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Solar panels installed on 222 Dubai buildings
Solar panel (source: SHUTTERSTOCK)
<p>Hundreds of building owners have installed panels on rooftops under utility provider DEWA&rsquo;s initiative.</p> <p>More than 200 building owners in Dubai have installed rooftop solar panels under a pioneering initiative by the emirate&rsquo;s utility ...
Filed under: Energy resources
World’s largest floating wind farm set for construction off Scottish coast
The Independent   16 May 2016   UK   Scotland  
The project will begin later this year, with turbines erected in 2017 and the first power generated at the end of next year Alan O Neill - Statoil ASA
<p>Construction on the world&rsquo;s largest floating wind farm is set to begin this year off the coast of Scotland after developers were granted a lease on Monday.<br />Five turbines will operate in waters around 12 to 18 miles off the coast of Peterhead, ...
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EU boasts of strides in renewable energy
UPI   10 February 2016   Europe   Europe  
European data show about a third of all member states have met their goals for renewable energy usage early. New benchmark said for years following 2020. File photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
<p>The European Union said it nearly doubled its share of renewable energy from a 2004 benchmark and was close to meeting its target obligations for 2020.</p> <p>Eurostat, the European statistics office, said data from 2014, the last full year for which it ...
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Sheltered from biggest risks, green fuel to ride out oil crash
Reuters   08 February 2016   World   World  
Workers walk past solar panels and wind turbines (rear) at a newly-built power plant in Hami, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, September 17, 2015. REUTERS/STRINGER
<p>Green power is cheap enough to compete with fossil fuels and will buck the trend of falling investment in oil and gas as it can offer long-term returns sheltered from political risk, investors and industry analysts say.</p> <p>Oil prices have dropped by ...
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Developer of $20 million Australian-first solar thermal pilot plant predicts sunny future under Turnbull
An aerial photograph of the 3,500 mirrors of the $20 million pilot solar thermal plant on a farming property near Forbes, NSW. / Supplied: Vast Solar
<p>After hours of steady rain, there is not a ray of sunshine in sight and the mud is thick on the ground at the $20 million Jemalong pilot solar thermal plant near Forbes in central west New South Wales.</p> <p>But in a way, the fact it is overcast helps ...
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Bank Of America Backs Away From Funding Coal Mining
Huffingtonpost Post   06 May 2015   USA  
Bank of America announced on Wednesday that it is backing away from its investments in coal mining operations. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) | Mark Lennihan/AP
<p>WASHINGTON -- Bank of America is cutting off its financing for coal extraction projects, the company announced at its shareholder meeting Wednesday.</p> <p>"With regard to coal, over the past several years, we have been gradually and consistently reducing ...
Filed under: Mining News