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VIDEO: Wind 'could address SA blackouts'

2014-11-07 12:03:39| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Part of the answer to South Africa's continuous power shortages could lie in using renewable energy, the BBC's Taurai Maduna reports.

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How Renewable Energy Could Leave You Mired in Blackouts

2014-10-20 08:47:09| Energy - Topix.net

There are plenty of things to like about renewable power sources like solar and wind. However, these sources, on a large scale, are relatively new to the U.S. electric grid.

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Russian gas shutdown would not cause blackouts, says European commission

2014-10-16 19:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: A total shutdown of Russias gas supply to Europe will not cause blackouts this winter, the European commission said on Thursday, as Vladimir Putin warned of a potential repeat of 2008 when Russia turned off gas supplies to the Ukraine. If we see that our Ukrainian partners, just like in 2008, begin removing gas without permission from the export pipeline system, we, just like in 2008, will consecutively reduce the stolen volume at the cost of supplies, Putin told reporters in Serbia. The...

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Britain 'faces blackouts' unless green balance improves, leading engineer warns

2014-07-13 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: Britain risks widespread electricity blackouts unless it improves the network's ability to balance intermittent supply from renewable energy sources, a leading engineer has warned. The UK is legally bound to produce nearly a third of its electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2020, requiring a large number of rapidly deployable gas-fired power stations to be on standby to pick up the slack at times when the sun and wind are insufficient. Hugh Sharman is an engineering...

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