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Switzerland launches new feed-in tariffs taking effect on March 1
At the beginning of February, Switzerland’s Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications announced the new feed-in tariffs for renewable energy considering steadily changing costs. The new feed-in tariffs for photovoltaics, wind power and biomass from timber came into force on March 1, 2012. PV power will receive lower feed-in tariffs by 10 percent. Wind power feed-in tariffs were tweaked, while woody biomass power will benefit of slightly higher FITs. Other technologies will get the same feed-in tariffs.
read more... 21/03/2012
The cleanest coal plant to be built in the United States
The cleanest coal plant on earth is currently being developed in the United States by Texas Clean Energy Project, also known as the TCEP. The plant construction is costing 2.4 billion US dollars, 450 million US dollars of it is being sponsored by the Department of Energy’s Clean Coal Power Initiative.
read more... 22/02/2012
DECC: UK carbon emissions rose 3.1 % in 2010
According to the latest statistics released by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, UK greenhouse gas emissions rose by 3.1% in 2010, the rise being attributed to increased home heating during a cold winter, meaning a greater use of fossil fuels and shutdowns at nuclear power plants after technical problems.
read more... 10/02/2012
DOE to launch online support for small wind power
The new instruments announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) have been recently developed to support small wind power in order to facilitate solving policy issues as to boost the development of renewable energy. The new tools provided by DOE offer particular information for specific locations on the current potential of wind, thus providing support to clients to pick out the most adequate location for wind energy system of different sizes and types.
read more... 25/01/2012
U.S. DOE to support small nuclear reactor designs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recently outlined its plans to support the design and licensing of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) and to promote their use for power generation. The Obama administration supports SMRs as a form of low carbon energy and for job creation.
read more... 24/01/2012