Energy Update
LIBREVILLE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Gabon opposition leader Jean
Ping on Friday called for an international inquiry into violence
that followed the announcement of presidential election results
in which at least six people were killed.
LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Britain is set to miss its 2020
European renewable energy targets, a parliamentary committee
report said on Friday, setting a poor example for less wealthy
countries as the world tries to rein in global warming.
MUMBAI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - India's third biggest crude oil
refiner, Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL), plans to
expand its refining capacity to more than 60 million tonnes
annually, or about 1.2 million barrels of oil per day by 2030,
according to a senior company official.
BEIJING, Sept 9 (Reuters) - China has reduced its coal
production capacity by 150 million tonnes in the first eight
months of the year, representing 60 percent of its 2016 target
for capacity cuts, state media said on Friday citing the state
planner.
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - U.S. oil refiners, beset by the
weakest profit margins in six years, have been laying off
workers, revamping operations and ratcheting up pressure on
regulators and lawmakers to tweak the renewable fuel program,
whose costs have ballooned.
The Jul/Aug edition of our “Top 5 Hybrid Energy News” features CleanSpark, Webcor, Sungevity, SADAFCO, National Solar Systems, First Solar, Aquion Energy, SolarAfrica, Minnesota National Guard, Minnesota Power, Senvion and EDL. It is interesting to see that microgrids enter new market niches such as a golf course, the military, the food industry. Increasing the renewable energy penetration by combining different sources such as wind and solar or adding storage is a continuing trend.
(Fri, 09 Sep 2016) As Japan's electricity generation mix shifted away from nuclear energy toward the increased use of coal and natural gas after the Fukushima accident, Japan became increasingly reliant on generating electricity using imported coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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