'Social tariff' to offset cost of green power
Guardian Unlimited Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:26 AM PDT
• Bills may rise to fund switch to greener energy • Better off could pay more under new Miliband plan The government will soften the blow to hard-up families worried about rising bills to pay for greener power generation with promises of a compulsory "social tariff" as part of an energy white paper to be published on Wednesday. British Gas, npower and others have been told they will no longer be ... |
Go green and save money using the sun's energy
Carteret County News-Times Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:26 AM PDT
(ARA) - Green-minded homeowners can continue to turn to the sky for help in coping with rising energy costs for years to come thanks to an extension of the solar tax credit program by Congress. |
Overcoming the big ‘nanotech’ challenges
News-Medical-Net Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:25 AM PDT
Whether in the fields of medicine, sustainable energy supply or environmental protection, without making use of nanotechnology we will not be capable of overcoming the challenges which the future presents. In parallel with these efforts, though, it is essential that we examine the new technology very carefully for potential risks, such as those presented by free nanoparticles. |
Could oil drop to $50?
Chicago Sun-Times Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:22 AM PDT
Crude oil prices may plunge to $50 a barrel, a level the commodity hasn't seen in more than two months, after closing below $60 last week, according to Stephen Schork, president of Schork Group Inc., an energy-trading consultant. Oil, which dropped 10 percent last week, is in a "consolidation pattern" between $61.25 and $58.59, he said. Benchmark crude for August delivery fell 20 cents to ... |
Japan's schools to tap solar-power under $980m subsidy plan
vnunet.com Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:19 AM PDT
Yvonne Chan in Hong Kong, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 14 July 2009 at 09:58:00 Around 32,000 public schools to power lights using solar energy and sell excess electricity to utilities Japan has announced it will to convert its 32,000 public elementary and middle schools to run on solar power by 2020 as part of its effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The government last week agreed to provide ... |
CBI call for nuclear power stations
Guardian Unlimited Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:19 AM PDT
• John Cridland, business group's deputy director general, urges 'balance of wind, nuclear, gas and clean coal' • Greenpeace makes case for investment in renewables to 'create much-needed British jobs' The CBI has thrown its weight behind the nuclear industry's calls for government to scale back "overambitious" wind power targets and boost the role of atomic energy and coal. The "voice of ... |
G8 Summit Outlines Energy Targets and Plans, Focuses on CCS Technologies, an Industrial Info News Alert
Marketwire Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:18 AM PDT
GALWAY, IRELAND--(Marketwire - July 14, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- The G8 leaders have promised to speed up the rollout of renewable energy projects and committed themselves to more support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Speaking from the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, the group of the world's leading nations reaffirmed its commitment ... |
Kenya: End Standoff Between Energy Utilities And Manufacturers
AllAfrica.com Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:17 AM PDT
A standoff between manufacturers and the country's energy utilities over what level of compensation is optimal to move factory activities from day time to night time has brought home the intricate balance needed between private and public interests in listed strategic enterprises. |
World Scene
The Washington Times Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:13 AM PDT
TURKEY Gas pipeline to bypass Russia ANKARA | European countries on Monday sealed an important agreement aimed at diversifying the Continent's energy sources. The Nabucco pipeline is backed by some members of the European Union that have been subject to gas cutoffs during commercial disputes between Russia and Ukraine, a key transit route. Monday's agreement was signed by Turkey and four EU ... |
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