Global Electricity Review 2025
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UK Launches Green Study For Marine Energy
The UK government is to launch an environmental study on marine energy projects in England and Wales, paving the way for commercial wave and tidal devices to be deployed.
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Call for addressing environmental issues on war footing
Senior Political Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Pervez Malik has called for taking measures on war footing basis to check rapidly increasing environmental pollution, as environmental issues may hamper the country's economy.
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Sri Lankas first industrial biogas plant to be constructed
The German Cultural Centre in Colombo (Goethe- Institute), the Ruhuna University and Ambewela farms are joining together to construct an industrial level bio gas plant for the first time in Sri Lanka with the assistance of German scientists to generate electricity.
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EU Probes Austria's Green Electricity Act
The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into Austria's new green electricity act on Wednesday because of concerns it may favor large energy consumers. The 27-nation European Union's executive also approved a plan to grant subsidized feed-in tariffs -- electricity prices above market price -- paid to producers of green electricity to compensate them for extra costs.
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Greek Hunters Take Dim View Of Solar Energy Scheme
Lignite power plants belch dust and smoke into the air above the southern Greek town of Megalopolis, but residents resistant to environmental arguments have blocked a scheme to build the country's biggest solar energy project on a nearby hillside.
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German Wind Power Moves Further Out To Sea.
A pioneering German wind power plant's new high-tech equipment, to capture higher winds further offshore and for longer periods, is exciting the industry. The Alpha Ventus wind park started this month and operates 45 km off the German-Dutch coast. Existing European wind parks operate only 20 km offshore at the most.
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EU Seeks To Take Lead In Green Energy Research
The European Union's executive will next month publish its strategy for promoting hi-tech solutions to climate change, aiming to give European businesses a head start as the world switches to low-carbon energy. A draft document obtained by Reuters gives insight into the European Commission's priorities.
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Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2009
This report presents an assessment of the current and projected progress of EU Member States, EU candidate countries and other EEA member countries towards their respective targets under the Kyoto Protocol and of progress towards the EU target for 2020.
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Modeling the global trade and environmental impacts of biofuel policies
There is rising skepticism about the potential positive environmental impacts of first generation biofuels. Growing biofuel crops could induce diversion of other crops dedicated to food and feed needs. The relocation of production could increase deforestation and bring significant new volumes of carbon into the atmosphere.