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  1. China Solar Projects Draw Interest From 50 Companies

    Explore Article BusinessWeek (Aug 12 2010) Fossil Fuel , Nuclear , Solar

    China Solar Projects Draw Interest From 50 Companies China’s effort to double its capacity to produce solar power has attracted project bids by 50 companies, ranging from nuclear plant operators to circuit-breaker makers, one of the participants said. The tender process has generated 135 offers to build and run solar plants in six provinces, including from China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Co., the nation’s second-biggest atomic plant builder, according to Qiu Zhanwei, vice-director of Beijing-based solar-module maker Astronergy, which also has bid. “A lot of companies are interested in getting involved in these projects as the government is keen to develop this sector and they want to get ...

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  2. Europe investing in solar and carbon capture

    Explore Article examiner.com (Aug 9 2010) Construction , Monitoring , Cap and Trade , Carbon Footprint , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear , Solar

    Europe investing in solar and carbon capture The European Union (EU) is investing in solar and carbon capture. The European Union (EU) plans to aggressively cut Greenhouse Gases with new technology. The EU is investing $50 billion Euros into research and development of solar and carbon capture at coal plants. The EU is comprised of 27 members. It already has a carbon limiting cap and trade program but it is viewed as too expensive by business. Some EU countries have a carbon tax also. Solar power is getting $23 billion Euros over the next decade in investment. Carbon capture is receiving $13 billion Euros over the same ...

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  3. U.K. to Cut Barriers to Nuclear Power, Minister Says (Update1)

    Explore Article BusinessWeek (Jun 16 2010) Nuclear

    U.K. to Cut Barriers to Nuclear Power, Minister Says (Update1) June 16 (Bloomberg) -- Nuclear power can play a key role in the U.K.’s future energy mix, Minister Charles Hendry told executives from Electricite de France SA, Centrica Plc and other utilities. While the new coalition government won’t subsidize the industry, it will remove regulatory barriers and encourage nuclear power by establishing a minimum price for carbon, the energy minister said at the Nuclear Industry Forum in London. Britain, needing 200 billion pounds ($300 billion) to renew aging power plants in the next two decades, will have to tap international investors for the first time, according to the Department of ...

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  4. DOE: Grid can tap more wind, solar

    Explore Article Technology News (May 21 2010) Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear , Solar , Wind

    DOE: Grid can tap more wind, solar Large amounts of solar and wind power could be added to the western U.S. power grid without significant spending if utilities make operational changes, the U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday. The DOE report, conducted by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) over a three-year period, focused on how the WestConnect power grid would respond if 35 percent of its electricity was generated by renewable sources. The results, researchers said, were surprising. "You need to make some significant changes to operational practice to accommodate wind and solar, but you don't need a whole lot of additional infrastructure to handle that," ...

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  5. Tuning the energy innovation engine at MIT

    Explore Article Technology News (Mar 8 2010) Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear , Solar , Wind

    Tuning the energy innovation engine at MIT "China speed," climate change, financing gaps, government policy, nuclear and natural gas, and, of course, science experiments. The MIT Energy Conference on Saturday had a little bit of everything, as entrepreneurs, business people, and academics tried to get their arms around big-picture energy challenges. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has become a hotbed for clean-energy innovation over the past four years, attracting students and faculty to the energy field, some of whom have spun out promising companies. At a showcase, local companies and researchers working in wind, solar, biofuels, storage, and efficiency displayed some of their ongoing work. But at ...

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  6. 6 Nuclear Power Startups To Watch

    Explore Article Earth2Tech (Feb 17 2010) Nuclear

    6 Nuclear Power Startups To Watch President Barack Obama’s $8.3 billion in loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants announced earlier this morning is aimed squarely at building more of the massive, gigawatt-sized reactors we’re all familiar with. Big nuclear is also the target for $36 billion in loan guarantees that the Obama Adminsitration has proposed for the Department of Energy’s 2011 budget. Still, that same budget request could represent opportunity for the handful of startups venturing into the world of nuclear power, if they can deliver on promises of small-scale, modular reactors, nuclear technologies that fuel themselves, or the long-awaited working model of a fusion ...

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  7. IBM Hopes To Trigger UK Nuclear Renaissance

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Feb 9 2010) Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear

    IBM Hopes To Trigger UK Nuclear Renaissance IBM says smart information systems could help improve the image of nuclear energy, but green groups claim such efforts are a dangerous distraction from renewables Smarter information management systems will be a crucial part of efforts to push the development of cheaper and safer nuclear power in the UK, according to IBM. The tech company released details of a survey this week which it claims reveals a more positive attitude to nuclear power in the UK, with consumers more amenable to the technology as a low-carbon alternative to existing fossil-fuel energy sources.

