Energy Update
BAGAMOYO, Tanzania, June 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In
a rare victory for landless villagers in Africa, more than 1,500
people have been spared eviction to make way for an energy plant
after the Tanzanian government halted the project citing concern
for wildlife in a nearby sanctuary.
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - More than 450 groups on
Monday called on Congress to reject the Trans-Pacific
Partnership if it comes up for a vote this fall, saying the
trade deal would allow fossil fuel companies to contest U.S.
environmental rules in extrajudicial tribunals.
ABUJA, June 6 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu
Buhari flew to London on Monday for a 10-day holiday, during
which he will receive medical treatment for a persistent ear
infection.
LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index climbed
on Monday, with a rally in metals prices boosting the UK mining
index to a one-month high, although housebuilders fell on
concerns surrounding the June 23 referendum on the country's EU
membership.
GE Ventures bought a stake in Germany’s Sonnen GmbH to boost its presence in the fast-growing market for energy storage systems built to store solar power.
The California Public Utilities Commission at its June 9 meeting will look at approving an emergency "wood tolling" agreement where Pacific Gas and Electric would provide wood from endangered forest areas to five Sierra Pacific Industries power plants that burn biomass for fuel.
For PV solar and large wind these are the best of times. For biomass energy (heat, power and combined heat and power), not so much.
These days the size of the solar PV industry is announced earlier and earlier each year, typically with little explanation of what is being sized. In reality, the PV industry, and this is true of all industries, is made of many metrics, all of which can be counted, combined and often misunderstood.
LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index climbed
higher on Monday, with a rally in metals prices boosting the UK
mining index to a one-month high, although housebuilders fell on
concerns surrounding the June 23 referendum on the country's EU
membership.
MOSCOW, June 6 (Reuters) - Moscow is concerned by NATO's
expansion and the movement of its infrastructure towards
Russia's borders and will take "adequate measures" to protect
its security, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on
Monday.
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