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Green energy dropping out of mix in developing world

2016-04-08 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: Developing countries that already have a high share of renewable energy in their power mix are unlikely to grow this share further due to skyrocketing demand for cheap electricity, a report warns. The study by intergovernmental organisation the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says that many developing countries made huge strides towards deploying renewable technologies over the past decade -- but this rise is now levelling off. Instead, these countries are turning towards fossil...

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ASTM Developing PCRT Standard for finding structural defects.

2016-03-28 14:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Proposed ASTM standard WK53634 will cover nondestructive testing method – process compensated resonance testing (PCRT) – that detects structural defects in new and in-service parts for planes, cars, power generation systems, and more. Interested parties are invited to share their expertise in developing this proposed standard, which will also describe how screenings are implemented and used on day-to-day basis, outline applications relevant to screenings, and identify method limitations.

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The new clean energy powers: Europe slides, developing nations surge

2016-03-27 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Greenbiz: Europe was once the world's leading light in the clean energy revolution. In 2010 clean energy investment in Europe peaked at $131.7 billion -- far and away the highest of any other region in the world. But fast forward five years and there's a few new kids on the block who unceremoniously have grabbed Europe's title as the world's dominant clean energy market. New analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reveals last year clean energy...

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