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On the back of a series of policies including the “630” policy, initiated by the Chinese government at the end of 2015, setting benchmark pricing for solar PV power generation projects, China added more than 20 GW in PV generation installation capacity during the first half of this year, a year-over-year increase of 300 percent.

Lack of access to financing and the current regulatory framework governing renewable energy development in Kenya has hampered generation of electricity from clean sources by universities in the country despite their increasing student enrolment and high carbon footprint.

* Indian buyer forced to cancel Qua Iboe loading
* Falling refinery margins throw demand in question
* Uncertainty in Nigeria spooks buyers
* Graphic: http://link.reuters.com/sav75v

SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Reuters) - DBS Group Holdings,
Singapore's biggest bank, made two loans to oil and gas services
firm Swiber Holdings totaling $146 million weeks
before the company filed for liquidation, according to court
documents seen by Reuters.

Throwback Brewery: where great beer, solar and sustainable business practices collide. In 2010, co-Founders Annette Lee and Nicole Carrier opened their brewery in North Hampton, New Hampshire with the vision to create 100 percent locally-sourced beers, as well as to promote other aspects of sustainable business.

LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Britain should get on with
approving the $24 billion Hinkley Point nuclear power project
otherwise the world's fifth-largest economy could face power
shortages in the future, said the man seeking to lead Britain's
opposition Labour Party.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Notice 2016-31, released initially in May 2016, clarifies and expands previous IRS guidance on satisfying the “beginning of construction” requirement for renewable energy facilities to qualify for production tax credits, reflecting the extensions of the PTC under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015.

With the EU looking to cut its transport emissions and high oil import dependency, we discuss whether biofuels or renewable electricity could really displace oil on a large scale.

BRASILIA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police said on
Tuesday they had arrested two people and raided properties over
alleged corruption at building firm Queiroz Galvao, widening a
sweeping investigation focused on state-run oil company Petroleo
Brasileiro.

BEIJING, Aug 2 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec Corp
said on Tuesday it would sell half of its premium natural gas
pipeline business to investors, a move spurred by Beijing's
reform push to boost efficiency and increase infrastructure
investment in cleaner fuel.

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