Oil prices rise on supply concerns InterAksyon Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:43 AM PDT Oil prices rose on Thursday owing to tight supply concerns after OPEC decided to maintain its output ceiling ahead of an expected pick-up in energy demand later in the year, analysts said. | Firestone JV makes progress Pretoria News Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:41 AM PDT Firestone Energy's application for mining rights made by its Joint Venture with Sekoko Resources has been approved at the regional level by the Department of Mineral Resources and has been transferred to the South African national office for the final stages of approval. | China aims to reach 10GW of accumulated solar installations by 2015 Digi Times Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:37 AM PDT The focus of China-based solar firms at Intersolar Europe will be green energy-related policies within China's 12th five-year plan which spans from 2011-2015. The plan emphasizes the importance of the green energy industry by providing a budget of US$700-800 billion. The target for the solar industry indicated in the plan is to accumulate installations to reach 10GW by 2015 and 50GW by 2020. To ... | IAEA board to vote on Syria motion The San Francisco Examiner Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:33 AM PDT The Associated Press The Associated Press VIENNA A U.S.-led effort to bring Syria before the U.N. Security Council for failing to declare a covert nuclear reactor and refusing to give information to the International Atomic Energy Agency is to be put to a vote. Ministers of the IAEA's 35 governing members are to decide Thursday on whether to report Damascus for failure to cooperate as part of a ... | Solar grants available to small businesses Douglas Dispatch Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:31 AM PDT As utility costs continue to increase, businesses have the opportunity to take advantage of a number of programs that help for the equipment and installation of renewable energy sources, like solar, wind and biomass. | U.K. Cuts Subsidized Rates for Solar Power by as Much as 71% Bloomberg Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:29 AM PDT The U.K. government approved cuts of as much as 71 percent in subsidized prices paid for electricity from solar projects, with the bigger reductions targeted at large plants, as it seeks to stop ground-based solar farms from proliferating too quickly, the Department of Energy and Climate Change said today in a statement. | Conditions set for safe nukes Manila Bulletin Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:26 AM PDT MOSCOW, Russia รข" Russian state-run nuclear corporation Rosatom has adopted the so-called post-Fukushima requirement which is essential for new technologies to ensure the safety of nuclear power plants in the world. The three-day international nuclear energy forum Atomexpo 2011 also saw the signing of a US$200 million contract to supply low-enriched uranium from Russia's Tenex to the United ... | | |
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