined heat and power systems (CHP), across US businesses. The order also sets out a new national objective of 40 gigawatts of new combined... Read More

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Tags: electric cars, FIA, Jean Todt, motorsport, Rio de Janeiro

Green cars get their own Formula E

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Lynnie Farrant

Green cars are set to get the Formula One treatment with their own hot competition – the Formula E. That’s after motor racing’s world governing body the FIA recently gave the green light to a new motor racing series for electric... Read More

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Tags: Dr Alix Thom, employment, gas, jobs, men, oil, oil & gas uk, Vicky Ellis, women, workers

More young people working in oil and gas

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Vicky Ellis

Fears the oil and gas sector is failing to attract young workers will be set at ease as new figures show at least twice as many ‘twentysomethings’ work in offshore oil and gas than 60-65 year-olds. Trade body Oil & Gas... Read More

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Tags: colloidal quantum dots, Ethan Klem, photovoltaic, Priyanka Shrestha, PV, Research Triangle Institute, RTI, semiconductors, solar

New solar technology cut costs by 75%

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Priyanka Shrestha

A new solar technology developed in the US could cut solar costs by as much as 75%. Scientists at the Research Triangle Park (RTI) say they can make solar energy more affordable and help “speed-up” the market. The solar cells are made... Read More

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Tags: air pollution, carbon emissions, fuel usage, Natural Balance, Priyanka Shrestha, Rwanda, Sarah Collins, social enterprise, South Africa, Wonderbag

Heat retention cooker cuts fuel usage

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Priyanka Shrestha

A new cooker that cuts the use of fuel has been launched in Africa. Natural Balance claims the ‘Wonderbag’ can prevent the emission of half a ton of carbon every year, equivalent to more than 45,000 EU households emitting carbon annually. After... Read More

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Tags: coal, DECC, gas, hydro, imported energy, nuclear energy, oil, UKCS, wind

Energy made in the UK drops

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Vicky Ellis

Production of virtually all forms of energy except for wind and hydro fell in the UK between April and June 2012 compared to the year before. Oil and gas production stood at 31.5 million tonnes of oil equivalent for the second... Read More

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Tags: coal, fossil fuels, gas, GlobalData, Iran, Nuclear Power, oil, Priyanka Shrestha, Renewable energy

Iran must increase its renewable energy generation

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Priyanka Shrestha

Iran needs to step-up its energy generation from renewable sources and nuclear to cut its reliance on fossil fuels. GlobalData made the comment in its latest report, which shows that 90% of the 264,625GWh of electricity generated last year came from... Read More

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Tags: carbon, Chris Heaton-Harris, CO2, David Cameron, emissions, GL Garrad Hassan, grid, IPPR, MPs, Reg Platt, wind power

Wind power “is not inefficient” gusts new report

Posted on 31 August 2012 by Vicky Ellis

A think-tank has blasted claims wind power is inefficient or unreliable as “untrue”. The left-leaning Independent Public Policy Research centre (IPPR) sets out research which suggests wind power is an effective way of cutting carbon emissions. The IPPR report counters the idea... Read More

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Tags: Arctic, Gazprom, Greenpeace protest, oil rig, Pechora sea, Prirazlomnaya platform, Russia

Greenpeace ends action at Gazprom Arctic rig

Posted on 30 August 2012 by Lynnie Farrant

Greenpeace has finally ended its five-day protest at an Arctic oil rig. The campaign group had been trying to stop Gazprom from starting to drill for oil in the Pechora Sea off the north west Russian coast. On the last day of the protest... Read More

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