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New Yorks Nuclear Power Plants Contribute Over $3 Billion to States GDP

2016-01-11 21:39:00| Transmission & Distribution World

A study by Brattle principals finds that Upstate New Yorks three nuclear energy power plants contribute approximately $3.16 billion to the states gross domestic product. read more

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Vikram Solar deploys rooftop solar power plants at two more airports in India

2015-12-18 01:00:00| Airport Technology

Tier 1 PV module manufacturer Vikram Solar has deployed rooftop solar power plants at two more international airports in India.

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2400 coal-fired power plants planned despite climate-friendly pledges

2015-12-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Living on Earth: Coal-fired power plants have provided cheap energy for over a hundred years, and despite coal-burnings high emissions, about 2,400 are planned globally. A new study calculates that emissions from global energy generation must reach zero before the middle of the century to keep climate change below a two-degree Celsius temperature rise. Niklas Hohne of the New Climate Institute discusses the study with Living on Earths Helen Palmer and explains why building these plants is inconsistent with emissions...

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UK to Shut Down All Coal Power Plants by 2025, But Will Remain Fossil Fuel Dependent

2015-11-19 14:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: The world`s wealthiest nations appear to be slowly acknowledging the destruction that decades of coal burning has wrought on the environment, though campaigners are warning that pledges to curb subsidies and close power plants still fall substantially short of the "radical shift" necessary to keep global warming beneath the stated goal of 2°C. UK Energy Secretary Amber Rudd on Wednesday announced that her country would close all coal-fired power plants by 2025, making it first major global economy...

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