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  8. U.K. Lawmakers Call for Intervention in Carbon Market (Update1)

    Explore Article BusinessWeek (Feb 8 2010) Construction , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear

    U.K. Lawmakers Call for Intervention in Carbon Market (Update1) Europe needs stricter limits on greenhouse gases and the power to intervene in carbon markets as its cap-and-trade program fails to encourage investments in cleaner energy, U.K. lawmakers said today in a report. “It is imperative that there are mechanisms for reducing the EU cap,” the committee said. While the U.K. alone couldn’t change EU caps, the 16-member panel representing the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties said “the U.K. should be prepared to act “unilaterally” to curb its supply of permits and “demonstrate a continuing leadership role on tackling climate change.”

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  9. The World's Biggest Green Energy Projects

    Explore Article Forbes.com (Jan 29 2010) Geothermal , Nuclear , Solar , Wind

    The World's Biggest Green Energy Projects The U.S. government, desperate to add jobs to a feeble economy, is looking skyward for help: to the wind and the sun. "We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities," Obama said to applause during his State of the Union address Wednesday. Solar and wind power projects tend to appeal to politicians on both sides of the aisle. They are clean and domestic sources of power, and thanks to this government largesse, they are growing fast.

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  10. Securing a Small Nuclear Reactor – bury it in a missile silo or bunker

    Explore Article greenm3.com (Nov 17 2009) Nuclear

    Securing a Small Nuclear Reactor – bury it in a missile silo or bunker I was talking to an entrepreneur at Santa Fe Institute’s Business Networking event after a presentation by Stewart Brand on Nuclear Power. We discussed the idea of micro nuclear reactors, and he says it will not happen because of the security issues required for a small nuclear plant vs. a large one, and the danger of terrorist attacks. With all the talk of data center in bunkers and missile silos. How about burying a small nuclear reactor in a missile silo? Seems pretty secure. It is another way to recycle and re-use. Here is a dataecenterknowledge post from 2007 where ...

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  11. UK: At least six new nuclear plants needed for move to low-carbon economy – Cbi

    Explore Article climatechange.cbi.org.uk (Oct 20 2009) Emissions , Nuclear

    UK: At least six new nuclear plants needed for move to low-carbon economy – Cbi The CBI is warning that unless at least six new nuclear plants are built by 2030 the UK risks missing its climate change targets and undermining energy security. According to the CBI, 16GW of new nuclear will need to be built to shift the UKs energy system to a low-carbon model. That equates to ...

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  12. At least six new nuclear plants needed for move to low-carbon economy – Cbi

    Explore Article climatechange.cbi.org.uk (Oct 20 2009) Emissions , Nuclear

    The CBI is warning that unless at least six new nuclear plants are built by 2030 the UK risks missing its climate change targets and undermining energy security. According to the CBI, 16GW of new nuclear will need to be built to shift the UKs energy system to a low-carbon model. That equates to ...

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  13. With 20% Target, Senate Climate Bill Draft Tougher on Emissions

    Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Sep 30 2009) Cap and Trade , Emissions , Nuclear , Solar

    With 20% Target, Senate Climate Bill Draft Tougher on Emissions Forthcoming climate legislation in the Senate may outdo the House effort, which called for 17 percent emission cuts from 2005 levels by 2020 and 80 percent cuts by 2050. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which is expected to release its version of legislation Sept. 30, will call for 20 percent cuts by 2020 and [...]

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  14. Former Nuclear Bunker Becomes Green Data Center

    Explore Article greenercomputing.com (Sep 15 2009) Nuclear , Cloud Computing

    Former Nuclear Bunker Becomes Green Data Center A nuclear bunker in Stockholm has been transformed into a data storage center [and designed by Albert France-Lanord Architects], which boasts a range of green credentials. The Pionen White Mountains bunker is 30m (98 feet) beneath the ground, and Sweden's northern climate means that it can be cooled naturally for up to ten months of the year, leading to siginificant cuts in costs and CO2 emissions. Data centers account for around a quarter of the world's emissions from the IT and communications sector. The environmental benefits coupled with low electricity prices, stable political situation and no history of disruptive natural ...

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  15. uk could face blackout by 2016

    Explore Article BBC NEWS (Sep 14 2009) Power and Cooling , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear

    uk could face blackout by 2016 The government's new energy adviser says the UK could face blackouts by 2016 because green energy is not coming on stream fast enough. Ministers have previously denied that the UK is heading for an energy gap. But David MacKay, who takes up his post at the Department of Energy on 1 October, says that the public keep objecting to energy projects. This, he says, is creating a huge problem, which could turn out the lights. Professor MacKay is a researcher at Cambridge University. His recent book, Sustainable Energy - Without The Hot Air, won applause for its examination of current ...

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