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Beta Renewables 75M liter cellulosic ethanol plant opens in Italy
2013-10-09 16:30:21| Green Car Congress
Are governments' trade policies harming the growth of renewables
2013-09-25 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: When president Barack Obama announced his climate action plan on a sweltering June day, it launched his country into a new round of debate about the impact of green energy initiatives on the economy. Republicans claim that Obama's initiatives will increase energy costs, thereby killing jobs. Democrats and environmentalists claim that there will be more, not fewer jobs. In the UK, the debate over the economic impact of greener energy is also heating up. RWE npower recently claimed that green energy...
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FirstEnergy faces foes, regulators over renewables
2013-09-18 13:37:45| Energy - Topix.net
The Sierra Club says it's launching an aggressive campaign to discourage Ohioans from buying electricity from the retail arm of Akron-based FirstEnergy, as state utility regulators continue to sort out legal issues surrounding the company's customer charges for renewables.
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United Kingdom: Public support for renewables remains as solid as ever
2013-09-03 12:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Over a year of stories attacking clean energy policies and technologies has had only a minor effect on public opinion, according to the latest survey from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) showing that more than three quarters of people in the UK support the use of renewable energy. The sixth quarterly tracker survey polled 2,124 households in early July, confirming once again that the department's clean energy strategy enjoys broad support among the public. Asked whether they...
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Cost gap for Western renewables could narrow by 2025
2013-08-28 03:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations. The report, "Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West," compares the cost of renewable electricity generation...
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