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Huge Barriers Remain Rapid Shift to Renewables, But Solution at Hand
2015-03-18 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A few weeks ago I posted two of a promised three part series on the remaking of the electricity sector of the U.S. economy. Those posts outlined the flimsiness of the arguments being made against clean electricity by coal companies and incumbent utilities, and the overwhelming economics driving the revolution from the renewables side. And since those postings the gales of change have steadily risen in ferocity. The government now estimates that wind alone could provide 35 percent of U.S. electricity...
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Clemson Renewables Research Center is ENR Editors' Choice for Best of the Best 2014
2015-03-11 21:06:17| ENR.com: Headline News
The project team overcame huge engineering and construction challenges in building the worlds first testing facility of its kind.
Meltdown can US nuclear compete with shale gas and subsidised renewables?
2015-03-10 01:00:00| Power Technology
The US nuclear industry is struggling to survive in tough US electricity markets flooded with cheap natural gas and subsidised renewables. Industry insiders say action must be taken now to reverse this decline or the country will face dire consequenc
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UK Renewables Sector Bolstered as Two Offshore Projects Advance
2015-02-26 19:26:06| ENR.com: Headline News
A 2,400 MW North Sea wind farm secured government approval while generating equipment suppliers were selected for a 320 MW tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay.
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United Kingdom: Solar loses out in renewables auction
2015-02-26 12:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The winners have just been announced in the UK government's first auction for subsidies on renewable energy. Previously ministers have made a judgment on how much support each technology needed to thrive. This is the first time the technologies have been forced to bid against each other for government support. The solar power industry says it has suffered a huge blow from its cut in support. Offshore wind, still in relative infancy, is the biggest winner with 1,162 megawatts receiving...
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